About this episode

Tony Polcari discusses his journey from accounting to content creation, sharing insights on mental health and the importance of authenticity.

Elevator no. 253: Tony Polcari, better known as Tony P in DC, is a content creator and broadcaster with millions of views built on cooking videos, fit checks, and week-in-the-life vlogs. After chasing the "checked boxes" through accounting at KPMG and strategy consulting, a nudge from his boss after a breakup sent him down the content path, and within months a side hobby became a full-blown brand. Now he's chasing the broadcasting dream he gave up on in college, from Fox appearances to a Food Network digital series. In this podcast: Tony opens up about the mental health struggles behind his relentless positivity, including a suicide attempt in high school and the weight of an internet audience where some people love you and some mock your existence. We talk about why men need permission to be open, what happened to being a gentleman, and why the DMs saying "your videos got me through" are what keep him going. Plus his mental motto, straight out of Rounders: don't run from who you are. Run toward it.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam Panitch, Parker Yablon

Guest: Tony Polcari

Topics covered

• mental health
• content creation
• personal growth
• broadcasting
• masculinity
• positivity

Keywords

• content creator
• mental health
• positivity
• broadcasting
• vlogs
• cooking videos
• gentleman
• social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KPMG, Fox, Food Network

Books & works: Rounders

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