As a division of OAKZ Media in Orlando, Florida, Open Water Studios produces documentary films and special series. The company operates under the leadership of co-owner and president John Ehrhard, who drove the success of such early OAKZ Media series as Brooke Knows Best and Hogan Knows Best. John Ehrhard leads Open Water Studios with diverse experience in producing not only unscripted television, but its new slate of documentary films.

John Ehrhard co-owns OAKZ Media with Kimberly Ehrhard, who brings experience to the firm in the production of documentary and reality programming. The company's accomplishments in these genres support their offering of similar services to other production studios, for whom Open Water provides infrastructure and back end support for live, unscripted, and scripted television work.

The company offers a variety of project management services, including budgeting and scheduling, as well as overall strategy development for growing production companies.