Dan Kuschell: Breakthrough 3x

Dan Kuschell: Breakthrough 3x

Derek talks with Dan Kuschell about his unique personal and entrepreneurial journey. Dan is a husband, dad, serial entrepreneur, and the Founder/CEO of Breakthrough3x. He helps you get unstuck, connect the dots, and see the blind spots to create a steady flow of leads, sales, and profits, so you can have a bigger impact, reach, and contribution. With more than 25 years of experience, he’s […]

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Interview with Stephen Glicken: Entprereneur & Former Music Exec

Interview with Stephen Glicken: Entprereneur & Former Music Exec

Derek talks with Stephen Glicken about his lessons from his diverse entrepreneurial journey. Stephen is the co-founder and CEO of Project Admission. Glicken began his career in 2000 as an audio engineer at Circle House Studios in Miami, working with artists such as P. Diddy, Toni Braxton, Nas, Whitney Houston, No Doubt, and more. After Circle House, he connected with the Wu Tang Clan, becoming […]

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Interview with David Meerman Scott, Author of “Fanocrocy: Turning Fans into Customers and Customers into Fans”

Interview with David Meerman Scott, Author of “Fanocrocy: Turning Fans into Customers and Customers into Fans”

Derek talks with marketing guru David Meerman Scott about his new book “Fanocrocy: Turning Fans into Customers and Customers into Fans”. David answers questions such as how does a brand create fandom? And once it has die-hard fans, how does it channel their energy into growth for the organization? That’s where FANOCROCY comes in. Fandom isn’t just for actors, athletes, musicians, and authors anymore. It […]

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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 Oscar Trimboli, Author / Consultant, & Host of Apple Award Winning Podcast, Deep Listening

Interview with Oscar Trimboli, Author / Consultant, & Host of Apple Award Winning Podcast, Deep Listening

Derek’s guest this week is Oscar Trimboli. Oscar shares 5 levels of listening that are critical for personal and team growth. Oscar Trimboli is on a quest to create 100 million Listeners in the world. He is an author, Host of the Apple Award winning podcast Deep Listening and a sought after keynote speaker. He is passionate about using the gift of listening to bring […]

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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 Patrick Lewis, President of Superior Rigging

Interview with Patrick Lewis, President of Superior Rigging

Derek Champagne talks with Patrick Lewis, President at Superior Rigging & Erecting Co., Inc. Patrick shares his personal story and growth to finding happiness, as well as leadership principles for motivating a team of four generations and executing some of the most complex projects to “make the tough look easy.” Patrick also shares more about his company’s commitment to create awareness about ovarian cancer through […]

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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 Whitney Johnson, Innovation & Disruption Theorist, Keynote Speaker & Best-selling Author

Interview with Whitney Johnson, Innovation & Disruption Theorist, Keynote Speaker & Best-selling Author

Derek’s guest this week is Whitney Johnson: Innovation and disruption theorist, keynote speaker, best-selling author, executive and performance coach. Whitney shares her unique journey and key concepts about how to motivate your employees from her book “Build an A Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve.” Whitney Johnson was named one of the world’s fifty most influential management thinkers by […]

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Interview with Dr. David Fajgenbaum, a Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope into Action

Interview with Dr. David Fajgenbaum, a Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope into Action

Listen to this powerful interview with Dr. David Fajgenbaum who has an incredible new memoir, “Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope into Action”. David’s story is truly unique; it’s a tale of learning to live, while dying: a universally relatable story about getting up and fighting back after life knocks you down. A former Georgetown quarterback nicknamed “The Beast,” David Fajgenbaum was […]

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