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Hardpin Media

Hardpin Media, also known as HardPin, is an American media production company based in Chicago, Illinois.

History

On July 29, 2024, Hardpin was paid $138,750 by the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee for media production services.[1]

Organization

Hardpin's personnel is listed on its website.[2]

Name Position Notes
Russell Calkins Chief Technology Officer and Partner Public Media Works, Northwest Film Center, MicrowaveDonuts, Hillary for America[3]
Gregory Dely Post Production Manager Salvi Media, Bunim/Murray Productions, Big Ten Network[4]
Kristen Fajt Senior Director of Operations and Finance Millennium Media, Viacom, Recording Academy[5]
Will Hyler Creative Director and Supervisor of Motion Graphics Lola Visual Effects, Hydraulx, Retrofit Films, Hyler Productions[6]
Josh Kanipe Director of Post Production LEG Productions, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Obama for America, Organizing for Action[7]
Saimon Kos Chief Executive Officer and Partner Obama for America, MTV Networks, VH1[8]
Tay McEvers Director of Production American Pavilion, VSA Partners, Hearst Digital Media, Airbnb[9]
Noah Meisner Partner and Executive Producer Obama for America, New Form Entertainment, Interscope Geffen A&M Records (IGA)[10]
Surika Pillay Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources WME-IMG, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment (BSE), Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights, Michael Page[11]
Adam Wisneski Partner Obama for America, 57th Presidential Inaugural Committee, Organizing for Action[12]

Clients

Hardpin's clients include:[1:1][13]

  • 2020 Democratic National Convention Committee
  • 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee
  • 20th Century Fox
  • Abby Wambach
  • American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
  • Audible
  • Beyond Carbon
  • Biden for President
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of America
  • Breakthrough Energy
  • BuzzFeed
  • Caring Across Generations
  • Climate Action Campaign
  • Climate Power
  • Committee to Elect Dan Koh
  • Conservation International
  • Creatives for Our Future
  • Deb Haaland
  • Deliver for Voting Rights
  • Democratic National Committee (DNC)
  • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)
  • Dropbox
  • Earthjustice
  • eBay
  • eBay for Charity
  • Ed Meier for Congress
  • Edelman
  • Everytown for Gun Safety
  • Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund
  • Facebook
  • Family Dollar
  • FIRST
  • Friends of Jahana Hayes
  • Gene Haas Foundation
  • Google
  • Harris for President
  • Hillary for America
  • Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes
  • Human Rights Campaign PAC
  • Instagram
  • Internet.org
  • Joshua Turek
  • Joy Cunningham
  • Katie Porter
  • Legendary Entertainment
  • Melanie Stansbury
  • Michelob Ultra
  • Microsoft
  • Moms Demand Action
  • New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
  • Obama for America
  • ONE Campaign
  • PayPal
  • Planned Parenthood Federation of America
  • Progressive Turnout Project
  • Sara Jacobs for Congress
  • Shark Tank
  • SickBank
  • SoCal Healthcare Coalition
  • Stacey Abrams
  • Supermajority
  • T1International
  • TED Conferences
  • Tom Winter
  • United States Department of Commerce
  • United States Soccer Foundation
  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • Verizon
  • Vital Voices Global Partnership
  • Warner Music Group

  1. Browse Disbursements. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?data_type=processed&recipient_name=Hardpin+Media ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. Who We Are. Hardpin Media. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.hardpinmedia.com/about ↩︎

  3. Experience | Russell Calkins. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-calkins-b87236b/details/experience/ ↩︎

  4. Gregory Dely - CV. Gregory Dely. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.gregorydely.com/_files/ugd/d0bd74_e2c2808fcbb944c59ae928238348d90a.pdf ↩︎

  5. Kristen Fajt-Parker. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenfajt/ ↩︎

  6. Will Hyler. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-hyler-8b4ab965/ ↩︎

  7. Experience | Josh Kanipe. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshkanipe/details/experience/ ↩︎

  8. Experience | Kos, Saimon. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/saimon/details/experience/ ↩︎

  9. Experience | Tay McEvers. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/taymc/details/experience/ ↩︎

  10. Experience | Noah (J) Meisner. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/noahmeisner/details/experience/ ↩︎

  11. Experience | Surika Pillay. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/surika-pillay-80073122/details/experience/ ↩︎

  12. Experience | Adam Wisneski. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wisneski-aa9ba66/details/experience/ ↩︎

  13. What We Do. Hardpin Media. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.10.11-000304/https://www.hardpinmedia.com/our-works ↩︎