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In hour 1, President Trump is facing backlash based on what is going on in the Middle East. Trump is anti-war, but he has been called out by fellow members of the republican party such as Tucker Carlson. Marc and Scott dive into today's top stories on the short list. President Trump has stated multiple times that Iran should not have nuclear weapons. It is a danger to everyone if they have nuclear capabilities. Scott Jagow has today's Scott on the Spot! He opens with a kindergarten graduation, and then moves to his top stories of the day! A member of a band makes lewd comments stating that people who are Christian and who voted for Trump should be ashamed. He also stated that if you are a Trump supporter then you should not go to his shows, nor are you welcome. In hour 2, a higher up at Camping World said, in 2017, that people should not shop at his store if they are Trump supporters. Now, he supports Trump and is fighting to fly the American flag outside of his stores. Marc has his top stories in this edition of the shortlist! Gregg Roman, national security expert & Executive Director of the Middle East Forum, joins the show to discuss what Trump should to with the Iran situation. Will he take advantage of Iran's weakened infrastructure and nuclear capabilities? Nicole Murray of This Morning with Gordon Deal joins the show to discuss how the markets look currently, as well as local and national news. In this edition of In Other News, visitors at Yellowstone often encounter many wild animals. However, many people bring their pets, and this can cause issues in certain situations. A groundhog decided it wanted a better view at a Formula 1 race in Montreal, but Lewis Hamilton had other ideas. In hour 3, There has been a lot of talk going on about what is next with Iran and if we are going to get involved. Trump is facing some friendly fire, such as comments from Tucker Carlson. Marc has his top stories of the hour in this edition of the shortlist. Cully Stimson, Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, joins to discuss the issues with the courts thinking they have more power than the president. Michael Whatley, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, joins to discuss the senate deadline of July 4th rapidly approaching for President Trump's signature One Big Beautiful Bill. Chad Pergram, Fox News Correspondent, joins the show to discuss the decline of Joe Biden's health, as well as what the cover-up of this information looked like. This is the first open-hearing by the senate to discuss this specific topic. In hour 4, we are joined by Taylor Riggs to discuss the situation in Iran. Later on, Renae Eicholz and Conni Tilley join the show to discuss the situation in Collinsville Illinois.
A higher up at Camping World said, in 2017, that people should not shop at his store if they are Trump supporters. Now, he supports Trump and is fighting to fly the American flag outside of his stores. Marc has his top stories in this edition of the shortlist! Gregg Roman, national security expert & Executive Director of the Middle East Forum, joins the show to discuss what Trump should to with the Iran situation. Will he take advantage of Iran's weakened infrastructure and nuclear capabilities? Nicole Murray of This Morning with Gordon Deal joins the show to discuss how the markets look currently, as well as local and national news. In this edition of In Other News, visitors at Yellowstone often encounter many wild animals. However, many people bring their pets, and this can cause issues in certain situations. A groundhog decided it wanted a better view at a Formula 1 race in Montreal, but Lewis Hamilton had other ideas.
A higher up at Camping World said, in 2017, that people should not shop at his store if they are Trump supporters. Now, he supports Trump and is fighting to fly the American flag outside of his stores. Marc has his top stories in this edition of the shortlist!
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Welcome to Potential to Powerhouse, hosted by Tracy Holland. In this laugh-out-loud yet deeply inspiring episode, Tracy talks to Trish Suhr — beloved comedian, TV host, design expert, and home organization guru — about her unlikely journey from growing up in a small town funeral home to hosting national TV shows and touring the country with Camping World. Trish shares raw insights about imposter syndrome, career pivots, trusting your instincts, and how living intentionally (even in an RV!) can lead to profound freedom and joy. Get ready for real talk about building resilience, trusting your path, staying true to your gifts, and the hilarious lessons learned along the way. Episode Highlights Growing up in a funeral home business — and what it taught her about reading a room. How believing in herself (even as a kid) fueled her Hollywood dreams. Moving from stand-up comedy to national TV hosting and home design shows. The power of trusting your instincts and building a "trust muscle" in yourself. Why RV living is booming — and why it's about freedom, affordability, and intentional living. Key Takeaways “Whether you believe it or not, you're right.” What you believe about yourself defines your path. Trish's story proves that trusting your instincts, staying adaptable, and leaning into joy can lead to a life bigger and more colorful than you ever imagined. Connect with Trish Suhr Website: www.trishsuhr.com Connect with Us: Subscribe to our newsletter: Potential to Powerhouse Follow us on Instagram: @PotentialToPowerhouse Connect with Tracy: @tracy_holland_mindset Loved Trish's energy and wisdom? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Tag a friend who needs a reminder: You're right, you CAN live the life you dream about. Subscribe for more inspiring powerhouse conversations every week.
