- Nick Gallo founded Gallo Car Wash, a family-owned business with three locations in Alachua County and a fourth opening soon in Jonesville.
- Gallo overcame a severe concussion and family health challenges before opening his first car wash location in 2023.
- The business recycles water using reverse osmosis and donates over $50,000 in free washes yearly to University of Florida athletes and staff.
In 2018, University of Florida sophomore Nick Gallo sat in a business class, admittedly not paying full attention. But his mind was occupied with something far from being unproductive.
As the lecture carried on, the ADHD entrepreneur scribbled, scratched, doodled and dreamed until 60 pages of car wash designs and layouts—all outlined in blue, orange and green ink—filled his notebook.
Eight years later, those ideas have grown into Gallo Car Wash, one of the largest family-owned car washes in Alachua County, with three locations and a fourth on the way…