Obi Wizard Inc. iconObi Wizard Inc.
A Houston Holding Company

Built on the Spirit of Possibility

Obi Wizard Inc. is home to a family of brands that help people and businesses grow: marketing for small business owners, publishing for authors with something to say, and coaching and education for anyone ready to go for more.

Obi Wizard Inc. logo: a blue wizard hat with gold stars and a magic wand
The Name

Why "Obi"?

In Igbo, the language of our founder's people in southeastern Nigeria, obi means spirit. It is also the first three letters of his family name, Obiozor. The company carries both: a heritage he is proud of, and a personal promise to stand behind everything it builds.

The wizard is the other half of the idea. Not a trickster, but a guide: someone with the experience to see what is possible and the craft to help make it real. That is the role we want to play for every brand we own and every person those brands serve.

Put together, Obi Wizard stands for one thing: the spirit of possibility. The belief that a small business can compete, a first-time author can publish, and a person who feels stuck can move forward.

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obi

(OH-bee) · Igbo

spirit; the heart and inner self

What Guides Us

Spirit · Wisdom · Vision

Spirit

We start with purpose. Every brand we build has to make someone's work or life better, or it doesn't belong here.

Wisdom

Decades of hands-on business experience shape every decision, from the marketing plan of a neighborhood shop to the launch of a new book.

Vision

We build for the long run. Our brands share knowledge, people and systems, so each one grows stronger because the others exist.

Our Brands

The Obi Wizard Family

Each brand has its own mission and its own audience. Together they share a belief that people grow faster with the right guide beside them.

Empowered Pulse logo: red circle with E and pulse lineMarketing

Empowered Pulse

A Houston marketing consultancy for small business owners. Empowered Pulse builds custom marketing plans, websites, ads, social media and automated lead follow-up, so owners stop paying for fads and start seeing what works.

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Zen Magic Publishing

An independent publishing house that helps individuals and businesses turn their stories and expertise into beautifully published books, from first draft to Amazon. Six titles and eight authors so far, across business, memoir, nonprofit leadership and personal growth.

The Freelance Client Pipeline — Go For More book and course coverEducation

Go For More

Practical education for freelancers and service providers who are tired of chasing work. Go For More is home to The Freelance Client Pipeline, co-written by Martin Obiozor and Patty Blakesley:

  • The Freelance Client Pipeline book, a step-by-step guide to replacing reactive client hunting with a structured, five-stage pipeline
  • The Freelance Client Pipeline course, which walks you through putting that pipeline in place in your own business
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Empowered Compass

Our newest venture is still being charted. Empowered Compass will carry the same spirit as its sister brand, Empowered Pulse, with a new direction of its own. Leave your details below to hear about it first.

Martin Obiozor, founder of Obi Wizard Inc.
Founder

Martin Obiozor

Founder, Obi Wizard Inc. and Empowered Pulse · Houston, TX

Martin Obiozor is a forward thinker and successful entrepreneur with more than 30 years of business consulting experience and a rare ability to see the solution to a business puzzle, large or small. He also spent more than 25 years as a data scientist at a Fortune 5 company, and he brings that data-driven discipline to everything he builds.

He founded Empowered Pulse, a Houston consulting firm that guides and mentors small business owners through a customized marketing plan for growth and profitability. He starts by listening to each client's story and where they want to go, then puts the right systems in place to get them there. Martin is the author of Dominate Local Marketing and co-author of The Freelance Client Pipeline and Nonprofits 1-2-3.

A proud son of the Igbo people of Nigeria, Martin built Obi Wizard Inc. to hold the brands he has started and the ones still to come, each one rooted in the same idea: when people have the right guide, more is possible than they think.

Get in Touch

Let's Talk About What's Possible

Interested in a partnership, one of our brands, or a speaking or media request? Send us a note and the right person will get back to you.

Or email us at support@obiwizard.com · Houston, Texas