Growing up in a small town in Canada, Derek shares his story of how he became a finalist in Canada’s most-watched reality TV show (Big Brother Canada) and his journey of how he became a full-time social media content creator.
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Growing up in a small town
2:50 - Small-town living shaping who you are as a person
3:35 - Being a people pleaser
6:15 - Working in the construction & oil industry
7:30 - hating my job
8:30 - the sum of your closest 5 people
10:00 - moving out and taking that next step
12:20 - big mindset shift
17:00 - relationship with best friend
20:35 - break
22:15 - transitioning into business and reality tv
26:30 - starting first business
33:30 - getting into Big Brother Canada
37:00 - Big Brother experience
46:00 - break #2
47:15 - impact of Big Brother
50:10 - day to day life
56:50 - maintaining success
58:40 - working on mental wellbeing
1:03:25 - toxic masculinity
1:05:06 - understanding your why
1:10:00 - piece of advice
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