Fast & Fearless with Brendan P. Keegan takes you inside the world of motorsports, where leadership, pressure, preparation, and split-second decisions can define a race, a career, or an entire team. Hosted by Brendan P. Keegan, 6-time CEO, 23-time board director, 3-time best-selling author, and recognized as one of the world’s most innovative CEOs, each episode features candid conversations with drivers, team leaders, executives, engineers, and other professionals shaping motorsports. Guests share the experiences that built their careers, the lessons learned under pressure, and the mindset it takes to perform when the stakes are high. From the track to the boardroom, Fast & Fearless explores what it takes to lead, compete, adapt, and succeed in one of the world’s most demanding industries.
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Tommy Bolduc: Second Career, First Podium
Sep 24, 202643 min
Tommy Bolduc didn't grow up go-karting — he grew up building a business. Today he's the founder of OptiLine, owner of six-generation Bolduc Maple Farms, and a Lamborghini Super Trofeo driver racing under the name "Rocky T. Bolduc." In this episode of the Fast and Fearless Podcast, host Brendan P. Keegan talks with Tommy about starting a race career in his mid-30s, replacing himself as CEO to chase the dream, why he treats race telemetry like a P&L statement, the split-second decision that helped him avoid a major crash at Watkins Glen, and how his family's maple syrup business ended up on the table with Lamborghini and McLaren executives. Topics covered: - Leadership & delegation - Building a business from scratch - Data-driven decision making - Racing as a "gentleman driver" - Family legacy businesseS - Why it's never too late to chase a childhood dream Subscribe for weekly podcast episodes and let us know in the comments what motorsports topics you want to hear about next. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro — Meet Tommy Bolduc, Lamborghini Super Trofeo driver 0:57 A non-traditional path into racing 2:22 Getting invited into the Super Trofeo series 3:22 The "gentleman driver" story vs. raising a driver from childhood 4:24 Building OptiLine from nothing — bootstrapping with family 6:34 Betting on himself: 2006 to a $100M+ company 7:19 Impacting 2,000+ families across 12 states 8:09 Replacing himself as CEO to chase his racing dream 9:22 His first race at Watkins Glen (and the 10-second penalty) 13:40 Family support and the emotional rollercoaster of racing 14:28 A career-defining double-podium weekend 17:37 "Win or the passion project's over" — his wife's role 18:00 The Bolduc Family Maple Farms story (6 generations) 19:41 How his Lamborghini-branded maple syrup bottle happened 21:24 The McLaren maple syrup story with Zak Brown 23:10 Running a race team like a business — budget, ROI, and data 25:19 Why he's obsessed with telemetry data 26:16 Chasing his coach's lap time — "the perfect lap" 28:22 Losing 38 pounds for racing performance 29:00 Leadership lessons: listening, failure, humility 30:09 What leadership looks like inside the cockpit 32:00 The Watkins Glen crash — a split-second decision 34:33 How a driver gives feedback to the race team 39:21 Speed round: fearless, favorite movie, Lambo vs. McLaren, Max vs. Lando 41:24 Closing thoughts — it's never too late to chase your dream#FastAndFearless #LamborghiniSuperTrofeo #Motorsports #Leadership #Entrepreneur #GentlemanDriver
From Exit to Impact: Shelton Mercer III on Outcomes, Legacy, and Innovation
Mar 2, 202633 minS0
In this episode of The Fearless Experience, Brendan P. Keegan sits down with serial founder, speaker and humanitarian Shelton Mercer III to explore what success looks like after the headlines fade. Mercer has built, scaled, and exited multiple venture-backed companies, including the 2024 acquisition of Audigent by Experian. He shares what it took to grind through years of uncertainty, make payroll, raise capital, and build strategic partnerships long before the exit made news. <br /><br />But this conversation goes beyond liquidity events. Mercer opens up about taking time to pause after success, reconnect with family, and refocus on purpose. He explains w...
How Ryan Stana Built the World Leader in Live Entertainment
Feb 2, 202633 minS0
Brendan P. Keegan talks with Ryan Stana, Founder and CEO of RWS Global, about what it takes to build a world leader in live entertainment. Ryan shares how growing up in a small Pennsylvania town shaped his work ethic, why his grandmother’s advice grounded his leadership, and how scrappiness helped him win a six figure pitch competition at twenty one. Ryan explains how he scaled RWS through creativity, operational discipline, and a relentless focus on culture. He breaks down how his team delivers consistent execution across cruise lines, theme parks, global destinations, and large scale attractions like Ferrari World Ab...
Henrik Werdelin on Why AI Changes Everything for Entrepreneurs
Jan 5, 202639 minS0
Henrik Werdelin joins Brendan Keegan to break down the mindset behind entrepreneurship, creativity, and leading in a time shaped by AI. Henrik is the cofounder of Bark, the founder of multiple ventures, an investor, and the author of Me, My Customer, and AI. He shares how his early career at MTV shaped his approach, why you start with a customer rather than an idea, and how founders should think about problems worth solving.<br /><br />You hear Henrik explain • How to choose the customer you want to serve • Why the best ideas begin with the phrase “it s*cks that…” • How relation...
Luxury real estate entrepreneur and author John Gafford joins Brendan P. Keegan to share how he stopped drifting through life and took radical responsibility for his success. From his wild story of getting cast on The Apprentice to building Simply Vegas into one of Nevada’s top brokerages, Gafford explains why most people coast on autopilot—and how to break free.<br /><br />You’ll hear: • The lesson he learned from The Apprentice about value and risk. • Why “radical honesty” and clarity of goals are the foundation of growth. • How to build a one-page plan that keeps you focused and accountable. • T...
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