Business Leadership Series
760 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 122 ratingsOur 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. We interview pro athletes, rock and roll hall of famers, best selling authors, and other leaders with an inspiring story. We are also a syndicated show regionally on ESPN radio.
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Episode 1322: TV Personality, Best-selling author, National Franchise Founder: Nick Friedman
July 23, 2023 00:00 - 39 minutes - 89.9 MBDerek Champagne interviews Nick Friedman. Nick has been featured on Oprah (2x), the hit tv show Shark Tank, Millionaire Matchmaker, and is the Co-Founder of College Hunks Hauling Junk. World-class speaker, bestselling author, founder of a national franchise, and TV personality, Nick’s story is as incredible as they come. But what sets him apart is just how much fun he has along the way. Nick talks with Derek about building a successful brand, working ON not IN your business, and i...
Episode 1321: NASCAR - President of Joe Gibbs Racing - Dave Alpern
July 16, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 65.6 MBIn 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 ...
Episode 1320: Former vice chair of General Electric: Beth Comstock
July 09, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 55.1 MBDerek Champagne talks with Beth Comstock, 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 Prior to this, she held a succession of roles at NBC, CBS and CNN/Turne...
Episode 1319: Brian Scudamore: Rockstar Entrepreneur & Franchising Genius
July 03, 2023 00:00 - 29 minutes - 54.3 MBIn this episode Derek Champagne interviews Brian Scudamore. Brian talks with Derek about setting goals, hiring the right team, building a culture, and how he built his successful franchising empire. Brian is a franchising genius and has built an empire of solid brands with a great team and authentic culture. O2E Brands is the banner company for home-service brands 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING, You Move Me, and Shack Shine. Brian started his business in Vancouver, Canada at...
Episode 1318: Former NBA team owner: George Maloof
June 25, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes - 100 MBIn this episode Derek Champagne interviews noted businessman George Maloof. George is the former owner of the NBA Sacramento Kings, Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, and the NHL Vegas Golden Knights. George discusses his NHL hockey team, how he deals with setbacks, what success looks like, and how important customer service is to his brand.
Episode 1317: Love is the Killer App: with New York Times best-selling author, Tim Sanders
June 19, 2023 00:00 - 42 minutes - 97.3 MBIn this episode Derek Champagne 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...
Episode 1316: 2018 Songwriting Hall of Fame Artist: Steve Dorff
June 12, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 91.8 MBThis 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 From Whitney To Willie". Order Steve's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Wrote-That-One...
Episode 1315: Baseball legend Art Shamsky from the 69' Mets World Series Championship Team
June 05, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutes - 16.1 MBDerek 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/
Episode 1314: BLS Minute - John Wise
May 04, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.85 MBDerek 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.
Episode 1313: BLS Minute - John Collins
May 02, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 11.5 MBWhen 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.
Episode 1312: BLS Minute - Jackie Ryan
April 28, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.91 MBJack 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.
Episode 1311: BLS Minute - Kavit Haria
April 26, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.85 MBKavit 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.
Episode 1310: BLS Minute - Jake Fox
April 24, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.32 MBJake 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.
Episode 1309: BLS Minute - David Lane
April 19, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 5.13 MBDerek 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.
Episode 1308: BLS Minute - Darrah Brustein
April 17, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.43 MBEqual 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.
Episode 1307: BLS Minute - Giuseppe Grammatico
April 14, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.86 MBGiuseppe 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.
Episode 1306: BLS Minute - Bill Troy
April 06, 2023 00:00 - 4 minutes - 6.76 MBOverview: 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!
Episode 1305: BLS Minute - Jack Daly
April 06, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 9.04 MBDerek'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".
Episode 1304: BLS Minute - Beau Oyler
March 30, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 4.49 MBWe 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 ...
Episode 1303: BLS Minute - Ishveen Anand
March 29, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 8.07 MBDerek 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.
Episode 1302: BLS Minute - Erik Seversen
March 28, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutes - 10 MBDerek 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.
Episode 1301: BLS Minute - Dr. David Fajgenbaum
March 27, 2023 00:00 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MBDr. 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.
