Dead America

Vinny Potestivo


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 Vinnie Potestivo 

Vinny Potestivo is an emmy award-winning media advisor and talent development executive. He discussed
his journey to becoming a casting director and how he used technology to
innovate the casting industry. He also discussed the importance of having a
good pitch deck, team, and culture to help with content creation. He encouraged
listeners to create something that makes them laugh and build their creative
muscle. He suggested trusting yourself and taking trends, and making them your
own. He also discussed the importance of applying for awards, leveraging
distribution platforms, repurposing content, and using social media platforms
to reach a wider audience. 

  

Action Items  

  1. Take a chance on a $20 ad in a magazine. 
  2. Prepare and challenge yourself to learn
    something new. 
  3. Create a good pitch deck. 
  4. Use Notion and Clarity to keep projects
    organized. 
  5. Build a good team and culture to help with
    content creation. 
  6. Leverage distribution platforms to increase
    discoverability. 
  7. Repurpose content and use platforms such as
    IMDb and PodChaser to increase visibility. 
  8. Leverage social media platforms like
    Instagram to reach a wider audience. 
  9. Create something that makes you laugh and
    build your creative muscle. 
  10. Trust yourself and take trends and make
    them your own. 
  11. Contact Vinnie on LinkedIn and his website
    vpe.tv. 
  12. Share, like, and subscribe to the Dead
    America Podcast. 
  13. BIO, 

    Vinnie Potestivo is an
    industry-leading talent & media development strategist widely known for
    launching celebrity brands & media properties that continue to influence
    modern pop culture. 

      

    With over 25 years of
    experience, he and his teams have become well-trusted connectors who sell, develop,
    produce, launch, distribute, and amplify some of the most talked-about original
    series & talent brands in modern pop culture. 

      

    Talent brands Vinnie has
    helped elevate through the use of original content include Mandy Moore, Ashton
    Kutcher, Ashlee Simpson, Jessica Simpson, Tyrese Gibson, Lauren Conrad, Diane
    von Furstenberg, Nick Cannon, Danielle Fishel, Peter Thomas Roth, Kelly
    Osbourne, Kristin Cavallari, Molly Sims, Vanessa Lachey, Damien Fahey, Quddus,
    Suchin Pak, Gideon Yago, DJ Clue, LaLa Anthony, Hilary Duff, TJ Lavin, and Leah
    McSweeney among others. 

      

    Television series cast
    or produced by Vinnie include Punk’d, Wild ‘n Out, The Challenge, TRL, The
    Osbournes, Newlyweds, Laguna Beach, The Hills, The Ashlee Simpson Show, 8th
    & Ocean, Pimp My Ride, Cribs, The Tom Green Show, 2gether, All Things Rock,
    Headbanger’s Ball, Direct Effect, YO! MTV Raps, Loveline, Man & Wife,
    Making the Band, Fashionably Loud, VMAs, MTV Movie Awards, Sunset Daze,
    Biography, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, The Millionaire Matchmaker, Dogs
    In The City, Celebrity House Hunters, I’m Married To A, House of DVF, and
    A Question of Love. 

      

    Multimedia series cast
    or created by Vinnie include Macy’s Million Dollar Makeover, Samsung’s Private
    Island Giveaway, YouTube Originals’ Kid Correspondent, Vevo’s Certified,
    Simplified with Josh McBride, and Day One Stories by
    Prudential.  

      

    Podcasts include Man
    & Wife (Fatman Scoop & Shanda Freeman), Whistleblower
    (Natalie Khawam), Absolutely Danielle (Danielle Staub), Success by
    Design (Elizabeth Sutton), The Polished Woman (Jessica R Bunevacz), Ritch
    In Life (Ritch Erani), and Camera Ready & Abel (Barbara Barna
    Abel). 

      

    Corporate brands Vinnie
    has worked closely with include Macy’s, Samsung, Nikon, MLB, Peter Thomas Roth,
    Naturally Serious Skin, Kiehl’s, Hope Fragrances, Ciroc, AARP, Prudential, and
    Allstate. 

      

    Links 

     https://deadamerica.website/vinnie-potestivo 

      

    https://twitter.com/vinniepotestivo 

      

    https://facebook.com/vinniepotestivo 

      

    https://instagram.com/vinniepotestivo 

      

    https://linkedin.com/in/vinniepotestivo 

      

       

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