{"id":35,"date":"2026-02-18T06:11:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ojt1.devstudio.work\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-03-05T04:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:23:54","slug":"meet-charlie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ojt1.devstudio.work\/index.php\/meet-charlie\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Charlie"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Charlie Kimball<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Charlie Kimball made history as the first licensed driver with Type 1 Diabetes to compete in \u2014 and win \u2014 an IndyCar race.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Driven by<\/span>\nChallenge<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Charlie Kimball made history as the first licensed driver with Type 1 Diabetes to compete in and win an IndyCar race. At 200 mph, he didn’t just push the limits of performance. He re-engineered his racing approach, pioneering the use of a continuous glucose monitor on his car’s dashboard.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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For Charlie, obstacles aren’t roadblocks. They’re fuel for invention.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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That instinct runs deep in his family. His great-grandfather designed machines that helped farmers optimize pruning and improve efficiency. His father, an engineer at Ferrari, developed the first semi-automatic sequential gearbox for Formula 1, a design that revolutionized racing and is still used today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Innovation isn't just something Charlie teaches.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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It's part of his DNA.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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But Charlie's story doesn't stop at the checkered flag. <\/span> <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Off the track, he and his wife Kathleen run a jewelry store, blending craft, creativity, and community connection.<\/p>

Their family also farms avocados and citrus that have been in the county for generations, a reminder that growth and legacy often start at the roots.<\/p>

Most importantly, Charlie is a proud husband and father, learning every day from the resilience and curiosity of his two children.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Recognized by TIME Magazine and trusted by organizations such as Johnson & Johnson, Deloitte, and Microsoft, Charlie now equips leaders and teams with his DRIVEN framework, a process to turn disruption into invention<\/span>, accelerate innovation, and stay ahead in a world of nonstop change.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For Charlie, whether in racing, business, or life, the philosophy is the same:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Be first. Be bold.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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MEET Charlie Kimball Charlie Kimball made history as the first licensed driver with Type 1 Diabetes to compete in \u2014 and win \u2014 an IndyCar race. Book Charlie to Speak Driven by Challenge Charlie Kimball made history as the first licensed driver with Type 1 Diabetes to compete in and win an IndyCar race. At […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ojt1.devstudio.work\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ojt1.devstudio.work\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ojt1.devstudio.work\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ojt1.devstudio.work\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ojt1.devstudio.work\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":739,"href":"https:\/\/ojt1.devstudio.work\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474,"href":"https:\/\/ojt1.devstudio.work\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions\/2474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ojt1.devstudio.work\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}