IDEA GENERATION's All Angles

Hillman Grad: Inside Lena Waithe's Powerhouse Fim & Television Production Company


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In 2018, Lena Waithe, an Emmy winning writer and actor from Chicago, founded Hillman Grad, a film and television development and production company. With the help of Rishi Rajani, Hillman Grad would go on to become a force in the entertainment industry by offering unique perspectives, focusing on marginalized storytellers, and giving a platform to diverse voices across all mediums.

The company experienced rapid success securing deals and landing projects at Showtime, Netflix, Disney, Amazon, and many more. But as with any young company, success and scaling can lead to mismanagement and to setbacks, and Hillman Grad was no exception. On this week's episode of Idea Generation's All Angles, we talk with founder Lena Waithe, CEO Rishi Rajani, as well as VP of Operations, Justin Riley, and President of TV and Film, Naomi Funabashi, to get the complete story on how they built Hillman Grad into one of the most successful young production companies in Hollywood.
 

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