Establishing Your Empire

On 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...

On 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...

On 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...

Elizabeth 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...

Lauren 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...

Although 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 businesse...

Gregg 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% Intere...

Dr. 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...

Nathan 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...

Pablo 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...

"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. Driv...

Over 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....

Andi 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...

Nathan 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  Cultivat...

Brian 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 ent...

Mayank 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 ho...

Moby 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.  Th...

Rigel 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 t...

On 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 experie...

Matt 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 growin...

Gayle 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 Mento...

Jason 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.

On 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, M...

Kristen 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...

Jonathan 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 w...