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Rick Blaha, is well known in the tight circles of car collectors. He started drag racing in his teens and is now a landspeed racer. In 2018, Rick got “Salt Fever” after attending a landspeed event at the Bonneville Salt Flats and began landspeed racing acquiring his “A” license on the salt. Rick, was born in Milwaukee, WI, and attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Rick was a commercial banker for 26 years before starting a very successful custom packaging company, Pak-Rite, which he sold to a Fortune 500 company in 2018.
INSPIRATION
Warren Schwenner – First boss at his very first job out of high school at a print shop.
CHALLENGE
Learning to never stop learning and building a $20M business from ground zero.
SPECIAL AUTOMOBILE
He has too many in his collection to pick just one! Loves his 4 Vipers, 1953 Chevy Pickup, Shelby Mustang, and his new Cadillac Black Wing.
RECOMMENDED READING OR VIEWING
Canadian Psychologist by Jordan Peterson
The Biography of a Unique Racing Life by Arie Luyendyk*
All the Presidents by Bill O’Reilly
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
Simple two words: “Aim Up!”
If you enjoyed this show, please go to Apple Podcast and leave me a five-star review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and help others to be inspired by Cars Yeah. * indicates a past Cars Yeah guest.