Lisa Kholostenko

is a Los Angeles-based writer, producer, and director specializing in cold opens, digital shorts, and creative segments for unscripted, variety and live television.

For 15 years, she has created pieces that shape tone, drive engagement, and travel beyond the broadcast, building conversation and community online. She led a two-time Emmy-nominated digital team for The Voice. Her work has been featured in outlets like Rolling Stone, InStyle, and Complex. She has produced custom content for Starbucks, Beats by Dre, and Sprint.

On the development side, Lisa has ideated original IP and 50+ series formats for Universal Television Alternative Studios, BBC Studios, and HBO Max.

Lisa has produced digital and social content for series, talent, and select creative projects, bringing a writer-director’s storytelling instincts to each.

Lisa is the author of Empty Calories, a ‘Rising in Culture’ newsletter on Substack. Two of her short film scripts were invited for submission to Tribeca’s Through Her Lens female filmmaker program, once in 2021 and again in 2022. Her first feature script, The Lemon, was a Second Round Selection (Top 20% of all entries) at the 2024 Austin Film Festival.

In 2025, Lisa joined Dancing with the Stars, producing its Cold Opens and Special Segments.

Lisa’s philosophy, no matter the medium, is joy-forward: What is the most humorous and human version we can execute? What idea would surprise and delight the biggest fan? What feels both inevitable and unexpected?


Selected Networks, Studios & Platforms

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