John J. Lee Jr.

John successfully led the vision, launch and/or expansion of several entertainment and media entities and provided business, funding and distribution services for scores of major studio released motion pictures, television network series and specials, with combined production costs of over $470 million and global rights earnings exceeding $4 billion. John is an author, teacher, global media and entertainment executive, director, producer and screenwriter. His book, "The Producer's Business Handbook" is published by Focal Press in multiple languages, used by film schools the world over, is a standard professional media reference. Its fourth edition is being prepared for release at the American Film Market 2015. His passions are his family, writing, producing, new technologies, studying, teaching and surfing. John began his career in 1968 as a business consultant with the NCR Corporation. John executive produced his first motion picture in 1976 and in 1977 became Business Affairs Vice President for global motion picture sales company Howard Goldfarb Distribution and subsequently in the same position for Heart Entertainment. John led multiple new media companies including the direct broadcast satellite entity Impression Delivery Corporation (acquired by CapCities) and ad sales for Times Mirror Cable Television (acquired by Cox Communications). In 1996, he accepted a full time faculty position at BYU's Film School, where he initiated their Business of Film curriculum. In 1999 John founded and served as CEO Entertainment Business Group, a motion picture global finance, distribution and business services entity. (acquired by The Gillen Group). In 2004, John became the co-founder and CEO of iCommunication Dynamics, LLC, an Internet television technology entity, whose i.TV concept and domain were acquired by i.TV. In 2008, he became Dean of Whistling Woods International, an ultra-modern international film school in Asia, helping it to become a top ten film school globally and Asia's largest film school. In 2011 John set-up Entertainment Strategy, through which he develops, produces and globally exploits entertainment. John is a founder of The San Diego Repertory Theatre, author of fiction and non fiction books, magazine and news articles. John also helps his wife rescue eager, able, but destitute women and children, providing them education and other means to become self sufficient cultural bridge builders.