Introducing Derek Castle
CEO & Entrepreneur
model sometimes
Hi, welcome to my world
...but who are you?
Well, I don't really like to talk about myself, my work will speak for me.
Let's just say I am a person who had a hard life before achieving my dreams so I am here to help you achieve yours without the dark part of the story.
I have a humble background, and I couldn't choose where I was going to be born. Unfortunately is a 3rd world country but I'm proud of being raised there, I've seen many things and learned the most important values, empathy, respect, work, and discipline.
I left home when I was 17 years old, and went to Psychology University because I was truly interested in human behavior and the process of thinking. Then I had to quit, became an international model and left my country looking for a way to help my people.
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I started my first business in 2021, Avant Management. an international modeling agency that helps people from all around the world to travel and gives them the opportunity to help their families by becoming an international model, currently we count with a family of 7 members.
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Studied Business Management from Julian Birkingshaw, a professor at London Business School, a person highly admire.
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Became part of Active Growth, a big marketing agency in Asia and I am proud of it, helping medium and small businesses to grow is exciting.
Became marketing strategist at Certeza Models in 2022, a recognized modeling agency in The Philippines.
Las but not least, I got detached from my ego and developed emotional control when I was living in India.
I found a way to be happy working several hours a week in The Philippines.
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I've always been interested in Japanese culture, learning about their mindset and their culture helped me a lot, here I discovered my Ikigai, my purpose in life.
By the way, is to communicate, create, and unify cultures.
I'm not perfect, I take big risks and have no free time, but I have many reasons to wake up in the morning and make a better world.
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I have faced many challenges in life, now I can use my experience to make yours easier so you don't have to go through all of that.​
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About me
I aim to make a better world, as a person I aim to connect with people and build relationships based on trust and honesty. Making my family around the world, and giving people a place in it.
My task in Avant is to give the opportunity to new talents to find themselves in modeling, and perhaps someday, find their place in the world.
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"I would say that I am a dreamer, I spend my time discovering the world, learning languages to obtain a closer knowledge about the culture of different countries and the people in it."
Not bragging, I speak 4 languages fluently, If I want to break communication barriers and connect the world I feel like I need to have a better understanding of each culture and language.
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I am an athlete, a black belt in "Tae kwon do". I'd say I love playing guitar in my free time but Is a lie, so instead I'll be realistic and say I love helping people to have a better future in my free time.
Creator
I believe we are all human beings and not spreadsheets.
We should share happiness and our emotions with our environment too.
You would probably find some videos made by me, I like to share my experiences and knowledge with people around the world through my pictures and videos, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy making them.
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I count with a family of 800,000 followers spread across different social networks like "TikTok", "Instagram", and soon, "YouTube".
Thank you for reading!