EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


     BY  THIS AGREEMENT, SPORTAN UNITED INDUSTRIES, INC. commonly referred to in
this  agreement as Employer, located at 3170 Old Houston Rd., Huntsville, Texas,
employs  Kay  L.  Ekis  commonly  referred  to in this agreement as Employee who
accepts  employment  on  the  following  terms  and  conditions:


                                    ARTICLE 1
                               TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

     1.01.     By  this agreement Employer employs the Employee, Kay L. Ekis, as
Accounting/Office Manager, and the Employee accepts employment with the Employer
for  a  period  of  three  (3) years beginning on the thirtieth day of September
2000.


                                    ARTICLE 2
                                  COMPENSATION

     2.01.     As  compensation  for services rendered under this agreement, the
Employee  shall  be  paid  by  the Employer according to the following schedule:

               Base  Salary  of  $33,000  per  year.

Such  salary  should  be  paid  on  the  1st  and  16th  of  each  month.


     2.02.     Upon  execution  of  this  agreement, Employer and Employee shall
enter  into  a  Stock Option agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A",
pursuant  to  which Employer grants Employee options (the "Options") to purchase
100,000 shares of common stock ("Common Stock") per year at market value at year
end.

     2.03.     Upon  execution  of  this  agreement, Employer and Employee shall
enter  into  a Sign Up Bonus agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit "B",
pursuant  to  which  Employer  grants  Employee $15,000 payable according to the
following  schedule:

               (a)     $1,500 payable on or before November 15, 2000;

               (b)     $2,000 payable on or before January 15, 2001:

               (c)     The $11,500  balance  is  payable after future funding is
                       received by Sportan.


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If  Sportan  is in default on the Sign Up Bonus, Mr. Jason G. Otteson personally
guarantees  any  unpaid  Sign  Up  Bonus  balance  due  to Kay L. Ekis, which is
attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  "C".


                                    ARTICLE 3
                             BENEFITS AND INSURANCE

     3.01.     Effective  immediately  and continuing throughout all of the term
hereof,  Employee  shall  be  eligible  for  major  medical and dental insurance
coverage offered by Employer.  The Employee shall reimburse the Employer for any
additional  premiums  caused  from  the  Employee's  dependents.

     3.02.     The  Employee is authorized to incur reasonable business expenses
for  promoting the business of the Employer, which are pre-approved by Employer,
including  expenditures  for  entertainment  and  travel.

     3.03.     Employee shall be entitled to two weeks paid vacation during each
year of this agreement.  After five years of continuous employment, the Employee
shall  be entitled to three weeks of vacation; and after ten years of continuous
employment  the  Employee  shall  be  entitled  to  four  weeks  of  vacation.


                                    ARTICLE 4
                                 CONFIDENTIALITY

     4.01.     In  the course of the performance of Employee's duties hereunder,
Employee  recognizes  and  acknowledges that Employee may have access to certain
confidential  and  proprietary information of Employer or any of its affiliates.
Without  the  prior written consent of Employer, Employee shall not disclose any
such confidential or proprietary information to any person or firm, corporation,
association, or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever, and shall not
use  such  information,  directly or indirectly, for Employee's own behalf or on
behalf  of  any  other  party.  Employee  agrees  and  affirms  that  all  such
information  is the sole property of Employer and that at the termination and/or
expiration  of  this  agreement,  at  Employer's written request, Employee shall
promptly  return  to  Employer  any  and  all  such  information so requested by
Employer.

          The provisions of this Section 4 shall not, however, prohibit Employee
from  disclosing  to  others  or  using  in  any  manner  information  that:

          (a)  has been  published or has become part of the public domain other
               than by acts, omissions or fault of Employee;


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          (b)  has been  furnished  or made known to Employee  by third  parties
               (other than those acting  directly or indirectly for or on behalf
               of Employee) as a matter of legal right  without  restriction  on
               its use or disclosure;

          (c)  was in  the  possession  of  Employee  prior  to  obtaining  such
               information  from Employer in connection  with the performance of
               this agreement; or

          (d)  is required to be disclosed by law.

                                    ARTICLE 5
                                   TERMINATION

     5.01.     This  agreement  and  the  employment relationship created hereby
will  terminate (i) upon the death or disability of Employee under section 5 (a)
or  5  (b);  (ii)  with  cause  under Section 5 (c); (iii) for good reason under
Section  5 (d); or (iv) upon the voluntary termination of employment by Employee
under  Section  5  (e).

