The Business Leadership Series Minute: Recent Episodes
Derek Champagne
This mini series is pulled from our full length podcast: Business Leadership Series (www.blsnow.net). BLS is a podcast and radio show (ESPN regionally). Our audience is comprised of business owners, leaders, and entrepreneurs who desire to learn from our guests’ knowledge, advice, and experience for personal and professional growth. This content series is a free subscription shared through written, audio, and video interviews.
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Arthur Theotis Matthews J.D is a university lecturer at institutions such as NYU, Cornell, and the University of Arkansas. Moreover, he is a bilateral-preneur of a firm titled conscioustrainers.com with his partner Evelyne where he serves as the COO and Chief Playmaker. Arthur talks about the importance having people with different backgrounds, and perspectives, on your bench to help mentor you.
Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, interviews Shark Tank Veteran John Wise. John has an MBA from Harvad and is the Co Founder and COO of LovePop, a company that scored a deal with Mr. Wonderful on the TV show Shark Tank and is disrupting the greeting card industry.
When you have a vision, you want to make sure your team is on the same page. How? It all starts with leadership. Leadership has to be on the same page first with the vision that is in place, then others will see their leadership and focus, and be in line with the vision. It's important though, to make sure the vision is very clear to everyone. John Collins gives some more tips on how to get the whole team on board with the companies vision.
Jack Ryan aka BlackJack was born in Brooklyn, NY and is a Basketball Entertainer/Motivational Speaker. Jackie talks about what it means to work with kids, and how he got opportunities to do half-time shows. Jackie the story of how the documentary of his life came to be.
Kavit Haria in 2005 sold music career education online, and his company now uses sales marketing funnels to generating over a million dollars in sales, and Kavit has written a book called "Don't Sleep On It." On this episode, we will hear more from Kavit on his background, and how he got his start up in entrepreneurship.
Jake Fox talks about the transition from the professional sports world. Every player has some form of depression when they get out. They play their whole life, work toward this major goal of being in the majors, and it's everything you put your time and energy into, and then you're out. What do you do? You have to have a fall back plan, and that's what Jake helps these kids with.
Derek Champagne talks with David Lane, entrepreneur and CEO of Lunatix. David shares his entrepreneurial journey. He shares valuable advice about recognizing warning signs, knowing when to pivot, recognizing key opportunities within what you are already doing, and removing blinders.
Equal parts teacher, connecter, and founder, Darrah Brustein stands for entrepreneurial empowerment. In the fall of 2018, Darrah launched "Life by Design, Not by Default" sharing stories with visionaries like Deepak Chopra, Adam Grant and Jen Sincero in a 45 speaker online summit reaching over 7,000 people.
Giuseppe Grammatico is a franchise veteran, coach & consultant who simplifies the process of franchising and excels at guiding his candidates to the business model that best suits their desired lifestyle. On this episode, Giuseppe talks about some of the success stories that he has throughout his career helping people get into the franchise industry and escape the rat race.
Overview: In this episode, we interview Bill Troy, CEO of Civilis Marketing and a natural-born contrarian. Bill shares with us his expertise and knowledge of 25 years in the market research space, with an emphasis in the online marketing world. Throughout the episode, Bill teaches you how to stand out in the marketing space and how to avoid falling into the trap of CLICKSAND, which is also the title of his new book!
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".
We spoke to Beau Oyler, Shark Tank Veteran and Entrepreneur recently. Beau talks with Derek about his experience on Shark Tank, building a successful company, and some valuable lessons he has learned along the way. Having founded Enlisted Design and Urbio, he has created rich product and brand experiences for fortune 500’s and small startups. He pioneered the design cooperative movement and has a unique ability to truly collaborate with his partners. His designs have received every major design award including Red Dot, Spark, IDEA, GOOD Design, TheDieline, Wired Editor’s Choice and Best of Show at Dwell on Design.
