About Us

Nick Najjar, Publisher

Dianne Collins, Co-Publisher
Dianne Collins has had an adventurous life traveling, cooking and writing throughout her career. She is a trained chef, a Master Scuba Diving Instructor along with being the local host of a travel show in Guam. She received a Hotel Restaurant Management Degree and Culinary Arts Degree from Forest Park, St.Louis, one of the top 10 culinary institutes in the United States. She trained in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at Pro Dive Scuba Diving school as a Master Scuba Diver Trainer. Dianne then traveled the world guiding scuba diving groups to over 40 cities internationally, exploring other cultures and learning about how food brings us all together.
Dianne brings a true vibrancy and positive energy to whatever her next adventure is and has a true passion for helping her friends and clients learn to cook, create community, build relationships and bringing people together through food.
She has been featured on Fox 2 in the morning as the guest chef segment when she was the Executive Chef at Mama Campisi’s Italian Restaurant. In Guam she wrote travel articles for the Stars & Stripes Newspaper and created a Youth Scuba Diving Camp. You can find Dianne reviewing restaurants, building relationships with local Realtors and helping her referral partners with her current position as the Co-Publisher of Real Producers. Building relationships in the community is the key to her success.
Dianne is now publishing her first cookbook in 2020 as a combined work of art. Her book consists of her own family recipes, referral partner favorites, local Realtors and friends submitted personal recipes who share her passion for cooking.

Matt Gilbert
Publishing Assistant

Ariel Everman
Photographer

Alison Hillman
Writer/Photographer

Frank Kuszaj
Photographer

Norm Meade
Photographer

Curt Pahl
Photographer

Brian Ramsey
Writer

John Ridgeway
Photographer

Mary Jo Schaper
Writer

Karen Thaemert
Photographer

Chris Van de Hey
Videographer

April Anne
Executive Assistant

George Collins
Mascot

Linda Jarrett
Writer
We’re Growing Fast!
Our goal is to open 25 new markets a year. If you know of a top salesperson who is looking for a unique and lucrative opportunity to run a publication in a new market, please CONTACT US.
