About

Derek Sobek,
Founder.

The person behind Blue Collar Badass, in his own words.

Derek Sobek, Founder
Derek Sobek, Founder

The story

I grew up in Kansas in a house that was quiet more often than not. My mom worked nights and carried our family. My dad was gone a lot, chasing his own ambitions. I learned early what it feels like to wait for someone to show up.

I've spent my life working with my hands and with people. Structural steel in a building shop. Rail car maintenance. Automotive sales. Managing a car wash. 1-800-GOT-JUNK. And now DreamLawn. Every job taught me something about hard work, leading people, and showing up when it counts.

Blue Collar Badass is what I built from all of it. It's for the people who work hard, carry a lot, and want more than just getting through the day. Life provides the fire. You choose what it forges.

— Derek Sobek, Founder

View from a motorcycle on an open rural road, a Blue Collar Badass hat in the frame
On the open road

Work with me

For the people who work hard, carry a lot, and want more than getting through the day.