Fearless Leadership

About Fearless Leadership

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.

Publisher

Brendan P. Keegan

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Oct 2022

Latest episode

24 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Tommy Bolduc: Second Career, First Podium

   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

2. 

   27 Aug 2026

   Marino Sato: The Split-Second Decisions That Win Races

   What does it take to make split-second decisions when another race car is approaching nearly 100 kilometers per hour faster than you? In this episode of Fast & Fearless, Brendan P. Keegan sits down with professional racing driver Marino Sato to explore the pressure, risk, teamwork, and leadership behind elite motorsports. Marino shares how he began karting in Japan at five years old, flew between Japan and Europe while still attending school, and eventually moved to Italy to pursue a professional racing career. He opens up about competing in Formula 4, Formula 3, and Formula 2 before making the difficult transition into endurance racing. The conversation goes inside the cockpit to examine how drivers make decisions in traffic, adjust their risk based on the stage of a race, and protect the car for the teammate taking over the next stint. Marino also discusses the tragic Formula 2 weekend that forced drivers to confront the real danger of racing, why endurance racing requires a different mindset, and how he keeps his crew motivated when a race appears lost. Brendan and Marino explore what leadership looks like inside a race car, why mistakes must be covered as a team, and why a driver can never give up before crossing the finish line. Marino also reveals the advice he would give his five-year-old self, his favorite racetrack, the teammate who taught him the most, and what being fearless truly means. Chapters 00:00 Split-Second Decisions at Racing Speed 00:28 Meet Marino Sato 01:00 Starting Karting at Five Years Old 02:45 Flying From Japan to Race in Europe 03:50 When Racing Became a Career 05:05 Moving to Italy Before Finishing School 06:25 The Championship Season Everything Clicked 08:15 Racing With Future Formula 1 Drivers 10:25 Confronting the Real Danger of Motorsports 11:45 Moving From Formula 2 to Endurance Racing 13:00 Learning to Share a Race Car 16:10 How Racing Decisions Change by Series 17:20 Protecting the Car for Your Teammate 18:40 Managing Multi-Class Racing Traffic 19:55 Giving Honest Feedback to a Race Team 22:00 Staying Positive After a Bad Result 23:35 What Leadership Looks Like Inside the Car 26:45 What Being Fearless Really Means 29:00 Marino’s Advice for Young Drivers 30:45 Marino Sato’s Favorite Movie and Racetrack 32:00 The Best Team Boss Marino Has Worked With

3. 

   2 Mar 2026

   From Exit to Impact: Shelton Mercer III on Outcomes, Legacy, and Innovation

   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. 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 why he shifted from being a “man of action” to a leader obsessed with outcomes, and how he now convenes leaders across major cities to drive long-term economic and community impact. As an ordained minister and venture-backed founder, Mercer also discusses how faith, capital, integrity, and innovation intersect in his leadership philosophy. If you care about legacy, leadership, and building something that outlives you, this episode delivers practical wisdom on resilience, decision-making, and creating measurable impact that lasts for generations.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100

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Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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