An Evening with Will Packer and Kevin Hart
Schedule
Thu Feb 27 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Cosford Cinema | Coral Gables, FL
About this Event
Books & Books and the Books & Books Literary Foundation are proud to present an evening with Will Packer discussing Who Better Than You?: The Art of Healthy Arrogance & Dreaming Big (Harmony, $28). The billion-dollar Hollywood producer provides a master mentorship by sharing secrets to success honed from working with the biggest stars in the world. As Kevin Hart says of working with Will Packer: “I became a student and learned from the way he was moving. The man helped me grow and gave me the knowledge.”
***Please note: This event will take place at the Cosford Cinema. Tickets are REQUIRED. Each ticket admits one (1) guest into the venue and includes one (1) copy of WHO BETTER THAN YOU ($28 +tax). Books will be handed out upon entry. Can't make it in-person?
About the Book:
The billion-dollar Hollywood producer provides a master mentorship by sharing secrets to success honed from working with the biggest stars in the world. As Kevin Hart says of working with Will Packer: “I became a student and learned from the way he was moving. The man helped me grow and gave me the knowledge.”
Whether you’re just starting out or ready to make a major move, Who Better Than You? is a wildly entertaining peek into the behind the scenes of Hollywood that offers empowering guidance and humorous encouragement on how to be successful in an unpredictable world.
From Stomp the Yard to Ride Along to Girls Trip and many more, Will Packer’s films have collectively grossed more than $1 billion at the box office, with ten opening at number one! To outsiders, the unabashed confidence that has driven him since his college days—when he was trying to sell a micro-budget indie film—may look like arrogance. To Packer, that’s just what it took to make it on his own terms.
With Who Better Than You?, Packer has created the success toolkit he wished he’d had back then, filled with illuminating and laugh-out-loud stories as well as indispensable guidance, such as:
1. Be arrogant! The highest-achieving people have “healthy arrogance”: Superior confidence not only in themselves and their abilities but also in their predestined success. You too can unlock this level of confidence.
2. Convince people your goals are essential and vital. Assuring others that your success is beneficial to both you and them is crucial.
3. It’s the work you put in when nobody’s watching that makes everyone pay attention later.
There is not a single person on the planet more deserving of achieving their wildest dreams than you. But it will never happen until you start to act accordingly in every aspect of your life.
It’s time for you to start producing your own blockbuster life—by first believing there is no one more worthy of it than you.
About the Author:
Will Packer, one of Hollywood’s most influential record-breaking filmmakers, has produced or executive produced a wide range of movies that have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide at the box office, including ten films that have opened at number one. He is a member of the esteemed Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was selected as the Producer of the 94th Academy Awards Ceremony, for which he received an Emmy nomination. A longtime Atlanta resident, Packer serves on the board of the Atlanta Hawks Foundation and is a longstanding supporter of HBCU initiatives.
About the Moderator:
Kevin Hart is an award-winning actor and comedian. His films, including Kevin Hart: What Now?, Central Intelligence, Think Like a Man, Get Hard, Ride Along, The Wedding Ringer, and The Secret Life of Pets have earned over $3.5 billion at the box office. His stand-up comedy tours, including Let Me Explain, Laugh at My Pain, and What Now?, have sold out arenas and football stadiums, leading Forbes to name him the “king of comedy.” He is also the first comedian with a Nike sneaker line; a television producer, creating the BET show Real Husbands of Hollywood and the Laugh Out Loud Network; and CEO of Hartbeat Productions. Hart currently lives in Los Angeles with his family.
Where is it happening?
Cosford Cinema, 5030 Brunson Drive, Coral Gables, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 32.52