544: Shep Gordon | A Supermensch in Maui

The Art of Charm

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🗓️ 1 September 2016

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Shep Gordon (@SupermenschShep) is a talent manager, Hollywood film agent, producer, and author of They Call Me Supermensch: A Backstage Pass to the Amazing Worlds of Film, Food, and Rock'n'Roll. He was featured in Mike Meyers' documentary Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon about his life and times. The Cheat Sheet: How do you create history rather than waiting for it to happen? Do you have to be a jerk to make it in Hollywood? What's Shep's coupon system? What's the most selfish thing you can do? Is fame toxic? And so much more... Show notes at http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/shep-gordon-supermensch-maui-episode-544/ HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming!

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0:00.0	This is The Art of Charm. Learn everything you need to know to crush it in business, love, and life.
0:10.0	Welcome to The Art of Charm. I'm your host Jordan Harbinger.
0:16.0	Today we're talking with my friend, Shep Gordon. He's a talent manager,
0:19.0	Highwood Film Agent, and a producer. He was featured in the film Super Mench,
0:22.0	The Legend of Shep Gordon, which was directed by Mike Myers.
0:26.0	That is a great film. It's on Netflix. We haven't seen it. It's super interesting guy.
0:29.0	This is a great show done live here at Shep's house in Maui.
0:32.0	It was a hell of an excuse to go to Hawaii as well. He's got crazy stories about meeting Janice Joplin, Hendrix, Alice Cooper,
0:38.0	then Pink Floyd, all by age 21 or 22, and managing those guys as well.
0:43.0	He still manages Alice Cooper, and he invented the concept of this celebrity chef, which as you know is now ubiquitous.
0:49.0	He cooked for the Dalai Lama, and he even shared a cat with Carrie Grant.
0:53.0	He shares a lot of AOC values, such as compassionate business, where there are no losers, only winners.
0:57.0	He has something called the coupon system he uses to track this.
1:00.0	We also discuss what makes Shep a success, and how he thinks about solving problems and making people famous.
1:05.0	Last but not least, why fame is toxic? There's a reason he tells his clients. If I do my job right, it'll probably kill you.
1:11.0	So enjoy this one with Shep Gordon. And by the way, if you're new to the show, we'd love to send you some top episodes
1:16.0	and the AOC toolbox where we discuss things like body language, nonverbal communication, persuasion, networking, negotiation, mentorship,
1:24.0	and everything else we teach you at the Art of Charm. In the US, just text Charm to 33444, that's C-H-A-R-M-E-D, to 33444.
1:34.0	Everywhere else, go to theartofcharm.com. Also at theartofcharm.com slash podcast, you can find the full show notes for this and all previous episodes.
1:41.0	All right, here's Shep Gordon.
1:46.0	My first group I worked with was Alice Cooper, and we didn't do well.
1:50.0	We finally left Los Angeles saying we couldn't even get arrested in LA, and we were going to go on the road until we got our first standing ovation.
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