Podcasts about Verdine

Episode 344: DJ CASSIDY "His Journey To ‘Pass The Mic'" On this week's episode of the @RoadPodcast, the fellas welcome Grammy-nominated performer, producer, and MC @DJCassidy, along with guest co-host @DJGoldfinerNYC. Cassidy and Goldie reflect on their early experiences and the evolution of Cassidy's career (02:10). Cassidy recalls his first encounter with @Diddy (12:10), discusses his rise in the industry (30:12), and shares his love for DJing, influenced by RUN DMC and soul/R&B music (39:10). He talks about his legendary birthday parties (1:04:55), the iconic performer lineups he curated (1:21:00), and the unforgettable moment when Jay-Z and Nas rapped together at his party (1:32:55). Cassidy also discusses his approach to reading the room and DJing for celebrities (1:47:01), his experience DJing during the EDM era (1:58:01), and how he curates the #PasstheMic roster (2:02:01). Finally, he reveals the origins of “Pass the Mic” with Verdine from #EarthWindandFire (2:27:01).

In this exciting episode of Hollywood Live, Tanya Hart catches up with Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire at the hair salon, where he spills details about the upcoming documentary on the iconic band. Directed by none other than Questlove, who won an Oscar for Summer of Soul, this new project will delve deep into the legendary group's history, celebrating their Afrocentric sound and immense cultural impact. Questlove, a huge fan of Earth, Wind & Fire, expressed how working on the documentary helped him rediscover himself while honoring the group's legacy. Verdine is thrilled to have Questlove at the helm, sharing that the musician-to-musician connection between them promises to bring something special to the big screen. With decades of footage from countless Earth, Wind & Fire concerts, this documentary is shaping up to be an extraordinary look into the band's journey. Tanya also teases another documentary in the works from Questlove on Sly and the Family Stone. Expect the Earth, Wind & Fire documentary to release in 2025, and you know Tanya will be there with bells, whistles, and maybe even a tambourine for the premiere! For more updates and stories, follow Tanya on social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 175: Soccer shaped this leader who joined StretchLab when there were three franchise locations. Today, there are more than 400 studios across North America and 900 licensed locations globally, making them the global leader in assisted stretching. He offers numerous tips including: How to use the first minute of every meeting to “humanize” the context and put everyone in a more open and collaborative mindset. Creating daily, weekly, and monthly meeting rhythms that provide timely and relevant contexts for decision-making. Why your organization's vision, purpose, and values need to come down off the wall and into your personal and team day-to-day conversations. Our BONUS RESOURCE for this episode includes fill-in-the-blank notes and reflection questions. Click here to download the bonus resource. Looking for a speaker for your next event? From more than 30 years of interviewing and studying the greatest winners of all time, Don offers these live and virtual presentations built to inspire your team toward personal and professional greatness. Special thanks to Libby Klemeyer and Meredith Grimm for making this episode possible.

When Greg started out in science, he heard other researchers referring to certain targets as “undruggable.” In response, he's devoted his life to drugging the undruggable, cofounding the field of chemical biology along the way. After a robust career founding multiple biotechs and serving as the cofounder, chairman, and CEO of FogPharma, he is the newest venture partner at a16z Bio + Health.Join Greg, Vineeta, and Jorge as they talk about Greg's upbringing and career, and how he thinks about the field today.