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A New Mexico judge and his wife are arrested for harboring suspected Tren de Aragua Venezuelan criminal illegals and tampering with evidence proving their gang affiliation. Kevin O'Leary dismantles a triggered CNN host by explaining the difference between taxes and tariffs and the owner of Camping World says his 130-foot tall flagpoles and 3200 square foot American flags aren't coming down... no matter what.
Today's 20-min top headline news brief includes: -California Republican Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on why the state must vote Republican. [Sunday Report] -Lidia Curanaj says the left plan to create a majority with the illegal immigrants in our country. [Sunday Agenda] -Forensic accountant Sam Antar joined "The Count" to talk about the case against Letitia James. [The Count] -Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World, stands firm against local ordinances challenging his display of massive American flags. [America Right Now] Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: • Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB • X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter • Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG • YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV • Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV • TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX • GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax • Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX • Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com • Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode 386 of Boss Hog of Liberty is out! Jeremiah Morrell and Zach Burcham are the host voices. Rusty and Ken Eckstein are our guests. They owned Mt Comfort RV in Hancock County, and recently sold the dealership to Camping World. Ken is active in the industry and recently worked to craft a bill with the Indiana General Assembly that will change how dealerships and manufacturers interact. Rusty shares the economic impact of the new federal tariffs on imported items that go into RVs, and how that affects the Indiana economy. More than 80% of RV's are made in Indiana. Additionally, 10% of those campers are then exported to Canada, which is now enacting their own retaliatory tariffs on imported American products. Mt Comfort RV was also involved with the Indy 500, and we get some stories of their time “loaning campers” to drivers, and the special opportunities that created. Our program is community supported on Patreon. Do your part by chipping into the cause by donating monthly at any level at www.patreon.com/bosshogofliberty and receive even more BONUS coverage and content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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City fines Camping World $250 a day for flying giant American flag: 'Fine me all you want' Please Subscribe + Rate & Review KMJ’s Afternoon Drive with Philip Teresi & E. Curtis Johnson wherever you listen! --- KMJ’s Afternoon Drive with Philip Teresi & E. Curtis Johnson is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever else you listen. --- Philip Teresi & E. Curtis Johnson – KMJ’s Afternoon Drive Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ DriveKMJ.com | Podcast | Facebook | X | Instagram --- Everything KMJ: kmjnow.com | Streaming | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this week's roundup, Jason covers the establishment of two new national monuments in California, and recent news from the truck world including new features of the 2025 RAM heavy-duty trucks. Idaho has a new reservation system, and layoffs have hit outdoor retailer REI. Get 25% Off RV Life Pro here: https://my.rvlife.com/bill/signup/3?s=rvtw&coupon=QE7KAHVF3E The Explore Act video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDtDALca6hE&t=2s Get your one-month free Mile Marker Membership at https://rvmiles.memberful.com/checkout?plan=96363 with code RVMILES. Subscribe to the RV Miles Podcast Channel: https://www.youtube.com/RVMilesPodcast. ****************************** Connect with RV Miles: RV Miles Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvmiles Shop the RV Miles Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/rvmiles RV Miles Mailing List: https://rvmiles.com/mailinglist Mile Marker Membership: https://rvmiles.com/milemarkers 00:00 Introduction and Upcoming Schedule 00:39 National Park News 01:37 New National Monuments 02:43 California Weather Impact 03:20 Sponsor Message: RV Life 04:11 Truck News: Ram and Ford Updates 06:36 Camping World Flag Controversy 07:05 Idaho Campsite Reservation System 07:48 REI Cuts Outdoor Programs 08:17 Conclusion and Upcoming Events
