The Guests
Season Seven
Alice Walton
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Founder, Crystal Bridges Museum
Location: Bentonville, Arkansas | Eleven
Alice Walton was just recently named “the world’s richest woman.” Her Father, Sam Walton started with one five and dime store in rural Arkansas and grew it into one of the most successful business stories of all time: Walmart. His only daughter Alice has used her immense wealth for philanthropic endeavors her entire life but it wasn't until she really leaned into her personal passion that her life changed so dramatically. On November 11, 2011, Alice opened the Crystal Bridges Art Museum in Bentonville, Arkansas bringing a world-class art museum to a corner of the world that had never seen anything like it. Alice has continued her mission to champion art for rural areas with her Art Bridges Foundation and Alice L. Walton. Foundation. From a table at her favorite restaurant in Bentonville, Alice shares her incredible journey as part of one of the world’s richest families and why art is her North star and why she believes so passionately in the ability of art to heal and inspire.
Barbara Corcoran
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Founder, The Corcoran Group and Shark on ABC's SharkTank
Location: New York City, NY | Paola's Osteria
Known as the “Queen of New York City Real Estate,” Barbara Corcoran took the New York city real estate world by storm in 1973 as co-founder of The Corcoran Group. She would later go on to sell the company for 66 million dollars in 2001. Over a plate of “to die for” pasta on the Upper East side of Manhattan, Barbara shares her journey, her struggles and her successes as a trailblazing woman in the male dominated world of real estate. Now, as a judge and “shark” on ABC’s Shark Tank, Barbara has made a career out of “spotting success” and has been able to share invaluable business insight and broker deals with hundreds of contestants looking for their big business break. Barbara shares what she has learned over a lifetime of trial and error....and the #1 question she asks to determine if she wants to work with someone.
Eva Longoria
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Actor and Advocate
Location: Houston, TX | El Tiempo Cantina
Eva Longoria has been named one of People magazine’s most beautiful people many times over as well as one of the highest paid Latina actresses of all time. Her early start on the hit TV show Desperate Housewives made her a household name. Since that time, she has used her fame and her platform to give voice to the Latin experience in America as well as empower Latinas in entrepreneurship through The Eva Longoria Foundation. On this episode of TO DINE FOR, Eva chose one of the most trailblazing Tex-Mex restaurants in Houston, El Tiempo Cantina...to share her own personal story of trying and going after a big dream and what that process has taught her about success and the power to uplift the next generation of Latina women.
Michael Flatley
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Dancer and Founder: Lord of the Dance
Location: Dublin, Ireland | The Bull and Castle
Michael Flatley is one of the world’s most celebrated and successful dancers. And his story starts in Chicago when he learned to “Irish dance.” It was his early years dancing and winning award after award in Chicago as a teenager that lead him to help co-create Riverdance that became a worldwide sensation. After Riverdance, Michael wrote, produced and starred in “Lord of the Dance” that would go on to have a 25 year run on the worldwide stage. From a table at his beloved restaurant in Dublin, Ireland, Michael shares his fascinating journey to create and produce work that he loves and that has impacted millions of people worldwide. He shares the secrets learned from a massively successful creative life and what matters most to him now after all his success and accolades.
Tim Ferriss
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Author: The Four Hour Workweek
Location: New York, NY | Hearth
Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, author, podcast host and angel investor who has been instrumental in defining the “modern American dream” for a generation. He rose to fame after his book The Four Hour Work Week, became a NYT best seller and international sensation… and led to 3 other books along the same theme. He became a thought leader and an expert on how to live more efficiently and maximize time and happiness. His many businesses and “angel investing” gave him the freedom and time to explore subjects most interesting to him and pass on his knowledge to others. At a table from his favorite NYC haunt Hearth, Tim shares his incredible journey to live a life “outside the norm” and then share what he’s learned with his millions of followers.
Ali Webb
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Founder of Dry Bar
Location: Los Angeles, CA | Great White: All day Cafè
Alli Webb was a 20-something woman living in LA with a very specific skill: she could blow dry women’s hair beautifully. She would travel to people’s homes to do their hair in less than an hour and then turn around and do it again. From those early days in her career, a bigger dream began to take shape. What if she could create a business around her one passion? No hair cuts. Just blow-outs. Over the flavors of California fresh cuisine at Great White, the New York Times best-selling author and Founder of Dry Bar, Alli shares her powerful personal story to create her own version of the modern American dream....the struggles along the way and her vision for female entrepreneurship in this country.
J.R. Martinez
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Actor, Author, and Speaker
Location: Austin, TX | Pieous
J.R. Martinez is an Actor, Author and Burn Survivor Advocate. In 2003, Martinez was serving in Iraq and driving a Humvee when he hit an IED and was burned on more than 34% of his body. 33 surgeries later, Martinez has turned his tragedy into one of painful lessons learned and inspiration for millions of others. Over the flavors of his favorite Austin haunt, Pieous, J.R. shares his tale of turning a setback into a setup for an entirely different kind of success. Now an Actor and motivational speaker, J.R. travels the country sharing his journey and why he works so hard to advocate for burn victims. He is a passionate supporter of “Operation Finally Home”, an organization that builds homes for Veterans and allows them to live mortgage-free.
Cesar Millan
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TV Host, Author and Founder
Location: Los Angeles, CA | Giorgio Baldi
Cesar Millan is a Mexican-American TV host affectionately referred to as “The Dog Whisperer” who created a show in 2004 by the same name. That show went on to become the most-watched show ever in National Geographic history and re-played in 80 countries. On this episode of TO DINE FOR, Cesar shares his favorite meal from a table at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California and we learn his inspiring and fascinating path from undocumented Immigrant to International television star. His current project “Better Human, Better Dog.” is a full-circle representation of his unique POV on the relationship between man and dog and how his own mental health struggles lead him to a philosophy that is simple and profound.
Bobby Healey
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Founder and CEO of Manna
Location: Dublin, Ireland | La Gordita
Bobby Healey is the Founder and CEO of Manna, the fastest growing drone delivery service in the world. From humble beginnings, Bobby always knew he wanted to work in tech designing games for Nintendo in San Francisco, even at the age of 17. A serial entrepreneur, Bobby built and sold companies for years before having the idea for Manna. Manna is the biblical word for food from heaven. And this company works to deliver goods and food to your home in less than five minutes via drones. From a table at his favorite restaurant, Bobby gives us a crash course on building and scaling a groundbreaking business. The risks. The rejections and how he stayed the course despite it all. Bobby shares his definition of “visionary” and how it has changed and evolved through the years of entrepreneurship.
Sarah Jessica Parker
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Actress and Philanthropist
Location: New York, NY | Madame Vo
Sarah Jessica Parker has been a working actress for more than 40 years. She got her start in an off Broadway play and played small and large roles for many years before hitting it big. It wasn’t until she was cast as the iconic “Carrie Bradshaw” in the world-wide TV hit “Sex and the City” that she became a global name and face. Over the flavors of her absolute favorite New York City restaurant, Madame Vo, Sarah shares the hard-earned lessons from a life in the spotlight and how her work and art brings her more joy now than ever before along with her work in philanthropy, specifically national literacy projects and the New York City Ballet.