The Empire Builders Podcast

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#106: Griffin Service – Pt. 1 – Tom Casey is an S.O.B.

Posted June 21, 202300:35:57

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.

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#105: Just Do It – Nike – The everyday athlete anthem

Posted June 14, 202300:14:51

Facts tell, but stories sell. Nike needed to break away from the crowd and so they related to the everyday athlete.

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#104: Jenga – J…J…J…Jenga. Take a block from the middle…

Posted June 7, 202300:18:17

Leslie Scott got bored of a game and invented a new one, Jenga. She also almost went bankrupt trying to bring it to market.

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#103: Kayak – The lifetime value of a customer

Posted May 31, 202300:20:34

Understanding the relationship between the consumer and the web is how Paul English grew Kayak and sold it for 1.8 billion dollars.

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#102: PIT – Pit Crew Training to Business Training

Posted May 24, 202300:24:03

Ben Cook describes how brilliantly trained NASCAR Pit Crews inspired an amazing business consulting division. Be open to new opportunities...