Establishing Your Empire
60 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsYou're listening to the Establishing Your Empire show. A podcast that inspires entrepreneurs, creatives and future business owners to pursue their passions, grow their organizations and build their empire.
My name is Daran Herrman and creatively I'm best known for my photography. But business wise my claim to fame is growing a company from 15K per month in online sales to breaking the one million dollar a month barrier.
And I'm sitting down with interesting people to talk about their process, the lessons they learned and how they have Established their Empire's.
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#060: Michael Devellano - Mastering the Art of Business in the Age of AI
January 25, 2024 01:10 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB"Stick with your vision and keep working on stuff... someone else is going to do it if you don't... Use your imagination more and more. It’s not just about being an entrepreneur, it's about being a gritty, dynamic person that survives chaos." Welcome to "Establishing Your Empire," where we dive into the journeys of successful entrepreneurs and innovators. On this episode I’m excited to host Michael Devellano, a dynamic figure in the tech industry with over 25 years of experience. As a found...
#059: Eric Wagner - Gem of a Life: A Journey through the World of Jewelry
June 05, 2023 20:34 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBWelcome back to the Establishing Your Empire show. Today's episode is a unique and indeed an extraordinary one for me. My guest is someone who's had a profound impact on my life, my career, and my understanding of what it takes to build a successful business from the ground up. He's not just a mentor, but a lifelong friend who's stood by my side, shared wisdom, and taught me that creating a business is not just a dream, but a possibility within everyone's reach. His name is Eric Wagner. Eri...
#058: Mike Trigg - Embrace New Challenges by Finding Joy in the Learning Curve
April 25, 2023 19:23 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBIn this episode of Establishing Your Empire, host Daran Herrman interviews guest Mike Trigg, an experienced Silicon Valley executive, entrepreneur, and author with an impressive career spanning over 25 years. Trigg discusses how he followed his interests throughout his various career transitions and found joy in climbing the learning curve of new challenges. He emphasizes the importance of enjoying your job and being passionate about what you do, as well as not being intimidated by entering ...
#057: John & Tyler Richards - How to Validate your Idea, Master the Art of the Pivot, & Knowing When to Double Down
November 10, 2022 20:47 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBIt isn’t easy to be an entrepreneur. You have to be in the industry and find out what would make a change in the industry and how you can give a solution for the problems that people have. In this episode of Establishing Your Empire, we have a fascinating conversation with Tyler and John Richards, Entrepreneurs and Angel investors. If you are interested in finding out how to become the entrepreneur you have always dreamt of, this episode is just for you. Starting the conversation, Tyler di...
#056: Brett Sharenow - Landmines to Avoid to Get Your Startup Funded
October 12, 2022 15:30 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBStartups aren’t easy. You will make mistakes and you will fail but success is there to be found in the end if you keep trying no matter what. In this episode of Establishing your empire, we have a fascinating conversation with Brett Sharenow, the CEO and founder of Broadscope Consulting, a trusted advisor for startup and high-growth firms on strategy, capital raising, and exit. Make sure to go through the full story to find out the valuation, funding, mistakes people make and how to avoid th...
#055: Kimberly Wiefling - Transform Managers into Leaders
September 15, 2022 17:21 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBLeadership and management are two different things. However, many of us have grown to believe that these are the same thing. In corporate organizations, failing to grasp the distinction between management and leadership is one of the key contributing factors that prevent organizations from utilizing their full potential. In this episode of Establishing Your Empire, we have a fascinating conversation with an expert business consultant who helps businesses transform and achieve seemingly impos...
#054: Richard Turner - The World's Best Card Mechanic
August 03, 2022 20:02 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBOn this very special episode of Establishing your Empire I host Richard Turner. Richard has been declared one of the world's most influential and inspirational figures of modern times, and is described by peers and audiences around the globe as the playing card manipulator who creates “Astonishment Beyond Comprehension.” Richard Turner is a world-renowned playing card mechanic whose skills are unparalleled. Turner’s skills leave audiences baffled beyond belief as he manipulates a deck of c...
#053: Patrick Geddes - From Zero to $42 Billion... How to Play the Stock Market without Getting Played
June 02, 2022 19:42 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBGood investment advice can be hard to come by as you always wonder if you’re getting taken advantage of, working with the right people or making the best decisions. On this episode of Establishing Your Empire I host Patrick Geddes and he just released a book titled ‘Transparent Investing’ and all net revenues—including net proceeds from the sale of the book, speaking fees or other incomes—will be donated to nonprofits focused on financial education. In this episode, we explore Patrick’s ent...
