Rishi Rajani Builds A Home For Stories Untold
Rishi Rajani is the CEO of Hillman Grad Productions, a full service media and production company with a mission to empower underrepresented artists and amplify the stories of diverse historically marginalized communities across all industries. In the 5 years since starting at Hillman Grad, Rishi has not only learned the ropes of what it takes to be a successful producer, he also has had a crash course on how to run an exceptional media company. When he met Lena Waithe, the award-winning creator who is behind the curation of the company, they not only mutually admired each other’s energy, they agreed on the biggest mission of all- to change the idea of what diversity in Hollywood really looks like.
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (pdcn.co) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Rishi Rajani is the CEO of Hillman Grad Productions, a full service media and production company with a mission to empower underrepresented artists and amplify the stories of diverse historically marginalized communities across all industries.
In the 5 years since starting at Hillman Grad, Rishi has not only learned the ropes of what it takes to be a successful producer, he also has had a crash course on how to run an exceptional media company.
When he met Lena Waithe, the award-winning creator who is behind the curation of the company, they not only mutually admired each other’s energy, they agreed on the biggest mission of all- to change the idea of what diversity in Hollywood really looks like.
What we talked about:
- How Rishi got hired at Hillman Grad (3:03)
- The different meanings of the word ‘producer’ (7:45)
- The film that had the biggest impact on Rishi (15:49)
- The issues in the South Asian community (24:23)
- The legacy Rishi hopes to leave at Hillman Grad (32:06)
- Rishi’s relationship to growing up South Asian Indian (37:45)
- Rapid fire questions (43:04)
- Who his ultimate collab would be (46:41)
Connect with Rishi:
Let’s Connect:
This podcast is produced by Ginni Media