Derek Peterson
Derek Peterson
Derek Peterson
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
Investor
Investor
Freedom Architect
Freedom Architect
Founder of multiple companies, real estate investor with $100M+ raised, and a six-time Ironman who runs his businesses while living nomadically around the world.
Founder of multiple companies, real estate investor with $100M+ raised, and a six-time Ironman who runs his businesses while living nomadically around the world.
Founder of multiple companies, real estate investor with $100M+ raised, and a six-time Ironman who runs his businesses while living nomadically around the world.
$100M+ raised in real estate
Built 400+ brands in the capital raising industry
Founder of consulting agency, Adapt Agency
Six-time Ironman triathlete
Full-time global entrepreneur
$100M+
raised in real estate
$100M+ raised in real estate
Built 400+ brands in the capital raising industry
Founder of consulting agency, Adapt Agency
Six-time Ironman triathlete
Full-time global entrepreneur
Built 400+ brands
in the capital raising industry
Founder
of consulting agency,
Adapt Agency
Six-time
Ironman triathlete
Full-time
global entrepreneur
Derek Peterson
Keynote Topics
Topics Covered:
Topics Covered:
01
Engineering a Life of Freedom
How entrepreneurs can engineer businesses that create time, location, and financial freedom.
Engineering a Life of Freedom
How entrepreneurs can engineer businesses that create time, location, and financial freedom.
02
Raising Capital 100 MM While Traveling The World Fulltime
The branding, trust, and marketing strategies required to raise millions from investors.
Raising Capital 100 MM While Traveling The World Fulltime
The branding, trust, and marketing strategies required to raise millions from investors.
03
Building Authority in Your Industry
How entrepreneurs can build a personal brand that attracts capital, opportunities, and influence.
Building Authority in Your Industry
How entrepreneurs can build a personal brand that attracts capital, opportunities, and influence.
04
Endurance Mindset
Lessons from six Ironman races that apply directly to entrepreneurship, resilience, and leadership.
Endurance Mindset
Lessons from six Ironman races that apply directly to entrepreneurship, resilience, and leadership.
Sample Keynote Titles
Engineering Freedom
Engineering Freedom
How to Build a Business That Doesn't Own You
From Idea to Capital
From Idea to Capital
How Modern Entrepreneurs Raise Millions
The Authority Blueprint
The Authority Blueprint
Building a Brand That Attracts Investors
Derek's Story
Derek entered the corporate world through high-performance environments at ADP, Covidien, and Allergan, where he developed a deep understanding of operational systems, scalable infrastructure, leadership psychology, and growth execution.
Yet even as career success mounted, the realization grew louder: Achievement without autonomy creates a ceiling.
That internal shift laid the groundwork for entrepreneurship — not as rebellion, but as strategy.
Audience Takeaways
After Derek’s talks audiences will:
Understand how to build businesses that builds their life and produce freedom, not burnout
Learn how branding directly impacts your business success
Discover strategies for building authority in their industry
Gain a practical framework for scaling businesses while maintaining lifestyle flexibility
Audience Takeaways
After Derek’s talks audiences will:
Understand how to build businesses that builds their life and produce freedom, not burnout
Learn how branding directly impacts your business success
Discover strategies for building authority in their industry
Gain a practical framework for scaling businesses while maintaining lifestyle flexibility
After Derek’s talks audiences will:
Understand how to build businesses that builds their life and produce freedom, not burnout
Learn how branding directly impacts your business success
Discover strategies for building authority in their industry
Gain a practical framework for scaling businesses while maintaining lifestyle flexibility
Derek's Story
Derek Peterson is an entrepreneur, investor, and founder of Adapt Agency. Over the past decade he has helped build more than 400 brands in the capital raising industry and has personally raised over $100 million for his real estate PE companies.
After selling his home and most of his possessions, Derek and his wife now live nomadically around the world, running multiple 7 figure businesses while documenting their journey through their platform Rich & Homeless.
A six-time Ironman triathlete, Derek brings a high-performance mindset to business, teaching entrepreneurs how to build systems that create time, location, and financial freedom.
Derek entered the corporate world through high-performance environments at ADP, Covidien, and Allergan, where he developed a deep understanding of operational systems, scalable infrastructure, leadership psychology, and growth execution.
Yet even as career success mounted, the realization grew louder: Achievement without autonomy creates a ceiling.
That internal shift laid the groundwork for entrepreneurship — not as rebellion, but as strategy.
Worked with brands and entrepreneurs across the real estate, capital raising industry, and multiple other industries
Worked with brands and entrepreneurs across the real estate, capital raising industry, and multiple other industries
Popular Podcast Topics
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Building businesses that allow you to live anywhere
Systems that allow founders to scale without burnout
Building businesses that allow you to live anywhere
Systems that allow founders to scale without burnout
Building businesses that allow you to live anywhere
Systems that allow founders to scale without burnout
Real Estate & Capital Raising
Real Estate & Capital Raising
Real Estate & Capital Raising
Raising millions from investors
Building credibility with investors
Marketing & Personal Branding
Marketing & Personal Branding
Marketing & Personal Branding
Authority building in niche industries
Branding strategies for capital raising
Authority building in niche industries
Branding strategies for capital raising
Authority building in niche industries
Branding strategies for capital raising
Lifestyle Design
Lifestyle Design
Lifestyle Design
The reality of running companies while traveling full time
How to design your ideal life before building business
$100M+ raised in real estate investments
$100M+ raised in real estate investments
400+ brands built in the capital raising industry
400+ brands built in the capital raising industry
Founder of Adapt Agency
Founder of Adapt Agency
"Clarity creates momentum. Momentum creates freedom"
"You are not behind — you are becoming"
Six Ironman races completed
Businesses run remotely from dozens of countries
Founder of Adapt Agency
Businesses run remotely from dozens of countries
Building Businesses While Living Around the World
Derek and his wife Amy live full-time around the world while running multiple companies. Their Rich & Homeless platform documents how entrepreneurs can design lives centered around experiences, freedom, and intentional living.
Building Businesses While Living Around the World
Derek and his wife Amy live full-time around the world while running multiple companies. Their Rich & Homeless platform documents how entrepreneurs can design lives centered around experiences, freedom, and intentional living.
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