The Empire Builders Podcast

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#197: James Bond – Shaken Not Stirred
A feeling of authenticity is what really brought 007 to life and the Broccoli family brought it to the screen. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses from
#196: Swatch – Saving the Swiss Watch Makers
Japan's digital watches massively disrupted the Swiss watch market. So, an entry level fashion watch is created to save the day. Swatch!Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that t
#195: PEZ – Part 2 – From Loophole to Pez Outlaw
How Steve Glue made 4 Million giving the people what they wanted by beating the system; and how Pez ran him out of the business.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famo
#194: Pez – Part 1 – The Mint that Became a Collectable
What do you do when you think cigarette smoke is disgusting and you are a bit of a germaphobe? Create a collectable candy empire, of course.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques t
#193: Jacuzzi – Propellers to Propellers
The Jacuzzi Seven were obsessed with flight and engineered better propellers. What is the difference between propellers of air or water???Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that
#192: Polaroid – Instant Idea, Instant Pic, Instant Empire
What happens when you are in the polarization film business and your daughter asks why she can't see the picture right away? You invent Polaroid.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniq
#191: Three Levels of Trust – From Surface to Deep
Stephen has been studying and learning how to use and explain trust for Organizations. Let's just say, you need to get vulnerable for this one.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret technique
#190: Care & Repair – A True Empire Building Story
Sergei Kaminskiy started his empire by taking jobs that he didn't know how to do and then hiring a professional to learn from. Wow.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took
#189: Birkenstock – Went Public At 7 Billion
You know you have a great idea when you start having competitors copy you. Well, Dr. Scholl's copied the foot bed from Birkenstock.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took
#188: Walmart – Big Dreams for Small Towns
Sam Walton left JC Penny and realized that people in rural America had to travel to shop in department stores. He changed all that.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took