After serving in the trenches of some of the biggest reality production companies in Los Angeles, Tom co-founded Authentic Entertainment in 2000. Since then, the company has grown to become one of the leading producers of reality television.  Authentic has produced hundreds of hours of programming, including Ace of Cakes, Flipping Out!, Toddlers & Tiaras, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Auction Kings, Off Limits, Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo, and many more series and specials. The company has brought its creative vision to the Discovery Channel, Food Network, TLC, History Channel, National Geographic, Showtime, Planet Green, Travel Channel, Animal Planet, Bravo, and more.  In 2010, Authentic joined forces with Endemol, a worldwide leader in multi-platform entertainment programming.