The RV Entrepreneur

Have you ever wanted to renovate an RV with a more appealing design, or to better fit your full-time Lifestyle? Perhaps you've seen photos of some stylish interiors that don't even look like RVs. Well, that just may have been the work of Alice Zealy, our guest for this episode of The RV Entrepreneur. Since remodeling her first RV to better meet her needs when hitting the road full time, Alice has turned her passion for RV renovation into a successful business at Rain 2 Shine Ventures. With a background in architecture, Alice has a keen eye for design. And having traveled full-time, she understands the needs of clients living in their rigs. Her work has been featured on the cover of RV Enthusiast magazine and in numerous RVing lifestyle blog features. Alice shares her RV renovation tips, including what to look for when considering and older rig to remodel. We discuss the challenges when taking on a DIY project, and what materials hold up best against the wear and tear of full-time living. If you've ever considered remodeling an RV, or hiring someone to do it, don't miss this episode. Connect with Alice: Rain 2 Shine Ventures https://www.rain2shineventures.com Instagram: @Rain2shineventures https://www.instagram.com/rain2shineventures/ Youtube: @rain2shinervs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVuWQZtN8fIvUpOByXRN7dg Resources Mentioned: RV Enthusiast Magazine, January 2023 https://magazine.rventhusiast.com/preview/january-2023/ 2023 Adventure Van Expo, Evergreen CO https://therventrepreneur.com/rve304/ Fifth Wheel Bunkhouse Remodel https://liveworkdream.com/2014/12/20/diy-fifth-wheel-workshop/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE RV ENTREPRENEUR⁠⁠ https://therventrepreneur.com⁠ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the RVE community on Facebook!⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/therventrepreneurcommunity⁠ Connect with RVE on all your favorite socials ⁠https://therventrepreneur.com/connect⁠⁠ Got questions or comments for our hosts? Leave us a voice message! ⁠⁠https://therventrepreneur.com/voicemail⁠⁠ (NOTE: Audio submitted may be published on the podcast unless specifically requested otherwise.) Got a great story or tips to share with RVE Listeners? Complete our Guest Intake Form: ⁠⁠https://therventrepreneur.com/guestform⁠ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The RV Entrepreneur is presented by RV Life – Tools that Make Camping Simple⁠ https://rvlife.com⁠ You May Also Like: The RV Life Podcast⁠ https://podcast.rvlife.com/⁠ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Today we're diving into the other side of RV Entrepreneurism, the renovation and building side of Vintage RV Trailers with Nate Stover, the Owner, Head Builder & Designer at Innovative Spaces. From an early age, Nate became involved in the trades from building furniture to eventually building entire homes. His work has taken him through a myriad of crafts which have constantly been stretched to new limits in the small spaces and vintage trailer world. The trailers he works on at Innovative Spaces give him the opportunity to stretch all that he has learned and acquired through his years of experience to their full potential. Along with his previous building skills, he is also able to exercise his creative skills to produce something truly unique and functional. Every project that leaves the Innovative Spaces yard represents their ingenuity and years of craftsmanship, but most importantly YOU the customer! In this episode, Nate describes the process of renovating vintage Airstreams, the challenges of budling in small spaces and how he creatively scaled his super niched business! We also discuss the importance of embracing community, collaborating with the customer, and for the DIYers, the importance of getting professional help when installing electric! Tune in to learn more about Nate's entrepreneurial journey! Learn more about Innovative Spaces: https://innovsb.com/ Follow Innovative Spaces: https://www.instagram.com/innovativespaces/ https://www.facebook.com/Innovativesb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE RV ENTREPRENEUR https://therventrepreneur.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the RVE community on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/therventrepreneurcommunity Connect with RVE on all your favorite socials https://therventrepreneur.com/connect Got questions or comments for our hosts? Leave us a voice message! https://therventrepreneur.com/voicemail (NOTE: Audio submitted may be published on the podcast unless specifically requested otherwise.) Got a great story or tips to share with RVE Listeners? Complete our Guest Intake Form: https://therventrepreneur.com/guestform ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The RV Entrepreneur is presented by RV Life – Tools that Make Camping Simple https://rvlife.com You May Also Like: The RV Life Podcast https://podcast.rvlife.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rve/message

