From $90/Week to Building a $7B Media Empire: Larry Namer, Founder of E! Entertainment
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From $90/Week to Building a $7B Media Empire: Larry Namer, Founder of E! Entertainment
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In this episode of The Capital Raiser Show, Richard C. Wilson sits down with Larry Namer, the media legend who co-founded E! Entertainment, a global TV network now valued at $7B+ and broadcast in 140+ countries.
Larry shares untold stories of building from the sewers of Manhattan as a $90/week cable splicer to launching one of the most iconic media brands in history. From working with Howard Stern, to outmaneuvering traditional gatekeepers, to scaling with only $2.5M when the industry said you needed $60M — this episode is full of powerful, real-world capital raising, grit, and mindset lessons.
✅ How to raise capital when no one believes in your vision
✅ When bold asks change your life
✅ Why simplifying the complex builds billion-dollar companies
✅ The investor story behind E!'s launch with interns and hustle
✅ Why passion doesn't always pay — and what to do instead
✅ Working with public companies, Putin, and the Kardashians
Tune in for powerful insights from a media entrepreneur who's reinvented himself every 7 years, earned a Hollywood Lifetime Achievement Award, and helped redefine global television.