OUR STORY
Clear Adventures Ahead was founded in 2018 at La Madeleine, a once French Bakery on Conroy and Millenia Blvd in Orlando, Florida. Today, it’s a six-lane Chick-fil-a restaurant full of tourist visiting from all over the world. Aside from being the happiest place on earth because of Disney World, Central Florida is also home to many hidden gems the state of Florida has to offer! One hour east you have the Space Coast and Cape Canaveral, one hour west you have the best beaches the east of the country has to offer but also one hour north you have beautiful different springs full of adventures.
In 2016, Justin Buzzi, the CEO of Get Up And Go Kayaking, and his girlfriend Tia were the first to offer a unique tour experience in Florida (and the United States) with clear kayaks. With their hard work they grew into 3 locations and started Franchising in 2018. Samantha and Mario were friends with Justin after working for some time at GolfNow, a company of the Golf Channel and NBCSports. All 3 had managed multi-million dollars worth of golf inventory and together grew streams of revenue by over $20M in 1 year. Justin had reached out to Samantha and Mario to grab pizza at NYPD, where we would usually go for lunch once a week, back in the days when Justin worked for GolfNow. At that lunch, was where Samantha and Mario learned about the franchising opportunity and decided to evaluate the opportunity to buy in together. After 4 years, today, Sam and Mario own Get Up And Go Kayaking – Rainbow Springs and Get Up And Go Kayaking – Silver Springs.
“Get Up And Go Kayaking was the start of Clear Adventures Ahead!” – Sam
“We bought in to Get Up And Go Kayaking to add our global intellectual value and pursue a lifestyle filled with adventure.” – Mario
Clear Adventures Ahead was the name we gave to the journey we embarked into as friends and business partners when we bought into Get Up And Go Kayaking. Many other opportunities led us to adventure beautiful places filled with unique experiences all around the world. Sam and Mario both speak other languages and have visited more than 10 countries outside the USA. Sam will soon be over 20 next year! Clear Adventures Ahead shares some of their personal journeys through or to unique places to visit.
“As we continue to see the world, we will continue to share the little that we know with all the adventures we can find. Keep Exploring! Keep Adventuring!” – Sam & Mario
↠ MEET OUR TEAM ↞
Mario Simauchi
Meet Mario! Originally from Miami, FL and could be considered a nature enthusiast.
Sam Heimgartner
Meet Sam! Sam, originally from IL, is an adventure seeker at heart and passionate of all things outdoors!