          (a)  DISABILITY.  Employer  shall  have  the  right to  terminate  the
               employment of the Employee under this agreement for disability in
               the event Employee suffers an injury,  illness,  or incapacity of
               such character as to  substantially  disable him from  performing
               his duties without reasonable accommodation by Employer hereunder
               for a period  of more  than  thirty  (30)  consecutive  days upon
               Employer  giving  at least  thirty  (30) days  written  notice of
               termination.

          (b)  DEATH.  This  agreement  will  terminate  on  the  Death  of  the
               Employee.

          (c)  WITH CAUSE.  Employer may  terminate  this  agreement at any time
               because  of (i)  Employee's  material  breach  of any term of the
               agreement,  (ii) the  determination  by the Board of Directors in
               the  exercise  of  its  reasonable  judgment  that  Employee  has
               committed  an act or acts  constituting  a felony or other  crime
               involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or theft or fraud; or (iii)
               Employee's  gross  negligence  in the  performance  of his duties
               hereunder.

          (d)  GOOD REASON.  The Employee may terminate his employment for "Good
               Reason" if:

               (i)  he is assigned,  without his express  written  consent,  any
                    duties materially  inconsistent with his positions,  duties,
                    responsibilities,  or status  with  Employer  as of the date
                    hereof,  or a change in his  reporting  responsibilities  or
                    titles as in effect as of the date hereof;

               (ii) his compensation is reduced; or


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               (iii)Employer  does not pay any material  amount of  compensation
                    due  hereunder  and then  fails  either  to pay such  amount
                    within  the  ten  (10)  day  notice   period   required  for
                    termination  hereunder  or to  contest  in good  faith  such
                    notice.  Further,  if such  contest is not  resolved  within
                    thirty (30) days,  Employer  shall  submit  such  dispute to
                    arbitration under Section 13.

          (e)  VOLUNTARY TERMINATION.  The Employee may terminate his employment
               voluntarily.

          (f)  WITHOUT  CAUSE.  Employer may terminate  this  Agreement  without
               cause.


                                    ARTICLE 6
                    OBLIGATIONS OF EMPLOYER UPON TERMINATION

     6.01.     (a)     In  the event of the termination of Employee's employment
pursuant  to Section 5 (c) (with cause) or (e) (voluntary termination), Employee
will be entitled only to the compensation earned by him hereunder as of the date
of  such  termination  (plus  life  insurance  or disability benefits), plus the
rights  to  those  Options  that  have  vested  as  of  the  termination  date.

          (b)     In  the  event  of  the  termination  of Employee's employment
pursuant  to  Section 5 (a) (disability) or (b) (death), Employee, or Employee's
heirs  will  be  entitled only to the compensation earned by him hereunder as of
the  date of such termination (plus life insurance or disability benefits), plus
the rights to all Options, vested or not vested, under the same terms as if this
Agreement  was  not  terminated.

          (c)     In  the  event  of  the  termination  of Employee's employment
pursuant to Section 5 (d) (good reason) or (f) (without cause), Employee will be
entitled to receive as severance pay, one month notice and two week severance of
Employee's  Base  salary  at  such  time  as  this  Agreement is terminated, and
Employee  shall  have the rights to all Options, vested or not vested, under the
same  terms  as  if  this  Agreement  had  not  terminated.


                                    ARTICLE 7
                                CHANGE IN CONTROL

     Effect  of  Employer's  Merger,  Transfer  of  Assets,  or  Dissolution:

     7.01.     This  agreement  shall  not  be  terminated  by  any:

     (a)  Merger or  consolidation  when the Employer is not the consolidated or
          surviving corporation.


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     (b)  Transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Employer.

     (c)  Voluntary or involuntary dissolution of the Employer.

     In  the event of any such merger, consolidation, or transfer of assets, the
surviving  or  resulting  corporation or the transferee of the Employer's assets
shall be bound by and shall have the benefit of the provisions of this agreement
and  this  agreement shall automatically renew for a period of three years under
the same terms and conditions.  The Employer shall take all actions necessary to
insure  that  such  corporation or transferee is bound by the provisions of this
agreement.

                                    ARTICLE 8
                                WAIVER OF BREACH

     8.01.     The  waiver  by  any party hereto of a breach of any provision of
this  agreement  will  not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach  by  any  party.


                                    ARTICLE 9
                                 INDEMNIFICATION

     9.01.     Employer  shall  to  the  full  extent permitted by law or as set
forth  in  the  Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of
the  Company,  indemnify, defend and hold harmless Employee from and against any
and  all  claims,  demands, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses (including
reasonable  attorney's  fees,  court costs and disbursements) arising out of the
performance  of his duties hereunder except in the case of a willful misconduct.


