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We catch up with Strawberry Finance broker Rob Barton, calling us from his satellite phone out on the Indian Ocean, as he attempts to become the first person to solo row from Australia to Africa without touching land.
Rob Barton, broker principal at Western Australia-based brokerage Strawberry Finance (part of the Money Quest Group), is six weeks through his Guinness World Record Challenge of becoming the first person to solo row from Australia to Africa without touching land.
In this special episode of Elite Broker, we catch up with Rob from his rowboat — somewhere between Western Australia and Madagascar — to find out how and why he set off on his 8,358-kilometre voyage and:
- How he prepared for his six-month solo row
- The best and worst things he’s experienced so far
- The importance of being able to take leave from your business
And much more!
You can donate to Rob's Zero2Hero fundraising page here. You can keep track of his progress via the Rob’s Row Australia2Africa Facebook journal, here.
Note: Due to winds on the ocean, the audio quality of this satellite phone recording is below standard. We apologise for this. Premium members can access a Q&A interview with Rob Barton, here.
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