Larry Namer - E! Founder | The Cable Splicer Who Launched Howard Stern & The Kardashians

Success Story with Scott D. Clary

Success Story Media

How To, Business, Education, Self-improvement

4.6 • 326 Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Larry Namer went from earning just $2.50 an hour splicing cable beneath the streets of New York City with Sterling Manhattan Cable to co-founding E! Entertainment Television, a media powerhouse now available in more than 140 countries and valued at over $5 billion. Over the course of his career, he has worked with some of entertainment’s biggest names and boldest personalities. He launched trailblazing shows like Talk Soup and Fashion Police, collaborated with cultural icons such as the Kardashians and Howard Stern, and engaged with international figures including Vladimir Putin through ventures in Russia. His career is a highlight reel of creativity, negotiation, and the ability to spot cultural momentum before anyone else. ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/larrynamertv/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-namer/ ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/ ShipStation - https://www.shipstation.com/ (Code: SuccessStory) Inbound - https://www.inbound.com/register NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:25 – Larry’s Early Journey 14:07 – What Makes Ideas Succeed 21:43 – Sponsor Break 23:54 – Thriving Without Passion 26:25 – Creating the Impossible 31:11 – Adopt AI or Fall Behind 32:29 – Spotting the Kardashians 35:01 – The Next Big 2025 Trend 38:34 – Reinvent Yourself Often 40:53 – Sponsor Break 42:27 – Why China Leads in Media 49:46 – Is Global Media the Future? 55:30 – Unlearning for Success 57:27 – Larry’s #1 Life Lesson

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0:00.0	We literally climbed over the fence.
0:02.5	We snuck. We were on the red carpet with our little beat-up cameras.
0:06.2	And when we started showing that, people would like, it looks like we were watching something we're not supposed to.
0:11.7	And that's really what started the whole red carpet.
0:13.8	Some people dream of building an empire, while others actually do it.
0:16.9	Larry Namer wasn't supposed to become a media mogul.
0:19.3	A kid from Brooklyn, who started as a cable repairman, ended up creating one of the most influential entertainment brands in history.
0:25.2	We had over 100 rejections, one which even at the meeting, the guy literally threw the business
0:30.7	plan on my head. At that time, starting a TV network was somewhere closer to $100 million.
0:35.6	The worst thing you could do is say to people, just imagine, you've lost them.
0:40.3	They can't imagine.
0:41.4	This is Larry Namer, co-founder of E. Entertainment Television, a pioneer who redefined how
0:46.2	the world consumes media, and a relentless entrepreneur who's never stopped building.
0:50.0	This isn't just a story about television.
0:51.8	It's about vision, resilience, and the courage to bet on yourself when no one else will.
0:55.7	Once ChatGBT became ubiquitous, now I'm getting done in one hour.
1:00.2	What used to take me five days.
1:02.2	As human beings, we all have a finite amount of time on this planet.
1:06.0	The best thing we can do is use it efficiently or effectively.
1:09.1	Find something you're good at, work your butt off,
1:11.8	and become great at it. And then that will become your passion.
1:22.5	So, Larry, you went from splicing cables in Manhattan sewers for 90 bucks a week to building
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