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 Beth Comcast, Director at Nike, Author and Trustee of The National Geographic Society

Interview with Beth Comcast, Director at Nike, Author and Trustee of The National Geographic Society

Derek Champagne talks with Beth Comcast, former Chief Marketing Officer and then Vice Chair of Innovation at GE. For almost 3 decades Beth led efforts to accelerate new growth, develop digital and clean-energy futures, seed new businesses and enhance brand value. As President of Integrated Media at NBC Universal , Beth oversaw TV ad revenue and digital media efforts, including the early development of hulu.com […]

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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 Jack Daly, Expert Salesman, Author and Entrepreneur

Interview with Jack Daly, Expert Salesman, Author and Entrepreneur

Derek’s guest this week is Jack Daly. Jack talks with Derek about his first sales job at age 7, living a life “by design”, and key insights from his book “Hyper Sales Growth.” Jack Daly is a leading sales speaker and trainer with over 30 years of sales and executive experience. Jack’s track record is a testament to his real-world knowledge and extensive expertise in […]

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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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Interview with Brent Medders, Award-Winning Franchise Owners

Interview with Brent Medders, Award-Winning Franchise Owners

Derek talks with successful entrepreneur Brent Medders. Brent worked his way up from a pizza delivery driver to becoming one of the top award-winning franchise owners in the nation. entrepreneur Brent shares his entrepreneurial journey, gives lessons in balance and leadership, and shares how they eliminated the word “customer” from their vocabulary and to start treating as “Friends First”. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-medders-8a35b654/ Listen to the episode

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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 Marissa Levin, CEO & Entrepreneur

Interview with Marissa Levin, CEO & Entrepreneur

Derek chats with entrepreneur, author, and consultant Marissa Levin about highlights from her entrepreneurial journey and how to build an amazing culture. As a 25 year CEO and Entrepreneur of a multi-million dollar business, she has taken on the challenge to “educate, equip, and empower” 100 million fellow entrepreneurs and leaders across the globe. Throughout her career Levin has been named a SmartCEO three times, […]

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Interview with Matt Hyder, Founder and CEO of Recoup

Interview with Matt Hyder, Founder and CEO of Recoup

Derek interviews Matt Hyder, Founder and CEO of Recoup. Matt shares that he barely graduated high school with a 1.9 GPA. After barely graduating he found his path in entrepreneurship, running four starts ups that failed miserably. He fell in love with the process and kept pushing until he created Recoup. Recoup bridges the gap between professional training rooms and at home muscle recovery through […]

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