The Rv Entrepreneur With Heath Padgett

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Todd & Sheila Konitzer. Todd and Sheila are full time RVers who have turned their travels into a successful YouTube channel and have excelled at taking that online community into the real world with in person meetups and huddles. The realization of how short life really is hit the, square in the face in 2019. After losing 2 parents within 4 months of each other, Todd and Sheila decided to sell all their possessions, leave behind their careers, family, and friends to go see the United States in an RV. In January of 2021 they took off- having never RV'd before. They left with the thought that the worst that could happen is they would hate the tight space and return home to get new jobs. What started out as a journey for them, has become something so much bigger. They call the something bigger the "Switch Crew".  Connect with Todd & Sheila: 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/switchituplife 
 Website: https://goswitchitup.com/ Instagram: https://www.instag

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Brooke Happe. Brooke is a goal-oriented, career gal and life long planner who chose to go seriously off script and has never looked back. Her big life change has taught her that life comes in ever changing seasons and she is determined to fully enjoy each one. Brooke owns b.e.happe, a small batch, handcrafted, and small business sourced accessory and apparel company that gives back to children’s hospitals. With b.e.happe, she wants to document and support her own family’s once in a lifetime adventure, give back to causes dear to her heart and help other people feel brave enough to take their next step towards being happy, whatever that step may be.  Connect with Brooke: Website: https://www.behappedesigns.com   Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/b.e.happe/  
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Today we have the pleasure of talking with Jared and Sammi Creach! Jared and Sammi are full time RVers who launched into full time travel after building a life that would allow them to work from home. They travel with two of their kids, the third is currently serving in the US military, and have two very different businesses that they successfully run from the road. Sammi is a former RN, MSN, MBA left it all for a network marketing career that she’s been running for almost a decade now. Jared enjoys working with his hands so after they hit the road they took a pause for him to become a certified RV technician and he now runs a mobile RV tech business from wherever the family is traveling and adventuring.  **2022 RV Entrepreneur Roundtable - Sept 7-11 in Montrose Colorado: therventrepreneur.com/summit ** ~~~~~ Connect with Jared & Sammi:
 Sammi’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sammicreach/  Sammi’s Website: https://www.sammicreach.com/  Jared’s CC Mobile RV Repair Website: https:

Todays guest is Jonathan Schloo from CarGenerator. Jonathan is an inventor and serial entrepreneur, ran a tech company for 20 years and sold it, then bought an Airstream travel trailer and invented a brilliant way to create full AC power for an RV trailer using his car as a generator for freedom off grid. He then landed a $100,000 deal on national TV on Dragons Den with dual investors. CarGenerator powers both your RV for camping or your home essentials for emergency backup power for 50-70 hours on a typical tank of fuel. Connect with Jonathan and the Car Generator Team:
 Website: https://www.CarGenerator.com   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIIf21CJdsA-pq7O_B5g9fg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cargeneratorinc/ 
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarGenerator 
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Today we have the pleasure of talking with Joel & Deb Brettingen from Chasing RV Sunshine. Joel, Deb and their spoiled dog, Maya are a full-time RV couple with 53 years of combined Law Enforcement experience. They are 100 % debt free and recently retired, sold everything and hit the road in their RV. They take finances very seriously and enjoy sharing their insights on financial freedom with the RV community. 
 
Check out the COPS non-profit Deb talked about in this episode:  https://www.concernsofpolicesurvivors.org/our-storyb1eaf9b9 Connect with Joel & Deb:
 Website: https://chasingrvsunshine.com/  
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingrvsunshine/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChasingRVSunshine  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chasingrvsunshine  
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Today we have the pleasure of talking with Heidi Dusek Heidi is an adventurous working mom and entrepreneur. She helps families connect through simple and authentic adventures on her podcast, Ordinary Sherpa, Instagram feed, website, book and through speaking and community-building events. The Dusek's are an adventure loving family, with 3 kids under 12 who leverage their skills and assets to design an adventurous life. They specialize in connecting families by creating meaningful experiences with adventures big and small.  
 Get more info and grab your RVE Roundtable tickets here: www.therventrepreneur.com/summit Get in touch with Heidi:
 Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ordinary-sherpa-family-adventure-coaching-and-design/id1539255067  
Website: https://ordinarysherpa.com/ 
 Book: Beyond Normal: A field guide to embrace adventure, explore the wilderness and design an extraordinary life with kids. https://ordinarysherpa.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordinarysherpa/

The 2022 RV Entrepreneur Summit is now the RV Entrepreneur Roundtable! The RV Life team and I want it to be an AWESOME experience - however with the state of the world, the compressed timeframe due to the major changes within the RVE brand this past year, and several other factors - our ticket sales were below what we needed them to be for the event to launch as planned. HOWEVER, as entrepreneurs we’re no strangers to adapting and overcoming so here is what our new roundtable will look like…

If the RVE Summit was a formal wedding, then the roundtable will be a dedicated business trip to the campground with other industry leaders - much more laid back and intimate. We’ll still have our speakers presenting on their areas of expertise, however it will be more of a conference room presentation feel than a main stage auditorium - no stage, no lights, etc.  In addition we’ve also added six different roundtable discussions where we’ll collectively discuss topics such as:  *Video creation and YouTube *Pa

Today we’re talking with Gabe and Rocio Rivero from Our Mixed Journey.

