WILL
PACKER
Living His Legacy in Hollywood
Notable for producing high-profit films
such as Stomp the Yard and the Think
Like A Man and Ride Along franchises,
Will Packer has carved his own path to
success in Hollywood. In an exclusive
interview with MADE, Will shares the
formula to becoming a legendary leader.
MADE By Kris D. Williams
M
ADE: You’ve accomplished an
amazing career by being a dynamic
storyteller and your personal story is something we want our readers to know more
about in terms of the actual journey. How
would you describe your entrepreneurial
journey and where your entrepreneurial itch
came from?
WP: The journey to being a film producer
started in college. I would say the journey
to being Will Packer, the successful person,
entrepreneur, father, husband, anything else
that I do well, really started at home. And
that’s something I try to encourage other
parents to do. Encourage your kids and tell
them they can be anything they want to be
and tell them they can do whatever they
want to do. My parents definitely did that,
so I had a drive that formed my hustle. My
drive always allowed me to go after anything and it always forced me to give 110%.
And that’s what landed me at Florida A&M
University with a full ride scholarship and
what allowed me to make my first movie
while I was in college. I still didn’t know
what I wanted to do after that first movie
got made and was done, then I realized
that what I had just accomplished was no
small feat and is what they call in the movie
industry “producing”. And I realized that I
did it and did it well and made a profit. This
was going to be my entrepreneurial
endeavor. So I’ve always wanted to be an
entrepreneur, I just didn’t know what kind.
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