Interview with Kyle Maynard: First Man to Bear Crawl to the Summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro

Interview with Kyle Maynard: First Man to Bear Crawl to the Summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro

Kyle Maynard is a motivational speaker, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and ESPY award-winning mixed martial arts athlete, known for becoming the first quadruple amputee to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Aconcagua without the aid of prosthetics. Oprah Winfrey called Kyle “one of the most inspiring young men you will ever hear about.” Arnold Schwarzenegger described him as “the real deal,” “a champion human,” […]

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Interview with Alden Mills, Former Navy Seal & INC 500 CEO

Interview with Alden Mills, Former Navy Seal & INC 500 CEO

Derek Champagne talks with Alden Mills about his inspiring personal journey to overcoming obstacles, his impressive professional career, and building and leading unstoppable Teams. Alden began taking control of his life at age twelve, when his doctor told him to learn chess because his asthma would keep him from playing sports. His first goal was to conquer the asthma, and he went on to achieve […]

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Interview with Jason Belmonte, World’s #1 Bowler and Entrepreneur

Interview with Jason Belmonte, World’s #1 Bowler and Entrepreneur

In this episode Derek talks with the world’s #1 Bowler Jason Belmonte. Jason talks with Derek about his unique story of bowling since the age of two, how he stays motivated to continue being the best in the world, and more on his entrepreneurial journey. Jason is known for being one of the first bowlers to gain media attention for using the two handed approach […]

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Interview with Jake Fox, Former MLB Player & Entrepreneur

Interview with Jake Fox, Former MLB Player & Entrepreneur

Derek talks with former MB player Jake Fox about his athletic and entrepreneurial journey. Jake opens up about stories from the locker room, the challenge of finding balance, making tough decisions to put family first, and about his new company. Former MLB Player and Minor League legend, Jake Fox recently launched new clothing line, The Fox Code. The Fox Code, created in conjunction with partner, […]

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Interview with Ishveen Anand, CEO + Founder at OpenSponsorship

Interview with Ishveen Anand, CEO + Founder at OpenSponsorship

Derek talks with Ishveen Anand, CEO + Founder at OpenSponsorship. Ishveen shares her entrepreneurial journey, key leadership principles, and how she built the category leader. The startup was born out of her experience as a successful sports agent in India and the UK. OpenSponsorship now has over 5,500 athletes, teams and events being managed to brands globally looking for sports marketing opportunities. Ishveen was included […]

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Interview with Art Shamsky, Iconic Baseball Legend

Interview with Art Shamsky, Iconic Baseball Legend

Derek talks with baseball legend Art Shamsky. Art was a prominent player with the iconic 69′ Mets World Series Championship Team. Art captures an important part of our nation’s history: a country torn apart by war, the year of Woodstock, the year of first person on the moon, and the “lovable losers” who went from underdog to champions! Be sure to order Art’s new MUST […]

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Interview with Travis Swanson, Pro-Athlete Entrepreneur

Interview with Travis Swanson, Pro-Athlete Entrepreneur

Former Arkansas Razorback and Miami Dolphin’s Center Travis Swanson stops by the studio to talk with Derek about highlights from his career and an exciting announcement about the next chapter of his journey. Travis shares special moments from playing for the Razorbacks, Detroit Lions, and Miami Dolphins and what the game of football has taught him about life, leadership, and business. Learn more about Travis […]

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Interview with Derrick Furlow Jr., Author of “What’s Next: How to Transition Like a Champion”

Interview with Derrick Furlow Jr., Author of “What’s Next: How to Transition Like a Champion”

Former pro football player and entrepreneur Derrick Furlow Jr shares his “Get Out of Arkansas” plan and when he learned his higher calling. Growing up, Derrick saw himself as another kid who wanted a better life and knew sports, in particular, football would serve as a vehicle to a better life. After growing up with much adversity, he began working towards shifting his perspective from […]

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Interview with Rennie Curran, Former NFL Player & CEO of Game Changer Coaching

Interview with Rennie Curran, Former NFL Player & CEO of Game Changer Coaching

Derek Champagne talks with pro athlete entrepreneur Rennie Curran about how to (Rennie’s phrase) “operate at the level of your vision”. As a former NFL player, Rennie shares his experience in transitioning to an entrepreneur and the valuable leadership lessons he’s learned along the way. Rennie is the CEO of Game Changer Coaching whose mission is to help business professionals and elite athletes reach their […]

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Interview with Daniel Puder, Professional MMA Fighter & Social Entrepreneur

Interview with Daniel Puder, Professional MMA Fighter & Social Entrepreneur

In this episode Derek interviews Daniel Puder. Daniel Puder is a social entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of My Life My Power World Inc., GPS for, Transformational Technologies, LLC and My Life My Brand Media Agency. Puder is a Professional MMA Fighter and wrestled for WWE after he won $1,000,000 Tough Enough on Smackdown. He launched his non-profit in 2010 called My Life My Power and after the […]

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