101: VR Franchise And Supporting Franchisees With Robert Bruski Of CTRL V

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of the Franchise Secrets podcast, Erik is joined by Robert Bruski, a co-founder of CTRL V to discuss VR franchising and how he’s building an emerging brand. Robert breaks down his experience going from working in the Canadian version of Wallstreet to creating a VR franchise, while also talking about how he’s building the franchise into an emerging brand and all that comes with it.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to Erik and Robert talk about VR franchises:</span></h3> <p><strong>Introduction to Robert and his company (1:18)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Robert explains what his company does and what a typical customer experiences when walking in the door.</span></p> <p><strong>VR equipment (2:14)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Erik asks Robert about the equipment used and the benefits of coming to a CTRL V location compared to doing it at home.</span></p> <p><strong>Canadian Wallstreet and  (4:29)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Robert details his background in Canada’s version of Wallstreet, including some of the big money he used to manage and why he eventually left. Robert also talks about his path from Baystreet to VR franchising.</span></p> <p><strong>Becoming a franchisor (7:24)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Business was going well but Robert wanted to begin franchising. He walks Erik through the steps he had to take creating a whole new industry, including the timeline for opening the very first franchise location. Robert also breaks down some of the initial problems they faced as new franchisors.</span></p> <p><strong>Challenges and lessons from the first franchise (13:26)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With their first franchisee, CTRL V was learning on the fly in many ways. Robert shares some of the things he learned along the way, from what processes are needed and how to handle franchisees.</span></p> <p><strong>Supporting franchisees (16:03)</s