Bob is an expert at self promotion and he’s just bumbling enough that he doesn’t seem threatening. He’s self effacing to the point that you just “know” he wouldn’t try to pull something over on you, and he really does seem genuinely interested in helping others.

I don’t think he’s brilliance personified in regard to marketing, but I do think he’s smart enough and hard working enough to be reckoned with; and in that regard, he’s earned my respect.

Bob (Baker) is the sort of man that tells you what works from his experience, and he’s smart because he surrounds himself with people that have answers. True, not any one of these people have all the answers as the music scene reinvents itself, but you can bet that each and everyone of them has something valuable to contribute.

You’ve probably heard the old adage, “Nothing succeeds like success.”

People who are successful, or want to be successful; love being around others that are successful.

I was mesmerized by his eyes; you can see the wisdom in those baby blues but in the next moment, they’re likely to flash with twinkling mirth. When he tells about his experiences, he’s often animated and funny (apt to fall into the booming voice of who ever he’s telling about).

Derek has accomplished a great many things but he’s still very approachable. I imagine he’s puzzled at all the attention he gets for being the visionary that started CD Baby, because the truth isn’t nearly as sexy; he simply saw a need and filled it; the rest is history.

What Derek may not realize is that he really is a visionary. His wisdom, creativity, and ability to fly by the seat of his pants are what make him innovative and truly a man ahead of the times. I feel quite certain that we haven’t seen the last of Derek Sivers; I think he’s only just begun.