What does Martha have in common with Madonna, DeNiro, and Lil Nas X? Answer: Allen Grubman. In 1987 Martha was a caterer, new author, and just starting to branch out into retail. Grubman was a New York City lawyer, handling contracts for musical artists, who recognized the business potential. He helped negotiate Martha’s contract with Kmart, which they then leveraged to buy her magazine from Time-Warner ­­-- the most important deal of her career. Thirty-six years later, they are still working together, and Grubman is still creating power deals for the most influential stars in music, movies, and beyond. Listen here as they catch up.  

What does Martha have in common with Madonna, DeNiro, and Lil Nas X? Answer: Allen Grubman. In 1987 Martha was a caterer, new author, and just starting to branch out into retail. Grubman was a New York City lawyer, handling contracts for musical artists, who recognized the business potential. He helped negotiate Martha’s contract with Kmart, which they then leveraged to buy her magazine from Time-Warner ­­-- the most important deal of her career. Thirty-six years later, they are still working together, and Grubman is still creating power deals for the most influential stars in music, movies, and beyond. Listen here as they catch up.

In my new podcast, I’m sitting down with fascinating people from all walks of life - business icons, entrepreneurs, artisans, old friends and new friends. They all have one thing in common: they inspire and intrigue me. And I think they will inspire and intrigue you!  
Tune in each week for these intimate, in-depth, probing conversations. You’ll learn something new in every episode.

In my new podcast, I’m sitting down with fascinating people from all walks of life - business icons, entrepreneurs, artisans, old friends and new friends. They all have one thing in common: they inspire and intrigue me. And I think they will inspire and intrigue you!   Tune in each week for these intimate, in-depth, probing conversations. You’ll learn something new in every episode.

The Martha Stewart Podcast

She’s done it all. TV, magazines, the web, radio and more. But you’ve never heard Martha Stewart like this: intimate, in-depth, probing interviews with some of the most fascinating people in the world. Some you’ve heard of — some you haven’t. But they all have an important thing in common: they’re at the top of their fields. And they’ve never encountered an interviewer quite like Martha.

She&rsquo;s done it all. TV, magazines, the web, radio and more. But you&rsquo;ve never heard Martha Stewart like this: intimate, in-depth, probing interviews with some of the most&nbsp;fascinating people in the world. Some you&rsquo;ve heard of&nbsp;&mdash; some you haven&rsquo;t. But they all have an important thing in common: they&rsquo;re at the top of their fields. And they&rsquo;ve never encountered an interviewer quite like Martha.

Legal Briefs with Allen Grubman

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