our team
CEO
Yvonne Orji
Yvonne Orji is an Emmy-nominated Nigerian-American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and author. Orji is best known for her performance as Issa Rae’s best friend and fan favorite, ‘Molly’ on the HBO comedy series “Insecure,” which garnered her an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She has also featured alongside John Cena and Lil Red Howery in the Hulu original movies "Vacation Friends", and " Vacation Friends 2". As a stand-up comic, Orji released her debut stand-up special “Momma, I Made It”, on HBO
in 2020, which was shot in the two places she called home while growing up, Washington, D.C., and Nigeria. Yvonne released her second HBO stand-up special “A Whole Me” in October 2022. In the spring of 2021, Orji published her debut book Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me into the Life of My Dreams. In the book, Orji takes readers on a journey through twenty-five life lessons, gleaned from her own experiences and her favorite source of inspiration, the Bible.
Head of Development
Karim Lakhani
Karim Lakhani is the Head of Development for Film and Television where he oversees and supports the company's slate. Under the pact, they are developing scripted drama and comedy series for cable and streaming. Throughout his tenure, Karim has held positions at Netflix, NBCUniversal, 30WEST, Baobab Studios, and Creative Artists Agency. During his career, Karim has worked across live-action and animation projects for film and television including Jeremy Caplin’s Academy Award Nominated I LOST MY BODY, Mati Diop’s ATLANTICS, Alexandre Moratto’s 7 PRISONERS, Hikari’s 37 SECONDS, Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s THE PLATFORM, Nora Fingscheidt’s SYSTEM CRASHER, Patrice Laliberté’s THE DECLINE, Mandla Dube's SILVERTON SIEGE Just Philippot’s THE SWARM, and Olivier Assayas’s WASP NETWORK. Additionally, he also served as a studio executive on the hit Anime Series Yasuke starring Lakeith Stanfield with Showrunner, Director, & Executive Producer LeSean Thomas.