Synopsis: Gregory Verdine, Ph.D., is the Co-Founder, President and CEO of LifeMine Therapeutics and FogPharma. LifeMine Therapeutics is reinventing drug discovery by mining genetically-encoded small molecules (GEMs) from the biosphere. FogPharma is developing a new class of drugs to address the limitations of today's precision medicines and achieve universal druggability. In this episode, Greg discusses his unique journey from starting as an academic scientist to transitioning to an investor, and how that exposure to the venture world rounds out his approach to how he now runs biotechs. He talks about what it's been like running two companies for six years and how he structures his time so he can successfully operate between the two. He also discusses fundraising in a challenging environment and the importance of being part of a team in biotech. Biography: Greg Verdine is a leader in the discovery, development and commercialization of new drug modalities. A passionate and accomplished inventor of novel approaches and drug classes to engage targets widely believed intractable, Greg coined the phrase “drugging the undruggable” to describe his life's mission. Greg is the co-founder of FogPharma, which has its roots in the scientific work of Greg and his academic team at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School, a hotbed of innovation and invention in the new modality therapeutics space. Greg is also the co-founder and CEO of LifeMine Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company refashioning drug discovery by mining genetically-encoded small molecules from the biosphere. Together with co-founder WeiQing Zhou, he developed the scientific and business concept for FogPharma and LifeMine and co-led the companys' initial capitalization and operationalization in mid-2016 and 2017, respectively. Greg is highly regarded for having moved seamlessly between roles as an academic scientist, biotech entrepreneur, investor and company executive. As Erving Professor at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School, he founded the burgeoning field of hyperstabilized alpha-helical peptides, starting with the first-generation all-hydrocarbon stapled peptide technology, and invented not only the modality but also the direct precursor to the Phase 2 stapled peptide ALRN 6924. The greatly improved second-generation Helicon technology was developed in the Verdine Lab at Harvard and licensed exclusively to FogPharma, and subsequently developed by FogPharma into the third-generation approach that is so impactful today. The Verdine Lab at Harvard also made seminal contributions to understanding fundamental mechanisms of DNA repair and epigenetic DNA methylation. As an entrepreneur, Dr. Verdine has founded multiple public biotech companies including Variagenics, Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Eleven Bio, Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Wave Life Sciences and Aileron Therapeutics, and a private company, Gloucester Pharmaceuticals, which was acquired by Celgene. These companies have succeeded in achieving FDA approval for three marketed drugs. Greg has served on the board of directors of Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Wave Life Sciences, Warp Drive Bio and LifeMine Therapeutics. Having led the formation and financing of Wave Life Sciences, Warp Drive Bio and LifeMine Therapeutics, Greg took a role in managing these companies as their president, chief executive officer and chief scientific officer. Greg also conceived of, co-founded and served as the founding president and chairman of the tandem non-profits Gloucester Biotechnology Academy, which trains high school graduates for technical careers in biotech, and Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute, which is supporting fisheries science and economic development on Cape Ann. Greg earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from Columbia University and served as an NIH postdoctoral fellow in molecular biology at MIT and Harvard Medical School. He also holds an honorary Ph.D. degree from Clarkson University.

Are you a franchisee looking for tips and tricks to help grow your business? Do you wish your business was more successful? Then this week's podcast episode is for you. Verdine Baker, President of StretchLab, shares insider secrets for franchisees to help your business attract more customers and increase revenue. Verdine was born in the Seychelles Islands, a small country region that is made up of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean, before moving to California. As a soccer player throughout high school and college, Verdine fell in love with athletics and the training/gym environment. While pursuing a career in professional soccer, Verdine battled four different knee surgeries that ultimately ended his pro soccer career, and frequently found himself doing physical therapy at Crunch Fitness. After spending so much time training and rehabbing at Crunch Fitness, Verdine was offered a membership advisor position there in 2008, where he discovered his passion for helping people and improving their lives through fitness. Throughout his 10 years at Crunch Fitness in San Francisco, Verdine started with selling gym memberships and progressed to a General Manager role, eventually serving as District Sales Manager for all San Francisco Bay Area locations in 2017. Verdine's success at Crunch Fitness led him to Xponential Fitness and StretchLab. Verdine accepted the role of National Sales Director job at StretchLab in 2018, where he led the franchise studio selling systems and processes. Verdine was promoted to Vice President of Sales for StretchLab in June 2020 before being appointed as Brand President of StretchLab in early 2022. Be sure to take notes as Verdine shares: Why franchisees should know the 3 catalysts that will help them be successful How having the ability to follow systems will help franchisees grow their business Why franchisees should be leaders in their organizations or communities Why it's important to hire the right people How holding your teams accountable to systems and processes will help you be more successful Be prepared to get motivated to take your franchise to new levels with Verdine's tips and advice- let's get hacking! Follow the Local Business Hacks podcast for more inspiring interviews, hacks, and insider secrets to help grow your business.

Learn more about Tipped.Guest featured in this episode: Chef Stephanie Rich originally started her culinary career as a vegan side hustle, which then turned into a vegan food truck, and now a brick-and-mortar restaurant. Verdine is plant-based and offers online orders, dine-in, and catering services.

 Dr. Greg Verdine is an eminent serial entrepreneur and investor in the life sciences industry. He has founded a number of companies and currently serves as President, CEO, and CSO of both Fog Pharma and LifeMine Therapeutics. Greg also worked in the venture capital industry as a Venture Partner with Apple Tree Partners, Third Rock Ventures, WuXi Healthcare Ventures, and Texas Pacific Group. Prior to his career in the biotech industry, Greg had an academic career that spanned 3 decades and he was named the Erving Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University. He has made significant contributions to the study of epigenetics and DNA damage repair and has more recently pioneered a new therapeutic modality termed “stapled peptides” that are poised to expand the space of druggable targets. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Columbia University.In this episode, we discuss the development of new drug modalities, the transition from academic science to entrepreneurship and investing, and the changing biotechnology landscape.