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In this episode, Camping World has been fined by the state of Oregon for deceptive sales practices, New Mexico has officially increased the cost of its annual camping pass to $600, RV sales may be turning around, another new national monument, and more. Get 25% Off RV Life Pro here: https://my.rvlife.com/bill/signup/3?s=rvtw&coupon=QE7KAHVF3E Get your one-month free Mile Marker Membership at https://rvmiles.memberful.com/checkout?plan=96363 with code RVMILES. The Oregon DOJ info: https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/oregon-ag-announces-settlement-with-rv-dealer-camping-world/ Subscribe to the RV Miles Podcast Channel: https://www.youtube.com/RVMilesPodcast. ****************************** Connect with RV Miles: RV Miles Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvmiles Shop the RV Miles Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/rvmiles RV Miles Mailing List: https://rvmiles.com/mailinglist Mile Marker Membership: https://rvmiles.com/milemarkers
Welcome back to RV Miles! In this episode, Winnebago faces challenges with a significant drop in quarterly earnings and announces layoffs. Camping World reports a shift in RV sales trends and hints at future acquisitions. Additionally, GE air conditioners in RVs are being recalled due to a potential fire hazard. Tune in for more details and updates on the RV industry. Visit etrailer for all your RV and towing parts and accessories: https://www.etrailer.com/?etam=p0001 GE Recall Notice: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24E071-7190.PDF ***** Become a Mile Marker Member and support this content. Learn more at https://RVMiles.com/milemarkers Subscribe to the RV Miles Podcast Channel: https://www.youtube.com/RVMilesPodcast. ****************************** Connect with RV Miles: RV Miles Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvmiles Shop the RV Miles Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/rvmiles RV Miles Mailing List: https://rvmiles.com/mailinglist Mile Marker Membership: https://rvmiles.com/milemarkers 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 01:05 Winnebago's Financial Struggles 03:44 Camping World's Earnings Report 05:13 Upcoming Reports and Industry Trends 05:39 GE Air Conditioner Recall 06:28 Conclusion
We are counting down our final high fives to get to the goal of 100,000 and asking KSON listeners where they want John and Tammy to go to get a high five. So far, everyone wants to meet John! He headed over to Camping World yesterday to meet some KSON listeners and talk Padres.
This week's episode is a live recording of the panel discussion Claire and Allison hosted in partnership with St. Clements parish in Chicago! The panel includes three young Catholic professionals and their perspectives on integrating faith and work throughout various stages of their careers. Featured Panelists: Marco: Currently works as a partner at a boutique consulting firm. Prior to this, Marco started his career in consulting at Boston Consulting Group before moving to work for the Archdiocese of Chicago to be a part of the renewal efforts. Marco graduated from the University of Michigan and has since received an MBA from Kellogg. Bridget: Recently transitioned to a financial role at Camping World, after working for several years in Audit at Deloitte. Bridget is a southern girl at heart and grew up in Mississippi and attended Ole Miss. Gaby: Works as a design professional at HOK Chicago. Gaby moved to Chicago over 2 years ago after graduating from UPenn and studying architecture. She is originally from Jakarta, Indonesia and has been very involved in the Catholic community in Chicago through Holy Name Cathedral, and the Indonesian Catholic community. Follow Us On Social Media: Instagram: @corporatecatholicpod TikTok: @corporatecatholicpod
Episode Summary: In this episode, we explore how the innovative Ice Buddy Cooler transforms from a disaster-relief tool into a must-have lifestyle product for tailgaters, campers, and adventurers. Learn how repurposing this versatile product for everyday and recreational use opens up new markets, creates predictable revenue, and builds a brand that goes beyond emergencies.To contact Antonio T. Smith Jr.https://www.facebook.com/theatsjrhttps://www.amazon.com/stores/Antonio-T.