Stephen Semple

Imagine these four MBAs sitting in class when their phones start blowing up with orders for eyeglasses after they lost the business idea competition at the Warton School of Business for the same idea. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous businesses from […]

How pivoting after an early discovery with customers led them to sell in just two years for a Billion dollars. Another story of giving the customer what they want, and they will make you successful. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom

How do two arts graduates and their buddy with no travel experience and zero technology experience build a six-billion-dollar empire in only fourteen years? Dave Young: Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a

Kodak had the cash cow, so why couldn’t they successfully transition into a digital company when they invented digital photography? Dave Young: Welcome to The Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom-and-pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector, and storyteller. I’m Stephen’s sidekick

Discover the origin of the blue ribbon and American-style lager with a ship captain that lost his ship and knew nothing about beer. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom-and-pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector, and

Milton Hershey sees his first chocolate bar assembly line at the world’s fair in Chicago. Discover how he transitioned from Carmel to Chocolate. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing

The better product struggles to become more popular until they demonstrate it in a store window.  Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Steven Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector, and storyteller. I’m Steven’s

Pearl farming became French Polynesia’s most significant export business because two yachts were docked next to one another, and the owners knew a guy. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing

The double burger becomes Wendy’s best seller without changing the price or the size.  It is a profit growing lesson for any business. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant,

Stephen explains the teaser campaign, the glamour techniques, and the current conversation’s tie-ins that sold 72,000 Macintoshes in only 100 days back in 1984. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a