Dr. TJ Zito, Jr. and Dr. Wendy Zito are Ph. D.s, college professors, business consultants, content creators, independent film producers, published academic writers, event emcees, live event promoters, social media personalities, and professional ballroom dance competitors.

Their production company, WJTZ Media, is based in Birmingham, Alabama, and specializes in independent film production, communications consulting, social media, sales, content creation, marketing, and business needs. They are also the producers of Business Doctors Media, an upcoming Small Business Help series.

They have taught communication and business classes at the undergraduate, graduate, and PhD school levels at universities nationwide, including Film Production, Social Media, Business, Organizational, Speech, Executive Leadership, Crisis Communication, Digital Designs, Interpersonal Com, Speech Com, Broadcast, Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising, Digital Graphics, Digital Com, Media Literacy, Media Storytelling, Journalism, Com Theory, Media Criticism, Strategic Com, Leadership, Business Com, Marketing, and Relationships in the Workplace.

Dr. TJ Zito, Jr

Ph.D. Communications Liberty University (2022)

MBA Liberty University (Dec 2025)

Graduate Certificate in Management and Leadership, Liberty University, 2024

Master’s Degree Executive Leadership Liberty University (in process 2026)

Master’s Degree Communications, University of Alabama (2003)

Bachelor of Arts Telecommunications and Film, University of Alabama (2000)

Dr. Wendy Zito

Ph.D. Communications Liberty University (2022) 

Master’s Degree Human Services Counseling Liberty University (2025)

Master’s Degree Communications Liberty University (2019)

Master’s Degree Script writing and Feature Film (2026 in Process)

Bachelor of Human and Environmental Sciences (2004)

Dr. TJ and Dr. Wendy have been self-employed freelance business owners for over 15 years, including contract sales, multimedia/social media production, retail marketing, live event entertainment, and professional dance instruction.

Dr. TJ is a former Fortune 500 Sales Manager who has provided technology-based solutions for manufacturing plants across the Southeast, including the auto, steel, power, hydro, pulp/paper, aerospace, tech, and oil refinery industries. He has consulted on robotics, explosion-proof electrical products, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), and financial services products. TJ and Wendy are retired professional ballroom dance competitors, swing dance competitors, national judges, instructors, and former event owners.

Dr. Wendy is a former independent business sales retail consultant specializing in product marketing, retail merchandising arrangements, product line advertising/promotions, commercial/home property preservation, and insurance inspection services. She has been a female business entrepreneur since 2007.

Wendy was the creative director and organizer of the Alabama Girls Wrestling Alliance. She was responsible for helping promote the sanctioning of women’s high school wrestling in Alabama. TJ and Wendy were emcees and directors of the first Alabama Girls State Wrestling Tournament held at Hoover High School in 2020. They also volunteered for 6 years as high school wrestling coaches, producing multiple boys’ and girls’ wrestling tournaments, events, and championship wrestlers. TJ grew up wrestling for Alabama High School Wrestling Hall of Fame Coach Duke Chimento at Hoover High School in the 1990s. He was also coached at Hoover by former Minnesota collegiate wrestler Scott Rohrer.

TJ was a gritty, two-time state qualifier at 112 and 119 lbs and part of a state runner-up team in 1993. He led his team in escapes and reversals his senior year and earned the annual “Harry Houdini” award from his coaches. During graduate school, he returned to the mats as a volunteer assistant coach at Tuscaloosa County High School under legendary West Alabama Coach Jamie Griffin. When TJ and Wendy met in 2001, Wendy began her career on the side of the mat, volunteering alongside TJ with scoring and video for Tuscaloosa County High. They continued volunteering with youth programs, and Wendy led stretching and tumbling exercises for Hoover Youth Wrestling at the request of Hall of Fame Alabama Coach Steve Gaydosh.

From 2018 to 2024, they reformed the John Carroll Catholic Wrestling Team after the program had been dormant for over 15 years. They produced a web reality show based on their experiences coaching their first season.

They became active advocates for girls’ wrestling when they had wrestling cheerleaders who wanted to cross over to the mats. Wrestling for Hope is inspired by true events experienced during their time on the mats.

Their son, Jay, was a three-time state qualifier and led the 5A division in pins his senior year. He won and placed in multiple Folkstyle, Freestyle, and Greco tournaments across the Southeast. He has a black belt in Karate and holds belts in Judo, Aikido, and other forms of martial arts. Jay is a sophomore Creative Media Major at the University of Alabama.

Within entertainment, TJ and Wendy Zito have appeared nationally on Food Network, CBS Radio, and ABC Radio. They have appeared on television and radio in Birmingham, Alabama, including ABC 33/40, FOX6, CBS, NBC, Birmingham News, and many regional publications.

Dr. TJ and Dr. Wendy have served as emcees for nonprofit, social, and sporting events. They have also produced entertainment events for businesses and the arts community throughout Alabama.

Some of their favorite gigs included emcee work for Magic City Con’s Alabama Fear Factor, the Inaugural Alabama Girls State Wrestling Tournament, and Full Throttle Professional Wrestling.

Unique special dance entertainment event favorites include Macy’s Black Friday Dance Party, Macy’s Justin Bieber Day, choreography for Muse of Fire’s Romeo and Juliet, and Three Hots & a Cot military veterans auction fundraiser.

They also provided promotional services to Rave, Carmike, and AMC theaters special events for movies including “Footloose,” “Step Up 3D,” “High School Musical 2,” “Enchanted,” “Hairspray,” “Mama Mia,” and “Fame.” They hosted live events and social media video services for corporate clients, including Superior Bank, Birmingham’s Mcwane Science Center, The Hoover Galleria, and Mac Cosmetics.

TJ and Wendy have created social media content and marketing material for multiple arts and sports groups throughout Alabama.

TJ and Wendy Zito are the producers of “#ShagKids”- an independent Docu-Series about the Carolina Shag dance kids and community. They have also served as location scouts and assistant producers for other independent film projects, including an upcoming film about high school wrestling.

Dr TJ and Dr Wendy Zito’s organization, WJTZ Media, is the production company for their free, entertainment business show and subscription site Business Doctors.

WJTZ has been involved with multimedia, social media, public relations, sales, and promotions since 2008 within Alabama and the Southeastern United States.

WJTZ Media has also produced special events, emcee work, and media material for professional dance, high school sports, professional sports, professional dance, charity, nonprofit, and corporate events.