The Rv Entrepreneur With Heath Padgett

Today on the podcast I’m interviewing Rich Charpentier. Rich has a blog at the airstreamchronicles.com and owns a company called RLC Designs that focus on creating high end web design and SEO for RV parks and campgrounds. He’s been traveling in his airstream the past ten years while doing everything from professional photography to releasing his own digital products on the web.

I’ve been wanted to get started in drop shipping products for quite some time. Today on the podcast I sat down and interviewed someone who has been rocking the drop shipping world for quite some time. His name is David Couillard. David is a digital strategist and works with brands and businesses helping them build and maintain websites. However, he’s also started two other companies– a doggy poop bag business and a hard camera case drop shipping business. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

“How do other women handle repairs and maintenance on the RV?” “What are some safety tips?” “Is it safe for me to hit the road by myself.” Kate and I cover all of these on the podcast today and she talks about how she was able to transition her full-time employment with a consulting company to working on the road. She’s now been traveling all over the country in her Winnebago Travato for more than a year and a half.

Today on the podcast I sat down to talk with Sigfried from TrailandHitch.com. Sigfried was a software developer for more than 20 years, making over $100k and then decided he’d had enough with office politics and sitting inside an office all day. Towards the end of last year Sig and his wife hit the road and decided to try out the full-time RV lifestyle. They sold their house, bought an airstream and hit the road.

This year Cees and Madison are traveling to all 59 national parks. Last fall they were still in college and working in part-time sales for a real estate company. On episode #20 of the RVE podcast I chat with them about how they were able to get sponsored by major companies and completely fund their quest to 59 national parks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Today on the show I’m interviewing a couple of musicians that go by Winnie Brave, aka Amy and Brad, who describe themselves as a “soulful composite of roots and folk”. They are a husband and wife band that just recently got off a 4-month tour around the US in their… wait for it, 1976 Winnebago Brave! This is the Winnebago Brave classic RV that Alyssa’s and my retro version is modeled after. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Today I’m interviewing a couple named Kim and Eric who are currently transitioning from living full-time on a boat to living full-time in an RV. This summer they’ll be traveling around the US with their two Macaw parrots, Harley and Maley, and transitioning their life from living on a sailboat and working to living on a bus and working. Eric is a musician who has written over two hundred songs and also released an album call “Songs for Sail” that sold over 100,000 copies and went certified gold.

In this episode, Jill Sessa talks about what it’s been like driving her RV (and scooter) across America for the past few years while running a service-based business from the road. Jill also offers up some travel advice for solo female RVers who are either on the road or are working towards full-time travel. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

This week on The RV Entrepreneur podcast I sat down with David Risley from BlogMarketingAcademy.com and RVFamilyTravel.com to talk about his wealth of knowledge as it pertains to building a profitable blog. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

In this episode of The RV Entrepreneur podcast I sat down with Chris Badgett to talk about his transition from dog mushing in Alaska to full-time RVing. I think Chris’ has one of the crazier stories from people who I’ve interviewed on the podcast. As of today, Chris runs a 15 person company out of his teardrop RV called Lifter LMS. But not long ago, he was up in Alaska working as a sled dog tour guide. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

At certain points on the podcast we’ve talked about freelance writing for companies, but what the heck does that even mean? How do you become a freelance writer and can you actually make a decent income from doing it? In episode #14 of The RV Entrepreneur Podcast I sat down with Mark Cuda to chat about how he’s built up a business as a “content strategist”. This is a fancy word for freelance writer, but he does SO much more than just writing.

On today’s episode of the podcast I sat down with Alyssa to do a Q&A episode. This is my first time experimenting with this format, but I’ve had people ask for Alyssa to interview me… so we decided to make that happen! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

On this week’s episode of The RV Entrepreneur I sat down to interview Kathy and Peter Holcombe from famagogo.com. They are adventure and life photographers who have been traveling all over the country in their Winnebago View RV since June of 2014. Kathy and Peter are sponsored by companies like Winnebago, Jackson Kayaks, and GoPro and take some of the most epic photos I’ve ever seen in my life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

This week on The RV Entrepreneur podcast I interviewed Christian and Elisa Genco (husband and wife). They are 23 & 24 years old. They live full-time in their motorhome, they are debt-free, and have multiple online businesses that allow them to work from anywhere. On Christian’s website it says they are on track to retire by the time they are 30 years old.

This week, I interviewed a full-time RVer named Kevin Holesh who’s app called Moment has been downloaded over 2.5 million times. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

On Episode #9 of The RV Entrepreneur I sat down with Technomadia to talk about how the nomadic career and how they stay connected while boon-docking and staying in national parks. If you’ve never heard of Technomadia, they keep a blog at Technomadia.com and they wrote a book called The Mobile Internet Handbook. They’ve also been advisors to companies like RVillage and Xscapers, developed several of their own apps, and been at this RV lifestyle thing for longer than most. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

There are a butt load of ways to make money while traveling. But I believe one of the more accessible and sensible options is starting a virtual assistant business. Why? Becoming a virtual assistant means… well, exactly what the title implies. You are a “virtual” assistant. The name of the job title literally means you don’t have to be there in-person. If you are trying to figure out a way to build up an income on the road, you are going to enjoy today’s episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

I’ve never considered the idea of RVing in Mexico, but in episode number seven of The RV Entrepreneur I sat down to talk with Paul Kortman. Paul is currently boon docking his RV on a beach in Mexico with his family of six while he runs his digital marketing agency. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rve/message

Welcome to episode six of The RV Entrepreneur Podcast! In this episode of The RV Entrepreneur Alyssa and I sit down to talk about what it’s been like living, working, and traveling in an RV during our first couple years of marriage.

Kyle and Olivia Brady spend a Tim-Ferris style amount of time on their weekly amount of work as they travel around the country in their Casita RV. In episode 6 of The RV Entrepreneur, Kyle and Olivia share the tricks and tips on how they’ve created a thriving Vintage Etsy store.