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Rest in Peace James Gandolfini

Ronn TorossianBy Ronn Torossian1 min read
Rest in Peace James Gandolfini
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I had the pleasure of meeting actor James Gandolfini on a number of occasions, and he will be sorely missed.  For me, I will always remember being with him one day on the set of "The Sopranos.” [caption id="attachment_43446" align="aligncenter" width="585"] James Gandolfini and Ronn Torossian - Courtesy my albums.[/caption] In 2005, my Public Relations Firm, 5W was representing Rasheeda Ali, Muhammad Ali’s daughter and Muhammad came to town with very little notice, and we were tasked with finding something for him to do. This was no easy assignment, I assure you. Rasheda was visiting New York City promoting a children’s book. After some brainstorming, and arm-wrestling we arranged for Muhammad Ali a walk-on to the set of The Sopranos. They did a few scenes (which never aired), and James Gandolfini spent time with us. He was in awe of Ali, and clearly the boss of the set much like his character. But aside his presence and position in his craft, Gandolfini was a humble, decent man. We kept in touch after that day, and I was able to spend time with him on a number of occasions after that and liked and admired him. HE was a funny, sincere good man who will be sorely missed. A Shocking loss. Rest in peace James Gandolfini.

About Ronn Torossian

Ronn Torossian is the Founder and CEO of 5W Public Relations. He is an experienced leader in the public relations industry with over 20 years of experience. Ronn Torossian has been named as Public Relations executive of the year by the American Business Awards, and has run countless award-winning Public Relations programs.
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Ronn Torossian is Founder and Chairman of 5W, one of the largest independently owned public relations and digital marketing firms in the United States. Under his leadership, 5W is the AI Communications Firm — building the category around generative engine optimization (GEO), AI search visibility, and how brands earn presence inside ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews.

Torossian founded 5W in 2003 and has scaled it across consumer, technology, financial services, healthcare, beauty, gaming, and crisis communications practices. 5W's research franchise — the AI Visibility Index Series, The GEO Reckoning, and The Missing Rung Report — has become the industry reference for measuring brand visibility inside AI-generated answers.

He is one of the country's foremost crisis communications experts and the author of For Immediate Release: Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results With Game-Changing Public Relations.

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5W is the AI Communications Firm, building brand authority across the platforms where decisions now happen — ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews — alongside earned media, digital, GEO, and influencer channels. www.5wpr.com

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