
Episode #62
Where the Dogs Of Society Howl - From Grout Lines to Growth Lines
He set tile for a living. Now he sells Toy of the Year. Derek Love didn't take the usual road into startup sales. He took the one with knee pads. Years setting tile, top-notch, then a hard pivot to Sales Manager at Wigglitz, the startup behind 2026's Toy of the Year and a 250-character collectible obsession. This Thursday we're sitting down with Derek to dig into the stuff nobody puts on LinkedIn: → What construction teaches you about sales that no training ever will → How you scale a startup when demand outruns your systems → What creative leadership actually means when you carry a number → Two kids he can't always name, two marriages, and one very honest hour No corporate script. No service soup. Just a guy who traded grout for growth and isn't precious about how messy the leap really was.