Derek talks with Ishveen Anand, CEO + Founder at OpenSponsorship. Ishveen shares her entrepreneurial journey, key leadership principles, and how she built the category leader. Ishveen shares one of her proudest memories and accomplishments in her entrepreneurial journey.
Derek interviews writer, speaker, adventurer, & educator Erik Seversen. Erik is the author of the new book Ordinary to Extraordinary Erik talks about why he recently took on coaching for his business, and the benefits of that coaching.
Dr. David Fajgenbaum who has an incredible new memoir, "Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope into Action". On this episode, he shares some power final thoughts from this amazing interview.
In this episode Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, talks with Bix & Joe Bickson.
Bix Bickson is one of the most important mentors in many executives lives; transforming them and their teams into dynamic, innovative and high- performing organizations. Bix and Joe Bickson have worked with leaders and their teams at Starbucks, Guinness, Lululemon, Escada, Goodyear, Microso , Linde, and many more. Bix and Joe teach legendary leaders to consistently produce material outcomes. They have reimagined management for today’s and more important, tomorrow’s world.
Ed Eppley, the author of "Let’s Be Clear: 6 Disciplines of Focused Management Pros", is a leading global expert in professional management, sales strategy, and performance management. He is a principal consultant for the Table Group, a Patrick Lencioni Company, and operates The Eppley Group
What happens when things don't go exactly as planned as an entrepreneur? Are there benefits to exploring your entrepreneurial dreams even if the business does not continue? Elena Petzold joins Derek again in a follow up to their last discussion after her business had recently been featured on Shark Tank. Derek talks with Elena about life AFTER Shark Tank, about life after entrepreneurship, and lessons learned along the way.
Don Hutcheson is a lifelong entrepreneur, inventor, author and coach. He hosts the daily podcast: “Discover Your Talent—Do What You Love,” which he created to help you find your true talents and use them to build a career of success, satisfaction and freedom. Derek talks with Don about how we don't get bored anymore, and don't take time for yourself to journal or focus on your personal health. Don talks about being "conscious", and to just give yourself time to think and reflect.
In this episode Derek Champagne interviews Eric Presley. Eric, the CTO of CareerBuilder.com, is one of ComputerWorld's Premiere 100 IT Leaders, is a world class leader who understands & leads innovation and practices authentic servant leadership. He talks with Derek about leading a team, why successful companies don't need everyone to be a hero all the time, and what he enjoys most in business and in life.
Derek Stone, author of "Why Should I Forgive?" is our guest this episode. For years Derek Stone had dreams of becoming a musician. This road didn’t lead him to success, however, it led him to Nashville, TN. Struggling to live as a starving artist with a family to feed, it was then he thought “there’s got to be a better way.” He went through an early life crisis, changing careers with the help of mentors and watching YouTube. He took his God-given talent of Creativity and transferred it from being something you hear to something that you can see. As it turned out, the construction industry was his road to success, the “better way” he had longed for. In three short years, he grew a small one-man show into a company with $1.2 million in gross revenue.
Daniel Puder, MMA fighter, who found his calling to help kids in schools who were being bullied. In this episode of BLS Minute, Daniel tells the origin story of how he started his Private school.
Cash Keahey is the author of Eight LeaderTypes in the White House: Discover and Leverage Your Oval Office Leadership Style. Cash gives us a little background on himself, as well as talks about the importance of self-awareness. His site, Leadertype.com, invites leaders to learn more about yourself, to become a better leader and manager.
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 READ book: "After the Miracle: The Lasting Brotherhood of the '69 Mets" Learn more at: http://artshamsky.com/ Order your copy here: http://www.artshamsky.com/memorabilia/book/
Bryan Falchuck was one of four children in his family, who grew up in a home where his parents separated, and did not know how to deal with the emotional anxiety that he was facing. He turned to food to fill the void that he felt with his parents being separated, which led to obesity. Bryan explains what he means by "People don't change, lives do."
Brian Buffini is an Irish-American immigrant, born in Dublin, Ireland. He founded Buffini & Company, one of the largest business coaching and training companies in North America. Brian shares some things that he attributes to his success. Brian was introduced to seminars by a friend of his, which opened his eyes to folks like Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, Les brown, Tom Hopkins. This was the start of his person growth.
