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NerdinOut: A Toy Passion Becomes a Successful Business
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Always having a passion for toys, Brad Vigesaa turned his passion into a business. In 2017 he opened his first NerdinOut store in Rochester, Minnesota with toys from his personal collection. He has expanded to include comics, video games and more. He now operates a second location in the Twin Cities. Ever the entrepreneur, Brad also started his own version of a Comic-Con convention in Rochester called NerdinOut Con, with significant growth in the past four years. In 2023, he'll be producing two Comic-Cons-- one in Rochester, and one in Minneapolis.
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