Inspire Your Audience with A Renowned Public Speaker and Thought Leader

Elevate Your Event with Insights from a Proven Expert in Entrepreneurship and Marketing.

Meet Derek Schmidt: A Speaker Who Inspires Change

An acclaimed speaker, Derek captivates audiences with his deep knowledge, engaging stories, and actionable insights. With a track record of successful entrepreneurship and a passion for sharing knowledge, Derek delivers presentations that inspire, educate, and motivate. His unique perspective on business growth, digital marketing, and leadership has transformed countless professionals and organizations.

Tailored Talks to Engage and Empower Your Audience

Navigating Entrepreneurial Challenges

Derek draws on his own experiences and lessons learned from bootstrapping companies to 7 figures to offer actionable advice on overcoming common entrepreneurial hurdles. This talk provides strategies for resilience, innovation, and growth, helping entrepreneurs navigate the complexities of starting and scaling a business.

Innovations in Digital Marketing

Stay ahead of the curve with Derek's insights into the latest trends and innovations in digital marketing. This presentation demystifies how businesses can leverage emerging technologies and platforms to enhance their marketing efforts, engage their audience more effectively, and achieve substantial growth in the digital age.

The Power of Branding and Customer Experience

Discover the critical role of branding and customer experience in today's competitive market. Derek shares proven techniques for building a strong brand identity and crafting exceptional customer experiences that foster loyalty, advocacy, and long-term success.

Building and Leading High-Performance Teams

Learn the secrets to assembling and leading teams that excel. Drawing from his experience managing diverse groups and fostering a culture of innovation, Derek offers valuable insights into recruitment, motivation, and leadership strategies that drive performance and achieve outstanding results.

Each presentation is customized to resonate with your audience, delivering lasting impact and actionable takeaways.

Voices of Praise for Derek's Speaking Engagements

4.9

Based on 194 reviews

Kristine R.

The webinar was excellent. I am quite excited about using Claude now. Thanks Derek!

Chance Woodrum

Derrick provided an educational workshop with CFCC's Small Business Center regarding marketing and advertising with Google Ads. The class was very insightful and I would recommend his services.

Nancy Walker

Attended a workshop led by Derek Schmidt. It was so insightful and he provided so much great information!

Wendy Maple

Derek Schmidt is truly an expert marketer! I have been fortunate to have the privilege of him being an instructor of several free marketing classes offered by the Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) Small Business Center. As a new small business owner, his tips and tricks have been extremely beneficial for me to embrace to help grow my client base! Thank you, Derek!

Wilmington Riverfest Sponsorship

Derek's class on Email Marketing Excellence for the Small Business Center (CFCC) was awesome. It was one of the most informative web sessions I've attended recently. He's clearly knowledgeable and shared practical techniques that I will start using today to benefit the WRF organization. I will be looking for Derek's sessions in the future.

Nayia M

I had a pleasure of attending a class with Derek through the Small Business Center, and WOW he was beyond amazing! My only “complaint” is that I wish the webinar was longer because I was so locked in and wanted even more examples!Derek made incredible use of the time, delivered so much valuable information, he answered everyone’s questions clearly and kept the session engaged with just the right touch of humor. You can tell. He truly cares about making sure everyone understands and walks away with the real knowledge.This webinar was a 10 out of 10 experience, and I would absolutely be attending more of his sessions.If you’re thinking about signing up, do it! I highly recommend him. Keep up the good job, Derek!

Window Ninjas

Derek provided our company with some great marketing information and we'll definitely be using a lot of it going forward!

Christine DeFelice

I attended a free online class hosted by Cape Fear Community College’s Small Business Center. Derek Schmidt, CEO of Design Loud, shared about Social Media Marketing Success for Your Small Biz.Derek is approachable, informative, and does a great job breaking down a real marketing campaign using an attendee’s business as an example. He shares the tools and AI prompts he uses, which makes the class extra valuable. An hour flew by and still didn’t feel like enough time. I’d definitely recommend this class to any small business owner wanting to level up their marketing.

Ashley Thomas

Great info on the webinar!! TYSM!!!

Tammy Emory

I feel empowered navigating email marketing after my class with Derek Schmidt - his clear teaching style and hand-on approach made everything click.

James Bennett

I attended an email marketing class and learned quite a bit from them.

Meredith Marchant, REALTOR

Great class today. Can't wait to review my notes and see how I can use it toward my business.

Shannon Lane

Loved the Social Media Marketing Success for Your Small Biz: Build a Powerful Online Presence. A lot of gems giving. Very useful information.

Victoria Lee

Great useful information, Knowledgeable friendly instructor---Blessings to All for Collective Continued Success! 💯💫🔥🎉🤩

William Rysanek

Derek's free classes provide tons of value to growing businesses! He clearly knows what he's talking about and distills complex problems into bite-sized solutions.

Claudia Vaughn

Awesome class with amazing information to use in my business! Thank you so much Derek!

Julie Alaimo

Great information & tips!

Mindy Gera

Derek was easy to follow and extremely informative. He provided references along with detailed instruction. Grateful for this class.Thank you!

Cephus E Simmons Sr

Excellent presentation on SEO!

Eric Hanson

New Year’s Eve at Circa.Great atmosphere; piano background for conversation.Dinner service was superb. Promptly seated, drinks were as ordered and excellent.Courses arrived in perfect timing and presentations were imaginative and tasty.The vibe is as good as any big city restaurant; Chicago would be envious.This place sets the bar in Wilmington.

t b

Conducive environment coupled with a myriad of useful information. Very informative presentation that was easy to follow.

Cape Fear Adventure Company

Always a lot of great information in his webinars. Looking forward to putting what I've learned in place!

Somya Q

Attended the free webinar, fantastic information and tools were shared. Looking forward to learning more!

Charlene

Always enjoy Derek's insight during his informative webinars. He has a level of expertise and professionalism that is appreciated in a time where professionalism is waning. Thank you Derek!

Tara Peterson

Derek's online webinar was very insightful, and the information was presented in a way that was easy to understand. This training session about marketing using Chat GPT made me more aware of the information/resources I have at my fingertips so that I may continue to grow my small business. Thank you for a wonderful seminar and answering all of my questions!

Aj VA

Kudos to Derek for the informative Social Media Marketing webinar presentation today. The content was relevant and timely for my org need. Looking forward to the start of a great business relationship.

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