Derrek Schartz is currently a Senior Lecturer at the McCoy College of Business Administration, Center for Professional Sales at Texas State University. He has over 30 years of successful executive sales and marketing management experience as a proven performer in growing revenue and corporate
visibility. Most recently Derrek was the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Legend Senior Living, a leading provider of senior care in North America. He also served as the Senior Vice President of Sales for FLEETCOR Technologies, an S&P 500 company, where he engineered and led the dramatic sales growth of their lodging services division. In addition to his role as a leader for several start-up companies, Derrek has also served in various sales and marketing positions for companies in high tech such as Axis Teknologies, Lucent Technologies, Stratus Telecommunications, and Alliance Systems. He is pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration degree at Neman University which he plans to complete in Spring of 2025. His current research is centered on the motivation of salespeople from generation Z. Derrek graduated with honors from Wichita State University with a Master of Business Administration and has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Friends University.
Derrek’s mantra is Faith, Family, and Friends. His hobbies include ice hockey, working out, snow skiing and bike riding.