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April 28, 2021
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FILE Rachel Hollis and her now-former husband, Dave Hollis, record a podcast in Austin, Texas, March 5, 2019. Hollis, the best-selling author and motivational speaker, built a blockbuster business sharing her “authentic” self then things got a little too real. (Katherine Squier/The New York Times)KATHERINE SQUIER/NYT
May 14 was supposed to mark Rachel Hollis’ return to her happy place: a stage in front of an adoring audience.
That was the day that Rise, her self-improvement company’s conference for women, was scheduled to begin in Austin, Texas. At least 100 people would attend in person, and more than 2,000 had registered by mid-April to join online. It would be a fraction of her usual crowd nearly 50,000 people logged on for a virtual event in May 2020 but would put her on track to business as usual.