                                   ARTICLE 10
                                     NOTICES

     10.01.     Any  notices,  consents,  demands, requests, approvals and other
communications  to  be  given  under this agreement by either party to the other
will  be  deemed  to  have  been  duly  given if given in writing and personally
delivered  or  within two days if sent by mail, registered or certified, postage
prepaid  with  return  receipt  requested,  as  follows:

               If to Employer:          Sportan United Industries, Inc.
                                        3170  Old  Houston  Rd.
                                        Huntsville, Texas 77340
                                        Attention:  Jason G. Otteson


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               If to Employee:          Kay  L.  Ekis
                                        1602 13th Street
                                        Huntsville, Texas 77340

     Notices  delivered  personally  will  be  deemed  communicated as of actual
receipt.


                                   ARTICLE 11
                                ENTIRE AGREEMENT

     11.01.     This agreement and the agreements contemplated hereby constitute
the  entire  agreement  of  the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and
supersede  all  prior agreements and understanding, both written and oral, among
the  parties,  or  any  of  them,  with  respect  to  the subject matter hereof.

                                   ARTICLE 12
                                  SEVERABILITY

     12.01.     If  any  provision  of  this  agreement  is  held to be illegal,
invalid  or  unenforceable  under  present  or future laws effective during this
agreement,  such  provision  will  be fully severable and this agreement will be
construed  and  enforced  as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision
never  comprised  a part hereof; and the remaining provisions hereof will remain
in  full  force  and  effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or
unenforceable  provision  or by its severance herefrom.  Furthermore, in lieu of
such  illegal,  invalid  or  unenforceable  provision  there  will  be  added
automatically  as  part of this agreement a provision as similar in its terms to
such  illegal,  invalid  or  unenforceable  provision  as may be possible and be
legal,  valid  and  enforceable.



                                   ARTICLE 13
                                   ARBITRATION

     13.01.     If  a dispute should arise regarding this agreement, the parties
agree  that all claims, disputes, controversies, differences or other matters in
question  arising  out of this relationship shall be settled finally, completely
and  conclusively  by  arbitration  in  Huntsville, Texas in accordance with the
Commercial  Arbitration  Rules  of  the  American  Arbitration  Association (the
"Rules").  The  governing  law of this agreement shall be the substantive law of
the  State  of  Texas, without giving effect to conflict of laws.  A decision of
the  arbitrator shall be final, conclusive and binding on Employer and Employee.
Any  arbitration  held  in  accordance  with this paragraph shall be private and
confidential  and  no person shall be entitled to attend the hearings except the
arbitrator,  Employee,  Employee's  attorneys,  a  representative  of  Employer,
Employer's  attorneys,  and advisors to or witnesses for any party.  The matters
submitted to arbitration, the hearings and proceedings and the arbitration award


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shall  be  kept  and  maintained  in  the  strictest  confidence by Employee and
Employer  and  shall  not be discussed, disclosed or communicated to any persons
except  as  may be required for the preparation of expert testimony.  On request
of  any  party,  the  record  of  the  proceeding shall be sealed and may not be
disclosed  except  insofar, and only insofar, as may be necessary to enforce the
award  of  the  arbitrator and any judgement enforcing an award.  The prevailing
party  shall be entitled to recover reasonable and necessary attorneys' fees and
costs from the non-prevailing party and the determination of such fees and costs
and  the  award  thereof  shall  be included in the claims to be resolved by the
arbitrator  hereunder.

                                   ARTICLE 14
                                    CAPTIONS

     14.01.     The  captions in this agreement are for convenience of reference
only  and  will  not  limit  or  otherwise affect any of the terms or provisions
hereof.


                                   ARTICLE 15
                                GENDER AND NUMBER

     15.01.     When  the  context requires, the gender of all words used herein
will include the masculine, feminine and neuter and the number of all words will
include  the  singular  and  plural.


                                   ARTICLE 16
                                  COUNTERPARTS

     16.01.     This agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
of which will be deemed an original and all of which will constitute one and the
same  instrument,  but  only  one  of  which  need  be  produced.


                                   ARTICLE 17
                             EMPLOYER AUTHORIZATION

     17.01.     Employer  represents  that  the  Board of Directors has approved
this  agreement.


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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this agreement as
of  the  day  and  year  first  above  written.
                                                EMPLOYER:

                                                SPORTAN UNITED INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                                By: ____________________________
                                                     Jason G. Otteson, President

                                                EMPLOYEE:

                                                By: ___________________________
                                                    Kay L. Ekis


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