Dylan Brown lives the go and do kind of RV life. His early car camping and extensive overlanding experience plus a love for motocross sports led him to launch Terra Bikes. As an entrepreneur often on the go, he gained first hand experience launching a major manufacturing business from his garage. Terra Bikes are the new low powered electric motorcycle designed and fabricated at Dylan's shop in Colorado. These are in no way your typical pedal assist e-bike. Terra Bikes are true long travel scrambler style dirt bikes built to climb anywhere and go fast. And, they're a lightweight alternative to your traditional toad for any size RV or van. Dylan describes the challenges of launching a manufacturing business in the regulation-filled vehicle niche with licensing requirements which may differ by state. We discuss the importance of identifying your target market, and the benefit of providing customization. You'll learn tips for ramping up production as a new on demand manufacturer, and what steps are necessary to take your business to the next level. Learn more about Terra Bikes: https://terrabikes.com/ Connect with Dylan: https://www.instagram.com/terra_bikes/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THE RV ENTREPRENEUR⁠https://therventrepreneur.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the RVE community on Facebook!⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/therventrepreneurcommunity Connect with RVE on all your favorite socialshttps://therventrepreneur.com/connect⁠ Got questions or comments for our hosts? Leave us a voice message! ⁠https://therventrepreneur.com/voicemail⁠(NOTE: Audio submitted may be published on the podcast unless specifically requested otherwise.) Got a great story or tips to share with RVE Listeners? Complete our Guest Intake Form:⁠https://therventrepreneur.com/guestform ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The RV Entrepreneur is presented by RV Life – Tools that Make Camping Simplehttps://rvlife.com You May Also Like: The RV Life Podcasthttps://podcast.rvlife.com/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For RVers, it's all about simplicity in business. With the resurgence of newsletters and the restructuring in how these newsletters make creators and entrepreneurs money, now is the perfect time for RV Entrepreneurs to jump back in. On this episode, your host for this week, Kimberly Crossland, will share her journey in starting a paid newsletter. You'll learn strategies for how to earn money via the inbox with more ease, authenticity and less sacrificed time on the road. Check out how Kimberly is using Substack for her paid newsletter here: https://roadpreneur.substack.com Follow Roadpreneur on Instagram: https://instagram.com/roadpreneur ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE RV ENTREPRENEUR https://therventrepreneur.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the RVE community on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/therventrepreneurcommunity  Connect with RVE on all your favorite socialshttps://therventrepreneur.com/connect Got questions or comments for our hosts? Leave us a voice message! https://therventrepreneur.com/voicemail (NOTE: Audio submitted may be published on the podcast unless specifically requested otherwise.) Got a great story or tips to share with RVE Listeners? Complete our Guest Intake Form: https://therventrepreneur.com/guestform ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The RV Entrepreneur is presented by RV Life – Tools that Make Camping Simple https://rvlife.com You May Also Like: The RV Life Podcast https://podcast.rvlife.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Have you listened to the RV LIFE Podcast? Dan and Patti Hunt have been sharing all aspects of the RV Lifestyle since they hit the road in 2019 after COVID turned their life upside down. After launching the RV LIFE Podcast in late 2022, it quickly ranked in the Top 10% of all podcasts worldwide. How did they do that? Spoiler alert: Authenticity plays a big role in the success of all the content they produce - on their show, the website and their Youtube channel: Exploring Through Our Lens. Tune in to discover the importance of knowing your Why. Understand your "moral compass" and what it means to be authentic in the work you do. And, learn how being positive can help you stand out in this age of clickbait and negativity. We also discuss purpose, overcoming fears, resilience, mindset, and more. Connect with Dan & Patti https://www.youtube.com/@ExploringThroughOurLens https://www.facebook.com/exploringthroughourlens RESOURCES MENTIONED: RV LIFE Podcast https://podcast.rvlife.com Exploring Through Our Lens https://www.exploringthroughourlens.com/ RV LIFE Podcast Season 2 Episode 33 The Art of Pushing Boundaries - Lessons from 16 years of RV Life https://podcast.rvlife.com/episodes/ Buzzsprout (Podcast Platform) https://www.buzzsprout.com/ The RV LIFE Entrepreneur Summit? https://therventrepreneur.com/summit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THE RV ENTREPRENEUR⁠https://therventrepreneur.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the RVE community on Facebook!⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/therventrepreneurcommunity Connect with RVE on all your favorite socialshttps://therventrepreneur.com/connect⁠ Got questions or comments for our hosts? Leave us a voice message! ⁠https://therventrepreneur.com/voicemail⁠ (NOTE: Audio submitted may be published on the podcast unless specifically requested otherwise.) Got a great story or tips to share with RVE Listeners? Complete our Guest Intake Form:⁠https://therventrepreneur.com/guestform

Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Shannon Neumann. He's been a full-time (location independent) remote worker for 10 years and a full-time RVer for 6 years. Over the last 3 years, he also started a side hustle, freelancing as a remote technology consultant (Hedgehog Technology Consulting, LLC.) Shannon and his wife initially jumped into part-time RVing for ease of travel and food preparations while running marathons, but after a couple years of moving their stuff in an out of their RV they decided that it would be easier to go full time! Shannon was already able to work remotely from anywhere, before hitting the road, but he still had to learn a few things before launching! In this episode we chat about: -The evolution of growing a side hustle while RVing with a full time job -RV and Camping styles for working on the road -Connectivity -Balancing life, remote work and travel -Distractions while working on the road -Lessons learned to enable a digital lifestyle -Advice before jumping into RV life and before starting a remote side hustle Enjoy the journey! ~ Rose Willard Connect with Shannon: LinkedIN (Personal) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-neumann-9532984/ LinkedIN (Business) - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hedgehog-technology-consulting-llc/ FB (Personal) - https://www.facebook.com/smneumann FB (Business) - https://www.facebook.com/hedgehogtechnologyconsulting IG - https://www.instagram.com/shannonneumann/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE RV ENTREPRENEUR https://therventrepreneur.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the RVE community on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/therventrepreneurcommunity Connect with RVE on all your favorite socials https://therventrepreneur.com/connect Got questions or comments for our hosts? Leave us a voice message! https://therventrepreneur.com/voicemail (NOTE: Audio submitted may be published on the podcast unless specifically requested otherwise.) Got a great story or tips to share with RVE Listeners? Complete our Guest Intake Form: https://therventrepreneur.com/guestform ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The RV Entrepreneur is presented by RV Life – Tools that Make Camping Simple https://rvlife.com You May Also Like: The RV Life Podcast https://podcast.rvlife.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ever wanted to turn your passion for photography into a business? Now consider taking that business on the road as you travel full-time with your own family. Wedding and Family photographer Jake Ford has done just that! Tune in to discover the joys and challenges of growing a successful family photography business from the road. Hear tips and get apps for fulfilling image orders or selling stock photos. Learn the importance of making connections, and consistently sharing quality content on social media. Spoiler alert: It's more about quality than it is quantity. Connect with Jake: https://jakefordphotography.com/ Instagram: @jakefordphotography https://www.instagram.com/jakefordphotography/ RESOURCES MENTIONED ------------------------------ Album Production: Millers Signature Albums - https://www.millerslab.com Red Tree - https://www.redtreealbums.com Photography Fulfillment Platforms: Pic-Time - https://www.pic-time.com/ Pixieset - https://pixieset.com/ Zenfolio - https://zenfolio.com/ Smug Mug - https://www.smugmug.com/ Shutterfly - https://www.shutterfly.com/ Sell Stock Photos: Shutterstock - https://submit.shutterstock.com/ Adobe Stock - https://contributor.stock.adobe.com/ iStock - https://www.istockphoto.com/workwithus Website Development https://wordpress.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE RV ENTREPRENEUR ⁠https://therventrepreneur.com⁠ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the RVE community on Facebook! ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/therventrepreneurcommunity⁠  Connect with RVE on all your favorite socials ⁠https://therventrepreneur.com/connect⁠ Got questions or comments for our hosts? Leave us a voice message! ⁠https://therventrepreneur.com/voicemail⁠ (NOTE: Audio submitted may be published on the podcast unless specifically requested otherwise.) Got a great story or tips to share with RVE Listeners? Complete our Guest Intake Form: ⁠https://therventrepreneur.com/guestform⁠ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The RV Entrepreneur is presented by RV Life – Tools that Make Camping Simple ⁠ https://rvlife.com⁠ You May Also Like: The RV Life Podcast ⁠https://podcast.rvlife.com/⁠ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

When it comes to running a business from the road, space, systems, and simplicity are paramount. Kelsey Henry is an author, entrepreneur, singer/songwriter, and owner of Cozy Organizing. She is a self-proclaimed cozy expert who gets a thrill out of decluttering and organizing spaces. Kelsey believes that a cozy space leads to a happy mind, and she is passionate about helping others achieve a sense of calm and order in their lives. Using her unique background as a life coach and full-time RVer, she helps her clients let go of the physical and emotional clutter to make space for what truly matters.She is the author of Growing Up Roadschooled: Stories, Lyrics, & Lessons Learned from Full-time RVing & Life After Roadschooling. Learn more about Kelsey at cozyorganizing.com or follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/cozyorganizing/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE RV ENTREPRENEUR https://therventrepreneur.