I was sort of the designated driver. Shep: It depends what you’re trying to get to, but in this case I don’t think so. I think it will give people a sense of the way people operated back then. I saw things like how you got Alice Cooper naked on stage except for something and then you–can you tell that story? Nobody else–. Shep: What he says is very–is it better to kill a thousand blades of grass or one cow? . I set out to do 4, I ended up 21 miles because I just kept wanting to listen to the audio book. What happened was I was making it too tough for people to say yes. Andrew: You still do, 50% of the business? You sat on a stool tonight. Andrew: Do you ever feel like–the other thing about this coupon is he can come out of nowhere and ask me for something and what if I can’t do it? So, Bill through him off the stage. So, in the beginning of Mixergy, I did an event at SXSW. How did they hire all these developers to do everything?” He said, “A lot of them are shadow agencies.”. And that’s how you do it. Especially in those days it was big. That’s what the, “Thank you, thank you,” for me does. I didn’t go to the show. Did you have a hand in getting Johnny Depp drunk or whatever he was at that–. Shep: I try to do the fast once a year. I don’t know if it will work, not work, we’ll see what we do.”. But I think to partake in that gigantic–remember I had a lecture in school. Maybe that’s why it’s so hard for me to listen. Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon is a 2013 American documentary film about talent manager Shep Gordon, produced and directed by Mike Myers in his directorial debut. It’s that way in every part of culture. I went to Mike and I said, “I have one problem with the movie,” and I told him what it was and he said, “I can’t go back and fix it.” I said, “Can I get a card as soon as the movie ends where I thank him and let me give him his due?” So, I did that. I would do anything I could do to facilitate ease in their lives. I did all my business pro bono with all the chefs. . His clients that include culinary legends, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Nobu, Daniel Boulud and many more. It became heated between us. [3] It won the audience award for best documentary at the 2014 Sarasota Film Festival,[4] and also screened at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. I’ll take the meeting with him.” Emeril sent me the email and he said, “Next time you’re in New York, we’re going to meet in the office. Okay. I really enjoy service. They’re not the core. So now, when I want someone to do an interview, I say, “Here’s my availability.” They book a time. They’re playing hip-hop, so the kids are going to Adele. I funded it and we stayed partners. So, Emeril had one 60-second spot. Do you have real cash, or are we going to find out you worked this hard and there was nothing at the end? A fellow name Marshall Brevetz owned it. Do you agree? I think at times it’s painful for him. But he’s got people who really love him. Andrew: You know what? So, you’re working with them? You helped him get his finances in order in the book. What they do is they do go to Toptal–like they do maybe iOS iPhone apps and then when you say, “I need an Android app,” they say, “Oh yeah, we’ve got a developer.” What they do is go to Toptal and say, “I need a developer who will pretend to be on my team and I can hire him out to do Android while our guys do iOS.” It’s a whole big thing. The film is the account of Gordon's career and his clients such as Alice Cooper, Blondie, Teddy Pendergrass, and Pink Floyd. Thank you all for being a part of it. You’re not going to get more clients from it. [5] It was released theatrically on June 6, 2014. Thirty times I watched this documentary. We ended up taking different paths. There’s no difference to him between a piece of lettuce and a piece of meat in terms of the miracle of life. Andrew: I see. So, in my head, whenever I’m grateful to someone, like Jason Gaignard introduced me to you, in my head, I keep saying, “Jason Gaignard, thank you,” with your voice in my head. Happy is sort of the end goal of my journey. He thought it was a female folk singer. For Jason, I would do it even if he didn’t have a coupon with me, such a good guy. You didn’t have to wait for them. Get spices in the stores, a highway for people to touch them outside of their restaurants. People are now–when I would say to someone, “What are you doing?” “I’m going to Spago tonight.” No one when I was growing up said, “I’m going to a restaurant.” It was like, “I’m going to see Led Zeppelin.”. I really think about life like that. It was Joey. I love it. Andrew: Be honest with me. It wasn’t part of my life. But first, Shep, the legend, thanks for being here. Andrew: Wow. But I know his dad had passed away. Top as in top of the mountain, tal as in talent, Toptal.com/Mixergy. If he chose to that would be his decision. Gas money doesn’t come cheap. Thanks to Shep Gordon for taking a little drive in Maui to tell us about his career, helping others build their careers. Shep: I would say the culinary movement was a cultural wave. That’s when we all went to him because our parents said, “He’s disgusting.” The Beatles, they were disgusting. Bali does something similar to. Shep: He sees the miracle in everything. I never was an accumulator. Shep Gordon attends the Build Speaker Series to discuss his new book "They Call Me Supermensch" at AOL HQ on September 22, 2016 in New York City. Shep: He said, “I can help you with that.” I trusted him and he did. My thought was if I could put the icons of music, the Mount Rushmore around her endorsing her, it would give people a look inside and see why these people were doing it. I think out of the box was a big part of it. Andrew: To this day? April 1, 2019. He started to eat meat because of his health, his doctor. I’m really pissed. Andrew: Maybe that’s a good way to do it. I just got a package. They’re taking advantage of the wave. Am I being a little anal by trying to come up with the bullet points from your life instead of allowing the bigger lessons to wash over me? I said to a friend of mine, “How are they