Episode 42: Cannonball Run with Mike Gandolfo
“When you get the opportunity to go do stuff, embrace it, go do it, and be in the moment when you’re there. Our world has so much to offer if we just go out and explore it.”
In this episode, Mike Gandolfo, Owner of RE Solutions, former championship basketball coach, and Co-Host of the Horse Racing Happy Hour Podcast, joins us to share the story of his very own Cannonball Run from Louisville, Kentucky to the coast of California with his son riding shotgun. Mike also discusses:
2:50 - About the Cannonball Run
5:00 - Highlights of the trip
8:30 - A meaningful stop in Oklahoma City
12:40 - Rules he set for the trip
15:00 - New Mexico to the Grand Canyon
18:20 - Making it to the Sequoia trees
23:00 - Even trees need each other
25:30 - San Francisco and the return trip
30:00 - Connecting with his network while on the trip
32:00 - Resting along the route
33:30 - Windshield time with his son
36:15 - How the trip changed them
40:30 - How adventure plays part in the big picture of being the best version of ourself
42:45 - Taking time away from his business
46:00 - Advice for others hesitant to go on their own adventure
47:30 - Closing remarks
You can learn more about Mike and follow along on his adventures on his Instagram @mikes_good_life, Facebook @MikeGandolfo, or his website REsolutions.realtor.
See below for photos Mike shared from his adventure.
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