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.

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.

“IDEA GENERATION's All Angles” is a twelve-episode co-produced series highlighting brands from the fashion, food, media and music industries that shape and define today’s culture. Hosted by former Complex Chief Content Officer and founder of IDEA GENERATION—an independent media brand dedicated to the education and inspiration of tomorrow's creative entrepreneurs, whose eponymous interview show airs weekly on Bloomberg's linear cable channel—Noah Callahan-Bever, the unscripted series steps behind the curtain and talks with a variety of company leaders to uncover the crucial role that team chemistry plays in the making of the most popular culture-creating brands today.

“IDEA GENERATION's All Angles” is a twelve-episode co-produced series highlighting brands from the fashion, food, media and music industries that shape and define today’s culture. Hosted by former Complex Chief Content Officer and founder of IDEA GENERATION—an independent media brand dedicated to the education and inspiration of tomorrow's creative entrepreneurs, whose eponymous interview show airs weekly on Bloomberg's linear cable channel—Noah Callahan-Bever, the unscripted series steps behind the curtain and talks with a variety of company leaders to uncover the crucial role that team chemistry plays in the making of the most popular culture-creating brands today.

IDEA GENERATION's All Angles

IDEA GENERATION’s All Angles

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

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