From Sweeping the Floor to Steering the Ship - Moxie Sozo
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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
Chapters
1. Moxie Sozo (00:00:00)
2. Toilet Cleaning in the Early Days (00:00:41)
3. The Unpaid Payoff (00:08:53)
4. Employee Turned Owner (00:17:11)
5. I'll Figure it Out (00:26:26)
6. Born or Made? (00:28:14)
7. An Office Kegger to Remember (00:32:07)
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