Influencers

Welcome to Influencers!

Today, we have Dan as our guest. For those of you who had listened to the last episode and tried to figure out who he is, here were the hints: He was born in Detroit but grew up mostly in Florida. He wants Will Smith to play him in a movie. The movie that would represent his life for the last year would be The Revenant. His name was almost Jamal Johnson, but instead he has a different name. Who is Dan? Let’s welcome him on.

Then, the second interview is anonymous. If you can figure out who it is before we reveal it in the following podcast, you could win a coveted invitation to the Influencer Salon.

Welcome to Influencers!

Today, I have the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Aya. For those of you who had listened to the last episode and tried to figure out who she is, here were the hints: Aya is clearly in fashion. She styled Michelle Obama while Barack Obama was our President and went to the White House to do so. She styled Scarlett Johansson. Her job requires a lot of lifting potentially hardworking and dramatic people. She is not white. Who is Aya? Let’s welcome her on.

Then, the second interview is anonymous. If you can figure out who it is before we reveal it in the following podcast, you could win a coveted invitation to the Influencer Salon.

Welcome to Influencers!

For those of you who listened to the last episode, you know that we have Brian with us. The hints that were given were that Brian considers himself from Brooklyn, although he really isn’t. He became a percussionist after picking up a cheap set of bongos when he was a teenager. He and his band have produced an immense body of music that really stands a test of time. The Incredible Hulk would play him in a movie version of his life. The book that represents his life is Portnoy’s Complaint because it is the defining book of a young Jew. He went to many of the trials and tribulations of becoming a member of a successful band. He has a last name that is so long and so incredibly difficult to pronounce that no other percussionist could compete.

Then, the second interview is anonymous. If you can figure out who it is before we reveal it in the following podcast, you could win a coveted invitation to the Influencer Salon.

Welcome to Influencers!

I’m here with Stacy, our guest for today. We had an anonymous interview with her in the last episode where she answered some questions to give you a brief overview and some hints about who she is.

We talk to her today about experience VS expertise, the difference between the two in the fashion industry, and how, in today’s culture, experience is becoming more valued than expertise.

Then, the second interview is anonymous. If you can figure out who it is before we reveal it in the following podcast, you could win a coveted invitation to the Influencer Salon.

I’m here with our guest, Laraine, who hopefully some of you have figured out who she is. Just to give you a few hints and reminders of what she shared, she said that her daughter would play her in a movie. She went and studied mime with Marcel Marceau. She is obviously in theater and comedy. We talk to her about secrets in her industry, her inspirations, and what she thinks are necessary for you to have to be able to break in to her industry. Then, the second interview is anonymous. If you can figure out who it is before we reveal it in the following podcast, you could win a coveted invitation to the Influencer Salon.

Thank you for joining me for the first ever episode of Influencers. For the past eight years, I’ve made it my career to bring together some of the most extraordinary people in our culture. I started a secret dining experience where twelve people are invited at a time. They are not allowed to talk about what they do or give their last name. They cook dinner together and when they sit down to eat, everybody gets to guess what everybody else does. As a byproduct, I have had the absolute pleasure of sitting and talking to some of the most extraordinary people in our culture, ranging from Nobel Laureates and Olympic medalists to members of royalty and editors-in-chief of the top magazines in the world.

Out of that, one of the things I committed to doing was creating this podcast. I felt that the wisdom of my guests, their experience, knowledge and stories were something that needed to be shared and that hopefully, by understanding what they went through and how their career was created, it could possibly impact the lives of anybody who would listen.