SHAW STRENGTH PODCAST
SHAW STRENGTH PODCAST
Brian Shaw
100. MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR FIVE GUYS EMPIRE TO EVW OWNER FT. ROBERT BAXTER
1 hour 33 minutes Posted Jun 2, 2026 at 4:00 pm.
High-Stakes Clause And First Bite
Meet Robert Baxter
Track Discipline That Changed Everything
First Businesses And Dad’s Playbook
Scaling Film Transfer With Smart Ads
The Restaurant Margin Reality Check
Cold-Calling Land Deals Under Deadline
Cargill Partnership And Calling The Crash
Why Five Guys Won
Canada Expansion And Culture Building
East Vs West Goes Global
Training Pace And Internet Narratives
Keeping Practices Private And Accurate
EVW 24 Plans And Mainstream Media
Long Game Advice And Closing
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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...