Elliott Weeks created the company Old Enfield Supply Co., which creates and sells travel bags, distressed totes and other gear. On this episode we take a deep dive in how Elliott got started from just an idea to creating prototypes to the whole manufacturing process.

Nathan Ryan has a long list of experience and involvement from being a designer for Disney to former CEO of a global marketing agency (Toi) and now CEO of Blue Sky Partners. Nathan is also an advisor to the Emmy-nominated culinary magazine Life and Thyme and Co-Founder of the non-profit GoodPolitics. Our wide ranging conversation starts out in the area marketing and business consulting and goes all the way to Austin’s current homelessness situation and everyone’s favorite topic, politics.

Cara McCarty is the Co-Founder & CPO of startup called Code Pilot that was just acquired by Angel List. Cara has a wide range of experiences in the Human Capital area of companies and loves the people side of business. Our conversation dives into how Code Pilot went from idea, to launch to exit in only 24months and how Cara will continue to build her empire.

Dean Pohlman is the CEO and founder of Man Flow Yoga as well as a bestselling author of Body Fitness for Men and we sat down to talk about how he got started by simply wanting a different workout for his college teammates to his unique non-spiritual approach to yoga, to how he created & markets his company.

Sam Lillie solo hiked over 2,600 miles all the way from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail. We talk about the trials and tribulations of that hike & how he started & currently runs his company Vinder, a marketplace where you can buy, sell and trade, local produce.

When A.J. Bingham is not advising clients on governmental & public affairs, he is very active in the nonprofit community. We talk about how he went from employee to entrepreneur, how you can get involved in giving back to your community & how he continues to build his empire.

Christine Chen is an award-winning filmmaker, a business owner and a recent author. We sat down to figure out how she turned her passion into a career, how she bootstrapped and begged, borrowed and stole to create a full length feature movie and how she continues to build her empire.

Javier Mercedes is the host of the Passion in Progress show and has done hundreds of podcasts. We sat down and went through the steps of what it takes to create a successful show.

On this episode of Establishing Your Empire we host entrepreneur Jess Martin. Jess founded Stronghorn Fitness in 2013 and ever since has made major waves in the Central Texas fitness industry. We take a deep dive on how he jumped into a business with very little funding or business plan and yet through hard work and persistence built an award winning company and designed a life defined by happiness.

Bri Bagwell kicks off the Establishing Your Empire podcast talking about her songwriting and professional musician career as well as the passing of Kylie Rae Harris. This interview will strike a chord with her friends, peers, and mentors as Bri sheds light on the constant struggle that every touring musician battles: the rollercoaster of how live show attendance, record sales, and ticket counts are the benchmark of how performers are judged in this business, and the toll the size of the audience can take on their heart each night... all the while running her own organization.