Episode 1300: BLS Minute - Bix and Joe Bickson
March 23, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 4.68 MBIn 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....
Episode 1299: BLS Minute - Ed Eppley
March 22, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutes - 9.92 MBEd 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
Episode 1298: BLS Minute - Michael Hudson
March 21, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.42 MBDr. Michael Hudson joins us as a guest for the second time to share updates in his personal and professional journey. Michael Hudson is a strategic advisor, consultant, & speaker who helps leaders and influencers be heard and understood when the stakes are high. He is the host of the Get Your Message Heard podcast, and a frequent guest on business, communication, and personal development podcasts.
Episode 1297: BLS Minute - Elena Petzold
March 20, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutes - 9.95 MBWhat 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.
Episode 1296: BLS Minute - Don Hutcheson
March 16, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MBDon 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. ...
Episode 1295: BLS Minute - Eric Presley
March 15, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 9.4 MBIn 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.
Episode 1294: BLS Minute - Derek Stone
March 13, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutes - 9.81 MBDerek 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 transferre...
Episode 1292: Carter Malloy, Founder & CEO of AcreTrader
March 12, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBCarter Malloy, Founder & CEO of AcreTrader, has led the company to exponential growth this past year. AcreTrader has successfully raised over $60 million in Series B funding and grown from 20 employees to 120 employees across the company’s two business divisions, which include AcreTrader and Acres, a comprehensive land analysis and mapping tool. AcreTrader has been featured in The New York Times, Bloomberg, and Barron’s and named as one of “13 Financial Fintechs to Watch” by B...
Episode 1293: BLS Minute - Daniel Puder
March 08, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 4.14 MBDaniel 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.
Episode 1291: BLS Minute - Cash Keahey
March 07, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 4.46 MBCash 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.
Episode 1290: BLS Minute - Art Shamsky
March 02, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 8.11 MBDerek 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/ O...
Episode 1289: BLS Minute - Bryan Falchuck
March 01, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 9.26 MBBryan 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."
Episode 1288: BLS Minute - Brian Buffini
February 28, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.82 MBBrian 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.
Episode 1287: BLS Minute - Derek on Motivational Mondays
February 27, 2023 00:00 - 2 minutes - 3.98 MBIn 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
Episode 1286: BLS Minute - Matt Hyder
February 20, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 9.32 MBDerek 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 ...
Episode 1285: BLS Minute - Kyle Maynard
February 16, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.44 MBAs 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 n...
Episode 1284: BLS Minute - Brandon Lewin
February 14, 2023 00:00 - 2 minutes - 3.03 MBIn 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/
Episode 1283: BLS Minute - Brett Goode
February 09, 2023 00:00 - 57 minutes - 4.74 MBDerek 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.
Episode 1282: BLS Minute - Dan Kuschell
February 08, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.8 MBDerek 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.
Episode 1281: BLS Minute - Christopher Lochhead
February 07, 2023 00:00 - 5 minutes - 7.44 MBIn 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.
Episode 1280: BLS Minute - Marissa Levin
February 06, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 4.53 MBDerek 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.
Episode 1279: BLS Minute - Adrienne Smith
February 02, 2023 00:00 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MBDerek 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 o...
Episode 1278: BLS Minute - Adam Brewer
January 30, 2023 00:00 - 4 minutes - 6.5 MBCyber 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.
Episode 1277: BLS Minute - Suzanne Paulinski
January 27, 2023 00:00 - 6 minutes - 8.33 MBDerek 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.
Episode 1276: BLS Minute - Derek on Motivational Mondays
January 25, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 4.15 MBIn 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.
Episode 1275: BLS Minute - Eric Presley
January 23, 2023 00:00 - 4 minutes - 6.32 MBEvery 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.
Episode 1274: BLS Minute - Shuly Oletzky
January 20, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 4.97 MBShuly 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.
Episode 1273: BLS Minute - Derek on Motivational Mondays
January 18, 2023 00:00 - 2 minutes - 3.96 MBIn 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.