A New Kind of Reality TV

Cardillo’s World is a television show based in New England hosted by Steve Cardillo and Mai Tran that focuses on sports, dining, and entertainment.

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The Brand

Steve Cardillo’s Cardillo Weightbelts have been providing weightlifting belts to elite athletes, celebrities, and professional bodybuilders since 1987. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hulk Hogan, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and Michael Jordan are just a few of the elite sportsmen and celebrities, and Steve has trained with many of them. The Cardillo name has been synonymous with providing quality weight-lifting gear to thousands of sportsmen and celebrities and continues to specialize in sports and fitness.

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Iconic Athletes and Celebrities

Each episode features a different iconic athlete or celebrity working out with Steve Cardillo at his private training facility using cutting-edge techniques, dining on delicious foods, exchanging stories, highlights, and behind-the-scenes interviews with the guests.

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The Audience

Cardillo Weightbelts’ network audience has the potential to reach 1.5M+ social media followers as well as millions of viewers through sister sites such as The Wrestling Classics, Makaveli Motivation, Barstool Sports, and other guest’s pages. Cardillo Weightbelts is also heavily trafficked by important sites such as Sports Center, NHL, and ESPN, to mention a few. The typical follower is between the ages of 20 and 50, with a male audience of 59% and a female audience of 41%. The average person spends up to 24 hours each week online and another 35 hours watching television.

Our group spends the bulk of their time viewing fitness and sports-related programming and continues to educate themselves about health, fitness, and sports. Most of our listeners are devoted to our material and will be ideal candidates for conversion to our TV program. Additional TV program segments, including sponsorships, will be distributed to our social networks and followers on a regular basis!

Your Hosts

Steve Cardillo

Host / Executive Producer

Steve Cardillo (@cardilloweightbelts) is a best-selling author and renowned fitness expert with over 40 years of experience in the health and fitness industry. As a former high school Physical Education teacher, Steve has always been involved in educating people about the proper ways to train and achieve the best results from exercise, nutrition and all-around well-being.

Steve Cardillo
Steve Cardillo
Mai Tran
Mai Tran

Host / Executive Producer

Mai Tran (@maimodel) is a well-known health and fitness personality and the author of the best-selling book, Active Girls Healthy Women. She is one of the top fitness industry professionals in the country, serving as a spokesmodel and National Sales Manager for a number of national sports nutritional supplement businesses, as well as a significant social media influencer. Mai’s very extensive and impressive resume involves working with top supplement companies such as Met-Rx, Gaspari Nutrition, Myogenix, ProMera Sports, API and Cardillo Weightbelts.

Meet the Team

Chris Fondulas

Director / Executive Producer

Chris Fondulas (@foosnaps) has been involved in filmmaking for his entire career. Starting out in production, he found his way into I.A.T.S.E. Local 52 in N.Y.C. where he started working in sound and thus collaborating on countless film and television productions. This inevitably led to writing and directing his own films, producing content for various platforms, and founding Hoyt + Fondulas. His work has been recognized with Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sound, as well as achievements in writing, directing, and casting for narrative storytelling.

Patrick Ganino

Executive Producer

Patrick Ganino (@patrickganino), Mural Artist to the Stars, is an executive producer on Cardillo’s World and the owner of Creative Evolution, a full-service decorative painting company that has operated in Connecticut and surrounding states since 1999. His clients have included successful business owners, celebrities, and high-profile interior designers. His work has been featured in many newspaper and magazine articles, yet his responsiveness and personal dedication to clients remain his first priority. Over the past few years, CT mural artist Patrick Ganino has also been involved in television work for shows such as Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Bar Rescue, Tabitha’s Salon Takeover, and Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares. His ability to work under pressure and quickly adapt in order to meet strict deadlines enables him to successfully complete these demanding projects.

Jessie Hoyt

Co-Producer

Throughout her advertising and production career, Jessie has thrived on bringing creative ideas to life. She’s partnered with countless brands along the way, from two of the top five Fortune 500 companies, to other giants in consumer goods, finance, healthcare, and real estate. Jessie’s projects have been recognized with Emmy, Clio, Cannes Lions, Hatch, and Pencil awards.

Chad Burnham

Co-Producer

Chad Burnham (@proformptma) Dr. Chad is a coach, Physical Therapist, and the founder of ProForm Physical Therapy in Salisbury, MA. His journey into the field of physical therapy and fitness began in the gym at an early age and continued throughout college where he earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree from the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Chad is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and is highly trained in golf-specific fitness, pain-free performance, advanced manual therapy techniques, as well as an expert in 3D chain reaction biomechanics. Dr. Chad opened ProForm Physical Therapy in 2016. Dr. Chad is the official in-house resident Physical Therapist on Cardillo’s World, as well as a production assistant.

Isabelle Tran

Production Assistant

Isabelle Tran (@isaa__rose) Isabelle Tran is a graduate of UMass Amherst with a BA in Sociology and a minor in Education who is currently getting her Master’s in Ed at Fitchburg State University. Aside from being a Production Assistant on Cardillo’s World; Isabelle also enjoys reading a good book, watching a crime documentary, or learning a new song on her piano in her free time.

Thida Lynda

Vice President of Marketing

Thida Lynda (@thidalynda) is an eleven-time award-winning Vice President of Marketing. With over 26 years in marketing for the entertainment industry, she is passionate about branding, marketing, and vector art. But to be honest, the inner child in her would rather be at Disney. :)

HOYT + FONDULAS

HOYT + FONDULAS

Production Company

HOYT + FONDULAS (@hoytandfondulas) Longtime creative partners Jessie Hoyt and Chris Fondulas founded their CT-based production company with a collective passion for conceiving and constructing stories for a variety of formats – from short films to doc-style and social content to music videos. They produce, write, shoot, direct and edit their own projects, working with world-class brands and award-winning talent on both sides of the camera.

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Brought to You by Our Generous Sponsors
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TYR
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