Castango Is One Click Casting
Founder, Chekesha Van Putten was featured in the trade show publication Exhibit City News recently, speaking about her career and company Castango.com. Castango is one click casting, the new paradigm for hiring trade show talent. Think of Castango as the Amazon for actors, Ebay for entertainers and Uber for for models. The young company connects trade show clients with spokesmodels, brand ambassadors, actors, performers and other entertainers directly.
“Castango is a digital marketplace for models and talent” says Chekesha Van Putten who created it. “We’ve streamlined the casting process saving time and money by eliminating the middle man. Now companies can search, hire, and pay talent on demand” . Van Putten worked in film and television for nearly 20 years before she built Castango. The L.A. native has appeared in films (Austin Powers, The International Man of Mystery) and television (Mad TV & Melrose Place) and performed in the Academy Awards. She spent a few years as a Laker Girl and brought those skills to the big screen when she played a cheerleader in the film American Beauty. She moved to Las Vegas, where she found additional work in trade shows and conventions.
“Even though I had a successful career I was frustrated with having to depend entirely on my talent agent to find jobs” Van Putten says. “That combined with my love of technology led me to start a business to solve the problem.”
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