Ang & Rob Rants - Franchising | Business

What is “Ang & Rob Rants” About?

If you’ve ever met Angela Coté or Robert Bruski you know that they have a lot to say. They especially have a lot to say about franchising. So some brilliant souls decided to put them together to face-off and rant. And that is what you’ve stumbled upon. The duo talks about franchising, small business, large business, mindset, business relationships, and anything under the sun (and moon) that they may feel is fitting. Combined with infectious energy and unbeatable entertainment, anyone watching may find a new addiction. An addiction to Ang & Rob Rants!

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Meet The Co-Hosts: Angela Coté & Robert Bruski

Angela Coté

Franchise Growth Catalyst, Angela Coté Inc.

Angela grew up with M&M Food Market, the iconic Canadian brand which she helped grow to almost 500 franchised locations. She has done everything from dressing up as “Kelly Kabob” as a child to helping train franchisees to get their businesses up and running across the country. As the boss’s daughter in the field, Angela learned a lot about what works (and what doesn’t) when it comes to getting franchisees engaged with motivated to grow their business.

After many years on the franchisor side of the franchise relationship, Angela successfully brought the M&M Food Market brand to Vancouver Island, opening the first 3 franchises in less than 1.5 years and building them into a combined asset valued at more than $1.5 million. Her stores surpassed original projections by 70% in the first year and exceeded corporate-wide revenue projections thereafter for 14 consecutive years.

In 2016, Angela launched her business as a Franchise Growth Catalyst and began working with early staged franchisors who needed help with where to focus their time, energy, and money for streamlined growth.

Angela Coté is an international Franchise Growth Catalyst whose leadership is changing the landscape of franchising. Using insights from her franchisor background, franchisee experience, and field knowledge, Angela creates transformational growth for franchise companies at all stages.

Angela is known for creating and facilitating collaborative environments, like her Play Bigger Performance Groups, which leave participants with clear, actionable steps and the motivation to do what they need for growth. Her bold, yet authentic, approach inspires the people around her to play bigger and achieve greatness.

Robert M. Bruski

CEO & Co-founder, Ctrl V – Virtual Reality Arcade, Franchising

Robert Bruski is by no means your average entrepreneur. After having graduated with a degree in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University where he co-founded the school’s premiere business society “The Link”, Robert spent over a decade working in Canada’s financial investment industry focusing on buy-side investment management. Working with some of the industry’s leading investment professionals Robert was exposed to a variety of different businesses and specifically sharpened his skills in determining the difference between a good business and a great business. All of this, while dabbling in various entrepreneurial initiatives, until he decided to make the leap into starting his own company.

Robert co-founded a company called PipeDream Interactive that developed a piece of cinema eyewear called Invisivision. This company made waves throughout Hollywood before Robert and his business partner co-founded Ctrl V. Ctrl V is North America’s first, and the world’s largest, virtual reality arcade franchise. With specific, and proprietary, designs around B2B and B2C modeling, the business has been changing the LBE (location-based entertainment) industry and continues to grow. But Robert didn’t stop there – how could he?

Robert is also the co-founder of Good Company Productions (GCP). GCP is a music production company that puts on concerts, shows, and festivals, acts as a talent-buying representative, and also provides artist management and representation opportunities to musicians. This initiative gave Robert a flavor for contributing to the local community.

Robert is a mentor for the Waterloo chapter of, Palo Alto based idea-stage accelerator, The Founders Institute. He contributes his experience and knowledge to helping budding entrepreneurs grind and build out their dreams and ideas. He sits on the board of directors for oneROOF, a local shelter for at-risk and homeless youth. He also sits on the board of directors for Innovate Inclusion, a not-for-profit organization that advocates for the success of underrepresented communities in technology and entrepreneurship. Do you think that is enough? – No way!

Robert is a competitive billiards player, an amateur Sanshou kickboxing athlete, an avid big- mountain skier, and front-man for a local rock band. If you ask him if that’s enough, he’ll tell you that he didn’t make it this far to only make it this far.