Jon Tedesco, Chief Executive Officer
Jon was born into a printing / publishing family and began his career as a graphic designer and technical illustrator. He is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, product designer and patent holder. He launched a software company in the Silicon Valley where he partnered with Art Linkletter and coined the term Infotainment. Jon created many unique products including the first hand-held gaming device with interchangeable cartridges, Family Bible Fun software, a line of computer software interactive books and many computer games that featured fun and learning.
Jon realized the role good promotions play when launching new products and shifted his interests to advertising and marketing where he worked as an executive for over 30 years. He filled roles as creative director, partner and then principle in his own advertising, marketing, PR and design firms based in Miami and the San Francisco Bay Area. Jon joint-ventured with over 100 startup companies where he gained an invaluable working knowledge of what it really takes to launch, fund, operate, staff, expand, merge or sell a business. He is uniquely qualified as a board member, mentor and business coach.
Tim Aydelott, Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Aydelott has 25 years of experience writing, directing, and producing documentaries and exhibit videos. He has worked with children, young adults, and adults in tribal and rural communities. His combination of education, skills, and experiences give him a broad perspective and contacts with professionals who will make Dream Ranch Productions a success.
Tim has received three Emmy nominations for his work on the films, Earthshaker and Sleeping Monsters, Sacred Fires, and Landscapes of Enchantment. In 2009 he received an Emmy Award for his film Desert Reef. Tim is the Director and Executive Producer of Valles Caldera: The Science, a one-hour PBS documentary about the Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico. This environmental documentary won 2 Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards for Best Documentary - Topical and Best Photography. All of these programs have contained significant levels of educational animations explaining complex scientific concepts.
