Dave Hollis

Dave Hollis, author and former distribution executive for Disney, has died at the age of 47.

Dave worked for Disney from 2011 to 2018, per the reports. [hosted a podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rise-together-podcast/id1407481308) titled "Rise Together" in the years leading up to his death. [best friends 18 years ago](https://people.com/books/author-rachel-hollis-difficult-decision-end-marriage-husband-dave/) and the truth is, that core friendship and the parts of us that work so well, have become a band-aid for the parts of us that don't," Rachel said in her Instagram post announcing the divorce. [announced their split](https://people.com/books/author-rachel-hollis-difficult-decision-end-marriage-husband-dave/) in June 2020. [Rachel Hollis](https://people.com/books/author-rachel-hollis-writing-book-about-hardships-when-marriage-ended/) said in a [statement](https://www.instagram.com/p/CopT5hWOBPR/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=52320578-0bff-4541-944d-a543cde599de) on social media. [died Saturday night](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/dave-hollis-former-disney-distribution-chief-dies-at-47-1235324966/) at his home outside Austin, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Dave Hollis has died. He was 47. His ex, author Rachel Hollis, with whom he shares four children, wrote that the family is "devastated" by his death.

[Variety ](https://variety.com/2023/biz/obituaries-people-news/dave-hollis-dead-disney-worldwide-distribution-1235522130/)and [ The Los Angeles Times. We could talk about anything, and to anyone, for hours and hours. I think that there’s some snake oil in this personal development space but it’s worked for you. [Author Rachel Hollis](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/usaandmain/2018/07/03/rachel-hollis-chic-site-author-blogger-motivating-women/749059002/), with whom he shares four children, wrote that the family is "devastated" by his [ death on Instagram Tuesday. Though he was skeptical about entering the self-help space. "Please wrap the kids up in prayer as we try and navigate through the unthinkable."

Dave Hollis, who left his post as a Disney executive to help his wife run a successful lifestyle empire, has died at his home in Texas.

Dave Hollis worked for Disney for 17 years and had been head of distribution for the company for seven years when he left in 2018 to join his wife's venture. He said his new life felt “like a calling.” An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death since Hollis, who was last seen the evening before, was “youthful and didn't have a long medical history," Cable said.

Hollis' literary agent, Kevan Lyon, told CBS News in a statement that Hollis died over the weekend. No cause of death was immediately provided. "I had the great ...

We could talk about anything, and to anyone, for hours and hours. He served on boards for Fandango Labs, Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers, National Angels and Pepperdine's Institute for Entertainment Media and Culture, where he attended school. After he and Rachel Hollis filed for divorce in 2020, he continued to work as a life coach and run a similar business, authoring books including "Get Out of Your Own Way: A Skeptic's Guide to Growth and Fulfillment," and "Built Through Courage: Face Your Fears to Live the Life You Were Meant for," and hosting the "Rise Together" podcast. "I finally one day said, 'Fine, I don't trust it. "We are so devastated," she wrote Tuesday. "I had the great honor of working with him on several books, including his most recent release with his daughter Noah," Lyon said.

DALLAS (AP) — Dave Hollis, who left his post as a Disney executive to help his wife run a successful lifestyle empire, has died at his home in Texas.

He told The Associated Press in 2018 that he joined his wife’s enterprise after realizing he was in a corporate rut. Dave Hollis worked for Disney for 17 years and had been head of distribution for the company for seven years when he left in 2018 to join his wife’s venture. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death since Hollis, who was last seen the evening before, was “youthful and didn’t have a long medical history,” Cable said.

His ex-wife, bestselling author Rachel Hollis, says the family is "devastated" by the news.

The pair announced their divorce in 2020. Rachel Hollis - who shares four children with Dave - has her own multimedia corporation called the Hollis Company and is a motivational speaker and the author of the bestseller, Girl, Wash your Face. He told the Associated Press he had entered a corporate rut and felt like his new work with his wife was his "calling".

Fitness trainer Heidi Powell is mourning the loss of Dave Hollis, who died Feb. 11 at 47. The couple began dating after his split from Rachel Hollis in ...

"I love you forever and always, David Marshall Hollis. [shared to Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CopT5hWOBPR/?hl=en) following the announcement of her ex-husband’s death on Tuesday, Feb. I will spend my life counting down the days until our souls can rejoice and connect once again." While Dave Hollis' cause of death has not yet been determined, a family representative confirmed to TODAY.com that he had been recently hospitalized for heart-related health issues, and that he died at home in Austin, Texas. Dave was larger than life, he had so much impact on those around him and he will be missed dearly. You loved your kids and your people so deeply. Feel the love that you are. "When we posted this photo 2 years ago today to announce our love and to celebrate your birth, I think we both had a different idea of how our story would play out. I miss your hugs, your sweet words, your endless jokes … "You loved me so well, Dave. Powell continued, "I’m heartbroken and totally devastated. Powell and Dave Hollis began dating after