Derrin builds empowered individuals and teams, systems for growth, motivated communities, and strong companies. Having founded/co-founded 10 companies to date. The most recent company is RevRoad, a venture services firm, with a portfolio of 44 high growth technology companies. He has worked across the United States and over a dozen countries around the world.
Derrin’s greatest priority is his role in building a great marriage and a wonderful family with his wife Nicole and their five children. He is a graduate of Duke University Fuqua School of Business and Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
While growing many companies organically, Derrin has also created growth with several M&A events. These deals ranged from several million dollars to well over $100M. Derrin has also led many government relations campaigns working with Governors and state legislatures to establish legislation and funding for state level business deals in over a dozen states.
Derrin has served as a Director on many Boards including the Smithsonian Science Education Center, the DECA National Advisory Board, BYU Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology, and the Virginia Tech Innovate National Advisory Board. corporate boards such as Imagine Learning, Glynlyon, Journeyfront, Elios, PhoneSoap, Hallo, RaceReady, and others.
At Imagine Learning Derrin led all revenue activities from the start and today Imagine Learning serves over 2 million students each day. As majority owner and chairman of the board at PhoneSoap, he helped the team grow from an early prototype and almost no revenue to being the industry leader in UV disinfection to prevent infectious disease. These patterns of growth continue at RevRoad and RevRoad portfolio companies.
In addition to entrepreneurial ventures and building companies as a board member, Derrin helped create the digital division at the world’s largest educational publisher, Pearson Education with record-breaking success.
Volunteer service is important to Derrin with service to the Boy Scouts of America, DECA, Junior Achievement, Rising Star Outreach India for those affected by leprosy, Mother’s Without Borders, Dahlia’s Hope, The Responsibility Foundation, Ryan White Program, The Family Support & Treatment shelter for battered women and children, a variety of youth groups, public school community councils, church and civic organizations.
Derrin grew up on a farm in Missouri where he learned the importance of growth, to work smart and hard, the power of teams, and to be amazed by people and nature. He graduated High School in the top of the class while working two part time jobs to save money to serve as a volunteer for two years in Australia at 19 years old.
Derrin’s Specialties: Leadership, strategy, mergers & acquisitions, government relations, building sales organizations and systems, competitive analysis, contract negotiation, effective compensation structures, branding, attracting and retaining the strongest industry talent, forecasting, building sustainable and profitable business models.