Our Board of Managers are a very talented and visionary group. They lead our company with a true commitment to the success of our labels and artists, and are intimately connected to our day to day operations...
Wayne Hapler - Director/Legal & Business Affairs
Wayne Halper brings 25 years of experience with Major Labels in management, operations, business development, legal and financial expertise. Wayne is deeply connected in the Country Music world having worked in Nashville as VP of Business Affairs for Capital Records and then General Manager of DreamWorks Records. Wayne has served as National Treasurer of NARAS (National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences) and on the Board of many major industry organizations such as the Country Music Hall of Fame, CMA (Country Music Association) and AARC (Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies).
Since 2004 he has consulted with management of start-up and existing organizations, developing and updating administrative, financial and reporting systems; reviewing budgets; analyzing existing business plans and suggesting ancillary revenue opportunities; negotiating and administering complex contracts and providing general legal services. He counsels and serves as project manager for artists and songwriters seeking to market, promote and exploit their intellectual property.
Vinny Ribas - Director
Vinny has 25 years experience in the music industry as an artist, artist manager, producer, booking agent and songwriter. He has toured much of the world as a professional musician on both drums and keyboards.
Vinny is also a successful business coach, entrepreneur and business owner. As State Director of IBI Global in Tennessee, he works with hundreds of companies at various stages of development to prepare them to accelerate their launch or growth. He brings extensive management experience from both for-profit (retail) and nonprofit organizations to the table. He is responsible for the implementation of the company’s plans and strategies.
Jim Spivey – Director
Jim Spivey is an Executive Coach, Life Coach and Founder of Revolution consulting, a loose affiliation of coaches and consultants who are committed to changing the way leadership shows up in business, church, community and family life.
With a very successful and diverse 20-year history as an executive in the business world, and 9 years of rich life-changing experience in the coaching and personal development world, Jim’s sharing of stories, musings, and valuable lessons-learned from his own challenges and real-life experiences helps people maintain a sense of perspective, focus, and balance as they work on their own personal change and growth.
Jim has worked with hundreds of individuals, families, work groups and leadership teams throughout the country over the years, and is recognized for his deep compassion, his love for God and people, and his penetrating realness and transparency.
Jeffrey Armstreet – Director
After playing competitive college golf and attaining a masters degree in sport psychology, Jeffrey became a professional golfer. He traveled the country playing tours such as the Tight Lies Tour, Gateway Tour, and the Canadian Tour.
In 2003, he switched focus and started a family business, which specializes in adjusting energy related insurance losses.
Seeing Extreme Dreams as an outlet of sorts for his creative side as a songwriter and musician, Jeffrey became a partner. He also writes, produces, and records music with his band, Evangeline and is on the board of Hyde Park Studio in downtown Houston.
Our CEO
Kathy Douglas
Kathy Douglas is the founder of Extreme Dreams Artist Agency, the parent company of Indie Extreme. The company has been involved in the day-to-day operations of 4 independent record labels over the past 10 years and in the career development of several of the most respected singer-songwriters in Texas. She has extremely strong leadership skills, stemming from 25 years experience in direct sales with Mary Kay Cosmetics as a Pink Cadillac winning Senior Sales Director. As a Sales Director, she recruited, managed, trained and developed the careers of more than 5,000 women, directly through her sales organization. Her innovative marketing, sales and training techniques became successful additions to the company-wide marketing strategies.
The skills and knowledge Kathy developed as a Sales Director include all the needed elements for managing the career development of independent singer-songwriters. Due to her many years of personal coaching experience, Kathy has become a sought-after advisor of many young artists whose dreams are just beginning to formulate. Her abilities to help organize a workable action plan, to recognize sabotage strategies, and identify personal strengths and weaknesses are important components in her philosophy of artist development.