By Mikkel Hyldebrandt, Meak Productions
Name: Joe Adorno
Occupation: entrepreneur, model, brand ambassador, and youth advocate.
Socials:
IG @thejoeadorno
TikTok @thejoeadorno
Joe Adorno is an entrepreneur, model, brand ambassador, and youth advocate from Philadelphia, PA.
Joe has been acting and modeling since he was a teenager. He went to the University of Tampa and received a Bachelor’s in Psychology and started his career as a case manager doing outreach with the homeless population. He then transitioned to a job working with criminal teenagers for the Department of Juvenile Justice. Afterwards, he became a dependency case manager for the Department of Children and Families. While working as a dependency case manager for the Department, Joe became interested in adopting. He became the first single gay man in the State of Florida to legally adopt a son from child welfare. Now Joe is a proud father of three adopted sons.
While in graduate school at the University of Central Florida to achieve a Master’s in Social Work, he founded YOLO Mentoring, a social service agency working with at-risk kids in the community. Joe also created an app called OurFAM, which helps parents of special needs kids and foster parents organize and log their child’s medications, moods, behaviors and daily activities.
Most recently, Joe returned to the entertainment scene by becoming the brand ambassador for the Annual Bear Jamboree of One Magical Weekend 2023 – 2025. He also joined the LGBTQ-exclusive talent agency, Meak Productions Inc., and became the Mr. Meak Productions 2024-25.
How does it feel to be the David Magazine cover model?
What an honor. I feel so blessed and happy for this opportunity to represent my new agency and my business on a major scale. Thank you, guys. I have never been to Atlanta before, I have heard so many wonderful things about it. I am excited to make a trip and meet everyone.
How long have you been modeling?
I have been modeling since I was in high school. I love doing it as long as there is a purpose and clear goal. I have my company as my main focus right now, so when I choose modeling gigs, I like to be selective and something new and different. As long as it makes me happy while I’m working, I’m happy to do the gig. This is one of the main reasons I joined Meak Productions.
You are also the founder of a mentoring organization. Can you please tell us a little more about that?
I founded YOLO Mentoring in 2012. It is a social service agency working with at-risk children in child welfare. We are currently franchising; please, let all your readers and subscribers know that they can a part of the positive change in the world. They, or someone they know can go to YOLOMentoringLLC.org and fill out the franchise interest form on the main page. We can get started with them to own their own YOLO Mentoring and start helping kids right in their own community wherever they live in the US.
Where can we find and follow you online?
You can find me on my Instagram and Tiktok at TheJoeAdorno or on LinkedIn at Joe Adorno.
For bookings, please contact my agency, Meak Productions at www.meakproductions.lgbt, and on their social media @meakproductions. Either way, don’t forget to find me, follow, comment, like and subscribe. Thank you all for your time. Hello Atlanta!
