Long Island Legends

This week, we are welcoming Mike Sangiamo to the Long Island Legends Podcast! Big Mike Sangiamo is a Long Island character, emcee, and storyteller known for his larger-than-life personality and genuine connection with audiences. As a familiar voice across Long Island radio and frequent host of live events, Mike has spent years entertaining audiences with a blend of humor, heart, and real-life expe...

This week, we are welcoming Eric LeVine onto the Long Island Legends Podcast! Chef Eric LeVine grew up in Brooklyn, trained at the Culinary Institute of America, and launched his career under celebrity chef David Burke at the River Café. He went on to become Chef de Cuisine at the Marriott Marquis in NYC, earning wide recognition for blending international flavors with modern technique. His accola...

This week, we are welcoming decorated independent filmmaker Will La Salle onto the Long Island Legends Podcast! La Salle is an actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, and the founder of La Salle Productions. He has built his reputation on a groundbreaking zero-budget approach that produces high-quality films across different genres every year. His directing credits include the acclaimed short...

This week, we are welcoming Marlon Brunn to the Long Island Legends Podcast! A Queens native who found his home on Long Island, Marlon has been passionate about fitness since childhood. After studying business and finance in college and spending time in the corporate world, he realized fitness wasn't just something he did; it was something he lived. That realization led him to step into perso...

This week, we are welcoming Ryan Jones to the Long Island Legends Podcast! Ryan is the owner of Chubs Meats and Catering and the CEO of the Jones Food Group. Born and raised in Selden, New York, Ryan’s entrepreneurial journey began at just 17 years old when he started working at a family business called Cow Palace. While learning the ins and outs of the food industry, Ryan was also pursuing anothe...

This week, we are welcoming Adam Haber to the Long Island Legends Podcast! Adam Haber is the Co-Founder and CEO of Trellus, a technology-driven commerce and logistics company enabling small businesses to compete more effectively with large e-commerce platforms. Over the past four years, he has led Trellus from concept to execution, building a same-day delivery and e-commerce infrastructure designe...

This week, we are welcoming Chris R. Vaccaro onto the Long Island Legends Podcast! Chris R. Vaccaro is an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award–winning media executive, author, and professor from Long Island. As VP of Digital Technology and Communications, Vaccaro has built a media consulting agency that focuses on client-first multiplatform storytelling and brand management. He served as VP of News 12...

This week, we are welcoming George Massimillo to the Long Island Legends Podcast! George Massimillo is a Long Island-based filmmaker who has been writing and directing independent features since his 2008 debut, Enjoy Yourself. He has since completed four additional films, including a recent run of three features in three years: It’s Love, Bro (2023), Waning Poetic (2024), and The Ex-Change (2025)....

This week, we are welcoming Francesco Petulla to the Long Island Legends Podcast. As the COO of Marcello Petulla Contracting, Francesco leads a company built on decades of experience and strong family values. His father started the business in the 1990s after immigrating from Italy, bringing with him a deep passion for craftsmanship and a commitment to quality that still guides their work today. H...

This week, we are welcoming Alexandra Swayne onto the Long Island Legends Podcast! Alexandra is the CEO of Sun Kissed Media and is a passionate marketing professional with over a decade of experience. She’s worked across industries from beauty and retail to tech, healthcare, and finance, helping brands craft strategies that truly connect and deliver results. With degrees in Public Relations/Market...

This week we are welcoming Andrew Jedlicka to the Long Island Legends Podcast! Andrew Jedlicka is the Founder & CEO of The Andrew Frank Group, LLC, where he has served as a Talent Manager and marketing business manager for celebrities and influencers since 2019. He is also the author of “Homemade” and “Once Upon a Magical Bedtime,” which are now available. The Andrew Frank Group, LLC (AFG) is...

This week, we are welcoming Lisa Ludwig to the Long Island Legends Podcast! Lisa Ludwig is the president and lead instructor at She Trains You and the founder of Long Island Women's Firearm Club, Inc. She is a certified NRA Pistol Instructor, Rifle Instructor, Chief Range Safety Officer, Certified Range Master, Certified Glock Armorer, NYS Armed Guard, and Martial Artist. With over 2,000 lice...

This week, we are welcoming Mark Perel to the Long Island Legends Podcast! Mark is the owner and president of Homestead Window Treatments, Long Island’s premier custom window-covering company. Since taking over the family business from his father, Mark has transformed Homestead into an award-winning brand, recognized for eleven consecutive years as Best of Long Island. Known for his entrepreneuria...