Toya and Shea discuss this week's shenanigans. Verdine's hair stays laid, Ron Isley's beard has a new stan! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegcpod/support

Earth Wind and Fire is one of the most influential bands of all time, transcending R&B and shaping pop culture around the world. With global sales of over 90 million records, the band has earned more than 50 gold and platinum albums, 7 Grammys, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and 4 American Music Awards. The group has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the NAACP Image Award Hall of Fame, and Hollywood's Rockwalk, in addition to receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.   The band has also received an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award, BET Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Soul Train Legend Award, as well as a NARAS Signature Governor's Award and the Congressional Horizon Award. Earth Wind and Fire members were celebrated during the Kennedy Center Honors in 2019, along with Sally Field, Linda Ronstadt, Sesame Street and Michael Tilson Thomas.   Verdine White, Earth Wind and Fire’s bassist and co-founder, was presented with Bass Player magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award and an honorary doctorate degree from the American Conservatory of Music. He is ranked number 19 of Rolling Stone Australia Magazine’s list of the 50 Greatest Bassists of All Time. Verdine co-authored a book with Louis Satterfield, "Playing The Bass Guitar, A Beginner's Guide To The Electric Bass". He also wrote “Rhythm of the Earth: Advanced Bass Techniques” and “Rhythms of the Earth”.   In spite of all his achievements, Verdine and his wife, Shelly Clark White, continue to give back to the industry and the community through their advocacy, time and talent. Mayor John Hamilton of Bloomington, Indiana proclaimed February 1, 2021 as Shelly and Verdine White Day in honor of Black History Month, with a focus on appreciating the resilience of Black people and how they have used creative and artistic expression historically to overcome struggles.   The couple co-founded the Verdine White Performing Arts Center, which encourages students to reach their fullest potential as artists and people, equipped with a well-rounded performing arts education and the confidence to take on whatever path they choose within the arts.   Verdine was inducted into the Boys and Girls Club's Alumni Hall of Fame, and serves as an Ambassador, encouraging youth to get involved in the civic affairs of their communities. He was awarded the Walt Disney Motif Award for Excellence for his work with students.   Join us for a lively discussion of Verdine’s professional journey and ways he is preparing the next generation of musicians through the Verdine White Performing Arts Center.

# Earth,wind and fire thats the way of the world album,great songs,production Maurice white,Charles Stepney,Verdine white,phillip Bailey,Larry dunn,classic songs versatile,great classic --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mr-maxxx/support

Shelly was born Mashelle Clark in Brooklyn, New York. An original member and cofounder of The Honey Cone, Shelly has had a remarkable career. Beginning as a child star at the age of seven she headlined at the renowned Apollo Theatre and the Palace Theatre before making her Broadway debut with Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll in the celebrated hit musical "The House of Flowers."Clark went on to dazzle audiences touring with Cab Calloway in his renowned Cotton Club Revue followed by her work with artists including Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, Little Richard, DJ Rogers and Richard Harris. She also toured nationally with The Ike & Tina Turner Revue as one of the historic Ikettes. With The Honey Cone, Shelly was part of creating an enduring legacy of Billboard No. 1 and Top 10 hits that garnered numerous gold records and esteemed industry awards.Shelly has been married to Verdine White, the iconic bass player and co-founder of Earth, Wind & Fire for 40 years.Verdine White is best know as the visionary entertainer, producer, fashion trend setter and electrifying bass player of Earth Wind & Fire. Born and raised in Chicago, he easily might have followed his father’s footsteps into the field of medicine. It turned out however that music chose Verdine instead. He saw a Double bass in his high school orchestra class and there began his formal training.In Verdine’s words… ”The instrument was standing alone in the corner of the orchestra class....tall, mysterious and majestic, so different from all the others, it called me and the love affair began."Verdine honed his skills in local jazz clubs throughout Chicago and neighboring cities which allowed him to perfect his unique electric bass style and technique. Already an accomplished bassist, Verdine joined his brother Maurice White in Los Angeles to form one of the most successful POP and R&B bands of all time... Earth Wind and Fire.https://www.verdinewhite.comhttps://www.facebook.com/OfficialVerdineWhitehttps://www.facebook.com/OfficialShellyClark/https://www.thehoneycone.com@verdine_white@shellyclarkwhitehttp://www.earthwindandfire.com

