Producer (Live Events & Video)

• Jan 2020 - Present

- Workshop facilitator for live and online corporate events - Public speaking coach for executives and teams - Live events and live broadcast producer - Film shoot producer - Live broadcast and virtual meeting lead AV tech - Post production supervisor - Built, installed, and managed new production studio - Standards & practices manager for production team Freestyle+ helps teams flex their mental muscles through the power of improvisational play and joyful musicality. We aim to foster mental fitness, connection and confidence in the workplace and beyond -- all through the power of play. We believe that taking an active and external approach to mental fitness, through applied improvisation, is the best way to spark connection, inclusivity, and belonging. Show less

San Francisco Organizer & Host

• Apr 2019 - Present

Held in over 1,000 cities around the world, PechaKucha Nights feature an eclectic mix of creatives and professionals who present in the 20×20 format: 20 slides, 20 seconds each. Come check out this refreshing beat-the-clock performance art. Held in over 1,000 cities around the world, PechaKucha Nights feature an eclectic mix of creatives and professionals who present in the 20×20 format: 20 slides, 20 seconds each. Come check out this refreshing beat-the-clock performance art.

Certified Professional Life Coach

• Jun 2017 - Present

As a certified Life Coach, Derek helps people clarify their goals and priorities, and then better align their choices and actions to help meet those goals. Life coaching focuses on personal and professional growth, and always assumes that each person knows the best ways to achieve this growth for themselves. As a certified Life Coach, Derek helps people clarify their goals and priorities, and then better align their choices and actions to help meet those goals. Life coaching focuses on personal and professional growth, and always assumes that each person knows the best ways to achieve this growth for themselves.

Director Of Communications

• Oct 2016 - Jul 2019

As Director, I established and implemented standards to ensure consistency and quality of guest travel materials. Specifically, I composed and edited custom trip itineraries for global destinations, adhering to established writing style and voice. Additionally, I analyzed and redesigned company-wide operational procedures for efficiency and relevance as well as evaluated, overhauled, and maintained comprehensive, client-facing, country-specific materials (digital and print). I also managed the digital library of destination-specific trip itinerary content and created and edited library entries. Show less

Lead Coach

• Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

As Lead Coach of the Liberation Institute, I am devising and implementing the new Coaching Department of this grassroots non-profit mental health organization based in the Mission District of San Francisco. We are co-created by counselors, psychotherapists, yoga teachers, artists and activists from the community we serve. The aim is to fill what we see as gaps in the availability of easily accessible professional support for issues related to mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. We strive daily to meet that mission with a fresh, open minded, compassionate, diverse, and creative approach. Show less

Co-Owner and Lead Guide

• Aug 2015 - Oct 2016

Marketing, Business Development, Operations Management, Tour Operations, Charter Lead Marketing, Business Development, Operations Management, Tour Operations, Charter Lead

Voice Talent

• Feb 2011 - Feb 2012