This week, we are welcoming Rob Pannell onto the Long Island Legends Podcast! Rob Pannell is a Smithtown, New York native where he attended Smithtown HS West, then Deerfield Academy for a post-graduate year. At Cornell, Pannell won the 2013 Tewaaraton Trophy and was a 2011 ESPY nominee for best collegiate athlete. He was a 4x All-American and 4x first team All-Ivy selection. Since, he has 13 seaso...

This week, we are welcoming David Díaz to the Long Island Legends Podcast! David is the owner of Selden Concrete Corp. is a fully licensed, insured and owner operated poured concrete contractor with over 50 years of experience. Since their inception in 1993, the company continuously strives to provide new and past clients with quality work at reasonable prices and schedules that meet or exceed the...

This week, we are welcoming co-owners of Signature Premier Properties, Peter Morris and Kathy Viard to the Long Island Legends Podcast! Peter Morris is the owner of Morris Construction. Since 1994, he has been bringing architectural visions to life throughout the Huntington area. In 2007, during one of the toughest real estate markets in decades, he launched Signature Premier Properties—a neighbor...

On this week of Long Island Legends, we are welcoming Michael DeAngelis! Michael DeAngelis has deep Long Island roots, having moved from the Bronx as a baby with his parents and three older brothers. He was the first in his family to graduate college, earning a marketing degree from the New York Institute of Technology. Blending street smarts and trade skills passed down from his father with forma...

This week, we are welcoming Mike Lewis to the Long Island Legends Podcast! Michael Lewis is 49 years old and has been married since 2009. He and his wife have a teenage son. He is a licensed professional land surveyor and a certified floodplain surveyor, with surveying experience dating back to 1998, and has been licensed since 2012. Michael currently serves as a project manager at SAM-NY, the lar...

On this week of Long Island Legends, we are welcoming Eliot Lonardo! Eliot R. Lonardo is a lifelong resident of the Town of Huntington and a proud 1996 graduate of Walt Whitman High School in South Huntington. He went on to earn a degree in Criminal Justice from LIU’s C.W. Post campus. A first-generation Italian American on his father’s side, Eliot comes from a family of entrepreneurs—his father w...

On this week's episode of the Long Island Legends podcast, we are welcoming Matt Norman! Matt is a part of Team Norman. He is an Online Bodybuilding and Fitness Coaching at Mitropoulos Coaching helping athletes and lifestyle clients of all levels build the body and confidence they’ve always wanted without sacrificing their busy lifestyle. Whether you’re looking to become a pro bodybuilder, le...

On this week of the Long Island Legends Podcast we are welcoming Mike Steinberg! Michael Steinberg is the CEO of Hedgestone Business Advisors, one of the fastest-growing business brokerage firms in the country. Raised in a working-class family in New York, Michael developed a strong sense of grit and resilience early on—qualities that have defined his entrepreneurial journey. His career began with...

On this week of the Long Island Legends Podcast, we are welcoming Nick Orlando! Nick is the owner of Gold’s Gym in East Northport and is a licensed associate real estate broker with Compass. His family has owned and operated the Gold’s Gym for over 35 years, and it is recognized as the very first Gold’s Gym in New York. With a lifelong connection to the fitness industry and over 13 years of experi...

Meet this week's Long Island Legends guest, Greg Helbeck! Greg Helbeck is a real estate entrepreneur and the founder of Velocity House Buyers, a 7-figure investment company operating with a small, efficient team of four. Since 2015, Greg has flipped and wholesaled over 350 deals across New York, Delaware, and Seattle, establishing himself as one of the top investors in the Hudson Valley regio...

On this week of the Long Island Legends Podcast, we are welcoming Christopher Ferrari! Based on Long Island, New York, Christopher is a seasoned direct private money lender and residential mortgage broker with a strong focus on delivering fast, flexible financing solutions. He specializes in helping real estate investors, homebuyers, and property owners secure the funding they need — whether for p...

On this week of the Long Island Legends Podcast we are welcoming Joseph Buquicchio! Joseph Buquicchio is a Mortgage Loan Officer with CrossCountry Mortgage, serving clients throughout New York and several neighboring states. Known for his straightforward approach and deep industry knowledge, Joseph takes pride in helping people navigate one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives—buying...