In this episode Derek is on the other side of the interview as a guest on Motivational Mondays, an amazing London-based podcast, hosted by Abigale Otchere. Derek talks about coming from humble beginnings, his years as a Hollywood musician, his rock bottom and overcoming obstacles, celebrating 10 years as an agency owner, how he ultimately measures success, and becoming a legacy entrepreneur. Learn more at www.businessleadershipseries.com
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 innovative hot and cold therapy tools. Matt grew Recoup from an $8 prototype in his parent's basement into a brand trusted by professional athletes.
As the media sponsor for GetDownToBusinessLunch.com, we had the opportunity to chat with Kyle Maynard as a guest on our podcast. Kyle is known for becoming the first quadruple amputee to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Aconcagua without the aid of prosthetics.! He shared that so many calories can be burned by overthinking (positively or negatively) that he would not allow thoughts to enter as he focused 3 feet at a time until he reached his summit. He repeated "I'm not dead. Keep going" for 10 days. He climbed an even bigger mountain a few years later. We will share this interview in a coming weeks. See Kyle speak live on January 16th in West Palm Beach at: GetDownToBusinessLunch.com
In this episode Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution interviews Brandon Lewin. Brandon is a seasoned marketing who "makes marketing really, really, really easy for everyone". Brandon recently grew an e-commerce website to $1.5 million in 8 months, managed a $80k a year online advertising budget, and increased the social media engagement of a company by 1024%. Learn more at www.brandonmlewin.com/
Derek talks with Brett Goode, former AR Razorback and Superbowl XLV champion with the Green Bay Packers. Brett shares his unique story from being in the right place at the right time, walking on to the Razorbacks without a scholarship, his over decade long career in the NFL, the experience of winning a Super Bowl, transitioning after sports, and the lessons he's learned along the way.
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. In this episode, Dan shares the 6 critical keys in business.
In this episode Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, talks with Christopher Lochhead. Christopher is the co-author of Harper Collins’ “instant classic” Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets and he’s the co-host of the Legends and Losers podcast. On this episode, Christopher talks about the odds of winning in a increasingly competitive and crowded world.
Derek chats with entrepreneur, author, and consultant Marissa Levin about highlights from her entrepreneurial journey and how to build an amazing culture. Marissa talks about some guiding principals that helped her in those small moments to take action.
Derek talks with elite athlete Adrienne Smith, Founder & CEO of Gridiron Queendom, who is on a mission to create more opportunities in football and professional sports for women and girls. Today, Adrienne is one of the best-performing wide receivers in women’s football history, having won two gold medals and four national championships in women’s tackle football. The New England Patriots have said of Adrienne, “She cannot be stopped,” and the Times Union has called her “The face of women in football.”
Cyber scams are becoming more and more complex, and more common. These scammers, and spammers are getting more clever in their venture of ransomware. Adam Brewer specializes in cyber security and can help you become more ware, so that you do not get fooled and taken advantage of. Adam gives some practical tips on things you can do to become aware, and prevent ransomware scams.
Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, interviews Suzanne Paulinski, Founder of The Rock/Star Advocate. Derek and Suzanne compare each of their experiences in the music industry and how social media has impacted change for artist promotions. On this episode, we learned more about Suzanne as the entrepreneur.
In this episode Derek is on the other side of the interview as a guest on Motivational Mondays, an amazing London-based podcast, hosted by Abigale Otchere.
Derek talks about coming from humble beginnings, his years as a Hollywood musician, his rock bottom and overcoming obstacles, celebrating 10 years as an agency owner, how he ultimately measures success, and becoming a legacy entrepreneur.
Every has setbacks, failures, and challenges, but how do you work through those? Eric Presley shares some of his personal experience, on how he handles failure, and challenges.