#052: Sam Wong - Get Ready to Create Your Successful Startup
April 01, 2022 03:01 - 1 hour - 55 MBDeveloping an idea to be a successful business venture requires lots of blood, sweat, and tears. And for every startup founder, wisdom from people who have built startups can be invaluable. So we dedicated this episode of Establishing Your Empire to sharing the knowledge of someone who’s been in the startup space for a very long time. Sam Wong, Startup CEO coach, Interim CEO of Fundable Startups, and the author of ‘21 Secrets of Successful Startups: Pillars for an Entrepreneur’s Foundation,’...
#051: Ivan Kutskir - Solo Creator of Photopea Takes on Adobe Photoshop Giant
March 21, 2022 20:03 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBSuccessful products in the tech space are quite often created by large teams from big players in the market. Every once in a while we see some of those outliers who prove it’s totally possible to compete with tech giants with small teams and little to no resources. In today’s episode of Establishing Your Empire we’re joined by Ivan Kutskir who is the creator of Photopea which is a browser-based image manipulation app that brings features available on programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustr...
#050: Tony D’Urso - Find your Purpose & Create Action Plans to Make your Goals Come True
March 02, 2022 19:09 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBIn this episode we are having a fascinating conversation with Tony D’Urso, a podcaster, author and an entrepreneur who helps millions of people learn from the success of others. Tony’s podcast, the Tony Durso Show, is one of the most successful shows in the podcasting space, pushing 25 million listens. He’s also the author of the Amazon bestseller book, ‘Elite Entrepreneurs.’ Throughout the episode, we dive into creating a vision for yourself and your business, finding your purpose and acti...
#049: Hall T. Martin - Bring the Investor on the Journey With You
February 16, 2022 16:28 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBThe startup sector is a key contributor to the growth of new innovations and progress in all sorts of industries. In today’s episode, we have a deep conversation with a leader in connecting startups and entrepreneurs with investors. Hall T. Martin is the founder and CEO of TEN Capital Network, a Funding as a Service platform that facilitates investor introductions to help startups engage with investors for their capital raise. Since its beginning in 2009, TEN Capital Network has built a netw...
#048: Steven 'Captain Hoff' Hoffman - Build a Successful Startup & Get Funding to Build Your Dream Business
January 31, 2022 18:07 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBWe start the conversation with one of the buzzwords we’ve constantly been seeing all over the online space in recent weeks; Metaverse. Stave’s grasp on the technologies that enable the concept of Metaverse is fascinating. Steve shares his take on how the next phase of virtual reality is going to look like and opportunities that may emerge from it for businesses as well as individuals. Steve’s career journey is a combination of multiple fields. We talk about where he started, the experience...
#047: Shawn Flynn - How to Learn a New Language, Start a Podcast & Fund Your Startup
January 13, 2022 00:42 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBShawn Flynn started his career as a business owner, where he founded and grew a successful company in Beijing, China before returning to the US to work with companies ranging from fast growing Silicon Valley startups to established overseas public companies. He brings his international experience working with all stages and sectors of businesses to his role as Principal at an investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. ...
#046: Wen Zhang - If Not Now... When? Overcome Challenges to Transform Your Life
November 23, 2021 22:30 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBWen Zhang's amazing story begins as she dreams of venturing into the world while growing up in an isolated mountain town in rural China. Wen completely transformed her life by teaching herself English using just a cassette machine. Despite countless challenges, she pushed forward to become the only person who ever left her hometown, and achieved her dream of seeing the world. You can’t help but become motivated listening to her story and Wen wants to empower and enable others to achieve th...
#045: Neil Dumra - Natural Healing, Meditation, Ceremonial Cacao & Entrepreneurship
October 01, 2021 16:49 - 57 minutes - 53.5 MBNeil Dumra is a coach, author, CaCao expert and entrepreneur. This is a little different episode as it’s more focused on health and natural healing. We begin talking about ceremonial cacao and the benefits of starting your day with this powerful drink. We then dive into Neil’s journey into starting multiple companies, meditation and silent retreats, and long term remedies for physical and mental health. 3rd Eye Meditation Lounge: https://3rdeyemeditationlounge.com/ 3rd Eye Tonic: https:...
