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

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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

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