Marty had the opportunity to meet Derek several years ago.  Derek Henze, 28, is a franchisee with Toppers Pizza. He has signed for 3 stores in Minneapolis, MN market, expecting to open his first store in July 2011. Derek served in the US Army for eight years as a Field Artillery Specialist and Army Paralegal, serving one tour in Iraq from 2003-2004. He is a college graduate from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater double majoring in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. While in college, he worked full time for Toppers Pizza corporate office, headquarters in Whitewater, WI, as their national marketing coordinator. He is also a participant in the International Franchise Associations VetFran program. He has started several non-profit businesses while in college and was the founding president of the UW-Whitewaters Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization chapter, one of the most highly awarded and recognized chapters in the world.