VIDEO : Inside Kevin Hart's 10-Year Journey To Turn His Production Company Into A Hollywood Hit Make

For the last 10 years, Kevin Hart has been doing more than starring in blockbuster movies and theatrically released stand-up specials.

He's been strategically building a production company that is shifting him from movie star to major Hollywood player.

HartBeat Productions launched with Hart and a team of two in 2009, at a modest corner office space in a nondescript building in downtown Encino, California.