Valentina Janek
- Actress
Valentina Janek has held a variety of corporate, community, human resources, recruiting, and consulting positions on Long Island. She is the on-air host and founder of The Long Island Breakfast Club Show, which recently celebrated 280 episodes. Most recently the show received the Webby Award for podcasts in 2021 and has been nominated for 2022 upcoming festival. In March 2023, Ms Janek was named a Premier Business Woman at the Premier Business Women of Long Island Awards Gala with Richner Communications, The evening was a true celebration of her passion and commitment to champion and lead her various endeavors in the Long Island community with many other passionate businesswomen.. Janek also acts as a contributing writer for Bold Magazine, and Boldzine. As an author of two books - In Love and Friendship, and From Fired to Freedom, Penguin Books, she works with founder Stephanie Larkin in gaining interest for all individuals to write that book.
Most importantly, Valentina has been cast in a new series by Ferretti Films called The Fontanas acting as the matriarch of the family, Created by Director Gerry Ferretti, The Fontanas is a story centered around a typical Long Island Italian family and follows the lives and loves of four brothers, their mother and father and their children. Following the death of their father the brothers take over the family pizzeria, become caretakers to their complaining and aging mother, in addition to dealing with the normal everyday issues of life and family, when they suddenly become embroiled with mobsters over long-hidden family as secrets regarding the deceased patriarch of the family become unveiled. The mob story is cleverly woven through the family "dramedy. In 2022 Janek was cast in the Bigger Picture, with the Casual Crew, and Crooked also under the direction of Ferretti Films and Director Gerry Ferretti. In 2021 and 2022 Valentina spearheaded a staged play in the community called Children of the April Rain, depicting the true story of the Vietnam Babylift - a true legend.
Most importantly, Valentina has been cast in a new series by Ferretti Films called The Fontanas acting as the matriarch of the family, Created by Director Gerry Ferretti, The Fontanas is a story centered around a typical Long Island Italian family and follows the lives and loves of four brothers, their mother and father and their children. Following the death of their father the brothers take over the family pizzeria, become caretakers to their complaining and aging mother, in addition to dealing with the normal everyday issues of life and family, when they suddenly become embroiled with mobsters over long-hidden family as secrets regarding the deceased patriarch of the family become unveiled. The mob story is cleverly woven through the family "dramedy. In 2022 Janek was cast in the Bigger Picture, with the Casual Crew, and Crooked also under the direction of Ferretti Films and Director Gerry Ferretti. In 2021 and 2022 Valentina spearheaded a staged play in the community called Children of the April Rain, depicting the true story of the Vietnam Babylift - a true legend.