#044: Daniel Barrett - Change Your Life & Career by Paying Attention
August 05, 2021 17:59 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBDaniel Barrett is a producer, musician, author and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Rubicon Artist Development which is an innovative music studio and development program that works with artists such as Ruthie Foster, who is a singer-songwriter that has earned three Grammy Award nominations. In addition to producing and mentoring artists, Daniel is the founder of the award-winning and internationally touring band Porterdavis. A few years ago his career took a major right turn when ...
#043: Greg Davis - Nat Geo Image Collection Photographer & Award Winning Filmmaker
June 30, 2021 21:58 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBGreg Davis is an award winning filmmaker and a photographer that is represented by the National Geographic Image Collection. He has worked his way from local festivals to international exhibitions and his fine art prints continue to be sought after and hang in private and institutional collections worldwide. We talk about how Greg made a significant life change from a decade long career in technology to one of self assessment and exploration and traveled around the world, camera in hand. We...
#042: Ahad Ghadimi - The Turnaround Artist: Create Great Workplace Culture for Growth & Impact
March 10, 2021 21:14 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBAhad Ghadimi has led the turnaround and transition of multiple companies. In several instances, he knew little of the industry or the product before ever taking over. He rocketed his career when he created a swimwear line that, faster than any other company in history, went from conception to a feature in Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition. The question he is always asked: how do you do it? So, Ahad decided to capture it all in a book titled ‘Turnaround Artists’ that has been endorsed ...
#041: Volleyball HOF Adam Johnson & LJ Luciano - Kings of the Court
February 24, 2021 22:41 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBOn this episode of Establishing Your Empire I host Adam Johnson and LJ Luciano. Adam Johnson is one of the winningest players in pro beach volleyball history. He has won over $1.6 million dollars in prize money with 44 event titles. Johnson and Karch Kiraly just missed qualifying for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games when Kiraly suffered an injury in the final qualifying event. He won the King of the Beach in 1994, he was a member of the U. S. National Team, a three-time All-American at USC and ...
#040: Nelson Tressler - You are Not a Victim of Your Circumstances but a Product of Your Choices
February 03, 2021 16:25 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBNelson Tressler's early life was filled with trauma, struggle, and court trials. But although his childhood was something that many of us couldn’t fathom going through, he was able to turn his life around in a positive way. He set goals, kept a positive mindset, and stayed accountable to his actions and has developed the IGotSmarter App and wrote a book, The Unlucky Sperm Club, to help others do the same. We discuss how you are not a victim of your circumstances but a product of your choices...
#039: Maia Donohue - The Startup Mentor - How Mentors Can Help You Launch Your Company
January 20, 2021 21:23 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBMaia Donohue is the author of the book, The Startup Mentor, and over the last decade with the organization, 3 Day Startup, Maia has been working with early stage founders and brilliant mentors around the world. He realized that getting the most out of mentorship isn't something that comes naturally, it's a skill that must be practiced and fine-tuned. A great mentor can make the difference in getting your company launched. They can help you learn from their mistakes, raise money, hire the ri...
#038: Brian Bogert - Embrace Pain to Avoid Suffering
January 06, 2021 20:16 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB"We can embrace the pain of hitting the gym for 30 minutes a day to avoid the suffering of aches and pains of a sedentary lifestyle. We can embrace the pain of the fit. Our kids are sure to throw by taking away their mobile devices at the dinner table to avoid the suffering of years of lost, meaningful connection and conversation that we'll never get back. We can embrace the pain of a difficult conversation with our spouse. To avoid the suffering of a Loveless marriage that might end up in ...
#037: Shawn Walchef - How to Digitally Transform Your Restaurant
December 16, 2020 18:07 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBShawn Walchef is the owner of Cali BBQ which is a company that not only sells memorable slow-smoked BBQ but also specializes in media and marketing. He is the host of the podcast, Digital Hospitality, which features in-depth conversations about what successes and failures propelled their guests to where they are today. Shawn and I talked about how to market in today’s world, the future of restaurants, ghost kitchens, how to create a memorable online experience and so much more.
#036: Amanda Horvath - Grow Your Business Through the Power of Video
December 03, 2020 00:19 - 53 minutes - 49.9 MBOn this episode of Establishing Your Empire I host Amanda Horvath. Amanda and I sat down to discuss how to take the pain out of creating videos, how to build your online brand and create a steady stream of in-bound prospects. Amanda is a content creator that is all about growing your business through the power of video. She has years of experience doing videos for other businesses and top content creators and now uses her expertise to help others overcome hurdles and get faster results. If y...
