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.
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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)
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