Business Leadership Series

As one of the most established writers in the nation, New York Times best-selling author Michael Levin has written, co-written or ghostwritten more than 100 books, of which eleven are national best sellers. He appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank on January 20th, 2012.

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. On this episode he shares about how import the failures and trials were that helped shape the quality of person he is today.

In this episode host, Derek Champagne, interviews Karim Bishay. His purpose at Living Orgs is to empower organizations towards a clear, agile structure and stronger purpose. He shares his background, and more about what Living Orgs does for organizations.

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.

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. On this episode, Derek and Tim talk about reciprocity in leadership, and about his book "Love is the killer app".

Eddie Yoon is the author of the acclaimed book, Superconsumers: A Simple, Speedy and Sustainable Path to Superior Growth (Harvard Business School Press, 2016. On this episode, we learn about Eddie's background in his entrepreneurial journey.

Michael appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank on January 20th, 2012. In the past, Michael has published with Simon & Schuster, Random House, St. Martin’s Press, Putnam/Berkley, and many other houses. His works have been optioned for film and TV by Steven Soderbergh/Paramount, HBO, Disney, ABC, and others. One of his own novels became Model Behavior, an ABC Sunday night Disney movie of the week.

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.

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.

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.

Derek talks with 93' Chicago Bulls NBA Champion Trent Tucker. Trent talks with Derek about leadership skills necessary to build a championship team, and how to manage egos.

A licensed psychologist and life coach, Dr. Andy Garrett invested decades of his life into understanding and codifying the intuitive spiritual essence of authenticity into an organized, research-backed, defined and modulated personal growth course - Your Authentic Growth Blueprint. Dr. Andy Garrett shares with us today his special relationship he had with his grandfather, and how that shaped his life.

Derek Stone, author of "Why Should I Forgive?" is our guest this episode. For years Derek Stone had dreams of becoming a musician. On today's episode we hear the backstory on how Derek got into music.

Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, interviews Mathew Proud. Mathew is the Chief Marketing Officer for the revolutionary new app, Friender. Friender make it easy for people to connect with and make new friends with common interests. Matthew shares some of the surprises with starting a new app, and talks about some features of the Friender app.

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.

Krista Anderson is the founder and CEO of ESSTAR, a Nashville-based natural food brokerage company. Krista shares some great resources that have inspired her in her entrepreneurial journey, and gives some great advice for those starting out.

Arthur Theotis Matthews J.D is a university lecturer at institutions such as NYU, Cornell, and the University of Arkansas. On today's episode, Arthur share more about his passion for helping others.

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. Derek shares about his life, and his personal story of becoming a musician.

George Maloof is the former owner of the NBA Sacramento Kings, Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, the NHL Vegas Golden Knights, and the Never too Hungover supplement. George takes us back at the age of 10 helping his parents at their stores.