Back to Beverly

15/08/2023

It's Back to School week in Beverly Hills and we're back with Episode 15 - featuring a great discussion with the President of the Beverly Hills Board of Education, Noah Margo.

Noah Margo (President, Beverly Hills Board of Education; Class of '86) joins the show to discuss his formative years at Beverly, his flourishing professional journey, his ardent commitment to our district's educational institutions, his melodious path in the world of music and his visionary ideas for shaping the destiny of our students and the trajectory of our district moving forward.

Make sure to give it a watch/listen when you have some time - more in the link below.

Noah will also be performing with the The Tokens this Thursday, August 17th, from 6pm - 8pm, at the Concerts on Canon in Beverly Hills so if you're free, make sure to stop by and support!

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17/07/2023

We're back with Episode 14 and it's a fantastic conversation with father and son duo, Jonathan and Jackson Prince. We covered a lot of ground in a little over an hour with some great stories sprinkled throughout.

Jonathan (Actor, Director, Producer and Writer; Class of '76) and Jackson Prince (Director, Producer and Writer; Class of '15) join the show to discuss their Beverly experiences, their college years (Jonathan at Harvard & Jackson at Duke), Jonathan's years as a young star in Hollywood and some of the projects he worked on throughout his career, Jackson's thoughts on growing up with two parents in the entertainment business and whether he was destined for a career in Hollywood himself, the story behind their latest project, 1660 Vine, and how they've adapted it from the stage to the screen and so much more.

Make sure to give it a watch/listen when you have some time this week - you won't regret it! More in the link below.

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14/04/2023

Episode 13 is now available and it's a great discussion with Avi Ahdoot, who started whipping up sandwiches out of his home kitchen in the early days of the pandemic and has since grown Carla Cafe, as the brand is known, it into a wildly popular take out and delivery operation.

Avi Ahdoot (Founder, Carla Cafe; Class of '08) joins the show to discuss his Beverly experience, his undergrad years at USC, the beginning of his career working in the startup tech space, the origins of Carla Cafe and how it grew from an idea in his home kitchen to a full blown take out and delivery operation, how he identified that he was on to something with his sandwich creations, what's next in the evolution of the restaurant and so much more.

Make sure to give it a watch/listen! It's a great episode that you won't want to miss. More in the link below.

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25/01/2023

Episode 12 is now live and it's a fascinating discussion with Lindsey Carter who, since launching a few years ago, has built SET Active into one of the most popular activewear brands in the market. She's an incredible entrepreneur and was recognized by Forbes in 2021 for her work in the retail & e-commerce space.

Lindsey Carter (Founder & CEO, SET Active; Class of '09) joins the show to discuss her Beverly experience, her undergrad years at the University of Arizona (where she met her now husband), her years working in entertainment, the idea behind SET Active and what ultimately lead to her launching the brand, her thoughts on staying motivated as an entrepreneur, how she's able to keep SET relevant in such a competitive market, what's next in the evolution of the brand and so much more.

Make sure to give it a watch/listen! It's a great episode that you won't want to miss. More in the link below.

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18/11/2022

Episode 11 is now available and it's a fun, lively conversation with Alan Nierob who has spent his professional career navigating the delicate world of Hollywood PR and has long been one of the most respected executives in the space.

Alan Nierob (Chairman, Entertainment | Rogers & Cowan PMK; Class of '75) joins the show to discuss his memories of Beverly, his undergrad years at UCLA, how he got his start in the PR industry, the keys to his long and successful career ascending to the top of the largest Entertainment PR firm in the world, his thoughts on the media business today and the rise of social media, some of the clients he still represents and what that entails and so much more.

Make sure to give it a watch/listen! We cover a lot of ground with some great stories sprinkled throughout including how Alan ended up with his first job in the PR business. More in the link below.

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14/10/2022

Episode 10 is live now and it's a great discussion with Phil Savenick who has enjoyed a lengthy career in the entertainment business and also works to keep the history of the city alive through his leadership of the Beverly Hills Historical Society.

