> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Hardpin Media - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/hardpin-media/ - Published: 2026-06-11T17:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-11T17:02:30.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, Organization, #toc, United States, Illinois, Politics, 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.[\[1\]](#fn1) ## Organization Hardpin's personnel is listed on its website.[\[2\]](#fn2) | Name | Position | Notes | | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Russell Calkins | Chief Technology Officer and Partner | Public Media Works, Northwest Film Center, MicrowaveDonuts, Hillary for America[\[3\]](#fn3) | | Gregory Dely | Post Production Manager | Salvi Media, Bunim/Murray Productions, Big Ten Network[\[4\]](#fn4) | | Kristen Fajt | Senior Director of Operations and Finance | Millennium Media, Viacom, Recording Academy[\[5\]](#fn5) | | Will Hyler | Creative Director and Supervisor of Motion Graphics | Lola Visual Effects, Hydraulx, Retrofit Films, Hyler Productions[\[6\]](#fn6) | | Josh Kanipe | Director of Post Production | LEG Productions, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Obama for America, Organizing for Action[\[7\]](#fn7) | | Saimon Kos | Chief Executive Officer and Partner | Obama for America, MTV Networks, VH1[\[8\]](#fn8) | | Tay McEvers | Director of Production | American Pavilion, VSA Partners, Hearst Digital Media, Airbnb[\[9\]](#fn9) | | Noah Meisner | Partner and Executive Producer | Obama for America, New Form Entertainment, Interscope Geffen A&M Records (IGA)[\[10\]](#fn10) | | 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[\[11\]](#fn11) | | Adam Wisneski | Partner | Obama for America, 57th Presidential Inaugural Committee, Organizing for Action[\[12\]](#fn12) | ## Clients Hardpin's clients include:[\[1:1\]](#fn1)[\[13\]](#fn13) - 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](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/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](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/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](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/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](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/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](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Vital-Voices-Global-Partnership) - Warner Music Group ## External links - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hardpin/) - [Website](https://www.hardpinmedia.com/) --- 1. *Browse Disbursements.* Federal Election Commission. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1) 2. *Who We Are.* Hardpin Media. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. *Experience | Russell Calkins.* LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. *Gregory Dely - CV.* Gregory Dely. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref4) 5. *Kristen Fajt-Parker.* LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. *Will Hyler.* LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref6) 7. *Experience | Josh Kanipe.* LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref7) 8. *Experience | Kos, Saimon.* LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref8) 9. *Experience | Tay McEvers.* LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref9) 10. *Experience | Noah (J) Meisner.* LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref10) 11. *Experience | Surika Pillay.* LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref11) 12. *Experience | Adam Wisneski.* LinkedIn. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref12) 13. *What We Do.* Hardpin Media. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref13)