Shuly Oletzky is a passionate entrepreneur and philanthropist. Shuly is the President of Frigibar Industries, Inc., America’s foremost manufacturer of quality marine refrigeration products, including fiberglass cockpit freezers and refrigerators, deck and dock boxes, ice chests and refrigeration kits for boats and yachts, and the Founder of SuccessionProof.
In this episode Derek is on the other side of the interview as a guest on Motivational Mondays, an amazing London-based podcast, hosted by Abigale Otchere. Derek talks about coming from humble beginnings, his years as a Hollywood musician, his rock bottom and overcoming obstacles, celebrating 10 years as an agency owner, how he ultimately measures success, and becoming a legacy entrepreneur.
Success for Vincent Pugliese is freedom, and time. It's not the same for everyone, but for him it's the ability, and freedom to go where he wants, when he wants, and not be tied down. He shares that he is now "unemployable" because he has the discipline to maintain this freedom that he cherishes in his life so much. There's a balance in this drive, and motivation to work and freedom.
Yigal Adato started early with entrepreneurship, and leadership at an early age. His family were all business owners, and for Yigal he got his start at age 13 when he joined a youth leadership movement, and at 17 when he became a counselor, then at age 20 he became on of the main leadership directors. Yigal caught the leadership and entrepreneur bug early on, and has stuck with him ever since.
When you have a vision, you want to make sure your team is on the same page. How? It all starts with leadership. Leadership has to be on the same page first with the vision that is in place, then others will see their leadership and focus, and be in line with the vision. It's important though, to make sure the vision is very clear to everyone. John Collins gives some more tips on how to get the whole team on board with the companies vision.
Former US Paratrooper, to business owner. Jamie Jay left the military with 1994 with $386.14 to his name. A friend of his got him a job with a company selling office equipment, and fax machines. Through these jobs, he learned a lot about sales and marketing, and after 12 years of the corporate world, he realized he did not like it. He leaves corporate, and starts his own real estate advertisement agency in 2006, then the 2008 crash happened. This huge set back, put him back into the corporate world, but Jamie did not stop his pursuit for something of his own.
When you have a vision, you want to make sure your team is on the same page. How? It all starts with leadership. Leadership has to be on the same page first with the vision that is in place, then others will see their leadership and focus, and be in line with the vision. It's important though, to make sure the vision is very clear to everyone. John Collins gives some more tips on how to get the whole team on board with the companies vision.
In this episode Derek Champagne interviews Shark Tank veteran Evan Delahanty. Evan is the Founder and Lead for Peaceful Fruits LLC, a social good startup that produces premium dried fruit snacks from sustainably-sourced acai. Evan shares his entrepreneurial journey, his approach to community engagement, and his experience on the hit ABC television show Shark Tank.
In this BLS Minute Eric Presley, CTO of CareerBuilder.com, talks with Derek about balancing work and life, and scaling with systems and processes instead of heroes. Full-length episodes of the Business Leadership Series are released every Sunday. Listen to other episodes at www.BlSnow.net
Don Hutcheson is a lifelong entrepreneur, inventor, author and coach. He hosts the daily podcast: “Discover Your Talent—Do What You Love,” which he created to help you find your true talents and use them to build a career of success, satisfaction and freedom. Derek talks with Don about how we don't get bored anymore, and don't take time for yourself to journal or focus on your personal health. Don talks about being "conscious", and to just give yourself time to think and reflect.
Derek talks with elite athlete Adrienne Smith, Founder & CEO of Gridiron Queendom, who is on a mission to create more opportunities in football and professional sports for women and girls.
Former US Paratrooper, to business owner. Jamie Jay left the military with 1994 with $386.14 to his name. A friend of his got him a job with a company selling office equipment, and fax machines. Through these jobs, he learned a lot about sales and marketing, and after 12 years of the corporate world, he realized he did not like it. He leaves corporate, and starts his own real estate advertisement agency in 2006, then the 2008 crash happened. This huge set back, put him back into the corporate world, but Jamie did not stop his pursuit for something of his own.
