The Empire Builders Podcast

The Empire Builders Podcast


Latest Episodes

#226: 7-Eleven – The World’s Biggest
October 08, 2025

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
October 01, 2025

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

#224: Power Rangers – Japan Meets America
September 24, 2025

Haim Saban is a Billionaire and it all started with a trip to Japan and only one thing on TV. Way to Go Go Power Rangers.Dave Young:Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous bus

#223: Untuckit – Shirt. Problem. Solved.
September 18, 2025

Chris Ricobono walked into garment makers all over the fashion district in New York and no one would make an off spec shirt for him. Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took

#222: Avis – They Try Harder…
September 10, 2025

Avis found a loophole for selling used cars at whatever price he wanted. This became the norm for all rental companies.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous busin

#221: Hertz – 10 Years After The Model “T”
September 03, 2025

Walter Jacobs was an automotive geek. From the assembly line to owning a Ford dealership to Rental Car King. Walter built and Empire.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast. Teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that to

#220: LeNoble Lumber (con’t) – 3 Generations Strong
August 27, 2025

LeNoble has prided itself, since generation #1, that because it is hard to do, it has to get done. Then mastered the how...Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous b

#219: LeNoble Lumber – 3 Generations Strong
August 20, 2025

Jessica, Dan and Ben took on the responsibility of the family business and are driving it into the future. Three more generations please.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that

#218: Frappuccino – Not A Brand???
August 13, 2025

Starbucks was having a students going home issue and needed to keep selling coffee, so they copied and perfected as Seattle treat.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took fa

#217: Sesame Street – Breaking Boundries
August 06, 2025

Using TV addiction to educate children. Sesame Street broke boundries and changed rules to bring education to every child.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous bu