Overview

Derek Sorrells is co-founder and president of The Arcade in Wichita’s historic Old Town.  A serial entrepreneur, Derek started his first business at nineteen. Derek saw the future and opened Intouch Cellular and Paging in the late '90s. After successfully building the business and merging with a competitor, Derek next took on the Internet and opened West Wichita’s only retail eBay reseller.  Derek exited after three years, selling the business on eBay.  Derek also works full-time for NetApp, teaches at three universities, and is a board member at Wichita Technical Institute.