#035: Joah Spearman - Unlock a Global Community to Create a Travel Movement
November 19, 2020 16:28 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBOn this episode of Establishing Your Empire I host Joah Spearman. Joah is the CEO and Founder of Localeur who has helped more than 5 million people experience traveling like a local from insiders who share authentic recommendations on their favorite local places to eat, drink and play. Joah started Localeur in 2013 by asking a dozen friends in Austin to recommend their favorite local spots before the South by Southwest Festival. Joah’s path has been anything but straight. His career started ...
#034: Sachit Gupta - The Man Behind #1 Podcasters & #1 NYT Authors
November 11, 2020 20:55 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBOn this episode of Establishing Your Empire I host Sachit Gupta. For the past 10 years Sachit has been the person behind the scenes working with creators like Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin & Andrew Warner. Now he is out front and center with his podcast the Conscious Creators Show which in the first 30 days ranked #1 in entrepreneurship, #2 in business and #25 in all podcasts. Sachit is one of geniuses behind some of the biggest names that includes #1 podcasters, #1 NYT Bestselling authors, intern...
#033: Hrish Lotlikar - Building A Digital Augmented Super World
October 28, 2020 19:51 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBOn this episode of Establishing Your Empire we host Hrish Lotlikar. Hrish has a background in tech, entertainment, venture capital & investment banking. He currently is co-founder of SuperWorld which is a virtual augmented reality world on the blockchain where users can buy, sell, collect & curate real estate. He is also Co-Founder of the Hollywood, TV, VR, & gaming production studio called The Rogue Initiative. We start off the conversation with how Hrish left New York and moved to Ukrain...
#032: Elizabeth Pampalone - Create 1 Year of Marketing in Just 5 Days
October 21, 2020 19:35 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MBElizabeth Pampalone is an International Speaker, Successful Entrepreneur, and Expert Marketer with over 20 years of experience. Her innovative approach helps overwhelmed business owners and burnt out nonprofit directors to achieve success and freedom through the power of Absolute Marketing™. Welcome to the Establishing Your Empire show. A podcast that inspires entrepreneurs, creatives and future business owners to pursue their passions, grow their organizations and build their empire. My na...
#031: Lauren LoGiudice - Inside Melania Trump & How to Make It as an Actor
October 01, 2020 18:54 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBLauren LoGiudice creates comedy through deeply flawed and painfully idiosyncratic characters. She has embodied some of the world’s most mysterious cultural icons and her work has been featured by The New York Times, the BBC and many others. In this episode we chat about how to make it as a comedian, how to market yourself online and how she wrote her new book: Inside Melania: What I Learned About Melania Trump by Impersonating Her. Probably my favorite review is by Ritch Shydner: “...Laure...
#030: John Vuong - How to Dominate Your Local Market with SEO
September 09, 2020 20:26 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBAlthough there are many SEO tips and tricks in this episode, the real value is for people who own or manage a local business. John Vuong's experience of working with more than 5,000 local business owners inspired him to start his own company, Local SEO Search, in 2013. John's expertise is on small and family-owned companies and we talk about the blood, sweat, and tears it takes for these businesses to succeed.
#029: Gregg Cohen - Investing in Real Estate in 2020? Here's What You Need to Know
August 26, 2020 21:35 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBGregg Cohen is Co-Founder at JWB Real Estate Capital and as a company they have managed over 3,500 rental properties for 1,200 clients which has generated $26+ Million in positive cash flow. This year (2020) has been a roller coaster ride and we talk about the real estate market now and in the near future. Should you invest? Is now a good time or wait? Is a housing bubble on the horizon? 0% Interest Rates.. What does it all mean?
#028: Dr. Joe Vitale - Manifesting Your Calling: Getting What You Want Out of Life, Career & Money
August 12, 2020 21:46 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBDr. Joe Vitale is a teacher and author known for his appearance in the hit movie THE SECRET. He has written 80 books that include the bestsellers, The Attractor Factor and Zero Limits, which dives into the Hawaiian practice for wealth, health and peace. He is best known for his ideas on the laws of attraction, & abundance mentality. He is also a singer songwriter with 15 albums out and that's how I met him several years ago to produce a music video documentary Welcome to the Establishing Yo...
