Ex-Disney star Bridgit Mendler says being rejected hundreds of times by Hollywood gives her the same ‘traditional background’ as other space CEOs

Bridgit Mendler, a former Disney Channel star known for roles in Good Luck Charlie and Lemonade Mouth, is now CEO of Northwood, a space startup that secured $100 million in Series B funding. She attributes her success to a high tolerance for risk and rejection, comparing her acting career's challenges to entrepreneurship. Mendler studied law at Harvard and earned a master’s at MIT despite lacking a traditional tech background.