About this episode

Brian Shaw interviews Robert Baxter about his journey in business and franchising, including his experiences with Five Guys and real estate.

In this episode of the Shaw Strength Podcast, host Brian Shaw sits down with Robert Baxter, owner of East vs West, to talk about his incredible journey through business, real estate, franchising, and arm wrestling. Robert shares stories from some of the biggest opportunities and challenges of his career, including high-pressure real estate deals, expanding the Five Guys brand into Canada, and the lessons he learned while building businesses from the ground up. He talks about the risks, setbac...

People in this episode

Host: Brian Shaw

Guest: Robert Baxter

Topics covered

• business
• real estate
• franchising
• arm wrestling
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• business journey
• real estate
• Five Guys
• franchising
• arm wrestling
• entrepreneurship
• challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: East vs West, Five Guys

Places: Canada

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