Bestselling authors Bradley Hope and Tom Wright founded Brazen in 2021 after leading the landmark 1MDB investigation at The Wall Street Journal. The company’s name originated as the code name for that multi-year investigation — Project Brazen — which culminated in their acclaimed book Billion Dollar Whale.
Brazen is a global production company creating bold, character-driven narratives across film, television, documentaries, books, and audio.
Brazen specializes in stories of extraordinary characters who defy convention and illuminate hidden worlds.
Across all media, we are obsessed with complex figures who challenge our understanding of ambition, power, and human nature. Recent successes include the critically acclaimed podcasts FAT LEONARD (adapted into a feature film with SK Global Entertainment), THE ILLUMINATOR: ART, CONSPIRACY AND MADNESS, CORINNA AND THE KING, and THE SOUND: MYSTERY OF HAVANA SYNDROME. Brazen has over a dozen film, television, and documentary projects in development with partners including Netflix and SK Global Entertainment, and is represented by United Talent Agency in Los Angeles.
The Team

Bradley is the co-author of Billion Dollar Whale, Blood and Oil and author of The Rebel and the Kingdom. He spent seven years breaking stories and leading investigations at the Wall Street Journal from New York and London. Before that, he covered the Arab Spring from Cairo, Tripoli and Beirut. He started his career as a police reporter at the New York Sun in Manhattan. He is a Pulitzer finalist and a winner of the Gerald Loeb Award for International Reporting. He is also the co-founder of the experimental publication New York Moon.

Tom is the co-author of Billion Dollar Whale, and creator and host of Fat Leonard, a nine-part podcast about a military contractor who corrupted the U.S. Navy, and Crypto Kingpins, about the feud atop the world of crypto that sent the whole tower tumbling down. He spent over twenty years reporting from Asia for the Wall Street Journal and has lived in Thailand, Indonesia, India, Hong Kong and Singapore. His investigations have exposed corporate and government corruption. Tom is a Pulitzer finalist, a Gerald Loeb winner, and he was honored in 2020 with the Shorenstein award from Stanford University for his services to journalism in Asia.

Farah is lead writer of and oversees creative for original productions across film, TV and unscripted. She was the lead writer of The Illuminator and Corinna and the King, and is steering development of adaptations across a wide spectrum of projects. She recently wrote and directed the short film Tea with Friends under her banner Stone Baby Productions in partnership with Brazen and directed a theatrical performance of The Trojan Women from playwright Neil Curry. Her debut novel is represented by Curtis Brown. A former journalist, Farah reported on the Arab Spring from Cairo and Beirut and wrote profiles and features from New York City. She’s written for The New York Times, The Guardian, the Financial Times, The Independent and the Wall Street Journal and was a visiting fellow for the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Ryan is a Hong Kong-based creative technologist. He has previously worked at HYPEBEAST, FAKE Design, School of Creative Media at The City University of Hong Kong, and VIPELABS. As a freelance art director, designer, and web developer, Ryan has worked on a wide range of projects with startups and leading global brands. Ryan has a background in art history and visual arts, receiving his MA from The University of Hong Kong and BA from The University of Chicago.

Clara is a bilingual journalist currently living in Brussels. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she has reported from several countries, including India, Australia, and Ukraine. She was previously working as a Latin American and Europe correspondent for the New York Sun. Clara has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in social communications from Universidad Austral in Buenos Aires. She won an LA Press Club award for Soft News Feature Category in 2022 and the Penny Lernoux Award for International Reporting from USC Annenberg.



Lynn is a Chartered Accountant who has worked in finance for over 20 years. After qualifying, Lynn has held positions in a varied range of industries from sports to the healthcare sector. Lynn now works from her home in Cornwall.
Advisory Board
Lionel Barber
Former Editor-in-Chief, Financial Times
David Giampaolo
Founder, Pi Capital
Josh Berger
Former Chairman, Warner Brothers UK
Nominee 2024 & 2025
The Ambies
5x podcasts
Nominee 2023
Peabody Awards
Kabul Falling
Silver Winner 2023


