LEO BURMAN
Wallingford
Summary
Dynamic, highly entrepreneurial Creative Account Manager, Partnerships Lead, Media Producer, and Artist Manager with a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations & Strategic Communications (Magna Cum Laude). Documented success conceptualizing, pitching, and executing high-impact brand sponsorships, multi-platform multimedia campaigns, and original digital content series within the music discovery and entertainment spaces. Expert in managing start-to-finish production pipelines across multi-city logistics, navigating creator talent networks totaling over 1 Million cumulative followers, negotiating competitive talent-to-label agreements, and collaborating directly with corporate sponsors, major talent agencies, and premier media distribution channels to drive brand visibility and measurable audience engagement.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Founder / Executive Producer & Talent Partnerships Lead
WISHE MEDIA
Philadelphia, PA
01.2025 - Current
- High-Impact Artist Management & Record Deals: Direct and scale all operations for a specialized talent management and media boutique company. Personally manage recording artist Marques Martin (@marquesmartin.fm), successfully navigating the music business landscape to land the artist a record deal within the first 5 months of management.
- High-Profile Media Distribution Partnerships: Sourced, negotiated, and secured an exclusive release feature for managed artist with On The Radar (a premier music style online platform with 1.4M+ followers), driving massive record optimization and audience growth.
- End-to-End Show Conception & Monetization: Conceptualized, built, and launched a premium digital series co-produced with creator network @ibreathemusicallady (363K+ followers), successfully securing a lucrative corporate brand sponsorship with DistroKid.
- Talent Sourcing & Growth Execution: Successfully scouted, negotiated, and booked 10 marquee industry guests for a full-length season, including prominent music curator and DJ Annabelle Kline (@annabelleklinee, 114K+ followers).
- Production & Editorial Workflows: Personally executed the full production lifecycle—including filming full-length episodes across Los Angeles and New York City, tracking deliverable timelines, creating social media posts, and managing comprehensive video editing. Accumulated over 500,000 views midway through the series, with standalone promotional micro-content generating nearly 100K views per post.
- Agent & Agency Strategy: Collaborated alongside premium talent agents from concept to production to assist the strategic development, launch planning, and multi-platform rollout of the upcoming talk show series 'Sour Sixty' for prominent comedian @sayburm (261K+ followers, represented by Underscore Talent).
- Sponsored Ad Execution: Developed, produced, and performed in custom comedy skits and corporate sponsored advertisement content for cross-platform brand campaigns, matching specific brand briefs with high-engagement creative hooks.
- Strategic Proposals & Travel Logistics: Cultivated a direct strategic partnership with music discovery authority @savingconnie (276K+ followers). Crafted customized pitch decks, managed multi-city operational timelines, and coordinated travel to San Diego to shoot a pilot episode explicitly engineered to attract and contract long-term corporate brand partners.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Public Relations & Strategic Communications
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
Hempstead, NY05-2024
Skills
- Account & Campaign Management
- End-to-End Content Production
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Multi-City Travel & Logistics Planning
- Digital Marketing KPIs
- Talent Relations & Partnerships
- Sponsor Sourcing & Pitching
- Talent Network Management
- Agency & Agent Collaboration
- Creative Technical Suite
- Video Editing & Content Splicing
- Social Media Optimization (IG, TikTok)
- Cision & PR Databases
- Strategic Budget Management
- Contract & Rate Negotiations
- Client Relationship Management
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Google Workspace
Timeline
Founder / Executive Producer & Talent Partnerships Lead
WISHE MEDIA
01.2025 - Current
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Public Relations & Strategic Communications
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY