Podcasts about standard hotel

With over 15 years of experience in high-growth startups within the hospitality industry, including hotels, spas, and food & tech, Cynthia brings a wealth of expertise to her latest venture—an UPF apparel brand, Ondine. In this episode, Tina Yao interviews Cynthia, a hospitality industry expert. Cynthia shares her diverse career path, which includes working at renowned establishments such as the Standard Hotel in New York and launching her own B2B catering company. She discusses her latest venture, Ondine, a UPF apparel brand set to launch in the summer of 2025, inspired by her commitment to skin protection and aesthetically pleasing, natural-fiber clothing.

February 9 The Royal Standard is somewhat hidden from regular passing traffic being located in the ‘back blocks' of William St at the very northwest end and within 50 metres of the QVM. Yet for a pub so close to town you will get a quizzical look of ‘Where?' when you ask someone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of ‘The Art Bystander' our host Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar meets with Silvana Lagos in a relaxed conversation to discuss art curating, how to price art, the role of art in democracies and her latest ventures in art across the globe.Silvana Lagos is a curator and writer based between London, UK, and Stockholm, Sweden. She is the artistic director of Meridian Creative Center – El Anatsui. An independent art professional, with a strong background in curating, project management, and strategic consulting. Demonstrated wide multidisciplinary experience in the field of museums and public art as a project director and curator, with delivered projects in Europe, The United States, Latin America, China, and the Middle East, managing large-scale multi-national projects.Delivered projects include - macLYON, Mfa Boston, Ludwig Museum, SF MoMa, University of Greenwich, Hauser & Wirth, Zurich, Fondazione Prada, Prada Double Club Miami, Museo Tamayo, Luma Foundation Arles, Qatar Museums, Gagosian NYC, Massimo de Carlo, Milan, Noor Light Festival, Riyadh, “All the World's Futures” 56th Edition of Venice Biennale, Galleria Continua Beijing, and simultaneous co-running exhibitions at Copenhagen Contemporary and KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Denmark. As a curator, Silvana has worked with the development of the Norberg Festival art program and artwork commissions. Notable artists included Christine Sun Kim (US), Romain Tardy (FR), Farvash Razavi (SE), and Anna Sagstrom (DE/SE). She co-curated Silver Sehnsucht as a b-side exhibition during Frieze London. She is on the board of Amalgama, a cultural program and digital platform devoted to exhibiting, promoting and publishing the work of women artists from Latin America. Her recent public program: TRAMA saw conversations between Rosana Antoli, and Marti Manen, Director of Index, Paola Torrez Núñez de Prado, with Dr. Giuliana Borea and Cecilia Vicuña and Camila Marambio, curator and Director of the nomadic research program Ensayos. As well as a set of artists conversations during Frieze NYC (2023) at the Standard Hotel with Tschabalala Self and Sanford Biggers.Member of AWITA Advisory Board Art and Theory PublishingContributor to Elephant Magazine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I don't know about you, but the luxury hotel world feels like another dimension to me; a glamourous, celebrity-filled world. Then there are the people behind the scenes who make it all happen. My only insight into their world is through White Lotus, The Night Manager and The Grand Budapest Hotel, which are documentaries, right? I was invited to a glorious Melbourne Cup Day Champagne breakfast at The Westin in Collins Street and I was welcomed into a group of General Managers and other hotel industry people who were swapping stories of their various posts around the world. I inhaled that. Fascinating. I met SJ in that group and when I said what I did, she told me I absolutely must talk to Justin Dingle-Garciyya. So I did. Justin has travelled the world as a chef, although he originally thought he would be a professional baseball player. When that didn't pan out, he found himself in the kitchen and he loved it. Inspired by the books he read by the likes of Marco Pierre White and Raymond Blanc, he propelled himself on a career trajectory that led to top chef and culinary director roles in luxury hotels. And now, with all that in mind he reckons he has a book in him too. It won't be a cookbook though, it'll be tales of all he has seen in hotels across the globe. I think, why stop at a book, this was a cinematic ride of a conversation and totally up there with the 'documentaries' on which I based my original impression of hotel life. For now, Justin is involved with opening The Standard, Melbourne, in Fitzroy, the first of the LA-based group's Australian hotels.

One-on-one pod recorded live and uncut from The Standard Hotel in London. We recap our shows here with special guests Isamaya Ffrench, Raven Smith, and Whitmer Thomas, the silver lining of parasocial relationships, Madame Tussauds wax museum, Rita Ora, Little Mix, buying $200 magazines while drunk, we rewrite the playbook on meatballs, housemade edibles, and come say hi when we're in Copenhagen. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russ (DJ Dribbler) lives in Ibiza, DJs at Pikes, Paradise Lost, Ibiza Sonica, OpenLab, WOM, Standard Hotel and Malanga Cafe. He has written two novels which have achieved cult status on the underground scene, "Harry's Kebabs" and its sequel, "The Take Away". He was a resident DJ at Pure in Edinburgh, Tour Dj for Orbital in the 90s, spent 10 years djing in NYC, was a resident on Amsterdam's Red Light Radio for 4 years and is now a resident at Pikes. "I met Ken (Slothboogie) recently, when he was over DJing at Pikes. We spoke about Edinburgh. He knew of Pure. We chatted about the influence and contribution from Edinburgh in the 90s to today's goings on. It is a vast diaspora of artists, producers, writers, record shops, distributors, DJs, promoters and punters worldwide. I live in Ibiza now, I've lived in many countries and cities, and I'm lucky enough to hear and play alongside some world-class DJs every week. You always keep learning. I spent years hounding black music from the USA, and then suddenly, the penny dropped with Americana. It was all down to JIM, aka Jim, aka Ron Basejam. The harmony and melody and pounding soulful drive to the music, it had it all. I play that in the first hour. In the second section of the mix, I play a lot of tracks sent to me by friends. Andy Kidd lands mixes every year and they go through DJs here like a dose of the measles. Random House Project is also worth a mention this year for the Slave edit on there and other remixes. It's great to be able to share them with you."

Going Behind The Energy with Justin Cornwall, an entrepreneur driven to be something great. In the late 2000's, Justin began his career hustling on street teams, building a foundation that quickly launched him into traveling the country with bands, booking, managing, and performing. Vans Warped Tour, Coachella, and Standard Hotel are just a few areas in which Justin exercised his talents. In recent years, Justin has relocated from California to Utah, continuing to grow his skills in all things music.  Connect with JustinInstagram: @WhatJustinFacebook: DJ Justin Cornwall Soundcloud: Justin Cornwall Connect with ParkerInstagram: @ParkerAndriese | @AliveEntUtahTik Tok: @ParkerAndrieseSoundcloud: Parker Andriese Watch other episodes & mixes on my YouTube channelListen to my podcast on all platforms: Behindtheenergy.buzzsprout.comCheck out Alive Entertainment: BringingTheEnergy.comProduced by Nick Nord, David Terry, and Parker Andriese

On this weeks episode, we discuss the story about when Adam Schiff was implicated in the death of an 11 year old black kid. Schiff allegedly molested the kid and gave him meth, and the kid overdosed. If you ever want to go down a rabbit hole, just type in Adam Schiff and Standard Hotel. So how was Anthony Bourdain involved in this whole situation? He was a witness. That's why he may have been killed off.Thank you for supporting the Patreon. If you want to support the show, subscribe to the Patreon. To find the page just go to Patreon.com/conmenpodcast for just $3 a month you get access to the whole library of bonus episodes .

We're IN PERSON TOGETHER at the Standard Hotel in their little recording booth, talking all about non-monogamy! Our real life journeys with being open... Join Beducated: https://beducate.me/pd2322-comecurious BUY FLORENCE'S DEBUT BOOK: geni.us/thisbookwillThank you to our editor @sinahkellerMusic: Desire by Fauc & Taz HJOIN THE CURIOUS FCKERS CLUB ON FACEBOOK! (1100 MEMBERS AND BUILDING!) https://www.facebook.com/groups/600094518220881/Support and donate https://www.patreon.com/comecuriousFollow our socials @comecurious @florencebark @reedamberxGet in touch for any business enquiries - love@comecurious.co.ukAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5888205/advertisement

On Season 3, Episode 7, Emily McElwreath interviews Ché Morales. Ché Morales is an independent curator based in New York City who is passionate about presenting groundbreaking material in innovative and thought-provoking ways. With a keen eye for emerging talent, he has curated numerous exhibitions that showcase the diverse range of artists' abilities. Among his notable exhibitions are Dominique Fung's "Wash Your Corners" at Ross + Kramer in New York, Bernadette Despujols's "The Vast Ocean in Which the Woman Swims” at Rachel Uffner Gallery in New York, Nadia Waheed's "I Climb, I Backtrack, I Float" and Asif Hoque's "Lover's Rock" at Mindy Solomon Gallery in Miami. Additionally, he has curated exhibits such as Azikiwe Mohammed's "396 Wortman Ave." and Heather Day's "Convergence" at Anna Zorina Gallery in New York. In 2017, Morales established ABSTRKT, an independent consultancy focused on art, design, and creating unique experiences. Clients include Nike, New Balance, Adidas, The Standard Hotel, Soho House, StockX, New York City Ballet, Cîroc and more.Through this platform, he continues to shape his artistic practice and explore new avenues within the art world. Morales is also recently founded The Online Gallery, a quarterly ad-free art archive that provides a platform for curators, artists, and organizers to share and demystify art through an editorial lens. His approach to art curation is deeply influenced by his extensive knowledge of cultural, social, and historical contexts in which art is both created and consumed. Through his work, Morales aims to push boundaries, inspire meaningful conversations, and captivate audiences with the transformative power of art. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp.com/TAC ⁠⁠⁠⁠today and get 10% off your first month. ⁠⁠⁠⁠theartcareer.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@theartcareer⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ché : ⁠⁠⁠@chemorales Online Gallery website: https://www.theonline.gallery/ Follow The Online Gallery: ⁠⁠ @theonline.gallery Podcast host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilymcelwreath_art⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@lilap3arl⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Chase Johnson Editing: ⁠⁠@benjamin.galloway

Our last pod, live and uncut before shoving off, from The Standard Hotel in London. We chat about new Twitter algorithms, the dad's printed agenda list, that unexpected feeling of meeting new people you like, our first live pod in London with Alexa Chung, a recap of our afterparty with the lovely Louise Chen, we went around to all the shops, host vs. server energy, how many small bites can we eat in one week, irresponsible truffle shavery, mezcal pressure, Louie V polka dots, and TJ's treetox yields some dreams and nightmares. twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howlonggone/support

Episode 113 of the Be More Today show features Chef Nina Clemente. Born in Italy and raised in New York City, Nina Clemente realized the possibilities of transforming local ingredients into Southern Italian feasts by watching her mother make traditional, delicious, and seasonal cuisine.  These childhood experiences — in which food was the anchor for friends and family to gather around a table, share their stories and create memories — inspired her to make food her career.    After graduating from Brown University with a degree in anthropology, Nina began a successful stint as a private chef in Los Angeles.  She went on to work at Osteria Mozza, learning from the incomparable Nancy Silverton. She then worked at Maya's restaurant in St. Barths, followed by time spent under the tutelage of Enrico Crippa at his three Michelin-star restaurant Piazza Duomo in Alba, Italy.    She continued on to work as Executive Chef for the The Standard Hotel in their Hollywood and NYC locations.  Followed by Andre Bolaz on a restaurant project in the Hudson Valley.    Today, Nina strives to bridge both cultures from her childhood by applying all her senses to preparing delicious food, and reveling in the memorable gatherings that her food inspires.  She cooks meals that are clean, colorful, and vibrant on the palate — food that nourishes, is beautiful to look at, and tastes amazing.  She currently lives in the Hudson Valley with her two children, Phoenix and Indigo and husband Wayne.  For more information visit www.bemoretoday.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bemoretoday/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bemoretoday/support

Hello darlings! This episode is all about The Big O! Climax! Orgasm! Coming! (Or Cumming!) Yes! Yes! Yes! Many of us crave it. Fantasize about it. Jump through hoops to achieve it. But what, exactly, is it? And perhaps more importantly, how do we experience it? For this episode, I took to a sidewalk in San Francisco, a festival in Miami, the HoliGay market in Austin, Texas, my own bedroom, and the tables outside the Standard Hotel in New York City… and spoke with a sex tech expert, a kink activist, a porn creator, a sex party host, a somatics coach, festival-goers, and strangers on the street with opinions, to explore this one crucial question: What is orgasm, anyway?

In 2019 I wrote my first self-published book the Indie Roller Handbook and today I share my experience with that as I embark on writing the follow-up. All the content for the Joyful Selling Playbook has been marinating in my mind throughout 2022 and I'm booked into the Standard Hotel for a week in January to mine my brain and commit words to paper. I'm super excited to share how I get started with a new project like this and help you transfer over my experience to whatever you might be starting in 2023. A digital version of the Joyful Selling Playbook will be made available for all current members from 1st March and printed copies can also be purchased by members. If you are joining us in our next open enrolment from 7th to 13th March 2023 then you'll be sent a free copy and we 'll ship worldwide for free. WOOP!

This week, we're with our friend Wade McElroy, a man who has kind of done it all in hospitality. From working as a server, to helping open The Standard Hotel in New York, to designing bars with his creative partner Jeff Donahue, Wade has a diverse range of experience to draw from, and he's kind enough to share what he's learned along the way. We talk about making people comfortable with design, spotting good frames as a photographer, and some of our favorite Chicago bars. 

This episode is a mixed bag of current events with a specific focus on the current mass psychosis phenomena being deployed across the planet. Please share it with someone you think might like it.Show links: monolithic ceramic water filtration- https://www.alloutdoor.com/2013/10/22/monolithic-ceramic-water-water-filtration-system/Scottish Declaration of Arbroath- https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/DeclarationBook, John Prebble: Culloden: https://www.amazon.com/Culloden-John-Prebble/dp/0712668209/ref=sr_1_1?crid=13BITZK1CI38F&keywords=culloden+prebble&qid=1638146848&qsid=147-5144974-8028308&sprefix=culloden+pr%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-1&sres=0712668209%2CB000YTF2BE%2CB000UF59DI%2C0140253505%2CB00RWRY0Y6%2CB08531LSF6%2CB002FKG7Y6%2CB0019T1ZLE%2C0140028374%2CB00NLR1PX0%2C0985253797%2C0141985933%2C0880290900%2CB008M4OI4U%2CB004IXLOWS%2CB00PUTCUFYGood Patriot video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzydFWuObooSponsor support "Shout-Outs"Jill Barc - PatreonManuel Espejo - Snail MailJT - SubscribeStarRyan Mansfield - PatreonEric Heikkila - PatreonSupport the show on:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JesseJaymzSubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/jesse-jaymzSocial Media:Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/jessejaymz1/Telegram- https://t.me/jessejaymzGab- https://gab.com/JessejaymzJoin my mailing list: https://mailchi.mp/03e09a1333c8/jessejaymzemailsignupSend stuff to my PO Box: Jesse JaymzPO Box 541 Clarkston, MI 48347Listen on:Apple- https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1585900698Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/4qT8ncYfYNe9EgVle3sN5kStitcher- https://www.stitcher.com/show/jesses-jaymz-dangerous-infoTune In-Alexa- https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Jesse-Jaymz-Dangerous-INFO-p1517255/iHeart- https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-dangerous-info-with-jesse-87089579/Google Podcast- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xODUzOTUyLnJzcw==Amazon Music- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/07d53a75-897d-491a-8ce6-17f78658f06f/dangerous-info-with-jesse-jaymzPodchaser- SMART is the acronym that was created by technocrats that have setup the "internet of things" that will eventually enslave humanity to their needs.

RADIOHEAD Talk Art EXCLUSIVE EPISODE! Russell and Robert meet Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood at the Standard Hotel in London to discuss 30 years of friendship and their ongoing, longterm artistic collaboration. Initially meeting at Exeter University, Donwood has created the cover art for Radiohead's ground-breaking albums since The Bends in 1996. Six of his paintings from the album sleeves were recently on display at Christie's headquarters in London, alongside drawings, lyrics and digital art curated by the artists.We explore Radiohead's forthcoming release KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION: an upside-down digital/analogue universe created from original artwork by Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood and sound design by Nigel Godrich to commemorate 21 years of Radiohead's Kid A and Amnesiac albums. KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION will be available beginning November 18th as a FREE download for PlayStation 5 (HERE), PC and Mac at EPIC GAMES STORE. A trailer is now live at: https://youtu.be/AOinMjQ9jo8Follow @Radiohead, @ThomYorke, @StanleyDonwood on Instagram. Special thanks to @TheStandardLondon.For images of all artworks discussed in this episode visit @TalkArt. Talk Art theme music by Jack Northover @JackNorthoverMusic courtesy of HowlTown.com We've just joined Twitter too @TalkArt. If you've enjoyed this episode PLEASE leave us your feedback and maybe 5 stars if we're worthy in the Apple Podcast store. For all requests, please email talkart@independenttalent.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Citizen Helene is a London-based DJ & musician with a deep love of boogie, disco, jazz & funk from around the world.Helene presents a monthly show on Soho Radio playing 2 hours of disco, boogie and Ceefax-adjacent smooth bangers, every 4 weeks on Thursday, 4-6pm. She can also be found performing at venues & festivals such as Spiritland, The Standard Hotel, Decimo The Social, Walthamstow Garden Party, Field Day, Port Eliot & Green Man.Helene also creates electronic music under the pseudonym Galaxy Brain, and in 2020 contributed the track ‘Cosmic Voyage' to Soho Radio's charity compilation ‘Together', with all proceeds going towards the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust and Campaign Zero. 
https://citizenhelene.bandcamp.com/https://twitter.com/citizenhelenehttps://www.instagram.com/citizenhelene/https://www.instagram.com/galaxybrainmusic/

Il parcheggio di Deejay a luci rosse come lo Standard Hotel di NY. Il motorino Ciao in versione elettrica. Che bello cenare alle 7! Aldo Rock parla di illuminazione.

After joining the Rockpool Group as a young chef Daniel Masters (The Standard Hotel, Bangkok) learnt early about the importance of not only great produce, but the connections and friendships fostered with producers. Although he built up his career to run one of WA's most successful restaurants, he yearned for a new challenge and when the opportunity to cook in Bangkok presented itself he couldn't resist. Now, as restrictions ease in Thailand, he's on the cusp of opening a new restaurant celebrating the best produce of the land, and hero Australian beef too.Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=enFollow Huckhttps://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer)https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/LISTEN TO OUR OTHER PODCASTSDirty Linen with Dani Valenthttps://linktr.ee/DirtyLinenPodcastThe Crackling with Anthony Huckstephttps://linktr.ee/thecrackling

In this week's episode, Vin starts the check-in this week celebrating his 16th wedding anniversary. He and his wife take a trip to the city to enjoy some Korean BBQ and drinks. Leon has a run-in with a junior Karen while at his Godsons memorial. Apparently, there's no chill when it comes to a know-it-all Nancy. Rick celebrated his 8th wedding anniversary with a much-needed staycation at the Standard Hotel in the city. Nothing like two days of no kids and doing absolutely NOTHING! Mack finishes off the check-in acknowledging his baby girl's six-month milestone, which means it's time for his wife to head back to the office. Luckily, he'll have the help of his in-laws with childcare.Next, we discuss Clarence Thomas and his not-so-conservative viewpoint of this country's outdated marijuana prohibition laws. This segues into a discussion on the conservative views of the Supreme Court and how they are influenced by the political climate. Lastly, we finish up the show with a controversial conversation on stop and frisk policy and how the front runner in the NYC mayoral race favors the controversial and unconstitutional policy.This and so much more on this episode of Decoding 40.If you want to leave us a message or ask us a question, give us a call at (608) 618-4040.Want to be our Whiskey Warrior of the Week? Or, do you have an event or product that you would like us to attend, sample, and promote? Then, please send us an email to Decoding40@gmail.com to start the discussion.Follow us on all social media platforms @decoding40.This episode is sponsored by AdamandEve.com. A sexy item for him, a special gift for her, and a 3rd item you'll both enjoy! And, ….6 FREE spicy MOVIES! Be sure to use the offer code DC40 at checkout!

In this week's episode, Vin starts the check-in this week celebrating his 16th wedding anniversary. He and his wife take a trip to the city to enjoy some Korean BBQ and drinks. Leon has a run-in with a junior Karen while at his Godsons memorial. Apparently, there's no chill when it comes to a know-it-all Nancy. Rick celebrated his 8th wedding anniversary with a much-needed staycation at the Standard Hotel in the city. Nothing like two days of no kids and doing absolutely NOTHING! Mack finishes off the check-in acknowledging his baby girl's six-month milestone, which means it's time for his wife to head back to the office. Luckily, he'll have the help of his in-laws with childcare. Next, we discuss Clarence Thomas and his not-so-conservative viewpoint of this country's outdated marijuana prohibition laws. This segues into a discussion on the conservative views of the Supreme Court and how they are influenced by the political climate. Lastly, we finish up the show with a controversial conversation on stop and frisk policy and how the front runner in the NYC mayoral race favors the controversial and unconstitutional policy. This and so much more on this episode of Decoding 40. If you want to leave us a message or ask us a question, give us a call at (608) 618-4040. Want to be our Whiskey Warrior of the Week? Or, do you have an event or product that you would like us to attend, sample, and promote? Then, please send us an email to Decoding40@gmail.com to start the discussion. Follow us on all social media platforms @decoding40. This episode is sponsored by AdamandEve.com. A sexy item for him, a special gift for her, and a 3rd item you'll both enjoy! And, ….6 FREE spicy MOVIES! Be sure to use the offer code DC40 at checkout!

Tony Arcabascio is the Art Director for Nanotronics and oversees all creative design across branding, marketing, and digital platforms. Tony also provides creative input on design for some engineering projects such as nHale™. Tony joined the Nanotronics team with over 25 years of experience in the streetwear and the fashion industry. In 1999, he co-founded the sneaker and apparel company Alife. Its headquarters on Orchard St. and their world renowned sneaker boutique, The Alife Rivington Club, on Rivington Street, served as a hub for a cross-section of the Lower East Side creative scene: artists, photographers, actors, musicians, sneaker-heads, skaters, and graffiti writers. Tony’s legacy of popularizing street wear serves as a perfect example for what Malcolm Gladwell highlighted in his pop-culture book, The Tipping Point, namely that ideas, attitudes and behaviors tend to spread contagiously in the same way as some infectious diseases. Tony is known in the New York arts and culture scene as a prescient brander and behind-the-scenes trend-setter. He has been the creative contributor to many of the brands New Yorker’s know and love today such as The Standard Hotel, WeSC, Damiani, and Buscemi. Today, Arcabascio makes a significant contribution to the Nanotronics ecosystem and culture where artists, designers, engineers, marketers, and business leaders work together to envision, and passionately work toward building, a more sustainable future.

In this episode I am chatting to a South African Radio host and Producer, we met in an elevator in the Standard Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles when I was on tour with James McCartney, we started chatting and she invited me to do an interview with her. It was a lot of fun and I have been thinking to invite her to do an episode since I started my podcast and in a way she was an inspiration. She has a 2nd cook book coming out soon and looking at the delicious food she makes, I would recommend it!! (once it comes out) We had a lovely chat and hopefully we can do it again. Please welcome the great and powerful Martelize Brink!! You can find Martelize on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MartelizeBrinkRSG On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/martelizebrink/ and on twitter at https://twitter.com/MartelizeBrink   As always you can find me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Heysoundguy​ on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/heysoundguy1/ ​ and on twitter at https://twitter.com/DykTheuns​   I have started 2 new side projects building Tree houses and furniture from pallets and making traditional South African and Sardinian Food products, if you are interested you can head over to T Houses at https://www.facebook.com/THouses1312​ and SardAfricana at https://www.facebook.com/SardAfricana​ https://www.instagram.com/sardafricana/​   I have a Patreon page if you would like to support the podcast you can do so here https://www.patreon.com/HeySoundGuy​   As always, Like, Share and Subscribe! Until next time, Keep it Sound!

With a pair of boxing gloves slung over one shoulder, and a head filled with East London street smarts, Zoe Buckman has arrived over the past few years as a bold face of the feminist arts movement. Her multi-disciplinary work frequently speaks to universal female experiences, be it the inclusion of embroidered words on the subject of domestic violence, titling a recent show “Heavy Rag”, or her 43-foot sculpture “Champ”, a glowing neon outline of a uterus outfitted with boxing gloves, which was installed above the iconic and recently shuttered Standard Hotel, on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood.In this episode, Zoe chatted about the diversity in the shades of meaning to be found in both a John Keats poem and a Tupac lyric, why you can't talk about feminism without acknowledging girl on girl crime, and how it feels to break free from using trauma as a muse. Zoe Buckman // https://www.instagram.com/zoebuckman/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“You don't have to be a celebrity or a mega influencer to take action and host an event. A hundred people or a thousand people don’t have to attend. It can be five people. That impact is still impact. ” - Nicole àBeckett Just after the 2016 U.S. election, many people were saying, “I want to do more to get involved but I don’t know how.” Nicole àBeckett and her brother, David, knew there had to be a better way to bring people together for action on issues that matter. They started SameSide with a simple idea—to incorporate civic engagement within existing communities. Based in LA, Nicole worked with a local named Phil in March of 2017 to host the first event. Phil had a large network of friends and rallied them just after the Women’s March to campaign for Sarah Hernandez, a candidate for Senate in California. Together with SameSide he paired phone banking with a brewery tour. While phone banking was intimidating to some, the brewery tour with friends nudged fifteen of Phil’s buds to cross the threshold to activism. Through SameSide, this accessible activism model has been employed at scale. SameSide offers hosts the tools to learn and take action on issues. A host's job isn’t to be an expert; it’s to convene people around something they care about. The Standard Hotel is hosting pool parties advocating for gun safety.  A woman celebrating her birthday wove in efforts to support ending the rape kit backlog in California. We talked with Nicole about how she has empowered hosts with tools to gather folks around what they care about to take action.Highlights, inspiration, & key learnings:Origin story. The beginning of integrating civic action with existing experiences and communities.Supporting leaders. How Nicole instills confidence and educates hosts on civic issues with issue baked tool kits.Ramping up the purposeful and participatory in activities. The tools Nicole offers hosts to make events action-focused.Leaders roadmap. Nicole utilized email campaigns to plant the seed for folks to take their first action and work up to hosting.

