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Well, I am so excited about the show today, and I'm sure you're going to have an amazing time listening. But I have a favor to ask. See, I'm on a mission to help millions leap their careers, elevate their careers, land their dream roles, fast track to leadership, jump to entrepreneurship, create portfolio careers. And this podcast is about giving you the map.

Well, I am so excited about the show today, and I'm sure you're going to have an amazing time listening. But I have a favor to ask. See, I'm on a mission to help millions leap their careers, elevate their careers, land their dream roles, fast track to leadership, jump to entrepreneurship, create portfolio careers. And this podcast is about giving you the map.

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John Hennessy, founder and CEO of Hennessy Performance Engineering, a leader in high-performance vehicle tuning. For three decades now, he's been pushing cars beyond their limits.

John Hennessy, founder and CEO of Hennessy Performance Engineering, a leader in high-performance vehicle tuning. For three decades now, he's been pushing cars beyond their limits.

John Hennessy, founder and CEO of Hennessy Performance Engineering, a leader in high-performance vehicle tuning. For three decades now, he's been pushing cars beyond their limit. He's already set a world speed record. We'll talk about it. And now as a Venom F5, he's chasing the 300 mile per hour. Oh my God, John. First of all, why cars? And maybe take us back in time to your childhood.

John Hennessy, founder and CEO of Hennessy Performance Engineering, a leader in high-performance vehicle tuning. For three decades now, he's been pushing cars beyond their limit. He's already set a world speed record. We'll talk about it. And now as a Venom F5, he's chasing the 300 mile per hour. Oh my God, John. First of all, why cars? And maybe take us back in time to your childhood.

When did this love start?

When did this love start?

Oh, my God. Congratulations, first of all. So you and Hope, we'll talk about her as well, speaking of more car lovers. So take us back in time to your childhood. What fueled you into this drive and success? And was there like a specific moment?

Oh, my God. Congratulations, first of all. So you and Hope, we'll talk about her as well, speaking of more car lovers. So take us back in time to your childhood. What fueled you into this drive and success? And was there like a specific moment?

Incredible. So take me there though, John. You didn't study how to modify a car. And I think you modified your very first car already. Like you already tinkered with it. How did you even know what to do? It wasn't like YouTube days.

Incredible. So take me there though, John. You didn't study how to modify a car. And I think you modified your very first car already. Like you already tinkered with it. How did you even know what to do? It wasn't like YouTube days.

Amazing. And then when you grew up, you decided to go, if I'm not mistaken, right to entrepreneurship instead of the typical normal jobs, et cetera. First of all, why? And was it scary? I mean, you didn't come from, I think, a lot of money. So that should be scary.

Amazing. And then when you grew up, you decided to go, if I'm not mistaken, right to entrepreneurship instead of the typical normal jobs, et cetera. First of all, why? And was it scary? I mean, you didn't come from, I think, a lot of money. So that should be scary.

Did your parents force you to do all these jobs, like the 3 a.m. thing, or is that something that you wanted to do?

Did your parents force you to do all these jobs, like the 3 a.m. thing, or is that something that you wanted to do?

Amazing. So to some extent, it was also a huge gift.

Amazing. So to some extent, it was also a huge gift.