The Empire Builders Podcast

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#103: Kayak – The lifetime value of a customer
Understanding the relationship between the consumer and the web is how Paul English grew Kayak and sold it for 1.8 billion dollars. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took f
#102: PIT – Pit Crew Training to Business Training
Ben Cook describes how brilliantly trained NASCAR Pit Crews inspired an amazing business consulting division. Be open to new opportunities and nimble enough to adapt.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the
#101: Poo Pourri – 100,000 5 Star Poops
After a soul searching sabbatical and a very smelly #2 experience, Suzie knew that she finally had the right idea at the right scale to be sustainable. Welcome Poo Pourri.Dave Young:Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners
#100: Brand & Branding – Feeling and Supporting that Feeling.
How do people think about your company? What do you do to support how they feel? How do you influence their feelings?Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous business
#099: Beauty Blender – A million little sponges.
HDTV was a great invention that made it tough on the make-up artists. Rea Ann Silva created a solution and a million sales later...Dave Young:Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took
#098: Birdseye Frozen Food – Always Looking for a Better Way
Clarence Birdseye was a very curious human and this lead him to owning 168 patents. To think he started as an 11 year old taxidermy teacher.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques t
#097: Daniel Whittington – The growth of a Whisk(e)y Empire
1 Million followers on YouTube, crowd sourced distillery, whisk(e)y sommelier courses and a sought after consultant for the industry. Let's listen up.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret te
#096: MIT – Media Lab – Humanizing Technology
Job ad reads: If you are not a misfit do not apply. This was for the faculty. Teachers and professors had to think differently.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took fam
#095: Thomas Cook Travel – The First Travel Agent
What do you do to stop people from drinking to much alcohol? Get them to travel, of course. Witness the birth of the travel agency.Dave Young:Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took
#094: Martha Harper – The Mother of Franchising
Ray Croc has nothing on Martha. She was a pioneer in every aspect of her business and is the woman who gave birth to franchising.Dave Young:Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took fa