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. 

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.

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.

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

 Vincent is an author, entrepreneur, and one of the top sports photographer in the United States. Vincent's new book, Freelance to Freedom, the roadmap for creating a side business to achieve financial, time and life freedom. On this episode we learn more about how Vincent got his start with sports photography.