Let\u2019s just get this out of the way: Mark Wahlberg is as A-list as it gets. He broke out in 1997\u2019s \u201cBoogie Nights,\u201d and in the nearly three decades since, he\u2019s built one of the highest-wattage careers in Hollywood: two Academy Award nominations, a Golden Globe nod for \u201cThe Fighter,\u201d multiple Emmy nominations as a producer (HBO\u2019s \u201cEntourage\u201d among them), and a filmography that spans crime dramas, comedies, and action blockbusters. Right now, he\u2019s back on-screen in \u201cBy Any Means,\u201d a manhunt thriller set during the 1966 Mississippi civil rights killings.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s also signaling where he\u2019s increasingly turning his attention. Wahlberg will sit down with Bruce K. Lee<\/a>, founder and CEO of Keebeck Wealth Management<\/a>, on the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026<\/a><\/strong> to talk about that progression. Grab your ticket here<\/a><\/strong> so you don\u2019t miss a moment of this session and Disrupt 2026. Ticket prices increase when the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. PT tonight.<\/p>\n His acting career is really just part of the picture. Over the past two decades, Wahlberg has built a production company, a restaurant chain, apparel and fitness ventures, a slate of angel investments, and the now-25-year-old Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation, which supports inner-city kids and teens. He\u2019s used his Hollywood success to launch big projects well outside the movie business \u2014 and in a fireside chat at this year\u2019s Disrupt, he\u2019s going to give us a peek into how.<\/a><\/p>\n Wahlberg, who\u2019s leaned almost entirely on entrepreneurial instinct about people, culture, products, and markets, is now someone who\u2019s been building institutional-level investing discipline, with Lee as his guide, and with a growing focus on healthcare and wellness startups. It\u2019s a rare, unvarnished look at how someone with Wahlberg\u2019s cultural intelligence has worked his way into some of the most sophisticated rooms in business and finance.<\/p>\n He also discusses where high-profile entertainers and athletes sometimes get it wrong (Wahlberg is candid about having had to unlearn some of his own old instincts); how he\u2019s used the trust built over a massive career to drive access and deal flow; and which technologies he\u2019s most focused on right now and why.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve watched Wahlberg build brands, franchises, and businesses over the past decade and wondered, \u201cWho is<\/em> this guy?,\u201d you won\u2019t want to miss this conversation. Mistakes, mentorship, the mechanics of leveling up in a competitive investing landscape \u2014 we\u2019ll cover it all at Disrupt.<\/p>\n Join Wahlberg and Lee on the Disrupt Stage, alongside 250+ of tech\u2019s top leaders across 200+ sessions covering what it takes to build a viable startup and shape the next generation of innovation. On October 13-15, 10,000+ tech leaders will converge at San Francisco\u2019s Moscone West. Don\u2019t miss your chance to change the trajectory of your startup. Grab your pass now and save up to $200<\/a><\/strong> before rates increase after today at 11:59 p.m. PT<\/p>\n When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission<\/a>. This doesn\u2019t affect our editorial independence.<\/em><\/p>\nFrom Hollywood to business venture<\/h2>\n
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