#027: Nathan Ruff - From Idea to Live in 115 Days
August 05, 2020 21:20 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBNathan Ruff started his first business at the age of 12. Since then he has started five other businesses, all with two common goals: providing exceptional value and working with exceptional people. Nathan is now the CEO of Rabbit, which is a network of small kiosks where you can rent power bricks to keep your phone battery alive. Rabbit is located at bars, restaurants, hotels, venues, and pretty much everywhere people wait or hangout. Find a Rabbit: https://findarabbit.com Welcome to the...
#026: Pablo Gonzalez - Creating Community is the Future of Business Development
July 29, 2020 16:26 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBPablo Gonzalez has made the ultimate cheat sheet for networking. A simple yet powerful content creation strategy that allows you to nurture existing relationships, attract new clients, and create a community around your business... without taking up too much time. Pablo is obsessed with human connection. He’s used this expertise on the subject to manage a $15M construction business, build various young professional groups for charities, and be named a Latino Leader of the Future by Latino ...
#025: Benjamin Voiles - Explore your Emotions for Empowered Decision Making
July 15, 2020 15:57 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB"There's a story you tell yourself. But the real story is the one your self tells you." Benjamin Voiles wants to help others bring color into their world - and find the path that serves them. Ben worked as a mechanical engineer for 15 years where logic and a concrete perspective commanded his life. But Ben was struggling and wasn't happy with his job, the romances in my life, or my health. Driven to avoid the things he feared and never for the things he wanted. Ben found a way to a new ...
#024: Jeff J Hunter - Automate, Delegate & Delete to Focus on What Really Matters
July 01, 2020 19:18 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBOver the last half decade, and 1000+ paying clients later, Jeff J Hunter has tested and perfected proven branding strategies, processes, and systems. We take a deep dive on how to build and effectively use virtual teams as well as why they are important. The episode starts out with Jeff's "A.D.D. principle". You're either automating it, you're delegating it, or you're just flat out deleting it. Watch all episodes on the Establishing Your Empire website. Welcome to the Establishing Your...
#023: Andi Scull - H.O.P.E. = Helping Other People Everywhere
June 24, 2020 22:27 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBAndi Scull is an Asian-American art director & producer specializing in innovative project branding, creative program development, taste-maker communications, and non-traditional event production for production, marketing, and events. She is the founder & Creative Producer/Brand manager of the HOPE Outdoor Gallery and HOPE Events - the non-profit producing the HOPE (Helping Other People Everywhere) Campaign and the Austin-based HOPE Farmers Market. She is also a partner in Native Hostel and ...
#022: Nathan Heath - Combining Expert Farming Knowledge with Technology
June 10, 2020 18:09 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBNathan Heath is the Co-Founder of Cultivate and a master farmer with a lifetime of experience who has supplied the best chefs in Central Texas with gourmet produce. With his brother Luke, they are united behind a common love of people, farming and technology to realize their vision of growing fresh, sustainable food in yards across Texas. All episodes: https://EstablishingYourEmpire.com Cultivate: https://www.cultivatetex.com Welcome to the Establishing Your Empire show. A podcast that...
#021: Brian Hill - Creating Unforgettable Experiences
June 03, 2020 18:54 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBBrian Hill is the founder of Premier Party Cruises which specializes in turnkey experiences where you simply just have to show up and enjoy a day on the lake. The company is famous for their 'ATX Disco Cruise' which is exclusively for bachelorette & bachelor parties. This is a special edition episode where we went on location to see the fleet and talk about how COVID-19 has hit the tourism and entertainment business extremely hard and what Brian and his company are going to do to weather the...
#020: Mayank Kejriwal - Using AI & Knowledge Graphs to Understand & Historically Document COVID-19
May 20, 2020 19:55 - 1 hour - 67 MBMayank Kejriwal is a researcher in the field of artificial intelligence with a focus on developing high-impact AI technology for addressing important social challenges, such as human trafficking and disaster response. His work has been funded by DARPA and IARPA. Lately, Mayank has been working on building a knowledge graph out of the tens of thousands of papers written about COVID-19 as well as hooking directly into what people are saying via social media to better understand the social and ...
