Mitch Gould’s Memoir The Blonde, the Ferrari and the Kwan To Be Included in Celebrity “Everyone Wins” Nominee Gift Bags

As Hollywood prepares for its biggest night, this year’s “Everyone Wins” Nominee Gift Bags will include a story meant to entertain off-screen as much as the films honored on it — entrepreneur Mitch Gould’s memoir, The Blonde, the Ferrari and the Kwan: The Quintessential American Success Story.

Note: The “Everyone Wins” Nominee Gift Bags are NOT affiliated in any way with the OSCARS® or the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. A.M.P.A.S. does not award, sponsor, endorse or provide these Gift Bags. Neither the Academy nor Distinctive Assets wants there to be any association in the media between the “Everyone Wins” Gift Bags and the OSCARS® or the Academy.

Independently produced by Distinctive Assets and presented to select OSCAR® nominees in major acting and directing categories, the annual gift bags are designed to delight and inspire recipients beyond the spotlight. Among the luxury experiences and lifestyle items, Gould’s book offers something different: a real-life narrative of risk, relationships, setbacks and unexpected opportunities unfolding across the worlds of business and celebrity culture.

Part Hollywood encounter and part personal journey, the memoir traces Gould’s path from his Brooklyn upbringing to building partnerships with well-known athletes and entertainers while navigating the unpredictable moments that shaped both his career and his life. Rather than a traditional business book, the story focuses on the human side of success — resilience, loyalty, reinvention and the people who make ambition meaningful.

“I never wrote this as a how-to guide,” said Gould. “I wrote it because life has a funny way of taking you places you never planned — if you keep showing up, keep believing and keep moving forward. If someone reads it and feels encouraged to take their own chance, then it did its job.”

Gould is the founder and CEO of Nutritional Products International and has worked alongside a wide range of athletes, entertainers and global consumer brands over several decades. His memoir reflects those experiences while emphasizing the personal relationships behind them, including the inspiration behind its title: love, achievement and the pursuit of complete fulfillment — what Gould calls “the Kwan.”

Gould also played an integral role in the development of Amazon’s sports nutrition category, helping grow it from the ground up into a market exceeding $100 million. Those experiences later shaped his “Evolution of Distribution” approach — an integrated system designed to give brands a turnkey path into the U.S. market, combining importation, distribution and promotion within a single platform. Many of the relationships and moments behind that journey appear throughout the memoir.

The Blonde, the Ferrari and the Kwan will be available worldwide through major booksellers.

About Mitch Gould

Mitch Gould is a third-generation retail distribution and manufacturing expert with more than 25 years of experience launching and scaling consumer products across categories including dietary supplements, sports nutrition, skincare, hardware, and beverages. He has represented iconic consumer brands such as Igloo, Rubbermaid, Sunbeam, and Miracle-Gro, as well as high-profile celebrity brands including Steven Seagal, Hulk Hogan, Chuck Liddell, 8× Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman, and martial arts icon and actor Bob Wall.

Throughout his career, Gould has secured placements with major U.S. retailers including Costco, Walmart, GNC, Amazon, CVS, Walgreens, and Home Depot, and has built national sales teams while forming strategic partnerships with athletes and public figures. Gould is known for his hands-on, execution-driven approach to large-scale retail and for helping brands understand what it truly takes to succeed at the national level.