Establishing Your Empire

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 hooking directly into what people are saying via social media to better understand the social and economic effects of this very unique time.

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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 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.

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.  This episode is great for anyone that wants to get in front of the camera and create more content or wants to expand and build new revenue streams.

Commerce Going Digital: Best Practices for E-Commerce https://onlinefirst.heysummit.com/talks/e-commerce/ 

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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 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.

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 than just Rigel playing music.

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 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.

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 experiences.  

Andrew also had a 7-figure PR company with a client list that included Russell Brunson of ClickFunnels.  He now works for the startup, Ruckify, which is a marketplace where you can rent anything from anyone here in Austin, Texas.  And is using his PR skills to get Ruckify featured all over the news and to connect others in this very tough and interesting time.  

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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 growing company.

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 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.

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 Mentor of the Year by Austin under 40. This episode is a must for parents who want to confidently offer their kids financial autonomy.

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 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.

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, Monday & Tuesday.  We dive deep into the differences between startups, companies and businesses. You can also hear Paul’s take on how to get involved in the startup community, tips to get funded, advice on how to turn your idea into a startup and how to establish your empire.

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 condo-style suites, with more than 8,000 sq. ft. of convertible indoor slash outdoor gathering space.

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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 with competition, Jonathan’s leadership style, tips for working in the same company as your spouse and much more in this episode.