doing all this? That’s tiny. I thought Mike Meyers did such a good job with it. Cultural waves–I want to ask about that because it feels to me like when we were growing up, there was this big man theory of history, that the founders of Time Magazine were big on that. How does that manifest itself? Shep: I really don’t think he was drunk. It was easier before the election, but I think everybody in the media is playing around with the cannabis world. The level of respect comes along with it. Thank you for listening. We’ll get the police to arrest us. If you got an AP photo, you would get to 2,500 newspapers, 3,500 newspapers. Because you have said, “I got them all the contracts to lock them and protect them. He was the manager that put Alice Cooper on the map. I get that. It means so much. It’s a ritual that helps me really focus on how lucky I am and makes me happy. Shep: I don’t know if the God is Jewish or not Jewish. So does Snoop Dogg, then, does–that’s interesting. In addition to the impact he’s had on the music, film and food industries, he’s also highly regarded for his philanthropic endeavors. I got to speak, but also did an event, invited grew people to speak, but it was a Mixergy event as opposed to an event that communicated what my message was and that’s the challenge. June 5, 2014. I thought, “Whoa, Shep Gordon, that’s what he did? It’s not worth it. None of us had any money. So I went and took on Anne Murray.” That made me think–first of all, I like her music a lot. Andrew: I said, “Joey?” I immediately go to Siri and I say, “Remind me in two hours to go look up who Joey is.” Joey is Joe Greenberg. He was the subject of Mike Myers 2013 documentary, "Supermensch The legend of Shep Gordon". He threw chicken off stage that night and the chicken got ripped apart. I wonder if like–sometimes I hear pages turn in your book, which I don’t usually hear. It’s a Buddhist country. How has he been good to you? I’m a little intimidated to read ads with you here, Shep, but then I have to realize you’re an art and commerce guy. Get pots and pans in the stores. We’ll go partners on it. Andrew: But here’s the thing that I wonder. I can tell you as a parent, my–just a personal story . That translates into making their lives better. They’re not millions and millions. Boom. Shep: Yeah. It comes out. If you guys are listening to me and you want a great developer, Google-level, Facebook-level developer at a great price and you can actually start off with them tomorrow, in some cases, I want you to go check out Toptal.com/Mixergy. Shep: Yeah. Full of Balinese art and bamboo, it's a perfect place to be barefoot, to entertain, and to cook: During yet another chapter in his page-turner career, Shep minted the concept of the celebrity … And I got his book too when he came out with a book. Shep Gordon is an American talent manager, Hollywood film agent, and producer. He’s a wounded veteran. If we wanted to get him to rock stardom, what would we do? Here’s the thing. Water works really well for me, Jacuzzi I spend a lot of time in. He’s selfless, all the good stuff. I kind of felt like maybe that anger is what fired me and now being happy keeps me from having that kind of energy. Then I heard him on Howard Stern one time, and he talked about how he is so good at drawing people out and he told great stories. Shep: And the purity of it, the selflessness of it. As I moved into the early 70s, mid-70s, there started to be this phenomenon of owner restaurants, not with their names normally, but there was a personality, a little touch. I think there are faces–I’ve met growers who are ex-Navy SEALs who are politically involved. In the cannabis world now, it’s people like Bob Marley, Grateful Dead, who were great artists and great to see them endorse it, but they don’t make the product. Toute la première demi-heure, le réalisateur la consacre au premier client de Shep Gordon, Alice Cooper, qu’il représente depuis près de 45 ans. There was this experience. They offer a no-risk trial period. Shep: I don’t have what one might think I have, but I have enough to be comfortable. His clients include culinary legend, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Nobu, Daniel Boulud and many more. So, I’m making brisket and latkes. For Alice, I would do sick things, naked billboards I could get photos of. But in general, Tuesdays and Wednesdays are when I record between a specific block of times. Thank you. I was really honest. "[7] Metacritic gives the film a score of 64/100 based on reviews from 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". But my thank you is really I am so lucky. I’m wondering with you, what is your magic? And he’s joyful. Andrew: I wonder how he’s–my wife is a lifelong vegetarian. I don’t know what all the rest of this stuff is. It’s all goal-oriented. That’s when a mentor of mine, a guy named Bob Hyler said, “I did some research, Andrew, try this.” He introduced me to Acuity Scheduling. Andrew: But for the chefs it didn’t exist. Andrew: We mentioned cultural waves–how are you feeling, by the way? Cultural waves, you notice some right now, huh? Andrew: You mentioned Bali. That was it. Shep: That night was Harry Nielsen and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees and The Monkees were gigantic at that time, like gigantic. He was literally shaking. Our mission is to expand equitable and legal access to plant medicine and help companies in the psychedelic and cannabis industries succeed in a complex, emerging market. I’m wondering what did you do? It’s sitting and thinking for hours on something and then it sort of happens sometimes, most of the time. I don’t know him well. You said look, I went to The Hollywood Vampires, this group that Alice Cooper put together with John Lennon, the lyricist that worked with Elton John and others, and you said–sorry? First of all, guilt by association, time traveling is this visualization exercise. For the human species on this planet, that is rare. I could get to the first row of a Broadway play. That never was my thing. That’s why you never see him do it. 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