Gabe and Rocio are avid travelers who used to live in Puerto Rico. After Hurricane Maria ravaged the island, life was truly put in perspective for them both. They realized how quickly things can turn, and the decided that enjoying life needed to be a now thing and bit a soon thing. So, they sold everything they owned, bought a 5th wheel and a dually truck to pull it, and became full-time RVers in a little over one month's time. Since then, they've bought house as a home base, but only after full-timing for 4 years between two 5th wheels and a Class B van they still call their home on wheels.  **The content creation seminar they referenced - unfortunately, we couldn’t find the link again.**

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 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourmixedjourney/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKE3wGkBfDH8Jd89EoErbww  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ourmixedjourney Facebook: https://www.facebook.co

Today’s Guest Aaron Ammar, Roamly’s Chief Insurance Officer Aaron is a former co-founder of Y-Risk, an underwriting company providing insurance solutions for companies in the on-demand and sharing economy, and started his role as Chief Insurance Officer of Roamly in August 2021.  As Chief Insurance Officer, Aaron harnesses his expertise in the insurance space to lead and build out the Roamly team as the company ventures into previously uncharted territory in the insurtech scene.   Roamly's parent company, Outdoorsy Holdings, received $125M in fresh funding in June 2021 to accelerate Roamly's product innovation and international expansion and In April 2022, Roamly launched its Global Travel Insurance product in response to the rebound of international travel and the need to protect consumers from financial losses should a trip be delayed, interrupted, or canceled.  

****As with anything insurance related I need to give a disclaimer here, Aaron's advice and responses are general and sometimes

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Chris Reed from the YouTube channel Why Not RV? 
Chris is a Marine Veteran who took a huge leap one year to change careers and can now live a life of freedom and adventure. His only professional schooling after high school was HVAC school - everything else has been self taught and Chris loves to share his knowledge through education in hopes of helping other RVers prevent some very costly mistakes or repair bills.  Chris is a full time RVer and an insurance adjuster by day - but it’s that job that spurred his entrepreneurial endeavors and allows him to create education content for YouTube.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Connect with Chris Reed: 
Website: https://www.whynotrvusa.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/whynotrv
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whynotrv Email: whynotrv@yahoo.com  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The 2022 RVE Summit tickets are now on sale!
 To register for the summit or get even more details please visit https://therventrepreneur.com/rv-entrepreneur-summit/ If you have any questions please feel free to email me at rve@rvlife.com I’m totally stoked for this event and can’t wait to see ya’ll in Montrose!

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Today we have the pleasure of talking with Kirk Duncan.

Kirk is the President and Founder of 3 Key Elements and member of The National Speakers Association. He has taken his company from a card table in the garage into a multi-million dollar, award-winning company. 3 Key Elements has been recognized 4 consecutive years by Inc. 5000 as one of The fastest-growing companies in America. They have also been recognized for four consecutive years by The Utah 100 and have been featured in Forbes business magazine twice. Kirk Duncan has given over 6,000 presentations, appeared on television 75 times. After nearly two decades and 50,000 hours of experience as a coach, he's spent the last couple years helping hundreds of up-and-coming coaches turn their passions into real businesses.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Connect with Kirk: Checklist on How to Interview a Coach https://www.3ke.to/rventrepreneur  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/3KeyElements  Website: https://www.3ke.to/fasttrack   Facebook:

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Michael Boyink.  Michael Boyink is an award-winning writer and photographer who works as Managing Editor for a global software consulting and implementation company. He’s been on the podcast several times before discussing various topics. 

 Michael, his wife Crissa and their two children spent eight years traveling the US in an RV while continuing to work and homeschool. While on the road, Michael and Crissa ran DitchingSuburbia.com, a popular website that provided resources, guides, and community for traveling families. Their story was covered by the Huffington Post, the Seattle Times, the Las Vegas Guardian, the Art of Noncomformity, Tiny House Magazine, and many other travel-related blogs and podcasts.  The Boyinks are now homeowners in rural Missouri where they continue to look for new ways to scratch the incurable condition known as hitch-itch.

Michael has just published his latest book - Driven To Wonder - about their travels as a Fulltime family a

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Penny Rose. Penny is a CPA and has been working as a Forensic CPA for the past 20 years. As she retires from that career on her path to financial independence she is looking forward to taking on more clients in her side business as a CPA and financial consultant for content creators.  So if you’re an RVer that is creating content - this episode and Penny’s services are directly applicable to you. I think you will definitely enjoy and learn from what Penny has to say. Enjoy the interview!

