John Rossman, author of The Amazon Way, was interviewed by Derek to learn about his experience working at Amazon, and some of the leadership skills he learned along the way. On this episode, Derek asked John about one of his principals, "to learn and be curious", and how he was able to balance that with delivering results.

In the entrepreneur world, frustrations and setbacks are a norm. How you handle them is important. Joe Saumweber shares his take on how to handle setbacks, by getting mad and getting over it fast. There's also going to be a period where you will feel overwhelmed, almost in desperation, and have self-doubt. "You have to work through it, remember the good times will come again".

The hiring process is vital to getting candidates that will fit your culture, have the drive to fulfill your mission and vision, that you should consider looking over the process you use currently. Jesse Cole has a unique way of hiring that rules out about 90% of bad applicants, and gets more applicants that fit the vision of his company. If you want the right candidate, then you have to start with your hiring process.

Jeremy Barnhart, came up with the Apex Fun Run which helps raise funds for school supplies for students and teachers. Teachers typically have to spend their very own money, for the supplies they need. The Apex Fun Run allows them to raise money for their classroom, and teaches the kids leadership and fitness skills.

In this BLS Episode Derek talks with Jen Grisanti. Jen shares a story about her trigger incident which pushed her to start her own business, and resulted in a best selling book. She now runs a successful consulting company coaching people how to tell, and sell their story.

Building a company is not for the faint of heart. Ishveen is no stranger to the highs and lows of growing a business. Ishveen shares some pieces of her background that has helped her maintain her drive while building her company, OpenSponsorship.

Henry Ho is the Co-founder and Partner at Field Agent. Henry discusses the process of starting his revolutionary app, staying ahead of competition, and how to effectively lead a team.