In this episode Derek is on the other side of the interview as a guest on Motivational Mondays, an amazing London-based podcast, hosted by Abigale Otchere.
Derek talks about coming from humble beginnings, his years as a Hollywood musician, his rock bottom and overcoming obstacles, celebrating 10 years as an agency owner, how he ultimately measures success, and becoming a legacy entrepreneur.
Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, interviews Shuly Oletzky about her unexpected ownership of the family business,relating to customers, where love fits into your business, and building a succession plan.
Sean Whittenberg took on a massive mission to make consuming tuna, safer. His company, Safe Catch, developed a tool to test tuna above the FDA approved limit, to provide the highest quality tuna available. Their product provides the lowest mercury levels in tuna, available in the market. Sean's overall mission was not only to make money, but to make a massive difference in the world.
When you have to make a pivot, there will be new challenges you will face. You have to keep a frame of mind that just because things are not good today, does not mean that they will be the same tomorrow. The thing you cannot do, is not act. You have to act. John Collins gives some advice, and insight on how to approach the pivots that will occur.
Former US Paratrooper, to business owner. Jamie Jay left the military with 1994 with $386.14 to his name. A friend of his got him a job with a company selling office equipment, and fax machines. Through these jobs, he learned a lot about sales and marketing, and after 12 years of the corporate world, he realized he did not like it. He leaves corporate, and starts his own real estate advertisement agency in 2006, then the 2008 crash happened. This huge set back, put him back into the corporate world, but Jamie did not stop his pursuit for something of his own.
In this BLS Minute Eric Presley, CTO of CareerBuilder.com, talks with Derek about balancing work and life, and scaling with systems and processes instead of heroes. Full-length episodes of the Business Leadership Series are released every Sunday. Listen to other episodes at www.BlSnow.net
In this episode Derek is on the other side of the interview as a guest on Motivational Mondays, an amazing London-based podcast, hosted by Abigale Otchere. Derek talks about coming from humble beginnings, his years as a Hollywood musician, his rock bottom and overcoming obstacles, celebrating 10 years as an agency owner, how he ultimately measures success, and becoming a legacy entrepreneur.
Yigal Adato started early with entrepreneurship, and leadership at an early age. His family were all business owners, and for Yigal he got his start at age 13 when he joined a youth leadership movement, and at 17 when he became a counselor, then at age 20 he became on of the main leadership directors. Yigal caught the leadership and entrepreneur bug early on, and has stuck with him ever since.
In this episode Derek talks with Jeff Mcqueen, executive Director of the Mental Health Association of Nassau County (MHANC). Jeff shares his personal and inspiring story from drug addiction, incarceration, and mental health, to inspire thousands to experience their own recovery.
Success for Vincent Pugliese is freedom, and time. It's not the same for everyone, but for him it's the ability, and freedom to go where he wants, when he wants, and not be tied down. He shares that he is now "unemployable" because he has the discipline to maintain this freedom that he cherishes in his life so much. There's a balance in this drive, and motivation to work and freedom.
In this episode Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, interviews Tim Sanders. Tim Sanders spent most of his early career on the cutting edge of innovation and change. He was an early stage member of Mark Cuban’s Broadcast.com, which had the largest opening day IPO in history. After Yahoo acquired the company, Tim was tapped to lead their ValueLab, and by 2001, he rose to Chief Solutions Officer. In 2005, he founded Deeper Media, which provides consulting services for leading brands. Today, he is one of the top-rated speakers on the lecture circuit.
Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, interviews Shuly Oletzky about her unexpected ownership of the family business,relating to customers, where love fits into your business, and building a succession plan.
In this episode Derek Champagne interviews Michael Giannulis. Michael has overcome the odds and loves to share that story to inspire others. Mike especially thrives on connecting with entrepreneurs to motivate them to “do big things” in the world. Michael talks about how complacency and contentment are the enemy achieving excellence, and shares some great tips on making massive change in your life. v
When you have a vision, you want to make sure your team is on the same page. How? It all starts with leadership. Leadership has to be on the same page first with the vision that is in place, then others will see their leadership and focus, and be in line with the vision. It's important though, to make sure the vision is very clear to everyone. John Collins gives some more tips on how to get the whole team on board with the companies vision.