Today, we're joined by Ti Chang.Ti is an industrial designer passionate about designing products for women. As the co-founder and VP of Design at Crave, she is the leading voice in bringing modern sex toys to the mainstream. Her award-winning designs have helped pioneer the category of sex jewelry, de-stigmatizing pleasure products for women through aesthetic design and leading Crave to outlets such as the MoMa Design store, Standard Hotel, Goop, and Saint Laurent. Ti holds an M.A. in Design Products from the Royal College of Art in London and a B.S. in Industrial Design from the Georgia Institute of Technology.Related Sites: Ti Chang's Q&A: https://medium.com/@WomenOfSiliconValley/9-questions-with-ti-chang-e1491c1bde54 Crave's Website: https://www.lovecrave.com/ Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenofsiliconvalley/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WomenofSV Website: https://www.womenofsiliconvalley.org/

As we head into a new national lockdown, Matt Mason, a partner at real estate company Crosstree, joins Rachel and Louise on the virtual coach to reflect on the peak experience of leading the team on London's Standard Hotel and talk about how celebrating small wins and finding new ways to create team camaraderie are going to be important this winter.

This week, Alan McGee interviews British/ Australian stand-up comedian, poet, author and cooking show tv personality Stephen Belowsky. (Explicit Language/ Adult themed) Stephen was once described as a "train wreck waiting to happen", and he certainly delivers on each and every curve of whatever race track you join him on. His life has included a myriad of experiences - from his time at the famous lobby shows at the infamous Standard Hotel, West Hollywood, to his live talk show Authentic at the Notting Hill Arts Club and opening for The Charlatans at the Cuckoo Club in the West End of London for Death Disco TV, to most recently bringing his quick wit to Foxtel's Quickies in my Kitchen with celebrity chef Anna Gare - any conversation with this international hound dog will leave you wanting more. Stephen also released his book titled, "Stay Greasy, Baby" that has been described as a "Part riotous road trip in the Beat tradition, part sprawling picaresque adventure, Stay Greasy Baby is a true poet's search for authenticity in a world heaving with hucksters, fly-by-nighters and sound biters. “Our family moved from Manchester to Australia but I just couldn't settle and went back to England,” Belowsky says.

Are all sex toys created equal? How do I know what materials are body-friendly? And what about finding the right intensity of vibrations? All this and more from Ti Chang - innovative sex toy designer and creator of the Vesper Vibrating Necklace.  Want to fast forward to the interview? Skip to minute 15.  About our guest: Ti Chang is an industrial designer and entrepreneur passionate about designing products for women. She is the co-founder and VP of Design of CRAVE, a San Francisco-based company specializing in aesthetic pleasure products. Ti leads the design vision for the company’s full line of products which has won international design awards and has led CRAVE to outlets such as the MoMA Design Store, Standard Hotel, Goop, and Saint Laurent. She is best known for the design of Vesper, a vibrator necklace, one of the most celebrated and iconic pleasure products changing the conversation around female pleasure. Its viral duality as both a public and private object has garnered a cult following because it creates connections and conversations—both supportive and powerful—in a way no other product has. Ti holds an M.A. in Design Products from the Royal College of Art in London and a B.S. in Industrial Design from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Ti’s Socials/contact: Ti’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/designerti/  Ti’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/DesignerTi  Ti’s personal website: Designerti.com Other links: Get 10% off + free shipping with code SHAMELESSSEX on Uberlube AKA our favorite lubricant at uberlube.com Get $5 off while mastering the art of pleasure at OMGyes.com/shameless Get a free bottle of Intamo lube when you spend $100 using code SHAMELESSFREE at intamopleasureboutique.com Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code Shameless at Manscaped.com Get 15% off all of your sex toys with code SHAMELESSSEX at purepleasureshop.com Want to try one of our favorite boutique wines? Get 10% off of 3 bottles or more with code SHAMELESSSEX10 or 15% off of 6 bottles or more with come SHAMELESSSEX15 at marginswine.com Buy some Shameless Sex swag while supporting a good cause when you visit teepublic.com/stores/shameless-sex-podcast    

Gregory Clifton SmithBecoming an educator was a natural transition after being a City Planner with the NYC Parks Department Street Tree Division and the Supervisor of Horticulture at the Bronx Zoo. The most logical transition into education was becoming a Career and Technical Education instructor at the Philadelphia School District’s W. B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences. Additionally, I've worked in the food and wine service industry at the acclaimed Standard Hotel’s Standard Grill in New York City and Robert Mondavi's Woodbridge Estates in California. Currently, I am a Career and Technical Education teacher with a focus on Natural Resources Management and Food Science at the largest secondary Agriscience program in the United States, which also houses the largest single-school chapter of the FFA. I'm a multifaceted educator who likes to bring everything to the table when educating and influencing my students’ involvement in learning. I believe learning can be both educational and entertaining, which is why I construct multimedia STEAM-based lessons that employ creativity, real-world experiences, and active learning opportunities that are coherent, cohesive, and connected to 21st Century skills. The foundation of my teaching pedagogy is to create engaging project-based learning experiences, rooted in real-world experiences and focused on developing essential skills like communication, research, critical thinking, and problem-solving in order to prepare my students for life after graduation. My educational background includes a Bachelor’s in Environmental Science from Hampton University, a Master of Environmental Studies from the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Science, and I am currently working on a Career and Technical Education certification and a second Master at Temple’s School of Education. Additionally, I have been recreationally trained in photography, video production, and multimedia at Delta College in Stockton, California. As evident by my academic past and present, I truly enjoy learning, and subsequently through my current experiences as Saul High School, I have learned I am a great instructor. In 2020, I was acknowledged by the School District of Philadelphia as a 2020 Lindback Award winner for Distinguished Teachers.To learn more about what I am doing to actualize this mission, please visit www.gregclifsmith.com and follow me on IG @smith.at.saul.Today's episode is SPONSORED by Mateo Records. Be sure to purchase Joshua Mateo's new single, "Let's Dance Together" on iTunes HERE and album "In Session" wherever you buy music.Individual Sponsors:Adriane Birt, MDJames J. RollinsWant to support the show through a monetary donation? Feel free to donate via PayPal.ALSO, we are stoked to welcome sponsorship at the Corporate, Community Partner or Individual levels. Please use the email below to connect us to any potential opportunities. Thank you. More Please, in advance.Thank you for listening! Share your thoughts and follow Klay on your favorite social media: @PlanAwithKlay and use the hashtag #PlanA101. Want more Plan A? Subscribe to Klay's website: KlaySWilliams.com. Support the show (https://paypal.me/PlanAEnterprises?locale.x=en_US)

A special bonus episode produced in collaboration with the Standard Hotel as part of their new audio programming platform, Sometimes Radio, and recorded in the Library Lounge of the Standard Hotel’s London outpost.  This episode is a live recording from the Feminist State of the Union I hosted on International Women’s Day, a conversational salon about contemporary feminism featuring contributions from award-winning author Reni Eddo-Lodge, broadcaster Zezi Ifore, and Dazed Digital’s Head of Fashion, Emma Hope Allwood, and covering everything from girlboss culture and the problem with corporate feminism, to intersectionality and how we can all be ‘better’ feminists and allies to marginalised communities. Follow Reni Eddo-Lodge on Twitter. Follow Zezi Ifore on Twitter. Follow Emma Hope Allwood on Twitter. For more career-related ideas and advice, join the Women Who community by signing up at https://www.womenwho.co/, or follow @oteghauwagba and @womenwho on Instagram and Twitter.

