The Empire Builders Podcast
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#111 Marlboro Man – Mild as May to Rugged Cowboy
Smoking trends started to shift with men smoking more allowing Marlboro County to become Marlboro Country. Strong, confident and independent.Dave Young:Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques
#110: Samuel Adams – Trailblazing Craft Beer
Jim Koch is a multi-generational brewer, but it was a tax loophole that inspired him to start his brewery and create Samuel Adams.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took f
#109: Wolfman Jack – The Man, The Myth, The Howl
Wolfman Jack was a larger than life Radio DJ that broke out after he adopted a persona and created a very interesting character. Can you say marketing?Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret t
#108: Zamboni – Really? Invented in L.A.?
Frank Zamboni couldn't stand the time it took to resurface the ice on a massive ice rink in L.A. So, he invented a better way.Dave Young:Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famou
#107: Griffin Service – Pt. 2 – Turd buckets beware!
Tom Casey's Griffin Service was sought after and sold because it became famous and stood for something. Do the work and treat people well.Dave Young:Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that
#106: Griffin Service – Pt. 1 – Tom Casey is an S.O.B.
Tom Casey tells us how a health scare jump started his change in life that lead to the birth of Griffin Home Service. This guy is awesome.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques tha
#105: Just Do It – Nike – The everyday athlete anthem
Facts tell, but stories sell. Nike needed to break away from the crowd and so they related to the everyday athlete.Dave Young:Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous businesse
#104: Jenga – J…J…J…Jenga. Take a block from the middle…
Leslie Scott got bored of a game and invented a new one, Jenga. She also almost went bankrupt trying to bring it to market.Dave Young:Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous b
#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