Phil Savenick (Writer/Producer | President, Beverly Hills Historical Society; Class of '69) joins the show to discuss growing up in Beverly Hills, his Beverly High experience, how he got his start in the entertainment business, having his work appear on The Oscar's, The Grammy's and The Emmy's, his work producing the Centennial movie celebrating the history of Beverly Hills, his involvement with the Beverly Hills Historical Society and so much more.

Make sure to give it a watch/listen! It was a great episode with lots of interesting tidbits about the City of Beverly Hills. More in the link below.

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19/08/2022

To celebrate Back to School week, Back to Beverly is out with episode 9 and it's a fantastic show with Perrie Weiner who was recently named one of LA's Top 100 Lawyers and Top 500 Most Influential Executives by the Los Angeles Business Journal.

Perrie Weiner (Partner in Charge, Los Angeles | Chair, North America Securities Litigation Practice Group at Baker McKenzie; Class of '78) joins the show to discuss his Beverly experience, his undergrad and law school years in LA, how he landed a federal judicial externship + his thoughts on manifesting your own success, his lengthy career working for a number of prestigious law firms, the business behind building out and actively managing a successful law firm, his support of the Law Rocks non-profit and annual performance at The Whisky and so much more.

Go give it a watch/listen! I really enjoyed our discussion and hope you do too! More in the link below.

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08/08/2022

After a short summer break, Back to Beverly episode 8 is out now and it’s a great discussion!

Alison Martino (Creator & Curator of Vintage Los Angeles, On-air contributor for Spectrum News; Class of ‘89) joins the show to discuss her memories of Beverly, what it was like growing up with a famous father, how she came about starting Vintage LA and how much it’s grown over the years, the ever changing landscape of LA real estate and some of the more famous landmarks around the city, her work in entertainment including as an On-air contributor for Spectrum News and much, much more!

Go give it a watch/listen! More in the link below.

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06/06/2022

In case you missed them, episodes 3, 4 and 5 are all live and available via Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. More info on each episode below and a link to listen/watch.

- Episode 3 ft. Josh Gross (Publisher, Beverly Hills Weekly)
- Episode 4 ft. John Mirisch (Beverly Hills City Councilmember)
- Episode 5 ft. Peiman Raf (Co-Founder & CEO, Madhappy)

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26/04/2022

Episode 2 of Back to Beverly ft. Celeste Durve is available now on YouTube! If you haven't already, go give it a watch/listen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6bDH6QS7GE

Back to Beverly is a podcast series featuring the best, brightest and most successful alumni from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, CA. Episodes w...

18/04/2022

Back to Beverly Episode 2 is out now!

Celeste Durve (Class of '13) joins the show to discuss her memories of Beverly, her success as an entrepreneur and business owner, the challenges her business faced during the pandemic and how she has become such an effective leader.

Available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts in the link below. YouTube version to follow later this week.

Go give it a listen, leave a review and send to a friend. Thanks all for the support!

https://linktr.ee/backtobeverly

04/04/2022

Friends…

I’m very excited to announce a new personal project I’ve been working on over the last few months. Back in high school, I hosted a short lived TV show called ‘Back to Beverly’ where I interviewed successful Beverly High alumni and late last year, I decided to bring it back in a podcast format. I just dropped my first episode with Andy Licht (Class of ‘75) and would love it if you’d give it a listen and share with your friends and family. I’m still learning as I go, but I’m having a heck of a lot of fun doing this so I hope you enjoy the interviews.

https://linktr.ee/backtobeverly

Coming soon, conversations with -

Celeste Durve (Co-Founder of VIPER, Class of ‘13)
Josh Gross (Beverly Hills Weekly Publisher, Class of ‘91)
Alex Tourk (Founder of Ground Floor Public Affairs, Class of ‘89)
Peiman Raf (Co-Founder of Madhappy, Class of ‘12)
John Mirisch (Beverly Hills City Councilmember, Class of ‘81)

…and more! If you have any suggestions for future guests, I’d love to hear from you.

Thanks for your support.

Dillon