In this special episode, we feature the keynote address that Maggie O'Neill '99 delivered to the audience at the 14th Annual Women in Business Conference in November, 2019. Recorded November 2, 2019 --- Transcript Maggie: I believe that this school, I believe that the education that you receive here allows you to navigate the world in a much different way. You may not realize that right now, but I promise you that if you remember what I'm telling you when those things hit, it's going to start to resonate. And the more you exercise your ability to navigate the interdisciplinary world, the more you will succeed, which is a relative term. It's really the more you're going to impact other people, and you're going to bring people along for the ride. And that's a really important thing to do because that's your legacy. Maura: Welcome to Mission-Driven, where we speak with alumni who are leveraging their Holy Cross education to make a meaningful difference in the world around them. I'm your host Maura Sweeney from the class of 2007, director of alumni career development at Holy Cross. I'm delighted to welcome you to today's show. This episode takes us back to November 2019 when Maggie O'Neill from the class of 1999 delivered the keynote address for the 14th annual Women in Business Conference, artist, designer, mentor, and creative entrepreneur. Maggie believes in art that makes an impact and design that creates an experience. In this talk, she speaks about the twists and turns that formed her career into what it is today. After graduating with a degree in political science, she has found ways to merge her passions for art, politics, social justice, and plain old having a good time into a career that allows her to make an impact on the lives of others. Throughout the talk, she speaks about the lessons that she learned at Holy Cross and how her time on the hill helped her grow into such a successful and inspiring force for good. Maggie: I am Maggie O'Neill, I'm both an artist and I'm a designer, and I'm a Holy Cross grad. I was a political science major, which I'm sure does not make any sense to any of you, how did I end up becoming an interior designer and an artist? What got me there? So that I don't spend the entire time talking about what got me there, I'm going to give you a cliff note version of that and then I'm going to tell you some things that I think are very important and I'm sure other women in this room who have moved on in their careers in different ways would probably agree with some of the things that I want to share. But I'm going to share my experience, how I've dealt with these things, what I think could be extraordinary tools for you moving forward. And I hope that if you have any questions at the end of this, no question is a stupid question, no question is a crazy question. And I have a lot of crazy stories, so I expect that you will have some questions for me.   So upon leaving the hill in 1999, I was a poli sci major, but I also painted and I stayed in the studios here for probably just as much time as I was in class for political science. But I didn't think that there was any career for me in the arts. I didn't know anybody growing up that was an artist, a professional artist anyways. I didn't really have people in the creative world around me that I could've said, "That's a career path I want to take." So I wanted to be a lawyer, and I wanted to be the president of United States, and I still might, we'll wait. We'll wait and see. I occasionally say #artistforpresident. And living in DC right now is really interesting. I try really hard not to get arrested every day.   So I came out of Holy Cross and I actually went back to school through the University of Georgia for a master's program in fine arts, but I ended up studying in Italy. And there's a lot in between that, but in order to make a little money on the side and also to understand the community I was in in Italy, I spent some time working on restoration projects. And I was climbing up scaffolding and mixing my own plasters and all of that. And I quickly realized that there was this reverence in Europe for people who were working with their hands. And the renaissance in general was so eye opening to me about the way in which history, political science, sociology, and culture had been documented particularly in Europe in a visual format. And part of my classwork was that we'd be in the studio for two days and then the other two days we'd have to go to a museum, and you had to be ready.   You had to be ready when they walked up to a piece to say, tell me the history of this particular piece of artwork or this altarpiece or what have you? I got pretty good at memorizing and I got pretty good at compelling arguments and communicating here at Holy Cross. And I didn't realize how strong of a skillset I had developed here that my classmates really were lacking in. And it was this revelation that I was like, "God, I need to be an artist for sure." I knew that this is what I needed to do with my life, but how? And how was anything that was so romantic in the renaissance going to be something that I could take back and actually pursue as a career?   So I came back to DC and I started doing anything I could to make money. I painted dog portraits, I painted baby furniture. I probably had five or six jobs at once. And I have to tell you that when you come out of school, it was a really interesting time because everybody is going to crawl before they can walk. So all of your peers may look like on Instagram and Facebook, like they are crushing it their first or second or third year out of college. Well, they're not, nobody is. And it may not be now, but you have to crawl before you can walk. And I did. And so anything I could do to keep my hands busy and try to keep some money in my pocket was what I was doing. And I started O'Neill Studios not really knowing that I was starting a business. I was 23, I really didn't know what I was doing. I got an LLC set up, I started to learn the nuts and bolts of business and very quickly that business grew to decorative painting and murals.   At that time, I was like, "There's gotta be something more for me." But I knew that if I just kept going, I would give myself these little mile markers, like, well, if in a couple of weeks from now I haven't done this or in a year from now I haven't done this. And I kept meeting my goals, which was great. But nobody in my network had any idea what I was doing. Everybody kept saying, "Are you going to keep up this whole art thing? You really think you're just going to ... This is how you're going to go? You have a poli sci degree from Holy Cross, you're supposed to be a lawyer. What are you doing?" And I think about that time, and I was looking for pictures. It seems like so long ago, but at the same time, it was such a formidable time in my life.   I slowly realized that when I started to work with other artists and when I started to meet clients who had these different backgrounds, there was this enormous realization in my life that we are all made different for a reason. And we know this, right? There's this faith based on understanding that we have here that you are born different for a reason, and you probably have a very specific reason that you're here. But it doesn't necessarily, it's not always that clear to you. I have a whole philosophy that is about color, and it really transcends everything, but it's both religious in some ways and it also will filter into all of my business and my business interactions. And I hope this makes sense to you guys in some ways.   But it was during this time in my life that this idea of color theory and this idea of I am here for a very particular reason, I have to figure out what it is. But I was seeing that the impact of my work, no matter how small, whether I had painted somebody's bathroom or I had given them a portrait of their child or I was able to paint a mural on the side of a building for somebody, there were these little moments where somebody was so happy when I was done. And the joy that I was able to bring somebody was intoxicating. It was like a drug, I wanted to do more of that. And to be in the residential arena or to just paint one painting felt so small. I was like, "How do I get more of this on a larger level?" As my business grew, I started to collaborate with other artists and other experts in their field. I'm jumping ahead a little bit right now.   The ultimate artist statement for me was that I was born to be different as you are, and I was designed to contribute something very, very particular to the universe and my immediate community. And that became very real to me. To be an artist really can take very many forms. You don't just have to be a visual artist to really understand that. So now what, now what? Let me rewind here for a second actually because I want to just throw this out. My parents are here, my dad's a Holy Cross grad. I think he might've been maybe my first mentor in the arts, I don't know. But I just want to thank you guys, I kind of blew past that. And during that time where I was painting baby furniture or dog portraits or painting people's bathrooms, I'm sure they were completely freaked out, scared to death that I wasn't going to be able to make a living, scared to death that this education, this robust education that I had just received at this school was being wasted.   And it really wasn't, it really wasn't being wasted at all. So I just wanted to say thank you to them for that. There's a lot of risk taking that's involved in not actually understanding what your next step is. And I remember having a conversation with my mom one evening where she says, "You just have to put one foot in front of the other. And if it's a mistake, then you just make another step, and you just have to keep moving forward. But to stay paralyzed by fear is the worst thing you can do for yourself." And that made no sense at that particular time in my life, and now it makes perfect sense to me now. So nonetheless, I started this O'Neill Studios. O'Neill Studios then became SWATCHROOM, which is what you just heard about, which is the restaurant, nightclub, hotel, design business.   I'm going to talk about some of the projects that we've done and get into that in a little bit. When I came back to DC, there was also this thing that there's not a lot of creatives in DC or at least that's what I thought, there weren't a lot of creatives in DC. And particularly 20 years ago, there wasn't a wealth of career paths for artists or creatives. And now the creative capital and the creative community in Washington is exceptional. And I encourage you to move there for various reasons, but it's really an exciting place to be as an artist and as a creative professional. I believe that I have a lot to do with that, I think that I've tried very hard to make sure that Washington understands the value of creativity and particularly the interdisciplinary nature of just letting your creative flag fly.   So no matter what lane you decide to go into to enrich that particular part of your brain and to continue to stay inspired is really critical. And I have a couple recipes for that. I'm rolling it back again, I'm kind of giving you a little bit of context because this is where I am right now. I'm 42 years old, and I could not be more proud of the business that I've been able to build, but it didn't just happen overnight. When Provost Freije says you have to work hard, you have to work hard in order to build anything. And you have to work hard to build anything that is really exceptional. And now to be competitive and to stay innovative, you have to try really a lot of different things. And you're going to fail along the way, and that's going to be okay because there's a lot of beauty in failure, which I'm also going to share with you.   So I probably have, I don't know, thousands of pictures of my early days painting people's bathrooms and being on scaffolding in rich people's houses, painting their ceilings, ridiculous stuff. So my practical work was the design work because that's what people could understand, "Oh, we'll pay you to do this." That makes sense. But public artwork was what I wanted to be doing. I wanted to be doing massive murals on the sides of buildings. And I reached out to all of the public artists I could find nationally, I wanted to apprentice. No one would take me because I was poli sci major, no one would take me. I go back to school, I do this restoration work. I come back to DC, and there's a call to artists to the Dc Commission on Arts and Humanities, and we had the pandas, but there was also the elephants and the donkeys, these big fiberglass sculptures that are everywhere that the city said.   Well, these were pandas. And I threw a couple proposals in. Well, Pandela Anderson was one of my proposal. And they said, so how do you propose that you will make Pandela Anderson? Because everybody else who had been selected had pretty reasonable designs. And then this one was a little offensive, it was a little strange. Pamela Anderson was really hot at the time, and how was I going to actually make her nose and her hair and her breasts and all of these things. I mean, I had to explain to them I had never done sculpture before, like zero sculpture. This is all fiberglass. And I fake it till you make it. Don't lie, but fake it till you make it. Well, I'll figure it out. And I did, I figured it out, but my mom ended up helping me with this.   But this was one of the most ridiculous things I've ever done. And she went for the most money in the city by $10,000, it was amazing. We sat in that auction, I couldn't stop laughing. I got paid nothing to do this, it was my entire summer. And then I sat outside of the restaurant where they put her and just watched people interact with her. And it gave me so much joy. I had no money, but I had a lot of joy. But in this particular moment in time, I met probably 75 new artists. That was a huge turning point for me because I met people that were doing things that I couldn't even conceive were possible. And I opened up my network, and I opened up my brain a little bit, and it was a game changer for me.   Maybe not financially, but psychologically. I mean, she ended up on CNN, it was hilarious. Pamela Anderson got like ... It was ridiculous. So back to color theory. So I meet 75 artists, I also meet the mayor. I meet all of these news people. I mean, it was this funny fiberglass sculpture just introduced all these weird people to me. Not just weird, but important people in Washington DC, and the people from DC Commission on Arts and Humanities. And because she was so outstandingly strange, I was outstandingly strange. I am outstandingly strange. And it was a huge networking opportunity for me. So back to the color theory thing. So the idea behind color theory abbreviated is that no two colors next to themselves or next to each other are ever the same.   So the color in the middle here is the exact same. But next to this orange, it looks very different. And next to the blue, it looks very different. Now, color is about chemistry and about light and about a whole host of things. But people are the exact same way. So everybody in this room has a palette. You're not just one color, you're a series of colors. And I think of it like fan deck and paint chips. And when you are next to somebody, you are never the same. They provoke something in you, they inspire something in you. It's positive or negative, but it's never ever the same. And that's a beautiful thing, and that is by design, God is the best artists that exists. There was a real thought to that. And so if you think about how that translates to your professional life, your personal life, there's beauty in that, which means you should take advantage of everybody that's sitting to your right or to your left at all times.   You never know what that person is going to do or how they're going to bring out the best in you or a particular thing that you didn't even know existed in your brain, in your heart, and in your skillset. And so just that whole philosophy for me became very real and is really how I navigate life frankly. It's how I've navigated almost all of my relationships. And when someone provokes something in you, good or bad, pay attention to that because it's something that you can do something with later, but it also should teach you how to deal with them and how to navigate your life. So if it's in a professional setting, I think that what it often does is you can start to understand why they're original, why they're unique, and what their value is not only your value, but their value.   I think what ends up happening is you can go into a situation where you may understand the person a little bit differently. And what then starts to happen is that you can have a lot of empathy. Empathy in business is one of the most important tools you can have. It doesn't mean sympathy, it means empathy. Everyone's coming to the table probably doing the best that they can do. But it's interesting that in business now there's this adversarial nature when you go into negotiation. In construction, I sit down ... By the way, I take people to the atrium of the National Portrait Gallery in DC. It's the most peaceful, beautiful room I can think of in Washington. It's calming, and that's an important place to have a tough conversation for me. You never know where you're going to be for conversations like that in business, but there's the assumption that you have to be aggressive, there's an assumption that you have to be well standoffish. You don't want to show your cards.   And I can tell you that the thing that completely takes the oxygen out of a room is when you're empathetic and you lead a conversation with love. And you lead a conversation where you understand the landscape of the other person and the other person's palette, so to speak. And I think that that philosophically for me has been a really important tool and something that I just wanted to make sure that you guys understand as I take you through all of this. The climate that you can create with forgiveness and empathy and love is like nothing else in business. It seems like an incredibly rare thing to hear in some ways, but color theory for me has taught me that.   These are pictures of my team, which I think are pretty hilarious. And I wanted to share these with you because ... This is a project called Morris, it's a cocktail bar in DC. It's like Wes Anderson and Alison Wonderland had a baby. And it's so charming, but we would do these photo shoots after the projects are over. And this is called Karma. It's an Indian restaurant, a modern Indian restaurant. And this is this really beautiful, it's in the private dining room. We took a rug and deconstructed it, and it comes over and it's this light fixture where the light filters down over you. I'm showing you these pictures because ... And this is a restaurant called Teddy & The Bully Bar, but this was the team of people that helped with that.   I built a business, and I've met people along the way where I was like, "You're different, and you're different, and you're different. And that's how we're actually going to succeed is if we can work together and we can be experts because you are an expert in your particular thing, I'm an expert in my particular thing, and get the ego out of it." Celebrate the fact that the differences that you bring to the table actually makes you stronger, and it makes you much more competitive, especially as a team or as a business. And that again goes back to color theory. So I have compiled a team of people that are brilliant, you guys, but none of us have the same backgrounds, and that's on purpose. So conversations can go longer. But if the giant game of what if.   And in the design industry, particularly right now, how you shock somebody, how you provoke somebody, how you create an environment that can calm somebody down or turn someone on, you name the emotion. But I have to figure out what it is that a client wants you to feel when you leave the room in order to design those things. And that could be done through lighting, it could be done through sound, it could be done through material choices. But in order to figure that out, I can't do that alone. Of course, I have very strong opinions, but I have to do that with a collection of people that have really, really different backgrounds.   To solve the world's problems, you can't have a bunch of people that have the exact same view on things. You really do have to get people together that have this interdisciplinary way of which that they actually creatively problem solve. And I felt like that was a really important thing for you guys to hear because I don't know that I recognized how much that this place taught me that. And when I have met with other designers or I meet with people in construction and I deal with commercial real estate, it is amazing how many people came out of one lane and they have stayed in that lane, and it's not doing them a service. It does not make them a stronger professional.   And I believe that this school, I believe that the education that you receive here allows you to navigate the world in a much different way. And you may not realize that right now, but I promise you that if you remember what I'm telling you when those things hit it, it's going to start to resonate. And the more you exercise your ability to navigate the interdisciplinary world, the more you will succeed, which is a relative term. It's really the more you're going to impact other people, and you're going to bring people along for the ride. And that's a really important thing to do because that's your legacy. Your legacy is bringing other women with you particularly, but also the rest of the world with you. If you have the brain that I know that all of you have in order to be here and you probably have a spirit to match that.   That's just something I want to make sure that you guys know. This is my design business, but this really translates to many, many other businesses. And the people that I see that are at the top of their game, vibrating on the highest level, they surround themselves with people who have completely different viewpoints, completely different backgrounds. And that's a common denominator I've seen across the board. So I think that's something that I hope you take away from at least what I'm sharing with you. Ego is not your amigo. So after I just told you you're so smart and you have so much to offer the world, it doesn't mean that you should ever forget this. I think as an artist and as somebody who is a personal brand to the extent that I have to be very careful about recognizing where I have weaknesses and making sure that I have people around me to support those weaknesses.   So DC is filled with egos, filled. Everybody wants to look over your shoulder, they can't wait to get to the next person, who's going to do what for me? It's really obnoxious. So this became something that as I'm trying to build my business, everyone's like, "Your name, your name, your name." But my name, which was O'Neill Studios, and it still is O'Neill. I was like, "I gotta take my name out of my business because if I didn't show up, they didn't want to talk to the people that were on my team." So that's when we moved into SWATCHROOM. And I have nine people on my team right now, brilliant, brilliant. Also, by the way, almost all women. And when they show up, it's really important that, I've said this to them too, you need to have confidence, but you also need to check your ego at the door when you are entering into some of these conversations with equally brilliant people, equally powerful people.   It's really something careful to keep in mind. And so I put it on the side of our building. So this was the beginning of SWATCHROOM. It was an old hair salon, and then we renovated it. And this is no longer our office, but this was our office for eight years. And 13,000 people I think drive by Ninth Street in DC and actually would see ego is not your amigo on the side of the building. And that gave me so much joy thinking all these people are going ... I mean, I'm blocks from the White House. Now, this is good. And so I want to throw that out there because what happens also as you grow and as you succeed and as you move up, it's really important to keep that in check and to help keep the people around you in check.   That's a gentle dance which we'll get to in a minute. So the dance, the dance of doing your homework and pivoting at the same time. So learning as much as you can, working as hard as you can, trying to find out as much information before you entered the space that you're about to go into. But then also keeping in mind that you most likely don't know it all, and you most likely will need to pivot at some point because the plan that you had, God had another plan or the room had another plan for you. And that has probably been the thing that I have had to learn the most, but also in a way where I enjoy it.   First of all, I love to dance. But if you think of it that way where the pivot is a beautiful thing, if you have to change courses or lanes or you have to figure out a different way to explain something to somebody, really lean into that, enjoy the fact that you're actually exercising your brain in a different way. It is inevitable that you will fail in this process. And I think that you got to remember that opportunity is created through pivots and through failures as well, which I'm sure you guys know and you've heard and you can see it on the Pinterest quote and all this other stuff, but it is true. The minute you are at rock bottom, the minute someone tells you no, the minute your idea fails, you have to bounce back and you have to realize that there's a lot of beauty in that. And the movement through coming up with the next idea or going back to the table to ask again for second and third and fourth time is really a beautiful part of your growth.   And so do not be discouraged. You can be disappointed for a little bit, but get over it and get back in because there's a lot of beauty on the other side, especially when you're able to get to the other side. You're going to learn a lot about the disappointment unfortunately that exists when you realize that the rest of the world is not like Holy Cross. The rest of the world is not going to be so willing to help you. This is my feet on a penny floor. So I did a restaurant called Lincoln. Lincoln is now eight years old, and we put a million million pennies on the floor as well as a lot of other awesome, awesome stuff that I'll get to in a minute. But there was only one other place in the world, anyways, the Standard Hotel in Manhattan has a penny floor, it's 500 square feet.   And when I pitched this design idea, they said, "Well, how are you going to do this?" And again, it's kind of like Pandela. I'm like, "I don't actually know how we're going to do this, but it's going to be amazing." I just kept saying, "It's going to be amazing. I'll figure out how we're ... It's going to be amazing." The general contractor on this project would not take liability, would not take responsibility for the penny floor because no one could figure out what the mastic was that the pennies needed to actually sit in to be on the floor. So I called the design firm that did Standard Hotel. I said, "I'm about to design a restaurant in Washington DC, could somebody please tell me what the material is that binds to copper? How did you get the pennies to stay down?" Click and call back. "Hi, I'm not your competition, I'm just this designer in DC trying to do this scene." Click.   