Interview with Todd Palmer, Collaborative Business Advisor & CEO of Extraordinary Advisors (EA)

Interview with Todd Palmer, Collaborative Business Advisor & CEO of Extraordinary Advisors (EA)

In this episode Derek Champagne interviews. Todd Palmer. Todd is the collaborative business advisor and CEO of Extraordinary Advisors (EA). As the CEO of a 6-time INC 5000 company, Todd knows that business success begins and ends with people. People make all of the business decisions regarding strategy, execution, and cash. Todd isn’t happy until his clients trust themselves as leaders, AND their decisions. He […]

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Interview with David Quick, 3-Time CEO & Speaker

Interview with David Quick, 3-Time CEO & Speaker

Derek Champagne interviews David Quick. David is a “recovering bull in the china shop” who now uses his passion to help business leaders and their teams thrive. A 3-time CEO of rapid growth organizations, David now helps leaders thrive by sharpening their focus on Vision, Values, Expectations, Engagement. David puts executive coaching, live events, keynote presentations and group sessions all to work to help create […]

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Interview with Marques Ogden, Former NFL player and Author of Sleepless Nights: The NFL: a Business & Family

Interview with Marques Ogden, Former NFL player and Author of Sleepless Nights: The NFL: a Business & Family

Derek Champagne interviews former NFL player and entrepreneur, Marques Ogden. Marques, the best-selling author of “Sleepless Nights: The NFL: a Business and Family”, talks with Derek about his childhood years, playing in the NFL, his entrepreneurial journey, and leadership lessons along the way. Growing up in a single-parent home with a father that inspired and demonstrated perseverance and fairness, Marques Ogden learned how to define […]

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Interview with Johnathan Grzybowski, Co-Founder of Penji

Interview with Johnathan Grzybowski, Co-Founder of Penji

Derek Champagne interviews Johnathan Grzybowski. Johnathan is the co-founder of Penji, a dependable on-demand design service that helps marketing teams receive unlimited custom design at a flat monthly cost. His goal is to empower the next generation of designers through education and community building. Johnathan is also the producer and host of The Blind Entrepreneur Podcast featuring interviews with entrepreneurs, CEO’s, and business professionals to […]

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Interview with Shannon Adkins, Thought Leader & CEO at Future State

Interview with Shannon Adkins, Thought Leader & CEO at Future State

Shannon Adkins is a thought leader and CEO at Future State, a woman-owned, employee-owned consulting company with a triple bottom line where people get to be themselves. They treat their clients as the smartest person in the room, making them feel cared for and collaborated with on every step of the way. Their clients include Fortune 100, non-profits and start ups alike, and they are […]

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Interview with Josh Elledge, U.S. Navy Veteran and UpMyInfluence Founder

Interview with Josh Elledge, U.S. Navy Veteran and UpMyInfluence Founder

Derek Champagne interviews Josh Elledge. Josh is U.S. Navy veteran and launched UpMyInfluence.com to help entrepreneurs attract the perfect audiences and grow their brands without the crazy costs associated with traditional PR companies. UpMyInfluence’s purpose is to DEMOCRATIZE access to influence. Josh believes he has a moral imperative to help entrepreneurs serve the world with their collective messages while growing their revenue. UpMyInfluence was the […]

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Interview with Tom Rubens: Author & Entrepreneur

Interview with Tom Rubens: Author & Entrepreneur

In this episode Derek Champagne interviews friend an successful business owner, Tom Rubens. Tom shares his entrepreneurial story and life lessons from decades of business experience. Over the last 40 years, Tom founded, bought, sold, and managed businesses in industries as diverse as a commodity trading company, a real estate brokerage, investment groups, and minor league baseball and basketball franchises. Tom is also the author […]

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Interview with Kavit Haria, Author of “Don’t Sleep on it! Turn Your Passion & Expertise Into A Profitable Business”

Interview with Kavit Haria, Author of “Don’t Sleep on it! Turn Your Passion & Expertise Into A Profitable Business”

In this episode Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, interviews Kavit Haria. From a young age, Kavit Haria learned to play “the world’s most difficult percussion instrument,” the Tabla. Having immersed himself in learning about artist promotion, Kavit began to raise his profile and performed across the UK at venues large and small, with many artists (including Jimmy Page at the Royal Albert Hall) […]

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Interview with Cash Keahey, Global Leader-Architect & President of LeaderType™

Interview with Cash Keahey, Global Leader-Architect & President of LeaderType™

CASH KEAHEY is a global leader-architect with a natural gift for engaging audiences, facilitating learning and coaching leaders to greater effectiveness. He earned a bachelor’s in marketing as well as his MBA from the University of Houston. A 23-year professional career inside global Fortune 500s in diverse functions and industries exposed Cash to different corporate cultures with different styles of leadership. Through these experiences, Keahey […]

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Interview with Steve Dorff, 2018 Songwriter Hall of Fame Inductee

Interview with Steve Dorff, 2018 Songwriter Hall of Fame Inductee

This is a must listen to episode! Derek interviews 2018 Songwriter Hall of Fame Inductee, Steve Dorff. Steve talks with Derek about his personal journey, legendary career, dealing with personal tragedy, what success looks like, and stories of writing and working with the top musical artists of all time. Steve also shares highlights from his new book “I wrote That One Too…A Life In Songwriting […]

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