Ex-Disney star Bridgit Mendler reveals she was rejected hundreds of times by Hollywood—but it primed her for her current job as a space start-up CEO

Bridgit Mendler says her success is fueled by a “very high tolerance for risk”—thanks, in part, to her experience as a Disney Channel star.

Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/06/12/former-disney-star-bridgit-mender-rejected-early-in-hollywood-skills-to-be-space-ceo-northwood-career-advice/)