2,000 Miles. 13 Days. $1 Million. One Mission.

2,000 Miles. 13 Days. $1 Million. One Mission.

From Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman by Jon Vroman

May 21, 2026 · 1h 8m · Episode 552

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Matt King shares his journey of cycling 2,000 miles to raise $1 million for families in need.

What happens when a CEO with a young family decides to ride 2,000 miles from Mexico to Canada in 13 days to serve families he's never met? Matt King is the CEO of GoBundance, a mastermind for entrepreneurial men, and a dad to three young kids. He wasn't a cyclist. Five and a half months ago, he had never ridden more than 10 miles on a bike. Then he stood on a stage in November and announced he was going to ride 2,000 miles from Mexico to Canada in May to raise $1 million for families along the route. He told everyone before he told his wife. Before he had ever trained. Before he even owned the right bike. In this conversation with Jon, Matt opens up about why he's doing this, what it's teaching him about fatherhood, service, and modeling hard things for his kids, and what he's learned about himself along the way. He talks about the morning he quit at 3:30 a.m. in the middle of a training ride. The $100,000 donation that stopped him in the middle of a 150-mile day. The families he's already helped before the ride has even started. And why he believes the world doesn't give you permission to do meaningful things. You have to give it to yourself. The ride starts May 27th. As of…

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Host: Jon Vroman

Guest: Matt King

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Organizations: GoBundance

Places: Mexico, Canada

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