Derek Deprey

About Derek Deprey

BECOME THE LEADER YOU’D FOLLOWDerek’s passion in life is to help you become the leader you’d want to follow. Much of his day is spent turning managers into leaders as an author, keynote speaker, and leadership coach.HEAD OF EMPLOYEE SUCCESSDerek spent three years as the head of employee success and director of leadership development for ETE REMAN, the nation’s largest remanufacturer of transmissions and a USA Top Workplace. At ETE, he taught over one hundred managers the core principles of leadership, management, and personal development.WAC LIFE AND THE JOHN MAXWELL TEAMBefore ETE, Derek spent twelve years at the Wisconsin Athletic Club (WAC) as the director of people and service, director of training and development, and general manager. He became a certified speaker and coach with the John Maxwell Team during his tenure.STARTING FIT TO LEADShortly after joining the WAC, Derek couldn’t get enough of what he was studying, learning, and applying, so much so that he created his business, Fit to Lead. Through keynotes, workshops, and coaching, Fit to Lead gives your people-leaders a roadmap with the tools to create or refresh their leadership skills.WRITING BOOKS AND PROFESSOR DEPREYIn 2017, Derek published the book SHIFT: Move from Frustrated to Fulfilled. In 2024, he published Everyday Leaders: Small Actions, Big Results. While writing, he spent eight years as an adjunct professor of leadership at Wisconsin Lutheran College, a top-ranked college by Forbes, Money Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal.NCAA AND NBA LIFEHis diverse career endeavors included four years as a video scout in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks, two years as the coordinator of basketball operations in the NCAA with Marquette University, and one year as the director of player development with the University of Utah.FAMILY LIFEDerek is a husband and girl-dad blessed with two social and active kids. When he’s not geeking out on leadership, he’s coaching youth basketball or carting his daughters all over like an Uber driver.NOW IS THE TIMEIf there’s anything Derek’s learned, it’s that now is the time to build your career, shape your life, and strategically work on laying the foundation for accomplishing your dreams and prospering to your true potential. While many people try to accomplish this, very few of them are given a roadmap of where to start; thus, he hopes you will find him as your resource for getting your compass pointed in the right direction.

Experience

1. Professional Member

   National Speakers Association

   Sep 2015 — Present

Education

• Wisconsin Lutheran College

  BBA, Business Administration and Management, General

• University of Wisconsin Colleges

  Associate Degree of Arts, Business Administration and Management, General

• United States Sports University

  MSS, Sport Management, MSS

Skills

• Team Building
• Management
• Sports Nutrition
• Sports
• Leadership Facilitator
• Recruiting
• Staff Development
• Nutrition
• Social Networking
• Employee Training
• Functional Training
• Program Management
• Training
• Customer Satisfaction
• Embraces Change
• Keynote Speaker
• Fitness
• Strategic Planning
• Team Leadership
• Coaching
• Interviews
• Leadership Development
• Endurance
• Leadership
• Advertising
• Motivational Speaker
• Nonprofits
• Fitness Training
• Public Speaking
• Sales Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Exercise Physiology
• Teamwork
• Marketing
• Wellness
• Athletics
• Marketing Communications
• Sales
• Event Management
• Event Planning