About Derek
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Before retiring the iconic master marketer Bill Glazer, President & co-founder of GKIC, handpicked Derek Freund as his sole successor to lead the New Member 2-Day Fast Implementation Boot Camp program, taking place every few months throughout the U.S. Derek offers an unmatched marketing enthusiasm and near photographic memory of Dan Kennedy and Bill Glazer’s teachings that are enjoyed by both new and long-time members. In early 2012, Derek and Dan Kennedy will be co-authoring the newest edition of Dan’s most widely published book, The Ultimate Success Secret.
Derek Freund & Bill Glazer, F-A-S-T Implementation Boot Camp Chicago September 2011
Derek Freund landed on “Planet Dan Kennedy” on June 22, 1995 at the ripe age of 29. Since then, his life has never been the same. Quickly devouring every issue of the “No B.S. Marketing Newsletter” and information products, his “No B.S.” marketing knowledge base grew. Along with an impressive list of some of the country’s top marketers, he rapidly ascended the GKIC ladder. Within a few years, he qualified and made the leap by joining one of Dan Kennedy’s high-level mastermind groups. From there, his “bricks and mortar” business, Randolph-Miller Associates, Inc., became a testimony that the GKIC strategy works! Implementing proven GKIC tools, special reports, expert audio interviews, testimonies, and guarantees, the business grew into the most successful niched direct mail, printing, and design company in the region.
In the years to follow, Derek’s long-form sales letter and professional speaking skills eclipsed his desire to hire and manage a printing production staff. Having already “become the Glazer-Kennedy product”, in 2007 he took ownership of the S.E. Michigan Chapter of the Glazer-Kennedy Insider’s Circle. Becoming a No B.S. Certified Business Advisor and taking on the responsibilities as the local Chapter Director has been one of his most satisfying and profitable decisions. He is also a GKIC Certified Peak Performer Mastermind Mentor and Expert Solutions E-mail Marketing Partner for Constant Contact™.
A busy schedule has him actively running a monthly GKIC Chapter meeting, facilitating four mastermind groups, and consulting with a core group of private clients that he coaches and writes ad copy for. The ever-growing Chapter is comprised of a mixed group of independent “Renegade” thinking people ranging from small-business owners to sales people, professionals and one publicly traded company. Repeatedly, Derek and his Chapter prove that GKIC marketing can work for any business in any economy.
Derek grew up in Michigan and graduated from Florida International University in Miami, Florida. He lives in Brighton, MI, with his wife Conchi and their three teenage children. Favorite leisure-time activities include reading, competitive CrossFit competition, theatre, traveling, and hanging out with his wife and kids.