#019: Moby Hayat - Create More Content & Be Online-First
May 06, 2020 20:24 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBMoby Hayat is a very talented content creator that has created the Online-First Summit which is a virtual conference with 70+ speakers that will cover everything from how to create an online business or how to move your current company online to acquiring customers as well as adapting and expanding to an online-first model. I’m very proud and honored to be speaking on the first day, May 11th. This episode is great for anyone that wants to get in front of the camera and create more content ...
#018: Rigel Thurston - Creating a Community of Songwriters & How to Create Professional Virtual Concerts
April 22, 2020 23:10 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBRigel Thurston is a professional musician and founder of 100 Days of Songwriting which helps songwriters get into the habit of writing daily. We met over Zoom to chat about how Rigel turned his idea of keeping himself accountable into developing a motivational and inspirational community into a business. We also cover in detail how to create professional virtual concerts and how they become more than just Rigel playing music. Welcome to the Establishing Your Empire show. A podcast that insp...
#017: Andrew O'Brien - How to Tell Your Story in a Powerful, Interesting Way
April 15, 2020 17:48 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBOn this episode of Establishing Your Empire I host Andrew O'Brien. Andrew has overcome a life filled with traumatic events including prostitution, war, suicide and murder. But has found many ways to make an impact on others and take care of his growing family. After coming home from Iraq he traveled all around the world to speak in front of crowds to talk about his own military and suicide experiences. Andrew also had a 7-figure PR company with a client list that included Russell Brunson ...
#016: Matt Winters - Creating a Stronger, More Connected Community
April 01, 2020 21:44 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBMatt Winters is the CEO of Austin Visuals 3D Animation Studio and Founder MyNetworkBuilder. In this episode we talk about how Matt started his career by convincing NASA to take a chance on an artist rather than the usual engineer, about how to create a community both offline and online, and his journey from working in the corporate world to becoming a freelancer and then building a rapidly growing company. Welcome to the Establishing Your Empire show. A podcast that inspires entrepreneurs,...
#015: Gayle Reaume - Teaching Kids About Money Through Real Experiences
March 25, 2020 20:41 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBGayle Reaume founded Moolah U after noticing that children are often not equipped to manage their money. In reaction to COVID-19 she launched their first online kid business camp last week with kids from all over the country. They're delivering two programs this week in multiple time zones and are working with leaders in Singapore and Australia to expand the program. Gayle was also the 2019 Mentor of the Year by Austin under 40. This episode is a must for parents who want to confidently off...
#014: Jason Jepson & Bart Rollert - Deep Media Technology: AI, Deep Learning & Future of Advertising
March 18, 2020 17:15 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBJason Jepson and Bart Rollert were on the show to promote their Deep Media Day event that was supposed to be held on Saint Patrick’s Day during SXSW but was unfortunately canceled due to the Coronavirus. We chat about emerging technologies like AI in visual media applications, deep learning, interactive advertising, and much more.
#013: Paul O'Brien - Create your Startup, Get Involved & Get Funded
March 13, 2020 21:41 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBOn this special Friday edition of the Establishing your Empire I host Paul O’Brien. Paul is the CEO of MediaTech Ventures, a startup advisor, author and a father of three. We discuss the impact of the cancelation of SXSW and how Funded House is not only handling the blowback but pushing forward with sessions and panels both in person and online. Check them out in-person and online this Sunday, Monday & Tuesday. We dive deep into the differences between startups, companies and businesses. ...
#012: Kristen Carson - Finding a Niche in the Booming Hotel & Events Industry
March 11, 2020 19:56 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBKristen Carson is the CEO of Inn Cahoots and we talk about how Kristen juggles her 8-month old baby with a booming business, how they raised funding, the future of travel and hotel experiences and how the cancelation of SXSW immediately removed around 10% of their annual revenue. Inn Cahoots is a four-story boutique hotel and event venue on East 6th Street here in Austin, Texas that features five condo-style suites, with more than 8,000 sq. ft. of convertible indoor slash outdoor gathering ...
#011: Jonathan Pylant - Changing Fitness, Changing Lives with Camp Gladiator
March 04, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBJonathan Pylant is the regional president for Camp Gladiator and when he started there were only a handful of trainers and workouts and now they have over 4000 Locations in 350 cities with more than 1000 Trainers and 300,000 customers. Jonathan has a very interesting journey where he traded in his corporate suit for an outfit with a little more mesh. We talk about how CG has grown, how they deal with competition, Jonathan’s leadership style, tips for working in the same company as your spous...