Description

Company: Moxie Sozo

Guests: Derek Springston

Year Started: 2000

Employees: 25-50

From Unpaid Intern to Owner: The Moxie Sozo Journey

What happens when you bet on yourself, move across the country, and work for free. All just for a shot at doing meaningful work? In this episode, Derek Springston, Partner at Moxie Sozo, shares how that bet paid off, leading him from an unpaid intern to co-owner of a 25-year-old agency. You’ll hear what it really takes to grow into leadership, maintain culture through change, and figure it out, even when you’re not sure how.

Inside this episode:

• The mindset shift required when you lead the people you once worked beside
• Why trust, not title, is the real foundation for leadership
• How to build a culture people want to return to, even after they leave
  

Details for an agency planning workshop event November 10th and 11th 2025.