Visions into reality

CLIENT: DANY GARCIA / CREATIVE: SONS OF SUMMER  / PRODUCTION: SONS OF SUMMER / POST: SONS OF SUMMER

As chairwoman of the Garcia Companies, Dany Garcia is the visionary behind more than a dozen successful enterprises and brands. That success is actually reflective of goals she’s had since she was around 13 years old: “I had this really strong understanding that if I could create wealth, that I could change my family’s life,” she told the Cut. “As I got older and began to understand business, I realized I can also change the lives of everyone I work with.” She got her start in finance at Merrill Lynch before moving into a private wealth-management firm. Then she left for Hollywood, managing ex-husband Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s career. Although it sounds like a miscellany, all she’s done has fed Garcia’s greatest passion: building businesses. Now, her portfolio includes Acorns, Cava, ZOA Energy, Seven Bucks Productions (the production company behind Red Notice and the Jumanji reboots), Teremana Tequila, and her ready-to-wear fashion brand, GSTQ. Her 2021 acquisition of the XFL also made her the first female owner of a major professional sports league in the United States. And did we mention she’s also a bodybuilder?