They would not give it to us. Fine, I'll figure it out. I couldn't believe that they would prevent another creative from being able to execute something so glorious just because they didn't want to hand over that information. And in academia, this happens. In business, this happens. People want to hold the information to themselves. Well, you're going to find it if you want to find it by the way, which I found. And we did the floor, and I took responsibility for it, which was the dumbest thing I could've ever done, but I did it. And this got a tremendous amount of press because of that. And it was beautiful. It's no longer there, we had to take it up after five years. But it was absolutely stunning.   But I got a lot of nos during this project because this was probably the most innovative restaurant in Washington at the time as far as design goes. But at the same time, it was done by artists. I had 15 artists who helped me create this. There wasn't anything in there that wasn't made by hand, and you could feel it. You walked in and you could just feel the spirit of that many people touching this project and very proud of that. But it did not come without a lot of ridiculousness and a lot of nos, and a lot of challenges. But this was a very pivotal project for me because I got to hand Obama a portrait in this particular restaurant. And it was probably one of the craziest moments of my life because as a poli sci major, I realized that ...   This is Lincoln by the way, Lincoln who's one of my favorite presidents. And the whole place is covered in narrative, it was just really a special project. I think about this when I'm designing spaces, like what's going to happen in this room? Is somebody going to get proposed to in this room, will an amazing deal go down? What kind of negotiation will happen in this space? And then I think about how I want someone to feel in that moment, right? Never in a million years did I think that I would have the opportunity to give Obama this portrait. And I had this whole thing I was going to say to him, this whole narrative, I was a political science major ...   Now, I had given him a whole tour of the restaurant, and I was pretty composed during that time. And then they're like, "Maggie, go get ... The secret service agent, he goes, "Go get the portrait now." So I go to get the portrait and I just start balling, like uncontrollably balling. And I was like, "Get it together Maggie O'Neill, this is ridiculous. You have to get it together." And all I said was, "I made this for you," and it was awful. I was like, "I can't believe I just said this to him." And he hugs me. The most ridiculous interaction I could've ever had. And I was really a fail, big fail in that moment. I know now that it is in his home in Kalorama, which is awesome. But this was this amazing moment.   I'm bringing up this story because what you have to understand is prior to this project, so here's this beautiful moment that got me on the other side. We have this penny floor, we have all this press, it's fantastic. The first week of the project. So rewind a year or two, first week of the project, I meet with the GC. And it's me and 10 dudes, which by the way is pretty standard for a lot of these projects. And I am eight or nine years younger than I am now. And the GC says to me, actually he says to the whole group, "I don't work with vaginas." And I was like, "What did this man just say to me? Did anybody else catch that? Did anybody else catch that?" And he said it so flippantly, everyone starts laughing. You guys, this was such an important project for me on so many levels. Little did I know this was in my future, I was really upset.   I was appalled by not just what was being said and the laughter that was taking place after, but what do I do now? Because you're then in an arranged marriage basically for another year in construction. So I called my mother, she doesn't remember this conversation, which is really amazing to me. But I was like, "What do I do? This man says he doesn't work with vaginas, I don't even understand. How do I even respond to something so offensive and so disgusting?" And she says, "Well, it's a fact. You have a vagina, so present it as a fact. This isn't about how you feel right now, this isn't about the personal attack essentially or comment that was just made. This is a fact. So bring it up like any other fact that you would have." So I have the entire investor group and the construction team and the ownership in my studio and I print out an agenda.   And agenda item number one is the drywall, and agenda item number two is my vagina, and agenda item number three was all of the FF&E, the furniture and stuff that we had to purchase. And they were blown away. They were like, "Maggie, come on." And I was like, "Well, listen, I didn't say it, be said it. By the way, it's a fact. And if he doesn't work with vaginas, and I have a vagina, how are we going to get through the project?" And I made it their problem and made it their problem to solve. And a couple of them were I think really taken aback. The GC was appalled and really upset that he was called out. And 10 years later, I'm still friends with this GC, by the way. But we got the project back on track, and it was really one of the very first times in my career where I took something that was so upsetting and the biggest no basically that I could have been given in that moment and then tried a different way to approach it.   Because what I would have done was jump up and down, scream and yell and probably make a larger scene than needed. But to put it in an agenda and present it in a way where there's this factual conversation about what he had said to me was the best way I could have handled it. I feel like the pivot there was not only critical for me at that moment, but it also all of a sudden just kicked open this whole door of compelling, I had this compelling need, you guys to just continue down this path. So I was like, "What am I going to do? What are you going to do, Maggie O'Neill?" This is real, and this is everywhere by the way. The amount of ridiculous statements that I've heard over the course of the last 10 years in construction, particularly in commercial real estate, if that's of interest to you, it's very male dominated and it is the wild, wild West.   It has gotten a lot better, but it is a really tricky place to navigate. So the tools I have are art, art and environmental design. So I started to make a lot more artwork about this particular topic, and anywhere I could. Anywhere I could place messaging, anywhere I could place frankly commentary, social commentary. So this is in the bathroom actually of Teddy & The Bully Bar, but it's a flag that says I pledge allegiance to the badass women of America, but it's backwards. So you can only read it when you're standing in the mirror and you see it behind your head. And this was some woman on Instagram. This was right after Trump was elected, and I hadn't been back in the restaurant.   I'm going to read this to you guys because for me it's like this is when you know that you're actually starting to move the needle. And she says, "As a woman, an immigrant, and a Jew, I'm scared. But tonight, while on a business trip to our nation's capital, I found hope and inspiration in a work of art hanging in the ladies' restroom." That part, it's this small little moment, I pledge allegiance to all the badass women of America and to the society of ball busters for which it stands, one gender under no one indivisible with liberty and equality for all. This was on Pantsuit Nation, by the way, in case anybody followed that after the election. That was this aha moment for me that I could actually make a difference even just with one small painting. So there are a number of ways that I started to connect dots both in my immediate community in DC through arts and connecting with other women artists and starting to figure out how our work could actually make a difference.   I also started to travel, this is a charity in Morocco where the goal is to just keep these young girls in school. Unfortunately if they have their period, they usually do not go back to school and end up married at 13. And the cycle sort of starts again. But it's proven if these girls stay in school your GDP is higher as a country. I mean, the endless, endless proof that women staying in school, it's endless, you guys. And this was a product of me going to Morocco to go work on a hotel, literally go work on a hotel and ended up finding this community of women and working with them. And I was on the board for a little while, but I went back three times. And these young women, this is now a physical space that they can come and play and learn. It's a really remarkable organization that I'm very proud of, but it wasn't just that it had to be in my own backyard, there's so many ways that I could actually affect change by just being an artist and being a designer   Connecting dots is something that is really important for me also to make sure that you understand because they're not always so obvious. This again goes back to the interdisciplinary importance of being able to say, "Okay, well what's going on over here in commercial real estate, what's going on over here in our tech industry, and what's going on over here in the arts can all be fused together." It's a very important thing to think about yourself as a dot connector. In the arts, here I am, I'm chugging along as a female artist in DC, chugging along as a female designer and not knowing really anything about the industry of art, which I was a little embarrassed about. And I come to find out this particular time that less than 5%, this is accurate, but it's all major collections in the world. It's not just in the United States.   So less than 5% of all the artwork and major collections around the world is made by women, which is stunning if you think about that, stunning. It would be like taking half of the books out of a library, how is that even possible? Right now, this is still the statistic. And in Washington, we have the National Museum of Women in the Arts. It's the only museum in the world dedicated to women artists or women in the arts, which is also kind of remarkable if you think about it. So here I am, I'm growing in my career. I'm watching some really ridiculous behavior in my professional life as a designer. And then as an artist, I'm realizing that, well, I can get to this place where I'm an emerging artist. I'm sure you all know tons of female artists or see female artists on Instagram and so on and so forth.   But what happens when we get to a certain price point in our work, we drop off, we completely drop off. And there's lots of reasons why that might be the case. But I was like, "If I want to be the next Andy Warhol," which I fully intend to be, "what is happening? What is the barrier to entry here, and why does it seem so challenging for this to be solved?" Similar to the Lincoln story that I just told you about with he general contractor. I had a mentor that I was complaining and saying, "I can't believe, I absolutely cannot believe that this is the case. Well, how is it that less than 5%? This is crazy." I was just pissed about it. I was complaining.   And he looks at me and he goes, "That's an opportunity, it's an opportunity. If there is that big of a disparity, you have an opportunity in front of you. So why don't you go seize it, connect the dots, figure out how to solve it. You may not get it right the first time, but somebody has to try. And if no one's trying, there is no clear path to success." Which by the way translates to absolutely everything you're going to do. If it hasn't been done before, if you don't necessarily know that there's a linear path from A to B, you have to connect the dots yourself and you just have to figure it out and keep asking.   So I started to call female artists across the nation who had made it, who were selling their artwork for over 50, 60, $70,000. These are people who are living artists who have, for all intents and purposes, made it. I was expecting a lot of these women to ... I said I want to create something where if you could pick up the phone, if I could pick up the phone and call the Andy Warhol of our time and say, "How did you do it? How did you get from A to B?"Because the arts is not a linear career path, you guys. And now with Instagram and a way that you can access people, it's like the wild, wild West, and that's a beautiful thing.   It just means it's going to feel a little uncomfortable for you. It means that the person to your left or the person to your right, they may be doing one thing and you're doing it a different way, and it doesn't make it a wrong way. And that actually probably applies across the board. So I don't know if anybody is familiar with the woman in the center here, her name is Ashley Longshore. If you're not familiar with her, you should get familiar with her and follow her because you'll thank me later. She's probably one of the funniest people you'll ever meet, but she is truly the Andy Warhol of our time.   Her work has just completely exploded. She has taken over Bergdorf Goodman, she's been on every late night talk show you can think about. She's a remarkable person. I called, I don't know, two dozen artists, women who had made it. Most of those women told me, "I'm good, thanks. Let me know when you get it off the ground, sounds like a great idea." But if I had to figure it out, they'll figure it out. And I was like, "I can't believe," it's kind of like the penny floor, "I can't believe that somebody would not even just want to participate in helping. If somebody could have helped 22 year old Maggie, why couldn't you help 22 year old version of yourself especially in a career path that is much more challenging?" As an artist, you're on an Island. It is your own work.   It is not like you go to the office every day and you get to commiserate with other people. By the way, the studio environment, while it is a beautiful thing in school, that does not exist when you are out of school. It's an incubated, beautiful thing, but you really are quite alone. So when I called these women and I was shocked when some of them said, "No, I'm okay. I don't have any desire to help in this endeavor," I was incredibly, well, upset. But then the women that I thought would say no to me said yes to me. So we all got together and we started this organization together. And right now we have secured funding to actually be able to take this thing on the road the way we wanted to in a professional, respectable way. I don't want it to be scrappy because artists are professionals just like any other profession.   And that's something that if you can change one person's career, you can change an entire family. You could change an entire community. And there's a lot that we can do together. And I'm incredibly excited about the future of this, but it was by picking up the phone and calling people and asking and seeing whether or not they would get on board and they would help. These are two pieces, you guys. This is my Hillary portrait, and this is a Michelle portrait, but both of them are about six feet tall. And I had created both of these pieces for the first exhibit of SUPERFIERCE. But this is a series of work that I'm working on right now called social currency.   Judy Chicago, is anybody familiar with Judy Chicago? First of all, look up Judy Chicago too when we're done. She's a remarkable living female artist who did something called the dinner party in the late 70's. And it was incredibly shocking for everybody. And now she's got this whole resurgence because she's quite the feminist, but she's also this really tremendous artist. I set my sights upon becoming the kind of artist who would make a contribution to art history. And she speaks to me in many ways. But the minute I really set my sights on trying to do things that would affect my community, it's like the universe picks you up and it moves with you, especially when you're doing what it is that you're supposed to be doing. And this is what I'm supposed to be doing, and it feels right.   So here I am, this is at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. And I did this installation where it looked like paint is dripping on everybody. This is my assistant, she's been with me for seven years. She got in it and allowed me to paint her, and it was great. But that's Judy Chicago sitting in my installation in the chair there. And that was one of those full circle moments where she walked into, I almost fell over. First of all, she had on a rainbow sequence dress. And I was like, "Listen, I was thinking I might borrow your address at some point in time." She sat down, and we had this amazing conversation. And I said, "I'm starting this thing, and I really would love for you to help. Would you help aspiring female artists, emerging female artists?"   "Of course, I would, honey, you just talk to my person and let me know where I need to be." It was just this amazing moment. But it was also, I think God works in really mysterious ways. The fact that she had just sat down in this installation was remarkable. And now I have a direct line to Judy Chicago, which is amazing. This piece, which I'm sure you all are familiar with, fearless girl. So this commission was something that's very special for various reasons. I have 32 prints on my website and 20% of the proceeds of each of those prints goes to a charity. And this particular one goes to an organization called N Street Village in Washington, which is the longest running organization who helps women in crisis. So women come to the door. And when you buy this, you can buy five meals for women who are coming in in their first week, which I have chills just thinking about that right now.   If I had millions of dollars, I would dole it out organizations. But you have time, you have treasure or you have talent, and that is how you can give back. And this is how I'm able to give back. But this is a very important piece to me, and it's just sort of snowballed. So I did this installation in my old studio space where you could stand in front of the bowl and then you became fearless girl. All the little girls that stood there and little boys, it was amazing, but that's me in front of it. But the impact that one can make in just a small way is quite remarkable, and this is how I can make an impact. So I'm just sharing my own way.   This is the Women's March, you guys. There was eight female artists that were commissioned to do these 25 foot parachutes that we walked through. I don't know, did anybody go down to the Women's March in DC? It was wild. This is one of those moments where this says protect your mother, and it's a giant image of the globe. But the opportunity that that was given to me was only because I was completely active and contributing to the community. And I think that that is the other way in which you can actually grow your career. There is the professional way, and then there is the social justice part of what I believe we're put on this planet to do, and I think Holy Cross instills in all of us is that there's always another way that you can give back even if it doesn't seem that obvious to you.   And I'm going to end with this because I think I have gone on longer than I should at this point. I was given an opportunity to do a mural, a 50 foot by 50 foot mural on Pennsylvania Avenue. And the LIFT and Tishman Speyer came to me and said, "We want to do a mural for Women's History Month, and we'd like it to symbolize that women owned businesses in Washington are moving the city forward." And I was like, "That's a mouthful, I'm not entirely sure I know how I'm supposed to illustrate that." But I had lunch on top of my skyscraper in my dorm room at Holy Cross, and it was the men sitting on top of the girders over Rockefeller Center, which I did not know that they were building Rockefeller Center in this image.   Well, Rockefeller Center is where Tishman Speyer is headquartered, I did not know that either. So I did this literally very quickly because they needed this done very quickly, sharpie. And they said, "That's great, how did you know? This is amazing." This is the DC flag, the three stars on top of the two bars. And they said, "That's fantastic. I can't believe you knew that, you're so brilliant. How did you know?" "I don't know what you're talking about." "Oh, well. Tishman Speyer's headquarters are in Rockefeller Center." "Okay, well, I didn't know that. That's the universe throwing me a softball." And I wasn't going to lie about it, but it was just, again, there's this synergy that took place. This is the mural, it is 50 feet by 50 feet. You can see for scale, this is somebody standing underneath it, but it'll be up for the next year.   Now, this piece also has a charitable component to it, which is an organization called DASH. And they basically help people who are in housing crises. But this is one of my favorite projects to date because the amount of people that this has touched and the amount of women who have reached out to me, particularly in the construction design industry has been, well, again, it's intoxicating. And it gives me life, and it feeds me to want to do more work like this. And I'm really proud of it for various reasons.   It may not seem to you guys that a political science major who then went back to art who then designs restaurants, how is this all happening? And it's about saying yes and it's also about finding doors that people haven't necessarily knocked on. It is not that people have handed me these things left and right. It is truly through hard work and communication and figuring out how I can connect dots that I'm able to live in color, but I'm also able to bring other people with me. I'm very proud of that, but I also know that that's why I was put on this planet. But I also was put on this planet to bring joy and color and a good time. No, I don't think it's a coincidence that I ended up in the restaurants, night clubs, and hotels because I love seeing people have a good time. I love it when people are toasting each other. I love it when there's this great energy in the room.   So now if you say, "What's next, Maggie?" We've got three restaurants opening in the next month and a half, and SUPERFIERCE is going to be taking off. But I will be starting to do more environmental exhibitions where it's like an experience. It's not just that the artwork is up, but there's this whole immersive experience that you enter into. And that just by buying a ticket to it, it's like having your own piece of artwork. And I won't be doing those just in DC, I will be traveling and I have talks of doing something in Boston. So I will keep everybody informed. Where just the mere act of showing up is like being in the artwork itself. And I just did this in July, you guys, and this is just by asking a couple of questions, but there's a building in DC called Union Market, it's like Faneuil Hall kind of.   And they put the castles, which is our tennis team. They put a temporary tennis court on top of it, and they spent an obscene amount of money putting this tennis court up. And I asked whether or not I could have an event up there from the CEO, but I was able to paint the tennis court into a massive bingo board. And I had life-size human bingo on the top of this tennis stadium, it was amazing. And I got to have my own game show, which is basically what I've wanted to do for a very long time, which is why this might be ... You get a car, and you get a car, it would be amazing. But this is just built out of joy. I just wanted people to have a good time, and I have a whole body of work that's built off of bingo sheets.   I know that sounds very strange, but this is the direction that I'm moving in, which is exhibitions. All my artwork is in the back there on the stands, but people became part of the game. It was so fun for everyone, but it was also this out of body experience, and we raised money for Children's National. So anytime you buy anything from me that has a bingo, whether it's leggings or a towel, 20% of that goes back to Children's National Hospital. And that is because I went and played bingo with the kids there. They play bingo every Thursday from their beds. It's just a little heartbreaking and also very inspiring.   So I wanted to end with that, you guys, because it is a serious job being a smart person in this world. And you should take it seriously, but it's also a serious job being a joyful person in this world because it is really, really tricky to keep your head above water when you get disappointed and you get disheartened by those of your colleagues or your friends or your partner potentially who may disappoint you in ways or tell you no or tell you that it's an impossible thing to do. And I can promise you that if you just keep that joy and hold onto it as much as possible, it's like gasoline. It's gasoline on the smart part of you.   Your intelligence will only take you so far, but your spirit is going to take you much further. And all I can tell you is you have to take care of your spirit. So do whatever you can to do that. And when you recognize in somebody else their color and what they do to your spirit, keep those people tight. Keep those people around you and make sure that you recognize that you won't know what else you're capable of until you ask, until you introduce yourself, until you get a little bit more vulnerable. Because if you don't reveal who you are, no one's ever going to be able to take advantage of.   And I don't mean it in a bad way, no one's ever going to be able to hand you that opportunity. So reveal yourself to people. I think that's where the human experience is really important. And as an artist, I get to exercise that quite a bit, but I recognize another career path that's not always the case. So I hope that you all live in color and you all remember that you are coming out of this place with such an incredible skillset, an incredible toolbox of genius. But you are also coming out of it with the knowledge that you're put here for a reason, and it's because you're special, and it's because you're able to give back. And you are probably gonna... people... You're going to be the ones that actually change, I think, change the course of things for us. However, I can help, I would love to. I don't know what that is, but don't ever hesitate to reach out and let's make some magic together. Let's have a game show together. Maura: That's our show. I hope you enjoyed hearing about just one of the many ways that Holy Cross alumni have been inspired by the mission to be men and women for and with others. A special thanks to today's guests and everyone at Holy Cross who has contributed to making this podcast a reality. If you or someone you know would like to be featured on this podcast, please send us an email at alumnicareers@holycross.edu. If you like what you hear, then please leave us a review. This podcast is brought to you by the office of alumni relations at the College of the Holy Cross. You can subscribe for future episodes wherever you find your podcasts. I'm your host, Maura Sweeney, and this is Mission-Driven. In the words of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, now go forth and set the world on fire. --- Theme music composed by Scott Holmes, courtesy of freemusicarchive.org.

