Beats Vines and Life

MJ Towler

blackwineguy@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

Beats Vines and Life blends fine wine with celebrity-level thinkers across business, culture, music, and marketing. It’s a strong booking target for PR teams that want guests to reach crossover audiences—especially founders, authors, and industry disruptors—through a lifestyle lens tied to premium wine experiences.

Metrics

Episodes: 246

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 15.0k followers

Contact Information

blackwineguy@gmail.com

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Host

MJ Towler - Described as 'the Black Wine Guy' who went from a wine newbie to becoming the world's first-ever African-American fine and rare wine auctioneer in under 3 years. The show positions him as a podcast...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Public-facing authors/teachers/entrepreneurs and creators with a recognized body of work (e.g., bestselling books, leadership in cultural communities, and/or significant media writing/production credits) who can connect their passions to wine/lifestyle lessons.
Required Achievements:  
bestselling book authorship, high-impact marketing or entrepreneurship work, major media writing/production credits, leadership founding of influential communities

Recent Guest Discussions

Seth Godin - Marketing, Storytelling, Connection, Trust, Community, And The Premium Pricing Of Wine.

Angela Nissel - Laughter, Loss, Hollywood, Writing And Survival, Social Media And Okay Player, And How Music And Community Support Healing.

Recent Topics

Wine, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Music, Brand

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Beats Vines and Life
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Building Tribes and Telling Stories: How Placebos, Status, and Story Shape Wine and Life with Seth Godin

June 22, 2026

Welcome to another life-focused edition of Beats, Vines & Life. Today, MJ Towler sits down with renowned entrepreneur, teacher, and bestselling author Seth Godin. Known for his game-changing books like Purple Cow, Tribes, and This Is Marketing, Seth Godin has shaped the thinking of marketers, creators, and leaders around the world. In this episode, the conversation explores the intersection of marketing, storytelling, connection, and lifestyle—diving deep into why stories matter in t...

Okay Player: Angela Nissel Talks Laughter, Loss, Hollywood and that Illadelph Life.

June 08, 2026

Welcome to "Beats, Vines & Life," where we blend conversations on music, culture, and the real moments that shape our lives. In today’s episode, sits down with Angela Nissel—bestselling author, television writer, and co-founder of the legendary Okay Player community. From her early days chronicling the realities of broke college life online to breaking new ground as a Black woman in both music and the writers’ room, Angela’s story is a masterclass in authenticity, laughter, and survival.R...

Small Wineries, Big Fines: Hoopes Vineyard vs Napa County in a High-Stakes Fight for Survival

May 25, 2026

Welcome to another episode of Beats Vines & Life! Today’s conversation focused on the fight to preserve independent winemaking, family legacy, and the spirit of Napa Valley in the face of legal and regulatory challenges.This episode dives into the story of Hoopes Vineyard—a multi-generational, regenerative wine business—and the high-stakes legal battle with Napa County that puts both land and legacy on the line. One concept discussed was the mounting pressure on small producers as corpora...

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