Former US Paratrooper, to business owner. Jamie Jay left the military with 1994 with $386.14 to his name. A friend of his got him a job with a company selling office equipment, and fax machines. Through these jobs, he learned a lot about sales and marketing, and after 12 years of the corporate world, he realized he did not like it. He leaves corporate, and starts his own real estate advertisement agency in 2006, then the 2008 crash happened. This huge set back, put him back into the corporate world, but Jamie did not stop his pursuit for something of his own.
Every has setbacks, failures, and challenges, but how do you work through those? Eric Presley shares some of his personal experience, on how he handles failure, and challenges.
In this episode Derek is on the other side of the interview as a guest on Motivational Mondays, an amazing London-based podcast, hosted by Abigale Otchere.
Derek talks about coming from humble beginnings, his years as a Hollywood musician, his rock bottom and overcoming obstacles, celebrating 10 years as an agency owner, how he ultimately measures success, and becoming a legacy entrepreneur.
In this BLS Minute Derek chats with, Shark Tank veteran and Youtube sensation, Aaron Marino.
Aaron Marino gives a key piece of advice for business owners thinking about making videos for their business: "Just start making videos!"
In this episode, Derek talks with Scott Rochelle, President & CEO of the National Basketball Retired Player's Association, about life after basketball for NBA and WNBA players. Discussion includes the importance of community to avoid isolation, life after basketball, and how players are finding new careers, including as investors and entrepreneurs.
In this episode Derek Champagne interviews Shark Tank veteran Evan Delahanty. Evan is the Founder and Lead for Peaceful Fruits LLC, a social good startup that produces premium dried fruit snacks from sustainably-sourced acai. Evan shares his entrepreneurial journey, his approach to community engagement, and his experience on the hit ABC television show Shark Tank.
In this episode Derek talks with Jeff Mcqueen, executive Director of the Mental Health Association of Nassau County (MHANC). Jeff shares his personal and inspiring story from drug addiction, incarceration, and mental health, to inspire thousands to experience their own recovery.
In this episode we feature Shark Tank Veteran Elena Petzold, The BreastFeeding Stylist & Creator of Mama's MilkBox. Elena talks with Derek Champagne about her entrepreneurial journey as well as her experience in "The Tank".
Elena is the owner of Mama's Milkbox, a breastfeeding apparel subscription service that provides high quality breastfeeding fashion to Moms who want to look good, feel good, & easily breastfeed or pump breastmilk for their babies.
Eric Partaker, CEO of the year 2019, Co CEO of Chilango, shares some great insider information on how to get where you want to be. Eric helps people get where they want to be, in a quicker, easier, and more efficient way.
Derek talks with elite athlete Adrienne Smith, Founder & CEO of Gridiron Queendom, who is on a mission to create more opportunities in football and professional sports for women and girls.
In this BLS Minute Derek chats with, Shark Tank veteran and Youtube sensation, Aaron Marino.
Aaron Marino gives a key piece of advice for business owners thinking about making videos for their business: "Just start making videos!"
You will not be great when starting out, but the more you make videos, the better you will get. You need to find your voice, and get yourself front and center of your brand.
Full episodes released each Sunday at www. BLSnow.net
In this episode Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, interviews Lisa Binderow. Lisa has a GREAT start up story and shares her healthy outlook on building a business, choosing balance, and her experience on ABC's hit tv show Shark Tank.
Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, chats with tv executive and consultant, Jen Grisanti, about being the active hero in your own story. International speaker Jen Grisanti is an acclaimed Story/Career Consultant at Jen Grisanti Consultancy, Inc. Grisanti is also a Writing Instructor for Writers on the Verge at NBC, a former studio executive, a blogger for The Huffington Post and author of Story Line: Finding Gold In Your Life Story, TV Writing Tool Kit: How To Write a Script That Sells, and her upcoming book, Change Your Story, Change Your Life.
