Episode 229: Brad Vigesaa + The Battleground

This week on the podcast we chatted with local serial entrepreneur and small business owner Brad Vigesaa at one of his businesses, NerdinOut. Brad started multiple businesses in Rochester with a friend and business partner. The first was NerdinOut, a pop culture store that has two locations, one in Rochester and a new shop in Inver Grove Heights. In 2019, Brad and his business partner started another business, called The Battleground, which is attached to the NerdinOut location in Rochester. The Battleground is a tactical laser tag business that allows for immersive play. Brad is the sole owner of both of these businesses since June 1st this year. On the show today we talk about Brad’s previous job in sales, going ‘all in’ with his businesses, how he found his business partner, lessons learned, and much more.

Links from today’s show:
Website: https://thebattlegroundmn.com
Facebook: @TheBattlegroundTLT
Instagram: @thebattlegroundmn

Rochester Rising podcast episode 137, Brad Vigesaa + NerdinOut: https://rochesterrising.org/podcast/episode-137-brad-vigesaa-and-nerdinout?rq=Brad%20Vigesaa
Rochester Rising Tip Jar: https://www.4giving.com/donation/5307

Music Attribution: Like That by Ano Domini Beats is licensed through the YouTube Audio Library.

Episode Breakdown:
0:00 Start
3:23 Intro to Brad
6:02 How he got to the Rochester community
7:44 About The Battleground
9:48 Customer base
11:48 Local need for this type of business
13:25 Buildout of The Battleground space
14:56 Connecting with the first customers
17:08 2020
19:25 Being “all in” with his businesses
21:11 Finding a business partner
25:15 Lessons learned
27:33 About NerdinOut
29:49 NerdinOut Con
35:12 Passion for being an entrepreneur
36:37 Final thoughts and how to connect with the business
37:49 Conclusion
38:33 End

This week on the podcast we chatted with local serial entrepreneur and small business owner Brad Vigesaa at one of his businesses, NerdinOut. Brad started multiple businesses in Rochester with a friend and business partner. The first was NerdinOut, a pop culture store that has two locations, one in Rochester and a new shop in Inver Grove Heights. In 2019, Brad and his business partner started another business, called The Battleground, which is attached to the NerdinOut location in Rochester. The Battleground is a tactical laser tag business that allows for immersive play. Brad is the sole owner of both of these businesses since June 1st this year. On the show today we talk about Brad’s previous job in sales, going ‘all in’ with his businesses, how he found his business partner, lessons learned, and much more.

Links from today’s show:

Website: https://thebattlegroundmn.com

Facebook: @TheBattlegroundTLT

Instagram: @thebattlegroundmn

Rochester Rising podcast episode 137, Brad Vigesaa + NerdinOut: https://rochesterrising.org/podcast/episode-137-brad-vigesaa-and-nerdinout?rq=Brad%20Vigesaa

Rochester Rising Tip Jar: https://www.4giving.com/donation/5307

Music Attribution: Like That by Ano Domini Beats is licensed through the YouTube Audio Library. 

Episode Breakdown:

0:00 Start

3:23 Intro to Brad

6:02 How he got to the Rochester community

7:44 About The Battleground

9:48 Customer base

11:48 Local need for this type of business

13:25 Buildout of The Battleground space

14:56 Connecting with the first customers

17:08 2020

19:25 Being “all in” with his businesses

21:11 Finding a business partner

25:15 Lessons learned

27:33 About NerdinOut

29:49 NerdinOut Con

35:12 Passion for being an entrepreneur

36:37 Final thoughts and how to connect with the business

37:49 Conclusion

38:33 End