What students learned from 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
I learned many things about it. you make your habby become your work. That’s a good thing.
its so cool like he said chinese is the second language, cauze chinese is very different from english. and he challenge what people can image like cycling trip around the world. he must have trouble when he traveled, but he didnt give up. and after that he decided to run a business, he knows how to run and enjoy his job.
I think that Mr. Fawcett is lucky to be able to do something he enjoys as a job and career option.
I learned about how hospitable people can be to total strangers and ways some people will try to take advantage of tourists.
The fact that you turned what you love into a business is inspiring. I would like to start mountain biking once I’m healed and hope I don’t get hurt too badly while doing it. Good luck with your biking, maybe seeya up in the kootenays.