Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Last summer, I crossed Canada on a motorcycle from Toronto to Vancouver with some incredible people and lifelong friends.
This is Episode #4 of that journey. This took place in August 2020.
For me, my goal in business and life has always been to live a life of freedom and adventure... and for me, there's no better symbol of freedom than riding long distances through incredible landscapes on a motorcycle.
The only reason I'm able to do that is because at age 21, in 2017, I decided to commit to making my dreams of freedom and adventure happen by starting a successful online business and diving head first into eCommerce.
Since then, this has been my life. I'm able to do what I want, when I want, on my own time, and I'm able to live a truly epic life how I want.
I hope this epic journey that we've taken inspires you and and motivates you to also pursue your dream life, and your FREEDOM LIFELINE 💯
Motorcycle: Harley Davidson V-Rod Nightrod
Featuring:
Dan Vas - eCommerce entrepreneur mogul & adventurer, aka living my life to the max
Michael Gutt - Best friend, professional gamer, twitch streamer, certified beauty (check him out twitch.tv/xGuttMilk)
Misha Krutiy - Videographer, creative genius, certified beauty
Adam Arsenault - Support videographer & creative genius, also certified beauty
Last summer, I crossed Canada on a motorcycle from Toronto to Vancouver with some incredible people and lifelong friends.
This is Episode #4 of that journey. This took place in August 2020.
For me, my goal in business and life has always been to live a life of freedom and adventure... and for me, there's no better symbol of freedom than riding long distances through incredible landscapes on a motorcycle.
The only reason I'm able to do that is because at age 21, in 2017, I decided to commit to making my dreams of freedom and adventure happen by starting a successful online business and diving head first into eCommerce.
Since then, this has been my life. I'm able to do what I want, when I want, on my own time, and I'm able to live a truly epic life how I want.
I hope this epic journey that we've taken inspires you and and motivates you to also pursue your dream life, and your FREEDOM LIFELINE 💯
Motorcycle: Harley Davidson V-Rod Nightrod
Featuring:
Dan Vas - eCommerce entrepreneur mogul & adventurer, aka living my life to the max
Michael Gutt - Best friend, professional gamer, twitch streamer, certified beauty (check him out twitch.tv/xGuttMilk)
Misha Krutiy - Videographer, creative genius, certified beauty
Adam Arsenault - Support videographer & creative genius, also certified beauty
![Amazon FBA: 5 Things You MUST KNOW Before Buying From Alibaba [Important]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IGp8MXFflu0/mqdefault.jpg "Amazon FBA: 5 Things You MUST KNOW Before Buying From Alibaba [Important]
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