Rick Rubin connected with Earth, Wind & Fire's Verdine White to talk about the early days of the band and about their producer, Charles Stepney, who Verdine calls their George Martin. Also Rick reads to Verdine a poignant note from the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea about what makes Verdine’s bass playing so special. Earth Wind and Fire are the black Beatles. Their influence simply can't be overstated. You’d be hard pressed to find a wedding or graduation party in the last 50 years where their music didn’t bring generations together to dance and sing their hearts out. Earth Wind and Fire’s music is intricate, combining melody with mysticism and jazz to create some of the most instantly recognizable and profound music of the 70s. Subscribe to Broken Record’s YouTube channel to hear old and new interviews, often with bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/brokenrecordpodcast and follow us on Twitter @BrokenRecord You can also check out past episodes here: https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/ You can find some of our favorite Earth, Wind & Fire songs HERE — enjoy! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Stephanie Rich is the chef and owner of Verdine in Houston, Texas. In six years, Stephanie was able to go from a simple vegan pop-up at a farmers market to owning her own bricks and mortar plant-based restaurant called Verdine. Verdine  

Tom spoke to Verdine White – Earth, Wind & Fire bassist and brother of the late, great Maurice White at his home in LA. They discussed why Verdine, and so many others, were instantly inspired to take up music when they saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show, how it was love at first sight with the bass guitar, and what made Maurice the coolest guy around.

P-Kuttah aka Verdine Peterson is a DJ, producer, and events coordinator based in Jozi but who got his start in music in Durban. This turntablist extraordinaire is a former SA DJ Champion and SAHHA winner who has been a part of influential bands like T.H.O.T.S (Tree Houses on the Sea) and has been instrumental in helping build the Jozi hip-hop scene as part of Kool Out Concepts. In this conversation, we learn how Verdine earned his place in the industry and we take a walk down memory lane as we get into his early days in the Durban scene. We get into what makes hip-hop so hard to DJ well and what makes playing vinyl records so satisfying. We also chat about whether P-Kuttah will get back into the battle scene, the excitement and fears behind his upcoming EP, and so much more. https://almostperfect.co.za/ep-55-p-kuttah/

Greg Verdine is a professor at Harvard University, and CEO and president of FogPharma and LifeMine Therapeutics. He is co-founder of more than 10 companies. His talk with Nature Biotechnology covers growing up in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, the importance of excelling in the lab versus the classroom, and drugging the undruggable. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today on the podcast Eric is joined by a new cohost! Phaedra Cook of Houston Food Finder joins Eric to go over some of the latest happenings from the Houston restaurant and bar scene including Balls Out Burger shuttering, Voodoo Doughnuts coming to Houston, Verdine opening in the Heights, and more! In the Restaurants of the Week portion Alice Blue and La Villa are featured.  In the Guest of the Week portion Eric is joined by Jason Giagrande of the Roastery Coffee Kitchen. Eric and Jason discuss the Four J's, beginning to work with HEB, building a restaurant concept around what they do, getting involved in the coffee business, the public's response to the Roastery so far, learning the different neighborhoods of Houston, building a great team at the Roastery, the partnership with HEB, the 3 formats of the Roastery, why Houston, Roastery as a Texas brand, the Houston restaurant scene, dividing time between 2 cities, and more!

  Verdine White is a founding member and bassist for the legendary band, Earth, Wind & Fire, earning more than 50 Gold & Platinum albums and selling over 90 million albums worldwide. In addition, the band won six Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Verdine has been... The post 83. Interview with Earth, Wind & Fire's Verdine White – The Most Electrifying Bass Player in the World! appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.

  Verdine White is a founding member and bassist for the legendary band, Earth, Wind & Fire, earning more than 50 Gold & Platinum albums and selling over 90 million albums worldwide. In addition, the band won six Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Verdine has been... The post 83. Interview with Earth, Wind & Fire’s Verdine White – The Most Electrifying Bass Player in the World! appeared first on Your Online Coffee Break podcast.

We’re gonna add some bottom so that the dancers just won’t hide. Get your thumb slapping and your finger popping because it’s time to take a deep dive into bass guitars and bass guitar players. We’re talking Verdine, Bernard, the Ox, Flea, Bootsy, Thunder Thumbs and more. There are Stingrays everywhere you look. And the question on absolutely every bass guitar player’s lips: What would River Phoenix think? All of that and so much more on this funky episode of “Music Raygun.” It’s on the one, baby. To see the videos we watch in this episode, visit musicraygun.com/playlists.

