CEO
Eli Holzman is the founder and CEO of The Intellectual Property Corporation. Holzman has created and/or produced the multi-Emmy nominated series Project Runway, Undercover Boss, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, We’re Here and American Idol as well as executive producing and launching dozens of successful television series. Holzman has been nominated for the Emmy Award 20 times and has been its recipient on four occasions. Outside of television, Holzman is a founding and managing partner of The Meatball Shop restaurant group and the creator of Project Foodie, a critically acclaimed cooking app.
President
Aaron Saidman is the Co-Founder and President of The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC) and the Co-President of Sony Pictures Television Nonfiction. Saidman has created and/or produced dozens of critically-acclaimed, hit television shows such as Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, Night Stalker: The Hunt For A Serial Killer, Indian Matchmaking, Selena + Chef, Undercover Boss, and Living Undocumented, which he also co-directed. Saidman has been nominated for the Emmy Award on nine occasions, and its recipient twice. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the International Documentary Association.
Before his tenure as a creative executive, Saidman was a freelance producer, writer, and director. His advertising experience includes conceptualizing ads for brands including Nike, Reebok, MTV, IKEA, and Virgin Mobile. Additionally, Saidman conceptualized and wrote the commercials for IPC’s National BELFOR campaign.
Executive Producer
Rachel Dax is the Executive Vice President and Head of Production for the Intellectual Property Corporation. Dax oversees all day-to-day operations for IPC’s Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New York offices and also heads up their commercial and branded division featuring their work with Sonic and Home Depot.
Dax helped launch IPC in 2016 and has shared in its many successes including 2 Emmy Wins, 9 Emmy nominations, 2 Real Screen Awards, a PGA Award, a Television Critics Association Award, a GLAAD Media Award, as well as nominations for IDA, News and Documentary, Hollywood Critics Associate, Critics Choice Real TV, PGA, MTV movie and TV, and NAACP Image Awards.
Creative Development
Matt is the lead creative executive behind the development and ideation of original concepts, formats, and talent packaging at IPC. Under his tenure, he has developed and produced series for networks including Netflix, HBO, HBOMax, Hulu, Discovery, Oxygen, YouTube Originals and Amazon. Additionally, he shepherded creative for IPC’s national ad campaigns for Sonic, Home Depot and Pokemon.
Prior to IPC, Matt Shanfield developed and produced the Emmy winning Shark Tank and has produced branded content for Ubisoft.
Consulting Commerical Producer
John Benet is a seasoned freelance commercial producer that has produced IPC’s Sonic commercials for the last two years, and has become an integral part of our brand and commercial division. He has an award-winning track record of success with brands such as Proctor & Gamble, Nissan, and CitiBank. Benet has been a go-to commercial producer for companies such as Propaganda Films, Smuggler Films, and Anonymous Content.
Other collaborations include a decade-long affiliation with Academy Award-winning director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu on notable commercials for Apple, Facebook, Citibank, Montana Meth, and Proctor & Gamble‘s Emmy winning “Best Job” (2012) for the 2012 Olympics.