Local Marketing Entrepreneur Interviews Forbes Magazine Writer

Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 5, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Derek Champagne, founder and CEO of The Artist Evolution, a marketing firm based in Fayetteville, Ark., interviewed Devin Thorpe, former CFO of a fortune 500 company and popular writer for Forbes Magazine, in an episode of the Business Leadership Series. The Business Leadership Series is a popular podcast and digital magazine hosted by Champagne found at www.BusinessLeadershipSeries.com .

Thorpe is a new-media journalist, and founder of the Your Mark on the World Center, and focuses his career on helping those who are doing good in the world. As a Forbes contributor, with more than 250 bylines and more than one million visitors, he has the ability to inspire social change. His YouTube show, which features powerful influencers in the social impact arena, has more than 200,000 views. Thorpe has also authored four popular books and interviews celebrities, CEOs, and billionaires who are doing social good.

Our show is interviewing many great business leaders, consultants, business tv celebrities, and other noted guests. It was a pleasure to interview a quality guest such as Devin who is making a mark on social entrepreneurship.

Derek Champagne , Founder and CEO

The Business Leadership Series interview highlights Thorpe and his mission of spreading good throughout the world.

Champagne is a Northwest Arkansas resident, entrepreneur, marketing expert, bestselling author and local business owner of The Artist Evolution (TAE). Champagne’s book, Don't Buy A Duck: Stop Wasting Money & Only Do Marketing That Works!, recently become an Amazon #1 Bestseller. Released in January, the book became a #1 in over ten business categories and topped sales in Germany and Australia. Don't Buy A Duck centers on everything from small business marketing to more advanced insight on bigger-budget marketing; the book has examples and strategies to help marketers at all levels.

TAE is a marketing agency which focuses on taking a comprehensive approach to developing all aspects of a brand. The group specializes in the creative development, brand advancement and execution of marketing campaigns. Champagne has led TAE to work with local, regional and national brands in an array of fields and industries; from small local businesses to publicly-traded brands.

To listen to the interview visit: http://www.theartistevolution.com/businessleadershipseries/bls/interview-with-devin-thorpe/

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Derek Champagne is a frequent guest lecturer at business conventions and college business marketing classes covering marketing and social media subject matter. Champagne is endorsed by the ASDA as a trusted marketing resource, and he is an advisory board member and a guest contributor for national publication, Dental Entrepreneur Magazine. Champagne is also a nationally published musician who has made musical contributions to the soundtracks of television shows on ABC, MTV, Bravo, Oxygen, and the E! Channel. When he's not making music or marketing strategy, he enjoys volunteering for Northwest Arkansas nonprofit organizations,, spending time with his wife and two children, playing guitar, enjoying the occasional game of golf and staying involved in his church. Learn more at www.theartistevolution.com