The origin of BBP comes from owner Jae Staats' 9 years as a ballboy for the Phoenix Suns which led into an 18 year career with this NBA team. But more specifically, Jae owes his long-standing reputation and identity as a ballboy to the one and only Charles Barkley.

Charles regularly beckoned Jae with shouts of "Hey ballboy, come here!" or "What's up, Chumpy?" Deciding the latter was not a good name for a business, Jae chose BallBoy Productions as his company's name after leaving the Suns in 1998.

Jae Staats gained his video experiences from working with the Phoenix Suns. As the assistant video coordinator, Jae's responsibilities included filming practices and editing game film and college scouting reports. The Suns were the first professional sports team to utilize a non-linear editing system which Jae learned to use.

After a successful career with the Suns, Jae started his own business to fulfill his passion for filmmaking and telling stories through visual presentations. Over the course of 14 years, Jae has worked with many high-profile companies and made a mark on the video and television scene in Arizona. Jae also takes pride in his work for smaller companies and non-profit clients.

In 2005, Jae founded the Almost Famous Film Festival. This non-profit organization has become one of the largest film challenges in the country and in the course of 8 years, more than 1000 films have been produced under the A3F name.

Jason Francois received his film education in Vancouver, British Columbia at the Vancouver Film School where he received a certificate of recommendation for his studies. Jason wrote/directed his first full-length feature Damaged Goods in 1999 to rave reviews.

Jason has over a dozen short film scripts in his resume and his feature screenplay In A Nutshell was selected for a script reading at the Cinema Seattle Sreenwriter's Salon in association with the Seattle International Film festival as well as being selected as a finalist at the 1998 Telluride Indiefest.

Since 2004, Jason has shared his love of film with his love of architectural design by starting Francois Signature Designs. FSD is a design company focusing on the design and pre-visualization of high-end custom homes. Jason also serves as the Co-Director of the Almost Famous Film Festival.