James Hergott ’ s lifelong passion for storytelling , combined with his vast experience as a filmmaker , writer , director , producer , creative consultant and bodybuilder , culminated into the Radical Body Transformations documentary series and fitness / weight-loss movement . Seasons 1 and 2 have been released via Google Play , Apple TV and Amazon Prime in the US , Canada , UK , Australia and New Zealand and is now filming its third season as the RBT fitness movement gains new worldwide participants and momentum each day .
His first feature film , All That I Need , debuted at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2005 and secured a limited theatrical release with Regal Entertainment Group . The film gained critical acclaim , and symbolized the moment in which Hergott was recognized as a ‘ filmmaker to watch ’. The San Antonio Express News commended Hergott for ‘ showcasing gumption and creative sleight of hand , sure to take him further as a director and writer ’.
Off the back of his Cannes success , from 2005 to 2007 Hergott served as president of publicly traded Beverly Hills entertainment production and distribution company , Imperia Entertainment . Under James ’ management , Imperia produced a number of multi-million dollar films and television entities including Say It In Russian , a film starring Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway with a budget of $ 5 million .
In 2008 , Hergott wrote , directed and produced the MMA reality show MMA Worldwide which was distributed nationally on Mark Cuban ’ s HDNET ( now AXS TV ). Gaining an insight into the world of MMA inspired James to learn more , and to share social awareness of the sport . This brought him to Iraq , in which he produced a documentary about the first ever MMA Fights in Iraq , titled A Fight For The Troops . This documentary film was extremely successful , and James was awarded a Greywolf Medal by the US Army for his contribution to sharing valuable and engaging content that had largely been dismissed by mainstream media .
In 2010 he headed back to Canada where he wrote and executive produced a documentary feature film focused on UFC Champion , George St . Pierre , entitled , The Striking Truth , which was distributed globally .
Due to his success in film , James sought to combine his work with his passion for fitness . After winning national awards in bodybuilding for the Canadian Physique Alliance ( CPA ) and competing in the IFBB World Qualifiers , in 2013 James was given the opportunity to work as Business Director and Creative Consultant for the