Derek Hansen, CEO, and Co-founder of Mynt Systems - a company that was born from a desire to create a paradigm shift in the energy and sustainability world by combining multiple functions that would result in a turn-key model with massive results for people, the planet, and profit. Derek had a passion for all things Building Performance since childhood and began working part-time, as a teenager, in his father’s company TGC, Inc. Following his passion for architecture, he worked as an intern at the prestigious Thatcher and Thompson Architects before moving into construction.

Here are some key moments from our conversation:

• What the company does and when did you start it? (2:45)
• How did you execute that complex business concept? (5:43)
• How does your business model, and purpose of life meld with your overall worldview, values, and meaning? (12:20)
• Talk about how does your mantra as a leader translate to your day-to-day decisions? (19:30)
• Talk about more on personal & business transformation, how do you see that in terms of helping your people, business, and client’s transformation? (23:00)
• In the selection of your people, how do you make sure that you get the right fit? (26:55)
• What do you do to recharge and stay on track? (40:55)
• If you could take everything you know about leadership/Entrepreneurship and distill it down to one key piece of advice, what would that one thing be? (45:43)
• Any final or closing thoughts? (47:45)