In this episode, we're diving into an inspiring and powerful story that proves how adversity can fuel success. Meet Antonio Griffoni, a talented musician who defied the odds to rise to fame in Europe. Antonio opens up about how his journey with Asperger's became his greatest strength, shaping not only his music but also his life.

Miss D and April Russell discuss her thriving interior design career. April grew up in both the US and the UK and she continues to split her time between the two countries.

Miss D and Mike discuss Mike’s inspiring story of success. He was a cocaine and crack addict who decided to invent a new pillow, which he eventually patented, called MyPillow.

Miss D and Sophie discuss how the two of them met at camp in Vermont many years ago, reconnected on Facebook, and became friends once more.

Miss D and Antony discuss his upcoming trips to 2017 that include Cuba (and how it has changed since he first started going 14 years ago), India, England, Tokyo, Armenia, and more.

Miss D and Francois discuss how he fell in love with Latin American and African music. They cover his collection of 50,000 CDs, listen to a number of African songs, and analyze how social and political circumstances influenced the music throughout the continent.

Miss D and Lars discuss his start in Sweden studying under Carl Malmsten before going to America. There he fled from the draft, went to London, and worked under Gaby Schreiber, working to design the Cunard Line’s new cruise ship suites.

Miss D and Ava discuss her start in Poland at a convent before being discovered and having success as a model. During her modeling career, she became friends with Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate, and their friends when she moved to L.A. and was supposed to be with them on the night of the Manson Family massacre. They cover her working for a company vetting people for banks and writing her novel, The Racing Heart, which is available now.

www.TheRacingHeart.com

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Miss D and Francois discuss how he fell in love with Latin American and African music. They cover his collection of 50,000 CDs, listen to a number of African songs, and analyze how social and political circumstances influenced the music throughout the continent.

Miss D and Roberto discuss his start in Cuba with his Mother as a dancer from Spain and his Father as a circus performer. After going to theater school in Cuba, he was sent to a rehabilitation camp for protesting the government’s round-up of his gay friends, escaped while he was harvesting sugarcane, and swam to Guantanamo Bay, gaining his freedom. They cover his rise to success in filmmaking, being called the Mayor of the Meatpacking District, and his many humanitarian efforts.
www.RobertoMonticello.com

Miss D and Prince Dimitri discuss his royal background with his Mother as the eldest daughter of the King and Queen of Italy and his Father as the son of the Prince Regent of Yugoslavia and the Princess of Greece and Denmark.

Miss D and Catherine discuss her background as a “recovering” lawyer before creating SkinnyJeans. The start of her fashion career was trial and error but eventually she discovered a way to create slimming blue jeans.

Miss D and Polly discuss her background in college throwing parties which led to her interest in event planning. In college, before being sent to Katharine Gibbs College, she was nicknamed Polly Plan-a-Party.

Miss D and Greg, discuss his background as a keyboard player for Diana Ross and many 80’s bands before moving into composing television, film, and commercials.

Miss D and Philippe, discuss his background in marketing backgammon and a board game called Petropolis, which was similar to Monopoly. The start of his music career was at Juilliard.

Miss D and Cole, discuss his family’s background in music and how that led to his music career. His start was in the Second Congregational Church in Greenwich, Connecticut (where he grew up) and he traveled all over Europe performing with them.

Miss D and Amy, discuss her songs and music which she writes and performs. Her start was in musical theatre with “Riverdance” and “Camelot.”

Miss D and Karen, discuss her art which reflects the infinite cosmos in which we are all connected. Her subject matter includes the 118 elements of the periodic table, the Messier Catalogue, Galileo and sun spots.

Miss D and Christophe discuss photographing Andy Warhol’s funeral - published in his book “Andy Warhol: The Day The Factory Died.” They reminisce on New York’s wild side captured in his book “Another Planet: New York Portraits 1976-1996.”

Miss D and Ty, composer and cabaret performer, discuss his writing at 5, 1st publishing deal at 16 and signing to Rocket Music (Elton John’s label) in his mid-20’s. His parents were actors (father was Lionel Jeffries) and his grandparents were musicians.

Tells story about rise to fame, his father’s film career, Peggy Lee, and more.
Twitter: @tyjeffriesmusic