Gabrielle Union has a multi-faceted career as an actress, producer, author and entrepreneur. In business, she has learned to roll with the ups and downs and embrace change.

“It’s the power of the pivot,” Union said Thursday at the Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit in West Hollywood. “When it’s not working or it doesn’t sit right in my soul, I’m losing sleep. It’s wrong. I have to pivot, and there’s no shame in my game. I didn’t like it; it did not work for me. I’m going to try again.”

Union was honored at the event with Variety’s inaugural Entrepreneur Impact Award, presented by Wells Fargo. The kudo celebrates an individual in entertainment whose impact and achievements demonstrate their success in connecting with audiences through entrepreneurship.

Union was selected as

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