Establishing Your Empire

In this enlightening episode of "Establishing Your Empire," host Daran Herrman converses with Michael Devellano, a seasoned entrepreneur, tech expert, and author. Michael shares his extensive experience in the tech industry, offering insights into the transformative roles of AI and blockchain, particularly in education. He delves into his latest book, "Form Your Own Pack," which draws inspiration from a unique Japanese business model to explore the synergy of cooperation in business. Michael also discusses the importance of community through his Founders Pack initiative, designed to foster entrepreneurial networking and growth. Throughout the episode, he provides valuable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, emphasizing the significance of leveraging the evolving world of technology and AI. This episode is a compelling listen for anyone keen on navigating the dynamic landscape of tech entrepreneurship.

Prepare to journey into the dazzling universe of diamonds, watches, and gold coins. Our guide is no ordinary man, but a renowned jeweler who has walked an extraordinary path. From a start as unexpected as a hidden gem, to a consuming passion for matching customers with their dream treasures, the tale of Eric Wagner isn't just another story. It's an epic of persistence, dedication, and unyielding brilliance. Fasten your seatbelts, and get ready for an adventure that gleams with the allure of fine jewels!

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 enjoying your job and being passionate about what you do, as well as not being intimidated by entering new industries and embracing the possibilities that come with naivety. Trigg also shares insights on entrepreneurship and discusses his recently published novel, Bit Flip, which offers readers an authentic insider's view of the corrupting influences in technology startups. Listeners will gain valuable insights from Trigg's experiences and career journey in the tech industry.

In this episode of Establishing Your Empire, we have a fascinating conversation with Tyler and John Richards. If you are interested in finding out how to become the entrepreneur you have always dreamt of, this episode is just for you.

John Richards is an award-winning entrepreneurship professor, entrepreneur, venture investor, and mentor. He taught entrepreneurship for over 12 years at Brigham Young University and was named one of the Top 25 entrepreneurship professors in the United States.

John has invested in hundreds of ventures and mentored thousands. Early in his career, he was president of a yellow pages publishing company and later created the first-ever online yellow pages that led to an initial public offering and a multi-billion-dollar valuation.

Tyler Richards was recently named to the "ThePeak 100,” a list of the top entrepreneurs in Utah and surrounding areas. Tyler’s last three ventures have all resulted in multi-million dollar acquisitions. Tyler has been an active angel investor and has officially entered into Venture Capital with the pre-seed venture fund known as Startup Ignition Ventures.

When it comes to startups, it doesn’t matter if you have a product that’s going to change the world, it's all for nothing if you can’t make your investors excited about you and your product. You only got one chance with your investors to make that happen.

In this episode of Establishing Your Empire, we have a fascinating conversation with Brett Sharenow, the CEO and founder of Broadscope Consulting. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about how to raise capital or learn about mistakes people make and how to avoid them this is the episode for you. Brett has helped companies raise more than $800 million dollars and has facilitated exits valued at more than $6 billion.

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 conversation with an expert business consultant who helps businesses transform and achieve seemingly impossible business results. Kimberly Wiefling, Founding Member & Global Consultant at Silicon Valley Alliances, joins us today to talk about transforming managers into leaders, how to fix the most common causes of failure in global teams, and how to create a predictable and repeatable process to “innovate on purpose”.

Richard Turner 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.”

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 donated to nonprofits focused on financial education. In this episode, we explore Patrick’s entrepreneurial journey from idea to start-up to being acquired by BlackRock for over a Billion dollars.

Sam Wong is a Five-Time Startup Executive, CEO coach, advisor and author of 21 Secrets of Successful Startups. As a serial entrepreneur, he has driven multiple acquisitions. As a hands-on “roll up the sleeves” startup advisor, Sam draws from his 30+ years of experience to train and help entrepreneurs with fundraising, strategy, product/market fit, founder wellness & a host of other areas. In this episode we talk about how to build a fundable startup, how to validate your idea, create your funding strategy, pitch investors, & so much more.

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 image manipulation app that brings features available on programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator to every device for free. Throughout the episode, we dive deep into Ivan’s app, his journey of building it, and some lessons he learned.