Mushrooms may be one of nature’s true mysteries, which is probably why we can’t get enough of them. In this episode, I talk to Andrew Carter, co-founder and CEO of Smallhold, the only mushroom farm and organic farm in New York City. His company installs mini farms, or space-like growing units – in grocery stores such as Whole Foods, restaurants like Mission Chinese, and hotels like The Standard Hotel – that grow mushrooms in controlled climates from bags of sawdust so they can be harvested at their freshest moment. Smallhold's mushrooms look like organisms from another world - some resembling pine cones, others flowers, some look like heads of cauliflower. And, not only do they appear extra terrestrial, they have names like deer butt (aka Lion’s mane), hairy nuts disco, and cinnamon jellybaby. Their spores can survive extreme temperatures, radiation, even outer space. And, scientists have yet to fully understand how to mimic nature enough to cultivate some varieties. While we may never fully understand mushrooms, in this episode we try to get to the bottom of what’s going on with these wild fungi.RESOURCES:Will BonsallSmallhold InstagramPaul StametsMycelium Running BookJoe Rogan Podcast with Paul StametsNew York Mycological SocietyGary LincoffConnect with Andrew Carter:Smallhold’s WebsiteSmallhold’s InstagramConnect with The Our Nature Podcast:Follow Our Nature on InstagramSign up for the Our Nature Newsletter: www.ournaturepodcast.comSHOW NOTES:What Smallhold does and why it’s incredibly unique in the growing spaceThe ins and outs of organic farming in New York StateHow Andrew’s background in permaculture prepared him to work with mushroomsWhy ayurveda doesn’t support the consumption of mushroomsWhy people don’t like mushrooms and how Smallhold encourages people to give mushrooms a second chanceThe mushroom craze - why now?What are mushrooms tho?The process of growing mushrooms the Smallhold wayMycelium explainedThe function of mushrooms in the natural worldHow Smallhold curates their eleven varieties of mushroomsMushrooms - wild vs. cultivated, which are better?Andrew’s favorite type of mushroomsHow Smallhold addresses the reality of accessability when it comes to fresh, organic produceThe future of SmallholdWhere to learn more about the mysterious world of mushroomsMushrooms powders - why knowing your dose mattersWhy should you know your source if you’re taking ChagaWhere to find Smallhold mini farms in New York CityThe Last 5 Questions THE LAST 5 QUESTIONS:What is your favorite place in nature? Ocean.What is the animal, mineral or plant that resonates with you the most? Citrus Trees.What is one thing we can do right now to connect with the natural world and bring more harmony into our lives? Go outside. Turn off your phone. Try to disconnect. There’s so much more to look at.What’s the greatest lesson nature has taught you? There’s no real way to control it or understand it, and you don’t really have to.Nature brings me…Everything. It is everything.QUOTES:“I like to understand ecology enough to try to imitate it, but it doesn’t have to be for us. It’s not made for us. I don’t know if we need to figure it out.” - Andrew Carter“I think that anyone farming anything that says: this type of production is the way that everyone’s going to be farming in the future, just doesn’t understand how it’s going to work.” - Andrew Carter Gratitude List: This podcast would not be possible without the group of talented individuals below. I offer them my sincerest thanks and love.Graphics by: Tim LaSalleMusic by: Nick Ceglia 

