The Empire Builders Podcast
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#234: Ebay – Not That Kind of Auction
From negotiating on the phone for some art to generating 10 Billion dollars a year, Pierre Omidyar built an empire out of other peoples stuff.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that t
#233: Lowes – From Hardware to Home Repair
Lucious Lowe never saw his empire, but his son and son-in-law figured out how to give the customer what they needed.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses from
#232: Amazon – 8,000 Orders a Minute
From Jeffy’s Online Books to everything from A to Z, Amazon.com is an empire amongst empires. Bezos created something remarkable.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took fa
#231: Lily’s Sweets – Sweeter Than Sugar
Cynthia Tice started Lily’s Sweets at the age of 60 and sold it to Hersey’s 11 years later for $400 Million. Wow!Dave Young:Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous busin
#230: French Florist (Part 2) – In The Business of Love
Stephen Continues his discussion with Michael Jacobson about how he help save and ultimately revive his uncle’s business.Dave Young:Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous busi
#229: French Florist (Part 1) – From Failing to Flourishing
Michael Jacobson wanted to help his uncle sell his flower shop, but now it is growing like a weed. Dave Young:Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and po
#228: Saving Lego – The Amazing Turnaround
From almost going out of business in 2000 to becoming the biggest toy manufacturer in the world. This is an empire!Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesse
#227: AOL – You’ve Got Mail
Did you know that at it’s peak America On Line was responsible for 50% of all Compact Disc production in America?Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses f
#226: 7-Eleven – The World’s Biggest
Joe Thompson saw the future shifting with the invention of the refrigerator. So with innovation after innovation we now have convenience stores.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret tech
#225: Movie Concessions – Let’s All Go To The Lobby
Joseph Blumenthal, Jack Beresin and Milton Holloway, all kind of came together to make movie concessions happen.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses fr





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