Selling phones out of a van to IPO with Brett Beveridge, Founder and CEO of T-ROC

The Bridge

The Bridge
Selling phones out of a van to IPO with Brett Beveridge, Founder and CEO of T-ROC
May 23, 2025 Season 1 Episode 133
Justin Vandehey

Brett Beveridge, Founder & CEO of T-ROC, joins the show to share his journey from bouncer and bartender to building one of the largest retail operators in the U.S.

We dive into:

  • How he started selling cell phones out of a van and took Let's Talk Cellular public before selling to Nextel
  • What’s fueled his 20+ year run building T-ROC
  • His take on when to expand product lines — and when to stay focused
  • How to think about funding: bootstrapping vs. venture capital