Joshua


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Website: https://fefifofumservices.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fefifofumpersonalcfo/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pennycrispellrose 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fedFIfrugaloptionforgetumoney/ 
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Today we have the pleasure of talking with Marianne Eaves. Marianne is a bourbon master distiller that has taken her love of science and art and blended them, literally, in various ways throughout the spirits industry. She is currently full-time RVing with her family as they go from venue to venue with their other business, the Vernardo’s Circus. Marianne found a way to stay involved with the bourbon industry while traveling full time and her endeavors are pretty fantastic. 

 Enjoy the episode! Connect with Marianne: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariannebmd/ Website: https://www.marianneeaves.com/  Email: Info@marianneeaves.com  Eaves Blind: https://www.eavesblind.com  Eaves Blind Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eavesblind/  Email: marianne@eavesblind.com  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Today we have the pleasure of talking with Duran Anderson. Duran is an entrepreneur, craftsman and lifelong RVer who took a pain point with his RV - bugs sneaking in through the screen door slider - and devised a solution that he took to market in his late 70s.  I really enjoyed chatting with Duran and I think ya’ll will enjoy hearing his story and how long RVing has been apart of his life. Let’s dive into the interview. In this episode Duran and I talk about:
 What problem the RV Bug Stop was designed to solve How the manufacturing process worked What Duran’s opinions are regarding selling on Amazon vs direct to consumer via his personal website Enjoy the episode! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Video: https://youtu.be/bTFNH-Od9Uk  Website: www.rvbugstop.com Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0784YBJND?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_N0W3MZ9K4DZKKN3X7PB4  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Today we have the pleasure of talking with Taylor Cluster. Taylor is the author of a social media meets van life murder mystery novel called #Vanlife Murders. She and her Fiancé Scott have spent that last three years living the nomad life while traveling all around North America. After hitting the road Taylor found that she had a bit more time to pursue her passion for writing and decided to sit down to write a novel in one of her favorite genres - murder mystery.  In this episode Taylor and I talk about:
 What it’s like writing a fiction book based on real life events that she and Scott experienced on the road
The challenges of writing, editing, and publishing your first book Some of the eerie experiences they had on the road that made it into the storyline What the feeling of being a published author is like and if it is everything thing Taylor envisioned And finally we wrap up with a brief discussion about Taylor and Scott’s new endeavor - building a campground in Montrose Colorado. This is the loca

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Alyssa Padgett. Alyssa is a co founder of the RV Entrepreneur community and  has just published her second book: RVing Across America: A Quest to Visit All 50 States. Back in 2014 when she and Heath got married Alyssa convinced Heath to take her to all 50 states for their honeymoon. Somehow he go her into doing it all in an RV.  While traveling, Alyssa directed and produced Hourly America, their documentary film about their 50-state honeymoon, and Heath’s working an hourly job in each state that was featured on CBS, CNN, Fox, People, Yahoo, Huffington Post, and more. After visiting all 50 states in  that year, Alyssa fell even more in love with travel and spent the following years RVing all over the world. Today Alyssa and her family still travel as much as they can and will actually be enjoying Italy when the book and this podcast release. In this episode Alyssa and I talk about: How this book is the memoir version of the documentary and why she felt the desire t

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Brooks Smothers.

Brooks is a marketing consultant by day and a podcast host for a show called RV Out West by night. Born & raised in the Pacific Northwest he grew up camping; from backpacking, car camping, van life (before it was a thing), to a tent trailer and now with a travel trailer. In this episode Brooks and I talk about:
 Some of the pros and cons to a geographically focused podcast - his is focused on the Pacific Northwest How as a content creator you need to create and play within your own sandbox, not worry about the castles everyone else is building in theirs How you can bridge the search engine gap between storytelling and information about a specific location How Brooks identified his target audience and then took one specific metric unique to them - average one way commute - and  has tailored his podcast to fit that time span I hope you enjoy the episode! Connect with Brooks:

 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1716271 
 Website: https:

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Sharee Collier.
 Sharee is a 9 year RV life vet, who combines running a remote RV lifestyle business with seasonal jobs and project management. She the bestselling author of Live Camp Work: A Beginner’s Guide to Workamping- book 1 in a series that details how to grab seasonal jobs so you can travel now for super cheap! Sharee is known for her creativity and willingness to step out-side-the-box as you’ll see in this episode, and enjoys planning digital and in-person events. She hosts multiple Virtual Summits throughout the year, including Rethinking Remote, The RV Family Summit, Ready to Renovate | RV renovation Summit, #VanLife Virtual Summit just to name a few.  In this episode we talk about:  How the Colliers started off in the RV lifestyle and Sharee’s experience with the Amazon Camper Force How that experience led them to clearly define the types of work they wanted to do and ultimately carve out positions for themselves at RV resorts for 3 to 5 mont