Derek Minor Chose Meaning Over Money — and He Has No Regrets

For most of his career, Derek Minor has operated from a place of necessity. Early on, he did not have excess capital or institutional backing. He had ideas, ambition and a growing sense that waiting for permission was not an option.“I had a lot of dreams, a lot of goals and a very little amount of money,” Minor says. “So it was either find funding for those things or learn how to do it yourself.”Over time, learning became instinct. Production, branding, business and marketing were acquired becau