Stefan Pinto: Actor and Web Designer

Recently, I had the pleasure of chatting on the phone with Stefan Pinto about his dual career.  You see, Stefan can be found on such TV shows as “Burn Notice” and “CSI: Miami” as easily as working on a new web design for one of his many clients.  Most recently, Stefan performed in the theatre production “Escorts: The Musical”.

Stefan said that “The Escorts” was his first musical and before this performance he told me, “I had no idea I could sing!”  His favorite part of this production was the bond that was created with his fellow cast members.  “When you go through a lot of stress with people, you form friendships,” he explained.

I asked him if developing bonds was important to his web design business too.  “It’s true about everything,” he said, “Trust is important too.  Especially when money is involved.”  And all that bonding and trust has truly paid off.  A freelance web designer for twelve years, Stefan now gets the majority of work from referrals.

After leaving a corporate job in telecommunications twelve years ago, Stefan really embraced freelancing.  What he likes most?  “You can choose the job.  You can always say ‘no’ unlike the corporate world.”  It was no wonder that when I asked him to tell me about his favorite project he answered, “I want to have all my projects be favorite projects.  I want my work to show my enjoyment [of the project].”

If you are a “CSI: Miami” fan you might have seen Stefan in last season’s finale episode.  He was cast as the head of the Mala Noche. He’s was also cast as a supporting role in the televison show, “Burn Notice”.  “I had to audition three times for that role and I wore the same outfit every single time,” says Stefan.  When taping “Burn Notice”, as a supporting actor, Stefan got his own trailer.  He’s working his way up the Hollywood ladder so getting his very own trailer was definitely a milestone.

So what can we learn from Stefan?  Success depends a lot on the bonds you make and the trust you instill in the people you work with.

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