¶ Hardpin Media
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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
- Family Dollar
- FIRST
- Friends of Jahana Hayes
- Gene Haas Foundation
- Harris for President
- Hillary for America
- Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes
- Human Rights Campaign PAC
- 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
¶ External links
Browse Disbursements. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?data_type=processed&recipient_name=Hardpin+Media ↩︎ ↩︎
Who We Are. Hardpin Media. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.hardpinmedia.com/about ↩︎
Experience | Russell Calkins. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-calkins-b87236b/details/experience/ ↩︎
Gregory Dely - CV. Gregory Dely. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.gregorydely.com/_files/ugd/d0bd74_e2c2808fcbb944c59ae928238348d90a.pdf ↩︎
Kristen Fajt-Parker. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenfajt/ ↩︎
Will Hyler. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-hyler-8b4ab965/ ↩︎
Experience | Josh Kanipe. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshkanipe/details/experience/ ↩︎
Experience | Kos, Saimon. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/saimon/details/experience/ ↩︎
Experience | Tay McEvers. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/taymc/details/experience/ ↩︎
Experience | Noah (J) Meisner. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/noahmeisner/details/experience/ ↩︎
Experience | Surika Pillay. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/surika-pillay-80073122/details/experience/ ↩︎
Experience | Adam Wisneski. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-wisneski-aa9ba66/details/experience/ ↩︎
What We Do. Hardpin Media. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.10.11-000304/https://www.hardpinmedia.com/our-works ↩︎