John Valdene
Executive Producer
- Graduated SMU 1990 Double Major in Economics and History
- Owned and Operated President CEO Fitness Connection
- 1990 Owner and Operator of The Fitness Factory, 1991 Opened Larry North Fitness, 1992 Opened Uptown Athletic Center. In less than 10 years the company grew into the largest privately held fitness chain in Texas. Sold to 24 Hour Fitness in 2000.
- Part Owner of Rowdy's, Jeroboam, O Bar & Liberty Noodle
- Opened Exposure Indoor Rock Climbing, the first Indoor Rock climbing Gym in Texas. Sold in 1994.
- 1993 Opened Native Tan. Palm Beach Tan bought the Native Tan chain in 1999, making the acquisition the largest in Texas tanning history.
- 2001 Opened Step Dex Shattersports, manufacturing products such as Marshmallow Shooters, Air X, Dunk King, Step Dex and more.
- 2002 Produced "Stag", a reality based show that follows Bachelor and Bachelorette parties. 22 episodes are currently in production.
- 2003 produced documentary on Randy Ricks the "Masterblaster". Sold to Showtime.
- 2004 executive producer of BADASS.
Jason Kabolati
Producer / Writer
Growing up in the Bronx, New York has allowed Jason to draw upon many of his unique experiences to help develop characters and story ideas. Having been raised in a diverse cultural neighborhood has afforded Jason the opportunity to write with broader reflection and understanding. Later moving to Texas, Jason attended the University of Texas at Arlington and developed a passion for writing. He was employed by SportsCaster magazine where he had a featured column, titled... "Don't Get Me Started."
His love of writing however led him to venture into films, another passion, and soon Jason had written his first screenplay "Crossing the Line." The project was sold to an independent film production company in Dallas. Triumvirate Films purchased the screenplay and launched Jason's career.
While production of the film stalled, Jason's love of the art form grew and he eventually moved to Hollywood to further his passion for filmmaking. Since the move, Jason has written four feature films. The first to be produced is Pendulum. This has brought Jason back to Texas as not only the writer, but also the producer.
Last summer, Jason finished his second feature, "Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know." The film was shot on location in Dallas and is scheduled to make its debut in the film festival circuit. Jason has also finished a reality/contest program, "American Bad Ass." Most recently he produced the independent feature "Foreign Soil."
Jason is in now in development on the feature "RAIN" based on the best selling novel by VC ANDREWS. Merv Griffin productions will co-produce. Jason is represented by International Creative Management. It is Jason's goal to write/produce high concept films that have the artistic appeal of the smaller art house movies while possessing great commercial appeal.
Travis Hollman
Executive Producer
After graduating from University of Portland with a dual degree in Marketing and Management, Travis Hollman started his business career by opening up his first company in 1992. Halton Development grew to $8,000,000 in sales in three years. Travis then sold the company and took some time off. In 1996 he bought into and became president of Hollman Inc., a wood locker and panelized court manufacturer in Dallas Texas. At the time he took over Hollman, the company was 20 years old and had annual sales of 2.5 million. Between 1996 and 2001, Travis changed the company culture in such a way that sales grew to 32 million dollars. In 2001, Travis sold the company again to retire.
After cashing out, Travis bought investment properties and private stocks. In 2002, he bought the Riviera Spa and took it from $180,000 in business to a projected $840,000 in 2004. He also started WoodWorks International which imports flooring from Honduras. WoodWorks is healthy and will have annual sales above 1.2 million in 2004.
In 2003, Travis Hollman and Johnny de la Valdene started Big Headz Entertainment. It started with a reality based business show called Partners. This was pre-mature to the Apprentice and Hollywood said that a business show would not sell. Next they created the show Stag. This show has recently been sold to cable and is being produced. The next adventure is "BADASS". Travis is confident that this show will be a huge sucess and is putting all of his effort into making it so.
Ariane Leigh
Ever since early childhood Ariane Leigh always had a fascination with television and film. After deciding to parlay her love into her career, she chose to attend the University of North Texas and graduated in 2001 with a Radio/ TV/ Film Degree. During her time at the University, she studied broadcasting techniques and began hosting various shows on the North Texas channel. Shortly after graduating she began working as Production Assistant for the NBC 5 morning news team (Ft. Worth). Upon graduation she also simultaneously started anchoring a weekly entertainment news style show for Plano Television Network. She has remained a key anchor and reporter for the network for over 3 years.
In order to combine her love of travel and hosting she also began hosting a travel entertainment show called "Get Out" currently showing on digital Cable. Ariane chose to leave her job at NBC after learning the morning news industry and began a short lived career in sales. But, unable to resist her true passion of television, Ariane longed to return to the TV/F industry. She was presented with an opportunity to join Big Headz Entertainment in April of 2005. Since signing on, she has worked as production coordinator on "Bad Ass" and began co-hosting the show. Currently she is the Product Placement Supervisor for the film Rain.