LugaPodesta
Founder / Executive Producer, London Alley
Luga Podesta is the founder and executive producer at London Alley, a trailblazing production company responsible for many of the biggest music videos and commercials being made today. Chances are, the video that broke the internet today — they probably had something to do with it.
In the early days of London Alley, Podesta joined forces with directors such as Hannah Lux Davis, who he discovered on Myspace, Carlos Lopez Estrada, who started working with him while still in film school, and Colin Tilley, to develop their careers and help launch them into the top tier of creatives working today. Over the years, Podesta has had a hand in many directors’ careers, from Emil Nava and Watts to Christian Breslauer and Courtney Phillips.
What started as his college thesis project, Podesta and London Alley have since gone on to rack up a bevy of awards including, but by no means limited to, seven VMAs, three Cannes Lions, and two Grammy nominations. Podesta has worked alongside countless artists and brands along the way, such as The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Beyoncé, Pepsi, and McDonald’s.
Not to brag or anything, but Podesta — who didn’t even want this bio written — doesn’t let the accumulation of accolades get to his head. According to him, all you really need to know is that last year, his fantasy football team won the league.