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the RVE community on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/therventrepreneurcommunity  Connect with RVE on all your favorite socialshttps://therventrepreneur.com/connect Got questions or comments for our hosts? Leave us a voice message! https://therventrepreneur.com/voicemail (NOTE: Audio submitted may be published on the podcast unless specifically requested otherwise.) Got a great story or tips to share with RVE Listeners? Complete our Guest Intake Form: https://therventrepreneur.com/guestform ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The RV Entrepreneur is presented by RV Life – Tools that Make Camping Simple https://rvlife.com You May Also Like: The RV Life Podcast https://podcast.rvlife.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The definition of "workamping" has evolved over the years. Traditionally, the arrangement included working at an RV park or campground in exchange for a place to camp. Technically, if you're working remotely wherever you camp, you now might consider yourself a workamper. But what are the different types of workamping jobs are available now? Are there short term gigs, and what kind of compensation is available? Where do you find workamping jobs, and what does a workamper resume look like? Jim sits down with Workamper News executive director Jody Anderson Duquette to discuss these questions, and more. Like, what seasonal opportunities are there? And, is workamping a career? Tune in as we bust some common myths about workamping too. Spoiler alert: Yes, there are jobs that include housing, and workamping is not just for retired couples. Resources Mentioned: Workamper News https://workamper.com Facebook Workampers Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/weloveworkamping 16+ Years of Workamping Experince https://liveworkdream.com/workamping ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE RV ENTREPRENEUR ⁠https://therventrepreneur.com⁠ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the RVE community on Facebook! ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/therventrepreneurcommunity⁠  Connect with RVE on all your favorite socials ⁠https://therventrepreneur.com/connect⁠ Got questions or comments for our hosts? Leave us a voice message! ⁠https://therventrepreneur.com/voicemail⁠ (NOTE: Audio submitted may be published on the podcast unless specifically requested otherwise.) Got a great story or tips to share with RVE Listeners? Complete our Guest Intake Form: ⁠https://therventrepreneur.com/guestform⁠ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The RV Entrepreneur is presented by RV Life – Tools that Make Camping Simple ⁠ https://rvlife.com⁠ You May Also Like: The RV Life Podcast ⁠https://podcast.rvlife.com/⁠ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Do you ever feel like you wish you could have someone look from the outside in at your business and help you get clear on your goals, strengths, values, and roadblocks? Someone to be there for you, advocating for you and keeping you on track especially on those down days? Maybe you're just not sure what all your business offerings are worth? Or maybe your inner critic is a bit out of control lately and you need help managing your mind and emotions better! In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Holly C. Priestly, a nomadic mindset and strategy coach for freelancers and entrepreneurs. Holly's been a mindset coach since 2016 and she lived out of her 1997 Ford E350 van for over 3 years with her pup traveling the American West. She traveled and worked as a freelance writer, a coach, and a photographer, and also picked up odd jobs as they presented themselves. Today, Holly shares her experience as a nomadic mindset and strategy coach and how she helps individuals build businesses that are deliberate, sustainable, and authentic to them. Rose and Holly also discuss the Four Types of Freedom and how they play an important role in starting or growing your business. We also touch on female solo travel, things to consider before working for yourself, tips to stay focused on business tasks and RV travel with pets and how I (Rose) travelled with a bearded dragon! Check out a couple of Rose's videos about her bearded dragon "Max" https://youtu.be/AvnFG_RrxQ8?si=50eRu1p7IGwcAN8K https://youtube.com/shorts/8R60tK9jVoM?si=G5yUAOph86f7QVZB https://youtu.be/ceXPh2siBtg?si=BKP5pthdWTSYY_PR Find Holly at her website: https://www.hollycpriestley.com/ Follow Holly on Instagram www.instagram.com/hollycpriestley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE RV ENTREPRENEUR https://therventrepreneur.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the RVE community on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/therventrepreneurcommunity Connect with RVE on all your favorite socials https://therventrepreneur.com/connect Got questions or comments for our hosts? Leave us a voice message! https://therventrepreneur.com/voicemail (NOTE: Audio submitted may be published on the podcast unless specifically requested otherwise.) Got a great story or tips to share with RVE Listeners? Complete our Guest Intake Form: https://therventrepreneur.com/guestform ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The RV Entrepreneur is presented by RV Life – Tools that Make Camping Simple https://rvlife.com You May Also Like: The RV Life Podcast https://podcast.rvlife.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~