On this episode, Hall welcomes Janine Yorio of Compound Asset Management- Janine started her career in real estate right out of college working for a private equity firm called North Star Capital. While there she eventually worked her way up to portfolio manager and was able to work on all types of real estate deals from origination to exit, including some that were publicly traded. She then went on to be head of real estate development for Standard Hotels, in New York City, the development company that developed the Standard Hotel on the High Line and owned the Chateau Marmont in LA. She has always been at the intersection of real estate, financial engineering, and consumer brands. This gives her a unique perspective to bring real estate to the fin-tech landscape. In this episode, you'll hear Janine's advice to those who'd like to enter the real estate fin-tech space. According to Janine, it's an enormous sector, it's the world's largest asset class and there are lots of opportunities to disrupt the category for people who are looking to bring a new perspective to what is otherwise a very entrenched and oftentimes, reluctant-to-change industry.

Joining today: author Lilibet Snellings, author of BOX GIRL: My Part-Time Job as an Art Installation (from Soft Skull Press) and the funniest person you know with MSThe first thing I remember from my initial call to Lilibet was her talent for setting the dramatic to a well-lit narrative; one where all the places and players are carefully examined, illustrated, and given vibrancy by their all-too-human quips (we also share an addiction to bulleted lists and numbered collections, handwritten notes and a continued affection for the late cinema sage, Syd Field). The second, was her immediate—and sincere—reply when I asked:“What was it like to spend part of your life on exhibit?”- JShow NotesYou can learn more about Lilibet’s work on her website or talk with her directly on Twitter as well.This piece and episode first appeared in an interview for The Huffington Post, which you can read here.For more information, and a proper view of The Standard Hotel’s Box installation, you can also read Paper Magazine’s article from last year.Like what you hear and want to show your support? Leave a review on your app of choice or subscribe to our Patreon site. The Magician, written & performed by Immersive MusicKudos to @BrothersHerman for the final edits. Here Be Tygers is a proud member of The ESO Network.Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/herebetygers)

Hello there, Christopher Foor here. I selected some tracks/records that I enjoyed playing at The Standard Hotel in Miami Beach during my residency. I think they'll add a nice atmosphere to your summer evening. Thanks for listening/support, CF

*Sips Prosecco *works vinyl, CDJs, and Serato like they're nothing *grins with calm confidence of a monk *moves a crowd like a train conductor: this is Bronx native Dominicana Pam Jones. Pam is a confident DJ on multiple platforms. She has the ability to cross genres in unique ways, generating movement from her crowd and energy to the setting. Her precise ear for timing/mixing leans into a deep collection of funk, R&B, house, electro and more. Her mixing and selection set aside, Pam's read on a crowd, then transforming her understanding of their vibe into another level reveals her true strongpoint. When Pam plays for you in person, you know it's Pam because the energy of your night feels vibrational and real. Pam has played private rooftop parties, The 1 Hotel, W Hotel, high profile Fashion Week events, and maintains a quality residency at the Standard Hotel where she knows Christopher Foor. She has also opened up for QuestLove of the Roots, Nina Sky, Natasha Diggs, Brandy and Maxwell. Her diverse portfolio of events lends insight to her ability to observe, dig, mix, and create a night the crowd will cherish. In addition to her talent, Pam is kind, calm, real, and holds space for events supporting women, LGBTQ+, and people of color. She is helping make Miami's electronic music future inclusive, fun, friendly, and brimming with quality. You can catch Pam performing back to back with Christopher Foor at the 2019 Wynwood pride MainStage on Sunday, June 23rd, noon to 3pm. In addition to Wynwood Pride, Pam's future events can be found below in her Instagram. Thank you Pam, your work and dedication are sincerely being seen and felt. PJ Instagram: pam_jones MixCloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/pamjones/ Tracklist: 1. Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra - Too Much Information (Laolu Remix Edit) 2. Johnick - C'Mon Give It Up 3. Melé - Ambience 4. Rishi K. - Organized Sound (BiG Al Remix) 5. Jamiroquai - Little L 6. Osunlade - Envision (Yoruba Soul Mix) 7. Sad Eyes - With You 8. Carl Cennedy - Skank Henz 9. Jose Nunez ft. Shawnee Taylor - Yesterday (Original Mix) 10. Michel Cleis - La Mezcla (club mix) 11. Barrientos & Illyus - The Times We Shared 12. Moloko - Pure Pleasure Seeker (Todd Edwards Pleasure For Life UK Vocal) 13. Patraceli - Maria Gadu (Original Mix) 14. Aaaron & Deckert feat. Meggy - Shadows (Katrinka Edition) 15. Angel Mora & Andre Butano - Rules 16. DJ Alex J - 1ST Time Feeling (feat. Tropical Deep) 17. Monica James - Let Me Be, Wanna Say - Vocal Mix 18. Soundstream - Deeper Love 19. Dr Packer & Loshmi - In Case Of Emergency (Original Mix) 20. Peepstyle - Sold Out 21. Nickodemus ft. The Illustrious Blacks - Funk That 22. PaLz & Garcia - Butch - No Worries - M.A.C. Remix (Antonio Fernandez, PaLz & Garcia) 23. Queen Latifah - Come Into My House 24. Robyn - Love Is Free (ft. Maluca)

My more successful friend and Artist Noberto Rodriguez invites me to the Standard Hotel on Sunset to partake in his living exhibition "The Present." I get to experience what it's like to be on display, we discuss his living works and he gives me a little advice on how to not give a f*ck. Follow Norberto @norbertoinc

Jiz Lee is an award winning porn performer, queer porn superstar and author of the anthology “Coming Out Like A Porn Star: Essays on Pornography, Protection, and Privacy.” This episode begins with two readings from the book, followed by a conversation with Jiz about the origins of their porn career, the importance of teaching porn literacy rather than arguing about “good porn” versus “bad porn,” not shaming someone’s sexual fantasies and dispelling myths about porn production. Then, we move into a panel discussion with Lotus Lain and Miss Mimosa. Lotus Lain is an independent porn performer, writer and activist who works with the Free Speech Coalition, the adult industry's trade association. Mimosa is an artist and sex worker with experience as a professional dominatrix, BBW porn performer and fetish content creator who spends most of her time in San Francisco in LA. She also works behind the camera in both adult and mainstream film, doing both casting and performer advocacy. The group discusses diversifying who gets to feel sexy, their experiences disclosing their work to both friends and family and new acquaintances and the hypocrisy of the way Hollywood treats sex workers. Lotus speaks about being outed as a porn performer without her consent, the stigma of having sex for fun and how porn can be one of the safest settings to explore kink. Mimosa remembers asking her mother about how she would react if she became a porn star at the age of ten and reflects on body positivity within porn. “Having a body that’s different, for me, was always a source of power,” Mimosa says. “When you’re your own home, other people will want to be there.”This episode was recorded live during Pillow Talk in the penthouse at the Standard Hotel in Los Angeles. Follow @jizlee and buy their book here: bigcartel.com/product/coming-out-like-a-porn-starCredit and thanks to Margot Padilla, the best sound engineer.

He is a famous chef, television personality, and cookbook author; guess whose back?! Rocco DiSpirito returns to the kitchen at the Standard Hotel and is already getting raving reviews! 

My birthday set last month from Le Bain on top of the Standard Hotel in NYC for Christina Visca's Weekly Sunday Night Party - BIRDCAGE

My birthday set last month from Le Bain on top of the Standard Hotel in NYC for Christina Visca's Weekly Sunday Night Party - BIRDCAGE

My birthday set last month from Le Bain on top of the Standard Hotel in NYC for Christina Visca's Weekly Sunday Night Party - BIRDCAGE

Angela Dimayuga's style is entirely original, boundary-busting and holistic. Dimayuga, now Creative Director of Food & Culture at The Standard Hotels, is best known as the Executive Chef of Mission Chinese Food in NYC, but her true calling is that of tastemaker, community builder, artistic collaborator, and queer advocate. On this episode of Speaking Broadly, host Dana Cowin discovers how the second youngest child of six siblings born to immigrant parents in San Jose, California, became one of the most important voices in food, art, design and fashion by age 32. Dimayuga's 90s nostalgia, unique approach to artistic friendships, lessons in self-empowerment, and innovative genius make this podcast unmissable. Speaking Broadly is powered by Simplecast

Today MeMe has the amazingly hot messes Andrea Allan & Emily Lubin (@HotMessPodcast) make a return visit to the pod!  All the ladies are invading LA as budding media moguls & we all got to gab & get deep from MeMe's amazing room at the Standard Hotel in downtown Los Angeles! Andrea's adventures as a traveling KATG minion | Hot Mess Technical Issues while banking shows pre LA trip | The weirdness that is the LA "scene" | MeMe's adventures as a media mogul in the making aka first Press Pass to #DragCon #RupaulsDragCon | Transitioning from the VIP experience to the Press Pass level | Female Body Modifications | Dating in 2018 | Kanye or IG Inspiration Post | Plead the wig | Speed round!  Hot Mess FB | Hot Mess IG

Julie & Brandy break down (and by breakdown, we mean: gloss over) the 9 page packet filled with jargon and pathological lies knows as the Tax Reform Framework. If this doesn't get them emotionally unstable enough, they talk to original Puerto Rican and podcaster extraordinaire, MeMe Cherry about the horrific disaster in Puerto Rico. The girls go from the drug den, to the Standard Hotel in West Hollywood, and then back to the drug den- so, hold on to your vape pens, because this episode is all over the place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie & Brandy break down (and by breakdown, we mean: gloss over) the 9 page packet filled with jargon and pathological lies knows as the Tax Reform Framework. If this doesn't get them emotionally unstable enough, they talk to original Puerto Rican and podcaster extraordinaire, MeMe Cherry about the horrific disaster in Puerto Rico. The girls go from the drug den, to the Standard Hotel in West Hollywood, and then back to the drug den- so, hold on to your vape pens, because this episode is all over the place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen in to MeMeCherry giggle in delight as two of her favorite ladies join her on the pod: Julie Goldman (@MrJulieGoldman) & Brandy Howard (@TheBrandyHoward)! | The hosts of the Dumb, Gay Politics Podcast join MeMe live from The Standard Hotel in WEHO!  With a pool party in the background the ladies dish about: Julie & Brandy's many projects | Their friendship/partnership origin story | Sexo Farmacia! | FB Live adventures in Jersey land | "Go to bed Wig" game | "I fucking did this!" aka the new "Never have I ever" |  Julie Goldman | Brandy Howard | Dumb, Gay Politics

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Today on Snacky Tunes, an interview with Ari Taymor of Alma at the Standard in Los Angeles, plus a special live performance by Small Black.

They’ve traveled the world for many, many years but Filip and Fredrik remember every detail of their trip to LA and New York together 20 years ago. The Standard Hotel’s upside-down sign, Tom Ford’s leather jacket, sack-bag chairs, cheap gin, and sodium free water are just some of the memories they can’t forget. Fredrik recalls an “interview” with legendary TV producer Steven Bochco. Plus, the duo gets drunk and make out in front of the writers of Friends. Filip and Fredrik go clubbing thanks to an ingenious plan. After all these years Fredrik learns that you have to keep on humming!

Episode 23 with Special Guest  DJ KERRY - Hang Together/Rice & Beats - Los Angeles  DJ KERRY has been passionate about music since the tenderage of 5. Her musical beginnings began with her playing the piano at age 8 and listening tohard rock until she was introduced to Michael Jackson at age 12. Once soulful music entered herlife she expanded her musical genres to everything from R&B, Disco, Rap, Hip-Hop,House and everything in between. Out of all the genres, house music and rare disco classicsare her favorites to spin. Many of her influences come from DJs such as Louie Vega, Marques Wyatt,Joe Claussell, DJ Harvey,Greg Wilson and David Mancuso to name a few. One thing that KERRY brings to her sets is the sense ofuniversal appeal. Her song selections are often not condensed to one type of sound but anaccumulation of everything from Brazilian jazz to Latin grooves to afro beats. Her sense ofstyle is very smooth and seamless. You can always count on DJ KERRY to make you groove. For the past 3 years Kerry had been DJing all over LosAngeles and feels honored that she has had the opportunity to open for such artists as Macy Gray,Quest Love of The Roots, Groove Junkies, Morten Trust, DJ MeMe, & Scott K. In-betweenplaying for different art shows, galleries, and private parties, KERRY has played at trendyLos Angeles nightlife spots such as Falcon Bar, Day After, Hollywood Canteen, Crash Mansion,Joseph's Cafe', The Standard Hotel, Custom Hotel, Tokio Restaurant Bar & Lounge,& The Roosevelt Hotel to name a few. You can currently find DJ KERRY playing at the AC Loungeevery Wednesday in Santa Monica, The Vine Bar every Thursday and the Standard Hotel inHollywood on a monthly basis. For more booking and addition info for DJ Kerry Please visit http://www.djkerry.net/ Hope you enjoy

Garance Doré sits down with dear friend and musician, Corinne Bailey Rae, at Narcissa in the Standard Hotel, East Village. Here they talk about everything from creating music, touring the world and dealing with heartache. For photos visit garancedore.com. Pardon My French is released every Thursday on iTunes.

