High Stakes Growth

Rob Fraser is a former Canadian national team cyclist and current founder and CEO of Outway, a fast-growing DTC sock brand doing 8 figures in annual revenue.


Expect to hear about:

– Pro Cycling to Start-Up Life: How Rob’s athlete mindset helped him build a business from scratch.

– Co-Founder Buyout: Why Rob took on $150K in debt to buy out his cofounder and regain control of his company.

– Name Change Crisis: Being forced to change his company's name under legal pressure, and sprinting on a full rebrand in 6 months.

– Burnout: Rob's story of burning out hard and being sick for a year post-rebrand, and how he recovered.

– 90% YOY Growth: An inside look at the decisions Rob made in July 2023 that led to massive growth in early 2025.


Find Rob on:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbfraser/
X/Twitter - https://x.com/robbfraser 

What is High Stakes Growth?

High Stakes Growth™ takes you inside the boldest decisions behind today’s most exciting brands. We bring you candid conversations with the founders and CMOs who built them—unpacking the high-stakes moments, tough calls, and game-changing strategies that made these brands what they are today. No fluff. No surface-level insights. Just real stories from the leaders who made it happen. Hosted by Forest Bronzan and Leah Lloyd, they bring a combined four decades of consumer brand expertise to these conversations.