Establishing Your Empire

"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 Michae...

Welcome 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 busine...

In 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 enjoyin...

It 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 entrepreneu...

Startups 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 thr...

Leadership 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 conversati...

On 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 un...

Good 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...

Developing 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,...

Successful 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 im...

In 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 episo...

The 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 inve...

We 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 car...

Shawn 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...

Wen 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 b...

Neil 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...

Daniel 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 in...

Greg 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 technol...

Ahad 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? ...

On 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...

Nelson 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...

Maia 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 getti...

"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 co...

Shawn 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 restaur...

On 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...