The Rv Entrepreneur With Heath Padgett

Today on the podcast, I am talking with Kyle Kesterson. Kyle is an app developer, artist, photographer and one of the most creative people I’ve ever met. A few months back Kyle and I were approached from some of our friends at Winnebago to consult and help them with the launch of 3 brand new RVs. Our task with this launch was to help create hype and buzz around a new product, create assets, tell the brand story and actually have a synchronized launch to consumers and dealers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Today’s test drive is all about starting a podcast. I have learned a lot about podcasting in the past two years. There are so many ways in which The RV Entrepreneur podcast has improved our lives and our business. This episode is for anyone who is interested starting their own podcast, or just learning more about my journey with podcasting. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

In each interview, I ask "What does success look like for you in this lifestyle?". Today's episode features clips from previous interviews with 11 RV Entrepreneurs. I talk about why this question is so important to me and what we can learn from the answers from these inspiring RV Entrepreneurs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Today on the podcast, I am interviewing Alex Oetzell, who just finished touring the US in a remodeled school bus. This interview is great inspiration for adventurers of all ages who want to travel, but also specifically to solo female travelers. In this interview, Alex shares her experiences with finding places to stay, staying safe, making friends on the road, and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

On today’s test drive, I’m going to talk about how to successfully launch an online course. For the first few years of our company, Padgett Creative, online courses were our main source of client projects. During this time we learned who can make an online course, how to be successful, and what common mistakes to avoid. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Today's episode is an interview from last year with Carrie Olsen, a professional voice actress. Carrie traveled around the country in an RV with her husband and daughter, while promoting their book "One Bed, One Bank Account". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

On today’s Test Drive, I wanted to share 3 books that have had an impact on my life, specifically since we started living on the road. One of the reasons that we wanted to hit the road was to create more time and flexibility in our lives. Every year, Alyssa and I have a specific number of books that we want to read and these are a few that I keep going back to over time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Bryanna Royal travels with her husband, 4 kids, and 2 dogs in a 23 ft. Winnebago View while running their business, Virtual Powerhouse, and their travel blog Crazy Family Adventure.  This episode features Bryanna's talk from the RVE Summit 2017.  She shares her family's experience with transitioning work on the road, how to lower your burn rate, and why you should push your comfort zone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

In the Facebook group, we get a lot of questions on how to find new clients while traveling.  For today's episode, I talk about how Alyssa and I have grown our service-based business, what you can do to build your network, and the best way to reach out to potential clients.  Also today, we introduce a new format for Friday shows call Test Drives. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Health insurance can be a huge obstacle for those who want to live the RV lifestyle.  Kyle Henson noticed this problem early in his RV adventures.  With a background in insurance, Kyle started the RVer Insurance Exchange, now in partnership with Escapees.  In this episode, we talk about navigating healthcare, but also about how Kyle started, built, and sold this business. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

When building your business, you're going to experience some growing pains.  In this episode, David Blackmon from Aspen Grove Studios is back on the show to talk about how to scale your business.  He includes some great advice for entrepreneurs on hiring, outsourcing, and selling.  He also talks about the great advantage of being an RV entrepreneur when it comes to having the freedom to pivot in life and in your business. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Alyssa and I started our RV life by filming our documentary "Hourly America", which is the story of us traveling around the country in Franklin, our 1994 motorhome, while Alyssa filmed me working a job in all 50 states.  In this episode, we talk about the story behind this idea, how we brought the idea to life, and how we found a sponsor for our project. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Jake Newell is the opposite of most people. At night his artwork (hand engraving) pays the bills so during the day he can volunteer full-time for Habitat for Humanity. In this episode he shares how, since 2011, he's traveled full-time, built houses, and a business that enables to volunteer and explore America. We talk about the ongoing dilemma he faces between being the best hand engraver in the world or doing the most fulfilling work possible (building homes for Habitat). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Alyssa takes over the podcast!  Our podcast editor, Kelsey, interviews me about business, current projects, and the full-time RV life - Is it really all s'mores and campfires? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Do you know the value of your time?  Charles Gupton of The Creator’s Journey interviews me about determining your value through differentiation, outsourcing, and automation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Financial runway is crucial for any new business. Focusing on extending our runway has enabled us to keep traveling the past few years. In this episode I talk about the importance of financial runway, how we've been able to extend ours, and how you can calculate your own runway. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Today on the podcast, I am interviewing Marc and Julie from RV Love, which is their Youtube channel and blog.  They are also the founders of RV Success School, an online educational platform to help you start RVing.  They have been traveling around the country for the past three years and visited 49 states. Marc recently transitioned from his full-time job into their new educational business. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Everyone loves to talk about building a profitable blog, but rarely do we talk about the less sexy side of blogging. We don't talk about how it takes years and years of practice or why most people fail at it. In this episode I talk about why I think blogging is a terrible business. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Today on the podcast, I am interviewing the co-founder of Outdoorsy, Ryan Quinn. Outdoorsy is a peer-to-peer RV sharing marketplace, where Alyssa and I have rented our RV out in the past year.  Since launching outdoorsy, Ryan has been traveling around in his van and recently upgraded to a large class A.  Outdoorsy has been one of the fastest-growing startups in the RV space. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Today on the podcast, I am interviewing Mandy Holesh, a wedding photographer, fashion blogger, and as of recently-- a jewelry designer.  Mandy travels in a 5th wheel with her husband Kevin, who I interviewed back on episode 10, as well as Grizzly, Nimbus, Luna, and Foxey, the furry friends of the Holesh family. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message