This episode dives into the life and legacy of Andrew McLaughlin—builder, racer, event host, and founder of Let’s Roll Off-Road. From a cross-country upbringing to ASU and into the Arizona off-road scene, Andrew shares how a love for the outdoors turned into a lifestyle and multi-faceted career.
From the early years of skiing, boating, and bikes to his first Jeep Wrangler; Andrew always jumps in with both feet. He’s built a business empire with Letz Roll Off-Road at the lead, adding Let’s Roll Venture Rentals, LM1—Letz Roll Metalworks (manufacturing) and many more. Partnerships over sponsorships and team-first culture that matters in off-road. Listen in as Andrew shares the good stuff.
TRANSCRIPT
[00:01:12.500] – Big Rich Klein
So my guest on Conversations with Big Rich this week is a guy that was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, moved to New England in his early years, and then in his high school years or so, moved to the South Bay of San Francisco in the San Jose area, went through high school, and then off to college in Arizona at ASU. Then he got into off-road and has made a life in off-road, from racing to manufacturing, putting on events. My guest is none other than Andrew McLaughlin from Let’s Roll Off-Road. Hello, Andrew McLaughlin. It’s so good to have you on the podcast. I’ve been thinking about you for quite a while. You were a staple in my life there a while with Dirt Riot and all the things related to off-road. So it’s good to have you on the podcast.
[00:02:07.040] – Andrew McLaughlin
Hey, Rich. Thanks. Or we should call you Big. Only your mom probably calls you Rich.
[00:02:13.720] – Big Rich Klein
Yes. Pretty much that. So let’s start off at the beginning. And where were you born and raised?
[00:02:23.700] – Andrew McLaughlin
Born, Toronto, Ontario. Raised is a fun It’s a trick question. I didn’t live in Toronto very long. I don’t think quite a year. My dad was an American. My mom was a Canadian. My dad was from the northeast, Boston area, like that, Northern Massachusetts. So I spent about my first half of my adolescence in that zone, we’ll call it. Like a lot of families, parents got divorced, got remarried, and that took me different directions, Mom married a guy, stepdad Al. He was in high tech, so that brought us to California. So I did from third grade through high school in the Bay Area, South San Jose, while dad gets remarried Married, stayed in the New England area for a number of years, but then ended up going down to South Florida, Boca Raton, just north of Fort Lauderdale. So I’d spend summers with my dad, Christmas break with my dad, and the spring breaks and stuff that kids have with my dad, and then I’d go to school with my mom. So I’m from three different locations in the United States, so it’s neat to have that background and that experience for sure. I I love it.
[00:03:45.220] – Andrew McLaughlin
I grew up fantastic.
[00:03:46.700] – Big Rich Klein
Cool. Cool. That’s excellent. And growing up, I guess the early years, the Boston, Massachusetts area, I always have a hard time saying that state. Boston, Mass, the northeast, Greater New England, I guess you could call it. I love the town of Boston.
[00:04:10.360] – Andrew McLaughlin
Did you- It’s probably the coolest city in the country, and it still today is, which is nice. READ MORE
