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Earn, Explore, Live Your Best RV LIFE. The RV Entrepreneur Podcast is your go-to resource for actionable advice on sustaining a nomadic lifestyle. Tune in for success stories, business profiles, and practical tips from fellow RVers running businesses on the road. Whether you're a full-time RVer, a remote worker, or dreaming of hitting the road, the RVE Podcast offers valuable insights to fuel your journey. Subscribe now and start exploring the freedom of RV entrepreneurship! Brought to you by RV LIFE.
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Sep 5, 2017 • 50min
RVE 88: How Alex Converted an Old School Bus and Financed Her Solo Year of Travel
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.
Sep 1, 2017 • 11min
RVE 87: Test Drive - How to Launch an Online Course
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.
Aug 29, 2017 • 39min
RVE 86: How to Earn a Living as a Voiceover Actress
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".
Aug 27, 2017 • 15min
RVE 85: Three Books That Have Changed My Life
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.
Aug 16, 2017 • 37min
RVE 84: Pushing Your Comfort Zone To Live A Crazy Family Adventure
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.
Aug 11, 2017 • 15min
RVE 83: Growing Client Work on the Road
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.
Aug 8, 2017 • 38min
RVE 82: Healthcare for RV Entrepreneurs is the Worst
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.
Aug 5, 2017 • 53min
RVE 81: Scaling a Remote Team with David Blackmon
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.
Aug 4, 2017 • 15min
RVE 80: Story Behind Hourly America: How We Got Sponsored to Travel to all 50 States
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.
Jul 25, 2017 • 42min
RVE 79: Funding a Nomad Lifestyle Through Hand Engraving
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).