In this episode Derek talks with Dave Alpern, President of Joe Gibbs Racing and author of Taking the Lead. The president of Joe Gibbs Racing―the winningest team in NASCAR history―shares the secrets of succeeding in business and in life. In NASCAR, as in life, the difference between winning and losing often comes down to being in the right place at the right time and making the most of every opportunity. Nobody understands that better than Dave Alpern. Dave started his career as an unpaid intern selling T-shirts for the newly formed Joe Gibbs Racing team. Nearly three decades later, he’s now the president of JGR, a multimillion-dollar elite, record-setting racing team with more than 500 employees. In Taking the Lead, Dave shares the wisdom he’s learned along the way: key principles that will equip you with what you need to rise to the top and succeed with integrity and purpose―whatever team you’re on.
Bix and Joe Bickson are the masters of future hacking.
“What we call a future hack is to get inside your guts or the guts of your organization, and develop the ability to create and fulfill the future of your choosing.” – Joe Bickson
Future hacking is the end of consulting. If you put new ideas in the old box, you'll just get more of what you already have, but with a new name
In this episode Derek Champagne interviews Shark Tank veteran Evan Delahanty. Evan is the Founder and Lead for Peaceful Fruits LLC, a social good startup that produces premium dried fruit snacks from sustainably-sourced acai. Evan shares his entrepreneurial journey, his approach to community engagement, and his experience on the hit ABC television show Shark Tank.
Every has setbacks, failures, and challenges, but how do you work through those? Eric Presley shares some of his personal experience, on how he handles failure, and challenges.
Eric Partaker, CEO of the year 2019, Co CEO of Chilango, shares some great insider information on how to get where you want to be. Eric helps people get where they want to be, in a quicker, easier, and more efficient way.
In this episode we feature Shark Tank Veteran Elena Petzold, The BreastFeeding Stylist & Creator of Mama's MilkBox. Elena talks with Derek Champagne about her entrepreneurial journey as well as her experience in "The Tank".
Elena is the owner of Mama's Milkbox, a breastfeeding apparel subscription service that provides high quality breastfeeding fashion to Moms who want to look good, feel good, & easily breastfeed or pump breastmilk for their babies.
Don Hutcheson is a lifelong entrepreneur, inventor, author and coach. He hosts the daily podcast: “Discover Your Talent—Do What You Love,” which he created to help you find your true talents and use them to build a career of success, satisfaction and freedom. Derek talks with Don about how we don't get bored anymore, and don't take time for yourself to journal or focus on your personal health. Don talks about being "conscious", and to just give yourself time to think and reflect.
Derek Champagne talks with the new CEO of ItemMaster, Dev Ganesan. Dev shares the importance of having a good a team of people to help you grow and scale your business, understanding what your weaknesses are, and surrounding yourself with advisors and mentors to help you where you need help. Dev also talks about some important leadership principals to follow such as, listening instead of just talking in your meetings, giving credit to your team members, when things go wrong you take the blame, and allowing people to make mistakes, just not repeating the same mistakes.
Arthur Theotis Matthews J.D is a university lecturer at institutions such as NYU, Cornell, and the University of Arkansas. Moreover, he is a bilateral-preneur of a firm titled conscioustrainers.com with his partner Evelyne where he serves as the COO and Chief Playmaker. Arthur talks about the importance having people with different backgrounds, and perspectives, on your bench to help mentor you.
Derek talks with elite athlete Adrienne Smith, Founder & CEO of Gridiron Queendom, who is on a mission to create more opportunities in football and professional sports for women and girls.
In this BLS Minute Derek chats with, Shark Tank veteran and Youtube sensation, Aaron Marino.
Aaron Marino gives a key piece of advice for business owners thinking about making videos for their business: "Just start making videos!"
You will not be great when starting out, but the more you make videos, the better you will get. You need to find your voice, and get yourself front and center of your brand.
