Episode Details

In this episode, I sit down with Bob Campana, serial entrepreneur, author, helicopter pilot, and founder of the Redwood Cafe.

With over 40 years of experience across hospitality, travel, real estate, and aviation, Bob breaks down what it takes to rebuild after failure and shares hard-earned lessons from his book, Don't Look Down: The Improbable Adventures and Battle-tested Lessons of a Serial Entrepreneur.
 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Transforming early global travel experiences into an entrepreneurial mindset
• Building a hot tub business from recycled World War II pipeline wood
• Managing memory moments and moments of truth to build customer loyalty
• Using thoughtful communication to elevate travel experiences and build anticipation
• Applying the "rocking chair test" to guide life decisions without regrets
• Fostering real human connections within the hospitality industry
• Moving an entire restaurant building to launch a new, massive project at age 72
• Overcoming self-doubt by amplifying positive inner dialogue

About Bob:

Robert “Bob” Campana is a California builder, landscape designer, real estate developer, restaurateur, and all-round serial entrepreneur. Born in San Francisco, he grew up in the Sierra Nevada foothills. At age twenty, he quit his job on a backwoods survey crew to travel the world, a journey that changed his life. Returning to California, he started a small business manufacturing and installing redwood hot tubs and eventually grew the company into one of the state’s premier swimming pool builders. He later launched and acquired several other successful ventures, including Modesto’s popular Redwood Café, which Yelp calls “one of America’s most romantic restaurants.” In 2022, he created Redwood Café Tours to develop luxury small-group adventures in Europe, Asia, and Oceania. An experienced helicopter and airplane pilot, he travels the world and celebrates life with his wife, Lynna.

Book
Don’t Look Down!: The Improbable Adventures and Battle-Tested Lessons of a Serial Entrepreneur
https://a.co/d/012zNJwj

https://www.bobcampana.com
https://www.youtube.com/@GetBack2Workk 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-campana-entrepreneur/

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