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The Athleap Studios is an award-winning media company dedicated to telling powerful stories about women athletes and the culture shaping women's sports.
As a Goldman Sachs Black Women in Business company, we partner with brands to create original documentaries and premium content that move beyond traditional advertising. Our work centers real people and real moments, blending cinematic storytelling with authentic perspectives that resonate deeply with audiences.
Operating at the intersection of sports and culture, The Athleap develops projects designed for long-term impact, licensing select films and series to digital platforms and streaming networks. Every story we produce is crafted to elevate women's sports and expand how these narratives are seen, valued, and remembered.
K. Nicole Mills is a producer and founder with 15 years of experience at the intersection of film, television, and sports media. She is the founder of The Athleap Studios, a production company telling premium short-form stories about women in sports.
She began her career in investment banking at Deutsche Bank before pivoting into entertainment through the NBC Page Program. Selected for the Universal Pictures Apprentice Program, she joined NBCUniversal's alternative programming and development team. She went on to collaborate with writer, producer, and director Malcolm D. Lee on projects including The Best Man: The Final Chapters, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Harlem, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, and several NBCUniversal pilots. After serving as Manager of Production Talent and Partnerships at NBCUniversal, she joined Malcolm D. Lee's production company as Head of Digital Content.
Her documentary work includes producing multiple episodes of ESPN's 30 for 30 and producing the award-winning short documentary A Race in the Sun, about the first African American woman to become a professional cyclist. She was recently commissioned by PBS to produce and direct a project anchoring the network's LA28 Olympics campaign. She is also a participant in Goldman Sachs' Black Women in Business program. Through her leadership, The Athleap Studios is a credentialed partner of the WNBA.