FOUNDERS: LENA WAITHE & RISHI RAJANI

Hillman Grad Foundations has signature programs; Rising Voices, and Mentorship Lab that is challenging the status quo by providing free mentorship and apprenticeship training to people of color who are passionate and interested in careers in the media and entertainment industry.

FOUNDER: KENDRICK SAMPSON

BLD PWR engages pop culture, education, and activism to build and train an inclusive community of entertainers and athletes to advance radical social change. BLD PWR are social architects that shift culture by building community and producing content that is rooted in healing and attaining wellness for black and indigenous people.

FOUNDER: MARSAI MARTIN

Marsai’s Way empowers girls to fearlessly create, inspire, and break creative boundaries, fostering visionary and fearless minds.