In this episode, interior stylist and founder Lauren Keenan and her co-host Scott are taking the podcast on the road talking about some of their favourite hotel interiors from around the globe.One of the best parts of planning a holiday (or vacation) is finding the right accommodation. Even if you're spending all day out and about, where you stay still has a huge impact on how you enjoy your holiday. Lauren and Scott talk about their favourite hotels they've stayed in: @themoanasurfrider in Waikiki, Hawaii for relaxation and @therogerny in New York City, New York for some big city style.Get Lauren's tips for what makes a good hotel interior and hear about her selection process for an upcoming trip to New York City, upstate New York, Ontario in Canada and Los Angeles. Here are some of the awesome hotels they talk about in this episode ahead of the trip: @thegrahamandco - The Graham & Co. in Phoenicia. Cool summer camp vibe. @lakehouse_lp - The Lake House at Lake Placid. Contemporary ski chalet. @thestandard - The Standard Hotel at the High Line in NYC. Minimalist meets 70s rock. @avalonhotels - The Avalon Beverley Hills, Los Angeles. Laidback retro glam as designed by @kellywearstler.There are some stunning boutique hotels in Australia that Lauren and Scott reckon are to-die-for as well: @hotel_hotel in Canberra. @hotelpalisade in Sydney. @theoldclare in Sydney. @_halcyonhouse on the Gold Coast. @alexhotelperth in Perth.If you need personal advice on interior design trends and how to make them work in your home then email Lauren now to get started - lauren@laurenkeenan.com.au. If you think there's a brand or someone interesting Lauren should be interviewing for the podcast get in touch too!​

Greg Seider has worked at notable culinary and cocktail destinations such as The Mercer Kitchen, Asia de Cuba, The Box, Minetta Tavern, and The Standard Hotel in Miami. In 2009, he opened The Summit Bar, which New York Magazine named Best New Cocktail Bar that year.  He created the cocktail program for the lounge at the three Michelin-starred restaurant Le Bernardin and co-owns the restaurants Prima and Manhattan Cricket Club.  Drawing on his years of experience developing cocktail programs for chefs, as well as for his own bars and a host of others, Greg Seider is a master mixologist highly regarded for his technique and approach to creating cocktails. In ALCHEMY IN A GLASS: The Essential Guide To Handcrafted Cocktails, Seider shares more than 50 inspired recipes for original cocktails, classics with a twist, punches, spirit infusions, bitters, and tinctures. ALCHEMY IN A GLASS: The Essential Guide to Handcrafted Cocktails By Greg Seider Foreword by Jim Meehan Photography by Noah Fecks Rizzoli New York PRICE: $24.95 US and CAN www.rizzoliusa.com

Box Girl: My Part Time Job as an Art Installation (Soft Skull Press) When 22-year-old Lilibet Snellings moved to Los Angeles on a whim, she unintentionally became a "slash" to keep her head above water--a writer/waitress/actress/Box Girl. One night each week, Lilibet would go to The Standard Hotel in West Hollywood, don a pair of white boy shorts with a matching tank, touch up her lip gloss, and crawl into a giant glass case behind the front desk. There, she could do whatever she wanted--check email, catch up on reading, even sleep--as long as she ignored the many hotel guests who would point and ask the staff, "Is she allowed to use the bathroom?" (Yes.) Dog-paddling through her twenties, Snellings resisted financial bailouts (for the most part) from her sweet Southern mother and business-oriented dad, while pondering her peculiar position as a human art installation. Was she a piece of art or a piece of ass? Was she allowed to read both Walt Whitman and "US Weekly" as she lounged in an oversized, waterless aquarium behind a hotel concierge desk? From misinterpreting a modeling agency interview as a talent audition, to avoiding Bond-girl-style deaths at New Year's Eve parties, Snellings shares and laughs at her many mishaps while living in LA. Lilibet Snellings was born in Georgia and raised in Connecticut. She earned her MFA from the University of Southern California and resides in Los Angeles and Chicago. Her work has appeared in The Huffington Post, LA Magazine, Anthem, Flaunt, and This Recording, among other publications.

Author Lilibet Snellings (Boxgirl) dressed in a sexy tank top and shorts while lounging in a box on display at the Standard Hotel in West Hollywood, as a model in an art installation.  Oh yes, she did!! See our Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and our California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Author Lilibet Snellings worked in a box at the Standard Hotel in West Hollywood, as a model in an art installation.  Oh yes, she did!!

Author Lilibet Snellings (Boxgirl) dressed in a sexy tank top and shorts while lounging in a box on display at the Standard Hotel in West Hollywood, as a model in an art installation.  Oh yes, she did!!

Rod B. & Mareis brings you Miami Sessions @ Miami Underground Movement - Holosound is a DJ/Producer from NYC that’s been at it since 2004. After going solo in 2008 from a partnership that initially began as a duo, he’s dotted the globe with gigs in over 22 countries, every major city in the US and released records and remixes on labels like Nurvous, HNQO’s Playperview and (a long time ago) Ultra. This past summer he finished his second tour of EU/Russia that included parties in Helsinki, Berlin, Ibiza and Moscow and enjoyed fall gigs at the epic CULPRIT Sessions party in Los Angeles on the rooftop of the Standard Hotel as well as BPM, and Rio de Janeiro. When he’s not traveling and playing his subversively sexy signature blend of deep house and techno, Holosound aka Alex Fish is helping tell the stories behind the most influential artists and brands in nightlife through his work as Head of US Development for Pulse Radio.

Black Friday starts early this year.Retailers: How much is enough.No more Twinkies.Israel-Gaza conflict.Mail Bag:One from Dan's daughter, she has an issue with mandatory flu shots.Two from Al:1) One to his Democratic friends.2) Some political humor.A two from Dennis:1) Good samaritan treated like a thief.2) Paralyzed Vet sues O’Hare airport.One from Mike on Standard Hotel manager fired after giving birth in hotel room.The Rest of the Show:Black Friday retail strike.

Rollin' Stone - Muddy Waters Little Red Rooster - The Rolling Stones Key To The Highway - Don Covay & J. Lemon Blues I'll Go Crazy - James Brown And His Famous Flames Don't Know Why I Love You - Jackson 5 Down Home Girl - Original - Alvin Robinson Dust My Broom - Elmore James She's A Rainbow - The Rolling Stones Waiting On A Friend - The Rolling Stones Mercy, Mercy - Don Covay Good Times - Sam Cooke Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Rolling Stones Get Off Of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones Buddy's Blues Part 1 - Buddy Guy Oh Baby - Little Walter Ooh Pooh Pah Doo Pt. 1 & 2 - Jessie Hill Happy - The Rolling Stones Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones On The Road Again - Canned Heat Juke - Little Walter Jivin' Time - King Curtis Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton Fortune Teller - Benny Spellman Back In The USA - Chuck Berry Rock And Roll Music - Chuck Berry I'm Ready - Fats Domino Ain't Got No Home - Clarence “Frogman” Henry Come On - The Rolling Stones Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey - Little Richard The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - Mick Jagger featuring Raphael Saadiq Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones Gimmie Shelter - The Rolling Stones (A Bold&Brave Extension)# She Said Yeah! - Larry Williams Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Little Richard My Generation - The Who Ready Teddy - Little Richard I'm All Right - Bo Diddley Mannish Boy (Live) - Muddy Waters The Night Time Is the Right Time - Ray Charles Get Your Yas Yas Out - Blind Boy Fuller Do The Do - Howlin' Wolf with Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts Rip This Joint - The Rolling Stones Shake Your Hips - The Rolling Stones Shake Your Hips - Slim Harpo Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley Rock At the Philharmonic - Chuck Berry All Around The World - Little Richard I'm Alright - The Rolling Stones Beast Of Burden - The Rolling Stones You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones Time Is On My Side (Stereo Ver. 2) - The Rolling Stones You Can Make It If You Try/Have Faith - Gene Allison Angie - The Rolling Stones Till The Next Goodbye - The Rolling Stones Thank you HBO and management of the Rolling Stones for electing me to preside over the music for the post screening party for their documentary entitled Crossfire Hurricane. Earlier this same day The Rolling Stones also released "GRRR!" - a 3/4 disc set of remastered classics with a couple of new tunes. http://www.rollingstones.com/grrr/ This night need to sound celebratory. Celebrating 50 years of the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll with plenty of doses of soul. Members of the band wanted a night about them to also celebrate the artists that influenced them. There was a moment in the evening while the 3rd of 3 Rolling Stone's songs in-a-row was playing and Mick sent over a friend to let me know that I was doing alright with the soul and more heaping doses please. They kept on with the keep on, the rock on, the get your groove on, and the c'mon. Roll on...play on. Stones fans, sure, fantasize about what you would've played...there are so many more songs that I wanted to play, but again, this night was about them and what they wanted to hear and represent... "You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes you just might find You get what you need" http://www.rollingstones.com/crossfire-hurricane/ http://www.hbo.com/#/documentaries/crossfire-hurricane #(A Bold&Brave Extension) http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-06-21T21_44_42-07_00 http://djqoolmarvsounds.podomatic.com/entry/2010-08-07T21_07_24-07_00 https://www.facebook.com/QoolMarv

DJ VALISSA YOE Fashion Stylist, Makeup Artist, and DJ http://valissayoe.com/ Valissa Yoe prides herself in being a true renaissance woman. Raised in Westchester, the Big Apple was only a train ride away. Valissa moved to the city to attend FIT for Fashion Design. Right out of school she began working as a designer for KAI MILLA (Stevie Wonder’s wife). Valissa Yoe became a New York personality in great demand as an innovative powerhouse in the creative image market as a fashion stylist and makeup artist for clients such as MTV, Comedy Central, Vera Wang, Google, Sony Music, Donald Trump, Miss USA, Ethan Hawke, Tyson Beckford, and Oprah to name a few. Her work has her traveling from New York to London, Paris and Rome. Valissa Yoe is known for her stunning red coif with the appeal of Jessica Rabbit and the expression of Patricia Field. Valissa takes inspiration from the late and great McQueen, Chanel, Leigh Bowery and Warhol. After styling a range of musicians like Jay Sean, Drop the Lime, Ryan Leslie, Kid Cudi and Amanda Blank it was a natural progression for Valissa Yoe to begin djing in 2010. Her first dj gigs was opening for famed DJ A-trak and hip hop superstar, Drake. In one year time she has graced her skills at The Box, Le Bain at The Standard Hotel, The Thompson Hotel, East Village Radio, Brooklyn Bowl, Club 57, Topshop and Canal Room to name a few. Valissa Yoe’s has her finger on the pulse of what’s next in fashion makeup and music. She continues to set trends and sway crowds. Valissa’s confidence and charisma.

While PEN is often at the forefront of debates and initiatives to do with the more obvious forms of oppression against writers — isolation, censorship, imprisonment — it is also ready to tackle the more subtle deterrents that plague the publishing industry as a whole. In a panel at the Standard Hotel as part of the PEN World Voices Festival, writers and editors talked about the ways in which corporate publishing limited access to audiences, the pressure to mainstream, and editing as a form of censorship. The evening was moderated by Mischief + Mayhem co-founder Lisa Dierbeck, who fueled debate by "impersonating" a corporate publishing executive and goaded her panelists ("the enemy") to confirm that they planned to overthrow her world. Speakers included writers Carmen Boullosa, Dale Peck (also a co-founder of Mischief + Mayhem), Mkola Riabchuk, and Monika Zgustova; writer and editor Ben Greenman, and Feminist Press editor Amy Scholder. The independent tone was set early in the evening by critic Eric Banks. As part of the festival this year, PEN asked six critics to each recommend five books representing works in translation, contemporary fiction, literary classics, small press publications, and something to surprise. All the Stand-up Book Critics recommendations can be found at this link, but Banks' surprise choice of Edward Said's last book, "On Late Style," resonated with the festival as a whole: "In an era when too many are eager to see the humanities as an anachronism, 'On Late Style' is a stylish retort."  Bon Mots: Amy Scholder on what matters: "My relationship to my authors is primary to me — and then there's the business of books after that." Carmen Boullosa on books by emerging Latino authors: "The novels are prodigious, different...I would even use the word, 'insurgent.' They are like little revolutions. I enter the book(s) and say, 'Wow!'" Dale Peck on the effects of a corporate takeover: "The more von Holtzbrinck got involved [with Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux], the more I was told things like my books needed to be happier, or they needed to be shorter...because paper was expensive."

It looks like good clean fun with sexy Crystal and girlfriends in the shower at the Standard Hotel. This fun loving dance machine pays homage to the classic movie Tron in funky head gear, electric boots and lights - but don’t worry, her boobs are definitely real.