Grammy and Tony and Emmy, oh my! Allee Willis, from the hatcheck at Catch A Rising Star to being inducted into The Songwriters Hall of Fame, Allee tells all, and no one tells it better. Live from Allee's Queendom of Kitsch, she talked Laura Nyro, Bonnie Raitt, Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, Cher, Carrie Fisher, Patti LaBelle, Lily Tomlin, Clive Davis, Verdine & Maurice White, Barry Manilow, Motown, Detroit, Andy Kaufman, Elayne Boosler (the nicest)... so many stories from there and here, she covered a ton of 'em. Beyond fun. Crazy, fabulous, fun! Allee Willis on The Road Taken, Celebrity Maps to Success Wed, 3/7/18, 7 pm PT/ 10 pm ET With Louise Palanker Live on the Facebook Full replay here http://bit.ly/2IdUy7Z All BROADcasts, as podcasts, also available on iTunes apple.co/2dj8ld3  Stitcher bit.ly/2h3R1fl tunein bit.ly/2gGeItj This week's BROADcast is brought to you by Rick Smolke of Quik Impressions, the best printers, printing, the best people people-ing.  quikimpressions.com And, Nicole Venables of Ruby Begonia Hair Studio Beauty and Products, for tresses like the stars she coifs, and regular peoples, like me. http://www.rubybegoniahairstudio.com/ Shot by Louise Palanker

Verdine White (n. 25 de julio de 1951) es un músico estadounidense, más conocido por ser el bajista de la banda pop-disco-funk Earth, Wind & Fire.En 1969 Verdine funda, con su hermano Maurice, Earth Wind & Fire, con la que graba cerca de una treintena de discos, efectúa giras por los cinco continentes y con la que aún continua trabajando.

Verdine White (n. 25 de julio de 1951) es un músico estadounidense, más conocido por ser el bajista de la banda pop-disco-funk Earth, Wind & Fire.En 1969 Verdine funda, con su hermano Maurice, Earth Wind & Fire, con la que graba cerca de una treintena de discos, efectúa giras por los cinco continentes y con la que aún continua trabajando.

In the words of one of the baddest, funkiest bass players around, Mr. Verdine White, "Earth Wind and Fire is more than just a band, it is an energy force". Please take a listen above as Baby K interviews Verdine and gets some insight on the mighty musician and one of the most influential and uplifting bands of all time!  After the interview we present an exclusive 90 plus minute EWF tribute mix made for us by the one and only DJ Spinna! No one does a tribute quite like Spinna, known for his legendary Stevie Wonder "Wonder-Full" parties (which Stevie himself has attended!) and his remix and DJ work with Stevie along with his  Michael Jackson and Prince tributes. Truly a fire mix befitting the legendary band!  May this episode uplift and bring you as much joy as we had making it! Check out EWF on their 2054 tour with CHIC in a city near you! 

Verdine White is the bass player and one of the original members of Earth, Wind, and Fire...my favorite band of all time. Earth, Wind, and Fire are about to head out on tour AGAIN with Chicago! They have such a great chemistry and energy with both bands on the same bill..it totally made sense to tour together for the 4th straight time...wow. Listen to Verdine talk about touring, his brother Maurice who we lost earlier this year..and whether or not they have recordings in a vault we've never heard...good stuff!! LISTEN NOW!!

Greg Verdine has evolved from merely being a Harvard prof, to consulting for big pharma, to starting biotech companies, to being a Venture Partner, and even to co-founding a non-profit institute – not just sequentially, but largely in parallel. He has teamed up with Third Rock Ventures, TPG Biotech, AppleTree Partners, and he unveils his brand new gig with WuXi Ventures. Greg co-founded the biotechs Enanta (ENTA), Tokai (TKAI), Gloucester (now Celgene), Aileron, Warp Drive, WaVe (WVE), and Fog. His day job today, if forced to list just one, is CSO of Warp Drive Bio. He reveals a couple of secrets about Warp Drive strategy and lifts the fog off of Fog Pharma, his latest – and still stealth – newco. As different as these companies are, a common theme runs through them: to cure the incurable by drugging the undruggable.  With apologies to Star Trek, that is Greg’s personal mission: to boldly go where no drug has gone before. In fact Greg wants to blow up the conventional meaning for the word "drug". He sees beyond the pharma industry’s small molecules plus the biotech industry’s biologics, because they seem positively “puny” in the context of human biology. And he has clever tricks and other modalities at his disposal – not to mention the blueprints: 135,000 bacterial genomes, where the answers cannot hide.