Full episodes released each Sunday at www. BLSnow.net
Yigal Adato started early with entrepreneurship, and leadership at an early age. His family were all business owners, and for Yigal he got his start at age 13 when he joined a youth leadership movement, and at 17 when he became a counselor, then at age 20 he became on of the main leadership directors. Yigal caught the leadership and entrepreneur bug early on, and has stuck with him ever since.
In this BLS Minute Yannis Moati, CEO of HotelsByDay.com, shares his personal insight of how he felt when he quit his job to pursue the life of entrepreneurship.
Full episodes released every Sunday at www. BLSnow.net
Success for Vincent Pugliese is freedom, and time. It's not the same for everyone, but for him it's the ability, and freedom to go where he wants, when he wants, and not be tied down. He shares that he is now "unemployable" because he has the discipline to maintain this freedom that he cherishes in his life so much. There's a balance in this drive, and motivation to work and freedom.
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.
Derek Champagne talks with Tracy Deforge, Founder at The Players' Impact.
The Players' Impact was founded in 2017. Originally, it was founded as a group of athletes who were interested in investing in startups. As they built out the group, it was quickly realized there was an interest beyond investing. Now TPI is a hub for entrepreneurial minded athletes: an extensive cross-sport athlete network, industry experts, early stage business resources, and investment opportunities - everything an athlete entrepreneur and investor needs to thrive.
Tom Milana JR (entrepreneur and founder of Man Cave) and Former NFL Player Erik Coleman (ambassador for Man Cave) join us to talk about the staggering statistics for prostate cancer, early detection, and their unique new concept.
What's your core company purpose, and values? These are the things that motivate you to wake up every morning, to go run your business. You have to be 100% bought into your mission in your company, so that your customers are can be bought into your company.
Michael Giannulis came from just your average family, had his fair share of failed ventures, and went from stocking shelves, to scaling small businesses. This all started with a choice to start writing blogs about personal development and progressed from there.
Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, interviews Mathew Proud. Mathew is the Chief Marketing Officer for the revolutionary new app, Friender. Matthew discusses how he built awareness to the app.
In this episode Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, talks with Christopher Lochhead. Christopher is the co-author of Harper Collins’ “instant classic” Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets and he’s the co-host of the Legends and Losers podcast. On this episode, Christopher talks about the odds of winning in a increasingly competitive and crowded world.
Derek talks with elite athlete Adrienne Smith, Founder & CEO of Gridiron Queendom, who is on a mission to create more opportunities in football and professional sports for women and girls.
The president of Joe Gibbs Racing―the winningest team in NASCAR history―shares the secrets of succeeding in business and in life.
In NASCAR, as in life, the difference between winning and losing often comes down to being in the right place at the right time and making the most of every opportunity
Former NFL player, Marques Ogden, played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Baltimore Ravens, the Buffalo Bills, and the Tennessee Titans. Many now know him for his career in motivational speaking, but few know his humble beginnings. He father and grand parents raised him, gave him and his brother everything they could to support them, and in return they now help him. Giving back to those who helped bring you up, and supported you, is a big part of the life's great game.
Derek talks with Lisa Binderow about the moment she got the idea, that then propelled the business she has today. Most businesses and inventions come from a need that has not been met. This is how Lisa got started with creating NicePipes.
In this BLS Episode Derek talks with Jen Grisanti. Jen shares a story about her trigger incident which pushed her to start her own business, and resulted in a best selling book. She now runs a successful consulting company coaching people how to tell, and sell their story.
In this episode Derek is on the other side of the interview as a guest on Motivational Mondays, an amazing London-based podcast, hosted by Abigale Otchere. Derek talks about coming from humble beginnings, his years as a Hollywood musician, his rock bottom and overcoming obstacles, celebrating 10 years as an agency owner, how he ultimately measures success, and becoming a legacy entrepreneur.
In this episode Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, interviews Dr. Phil Carson. Dr. Carson talks about his entrepreneurial journey and the lessons he's learned about achieving success, balance, and happiness.