RUNNING RUSSELL SIMMONS introduces viewers to the women who help hip hop mogul and entrepreneur Russell Simmons run Rush Communications, the parent company for his numerous business ventures and charitable endeavors. It features Simmons' executive assistants Simone Reyes and Christina Puljasaj helping him with his executive decisions while managing his professional and personal schedule. They bring on interns Ali and Sagen to help them with their work and to compete for a permanent position. Meanwhile notable professionals like Adair Curtis, Trisha Stone, and Piper McCoy also help him run different branches of his company.