Questions for Rob Fawcett
Rob Fawcett, Fawcett & Company Cycling Expeditions
After years of running successful cycling tours and expeditions for leading tour companies around the world, he decided to take the leap and start his own company.
Fawcett & Company runs off-road cycling expeditions because that is what Rob loves to do. Rob strongly believes that the mountain bike is the perfect vehicle to take you places you couldn’t otherwise go. In 2005-2006, Rob rode his bicycle around the world. Fawcett & Company is a continuation of that journey – to see how far a bicycle can take you.
Interview Themes:
Keys to success in founding the VICF (www.vicf.ca)
Challenges in taking an idea out of town, or across the world
Economic benefits of cycling events
Focussing your energy
Avoiding burnout
What makes you think the risk(taking the idea across world) is going to be a successful one, and that it’ll make a profit?
What makes you believe in something so strongly? – Is it really just because you enjoy the activity?
What is your motivations?
What are you found in travel of cycling across the world?
What was your motivation to start this?
How do you avoid burnouts?
How do you alter your tour for different locations?
How do you keep customers organized?
What do you do to keep your focus?
What is one of your favorite places to go to?
What was your motivation to start the VICF?
What did you do to make the VICF successful?