In today's episode, Donny sits down with New York Times Best-selling author James Patterson.  Donny does a deep dive on Patterson's career, starting out in the advertising world at J. Walter Thompson. From there, the two cover the creation and inspiration behind one of Patterson's most well-known characters, Alex Cross, and James discusses his surprising friendship with world-renowned country music superstar, Dolly Parton. But first, Donny covers his top brands this week, stamping his "ups" or "downs" on Joe Biden, Lindsey Graham, the NFL and Kanye West among others in his "Brands of the Week" segment.
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James Patterson: A Love of Storytelling

Everything is a brand. In today’s world companies, public figures, countries, institutions, and movements are brands with their own unique values, marketing, and influence. Former CEO and Chairman of Deutsch Inc., innovative political analyst and veteran TV personality, Donny Deutsch, mastered the power of branding when he built the multibillion dollar ad agency. Now, in a hyper-saturated, over-marketed world, our media landscape too often presents one-dimensional figures who are globally seen, and yet not truly known. Where the notion “perception is reality” feels truer each day, join Donny as he peels back the layers of the images we see, to understand the depths of the people who are changing our world. You won’t want to miss Donny’s candid conversations with global experts and the biggest names across entertainment, business, media, politics and more to better understand the “brands” of the moment and examine where politics, current events, and pop culture converge.

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Donny is joined by Serial Entrepreneur, Chairman of VaynerX and 5x New York Times Best Selling Author, Gary Vaynerchuk. In this episode Gary Vee sits down for an in depth discussion about his new book, "Day Trading Attention: How to Actually Build Brand and Sales in the New Social Media World". Gary also goes in depth on the creativity needed to grow your audience on social media, and he gives some tips on how to attract attention on certain social platforms.  
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Gary Vaynerchuk: Learning through my journeys

This week Donny is joined by his friend, George Stephanopoulos to discuss his new book, "The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis". Stephanopoulos, who is co-anchor on Good Morning America and the host of This Week, sits down for an in depth discussion about the history of one of the most mysterious places in the world, the White House Situation Room.
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George Stephanopoulos: Unveiling the mysteries of the Situation Room

Listen in as Donny gives his "Brand Up" or "Brand Down" rating on NETFLIX and the NFL, Memorial Day travel , Christie Brinkley, Justice Samuel Alito, and more.
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Brands of the Week: Rudy Coffee, Joe Biden, Benny Gantz, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Fast Food sales, and more

This week, Donny is joined by New York Times best-selling author and former Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism, Noa Tishby and former NFL linebacker, author, sports analyst, Emmanuel Acho. Tishby and Acho sit down with Donny for an in depth discussion about their new book, "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew", which is out now.  
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Noa Tishby & Emmanuel Acho: Let's get uncomfortable

Listen in as Donny gives his "Brand Up" or "Brand Down" rating on Mother's Day spending, hair transplant destinations, backwards walking, and more.
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James Patterson: A Love of Storytelling

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