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Ironman’s CEO started out unloading trucks when he was 13. He warns Gen Z networking is ‘dangerous’—and to do this instead

By Preston ForeFortune

"I have my family, The Ironman Group, and my passions of endurance sports and mountaineering. Every hour of every day is spent with one of those three things—and nothing else,” said CEO Scott DeRue.

For Scott DeRue, the climb to the C-suite has mirrored the literal peaks hes summited along the way.As CEO of The Ironman Group, he oversees nearly 250 endurance events worldwide. But his career path…