Michael Fletcher, President & CEO

Michael’s media career spans over 20 years as an entrepreneur with international media experience. Michael’s media career began when he produced his first television infomercial in 1986. Michael went on to become a founder and president of TeleVideo, a San Antonio, Texas based production company that produced over 200 episodes of television that included programming for Univision, Telemundo, and the hit television program, “Tejano Country,” which aired on CBS, NBC, FOX and ABC affiliates. After the company was sold in 2000, Michael later became a founder and president of Firestone Communications and was responsible for the day-to-day operations including all production, the satellite uplink and network origination business. Since leaving Firestone Communications Michael launched a number of companies including a private consulting firm, Fletcher Intel, a full service production company, Fletch Entertainment, an online continuing education website for the medical and dental industries, MediDentCE, and a global security company, OST International. Michael’s recent clients include projects for 7-Eleven, Farmers’ Almanac TV, IBM Inner Wireless, World Digital Media Group, and many others. Michael is the principal founder and chairman of the board of directors of Studios 121.

Luis Estrada, Chief Operating Officer

Luis is a 28-year media professional with incredible production experience that includes producing, directing, writing, corporate communications, marketing and serving as a news director, production manager and many other roles. Luis founded ES Creative Gang and his clients included WFAA-TV, Dallas County Community Colleges, Trinity Broadcasting Networks, Lucero Agency, Dallas Stars, KXTX-TV Telemundo, and AIM-Sony. Luis was also the senior vice president of Creative Services for Burbank, California based Friedland Jacobs (Latin America) and was also a vice president of Creative Services for cable networks, TNT Latin America and Cartoon Network Latin America. Luis has international experience in both the general and Hispanic markets. Luis is a founder and member of the board of directors of Studios 121.

Mario Calderon, Director of Operations & Engineering

Mario is a 20 year broadcast and engineering veteran of the media industry. His experience includes working for NBC, CNN, Univision, WFAA, HTVN, and Firestone Communications. Mario’s valuable experience includes being responsible for Operations, News, Production and Broadcast Engineering. Mario currently oversees the facility operations, master control, Engineering, satellite uplink, fiber playback, and the IT department. Mario is a founder and member of the board of directors of Studios 121.

Paul Leone, Executive Producer

Paul Leone has an extensive background in television production, editing and videography. Paul began his career as a producer, editor and videographer for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Paul also served as the director of production for two programs on Home and Garden Television (“Dream Builders” and “Old Homes Restored”) and has produced programming for Spike TV, the Outdoor Life Network and PBS. His skills as an editor and videographer have been highlighted in productions for Major League Baseball, the Speed Channel, the WE Network, Disney XD and prominently featured in the History Channel’s production of “Deep Sea Detectives.” Before coming to Studios 121, Paul served as the Supervising Producer and Creative Director for the PBS series “Farmers’ Almanac TV.”

Will Raymond, Senior Production Services Manager

Will Raymond is responsible for managing all Studios 121′s production projects—from client services to completion of the production. Will brings to Studios 121 over a decade of experience in studio production management, live event facilitation, broadcast systems design, and facility installation. Previously Will worked as Director of Production and Technical Operations for Firestone Communications, Engineering Manager at AMS Production Group in Dallas and as a broadcast technician for RDA Systems in St. Louis. Will is extremely experienced in providing knowledgeable and hands-on experience for every Studios 121 client.