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Brendan P. Keegan

6X CEO - 21X Board Director - 2X WSJ Best SellerbFEARLESS Ventures

Boston, MA

Member Since August 2021

Skills

Leadership
Private Equity
Corporate Strategy

About

Brendan P. Keegan is a 6-time president & chief executive officer, 21-time board director, 2-time best-selling author, World’s Most Innovative CEO award winner and the visionary leader behind bFEARLESS Ventures, an investment & advisory firm. As President & CEO, he has successfully led 6 companies through liquidity exits with an average enterprise value increase of 750%. Keegan has raised over $10 billion in capital while leading over 250,000 people globally. Today, he serves as co-owner and board member of Andretti Racing, United Autosports, Merchants Fleet, PURE Electric, Crane Paper, Sky Meadow Country Club and Revolution Armor. Additionally, Keegan serves on the boards of ExpressIT Delivery, RPI Athletics Council, RPI Lally Leadership Council and the Keegan Family Courage & Faith Foundation. His most recent experience was as Chairman, CEO & President of Merchants Fleet where his vision disrupted the fleet industry and transformed the company resulting in 5X top line growth from $500 million to $2.5 billion, 19X bottom line growth and 12X enterprise value growth in under 5 years. As a result, Merchants completed a strategic sale to Bain Capital and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Keegan is a 2-time Wall Street Journal and Amazon best-selling author of Dare to DISRUPT and The FUD Factor, published by Forbes Books. Keegan has written over 300 articles as a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Rolling Stone, Fortune, Forbes, Fox News, Entrepreneur & Fast Company. He is an energetic speaker delivering keynotes for organizations such as Reuters, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Harvard Athletics & Brown University. He also hosts the Fearless Leadership Podcast & is a co-host with Zak Brown, CEO McLaren Racing, on the Fast & Fearless Podcast. Keegan has received numerous awards to include being named a Distinguished Fellow by Dartmouth College, World’s Most Innovative CEO by CEO Awards, CEO of the Year by Best in the Biz, Visionary of the Year by American Globe Awards, Executive of the Year by Business Intelligence Group and 3-time winner of Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies. Keegan received his bachelor’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and MBA from George Washington University. Keegan resides in the Greater Boston area with his wife Dana and their two children Kaylie and Patrick who are making names for themselves through their own academic & athletic pursuits. Keegan’s family has made a commitment of donating $10 million to build the next generation of leaders through their family Courage & Faith Foundation.

Published content

3 lessons my intern taught me this summer

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Here are three invaluable lessons I learned from a college-aged intern who lived with my family for the summer.

Leading a business transformation? Make sure you have these 3 types of leaders

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If you are transitioning from a stay-the-course or an evolve strategy to a transform strategy, you must be willing to recognize that your existing team likely isn't going to be the exact team that gets you through that transformation.

Are you ready to disrupt, innovate, and lead? Three first steps for leaders

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You have the ability to disrupt—you just need to channel your thinking and fearlessness.

When parenting becomes mentoring: Bringing business lessons home to your children

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With an open mind and clear boundaries built around truth, you can give your kids exactly what they need to begin a bright future.

Age or self-awareness: What matters more for emotional intelligence?

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Age can bring wisdom, but it’s self-awareness we can choose to improve for better EQ.

The multiplier effect: Why great leaders prepare more leaders

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The best leaders show others how to step up to the plate and exponentially increase the good they do in the process.

Company details

bFEARLESS Ventures

Company bio

bFEARLESS Ventures is an entrepreneurial exchange fueling global impact in 4 areas: - CAPITAL - investing in passion plays & lifestyle adventures - BOARD ADVISORY - advising CEOs & private equity firms to outperform - - PHILANTHROPY - donating time & money to build nextgen leaders RACING - owning, sponsoring & advising global motorsports teams

Industry

Corporate leadership

Area of focus

Venture Capital
Charity
Racing

Company size

2 - 10