MJ’s guest today is radio and music industry powerhouse, Sharon Dastur. Sharon served as SVP of Programming for the World Famous iHeartRadio’s Z100 New York radio station for 20 years. She is 1 of 5 people that have held this position in the history of the station, and the only woman. She has transformed brands, created popular culture, and has helped guide the careers of some of the biggest artists in the world including Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry, Jonas Brothers, Ariana Grande and more. She has won accolades across the entertainment industry including the prestigious annual Billboard Women in Music List (for the last 10 years), ELLE Magazine’s Women in Music Power List and Women in Music: The 50 Most Powerful Executives in the Industry, just to name a few.

In this episode, MJ and Sharon discuss her childhood in Texas and her early beginnings as an intern at her favorite local radio station in Houston. Sharon shares how she went on to become a top leader in the music industry. She talks about her first forays into wine; from early tasting events to what she calls her “New York City Wine Crew.” She and MJ discuss their love for wine, and their love for learning more about wine every day!

A huge thank you to Sharon Dastur!

Follow her on IG at @sharondastur and @thegrapegram

This episode’s in studio wine:

2019 Sea Smoke Sta Rita Hills Sea Smoke Estate Vineyard - Chardonnay

2020 Raen - Cuvée Royal St. Robert Sonoma Coast - Pinot Noir

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