-Smith-Jr/author/B00M3MPVJ8https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoniotsmithjrhttps://antoniotsmithjr.comhttps://www.instagram.com/theatsjr Product Overview and FeaturesIce Buddy Cooler:A portable cooling system consisting of a cooler and a multi-functional backpack.Cooler: Designed to store food, medications (like insulin), and other perishables. Kosher and halal certified, with a food-grade dish for eating.Backpack (QPAC): Holds 120 ounces of water, a 10-pound bag of ice, or a dozen 16-ounce bottles. It has a spout for easy access to liquids and space for clothes and essential items.Potential Markets and UsesDisaster Relief and Medical Uses:Ideal for storing medications like insulin and other critical medical supplies during emergencies.Dialysis and medical transport for keeping necessary supplies cool.Everyday and Recreational Uses:Tailgating: Customizable with team logos, perfect for storing drinks at sports events.Hiking and Camping: Use as a water source or cooler while hiking or camping. Could be a Camelback alternative.Fishing and Hunting: For storing fish or game in the cooler.Military: Could be used to store water and medical supplies during deployment.Breastfeeding Mothers: Convenient for transporting breast milk.Survival and Tactical Gear:Emergency preparedness: Used during natural disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes.Portable bathroom: Potential to create biodegradable liners, making it useful during camping or hiking.Creative Marketing IdeasTargeting College Students:Promote Ice Buddy as a customizable cooler for college game days, especially with custom team logos.Target college tailgating and party culture to make it trendy and socially acceptable.Professional Partnerships:Use connections with NFL players, sports figures, and military personnel to market Ice Buddy as a multifunctional, rugged product.Brand Expansion:Baby Buddy: A smaller version for kids, appealing to parents for field trips or school activities.Customization for different niches: Outdoor brands like Bass Pro Shops, REI, or Camping World for campers and hunters.High School Football Teams: Offering Ice Buddy to sports teams for keeping water and beverages cool during games.Key Selling PointsMultifunctional Design: Can be used as a cooler, a backpack, and for storing water or food.Durability: Designed to withstand rugged conditions, suitable for military and outdoor use.Customization: Can be tailored for sports teams, military units, or other specific groups.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-secret-to-success/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode Summary:In this episode, we dive deep into how to effectively market to your audience with bold and unapologetic messaging, featuring a live breakdown of John Nowinsky's latest project. Learn how daring creative choices and targeted messaging can transform your business into a brand that resonates deeply with the right customers.To contact Antonio T. Smith Jr.https://www.facebook.com/theatsjrhttps://www.amazon.com/stores/Antonio-T.-Smith-Jr/author/B00M3MPVJ8https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoniotsmithjrhttps://antoniotsmithjr.comhttps://www.instagram.com/theatsjr Product Overview and FeaturesIce Buddy Cooler:A portable cooling system consisting of a cooler and a multi-functional backpack.Cooler: Designed to store food, medications (like insulin), and other perishables. Kosher and halal certified, with a food-grade dish for eating.Backpack (QPAC): Holds 120 ounces of water, a 10-pound bag of ice, or a dozen 16-ounce bottles. It has a spout for easy access to liquids and space for clothes and essential items.Potential Markets and UsesDisaster Relief and Medical Uses:Ideal for storing medications like insulin and other critical medical supplies during emergencies.Dialysis and medical transport for keeping necessary supplies cool.Everyday and Recreational Uses:Tailgating: Customizable with team logos, perfect for storing drinks at sports events.Hiking and Camping: Use as a water source or cooler while hiking or camping. Could be a Camelback alternative.Fishing and Hunting: For storing fish or game in the cooler.Military: Could be used to store water and medical supplies during deployment.Breastfeeding Mothers: Convenient for transporting breast milk.Survival and Tactical Gear:Emergency preparedness: Used during natural disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes.Portable bathroom: Potential to create biodegradable liners, making it useful during camping or hiking.Creative Marketing IdeasTargeting College Students:Promote Ice Buddy as a customizable cooler for college game days, especially with custom team logos.Target college tailgating and party culture to make it trendy and socially acceptable.Professional Partnerships:Use connections with NFL players, sports figures, and military personnel to market Ice Buddy as a multifunctional, rugged product.Brand Expansion:Baby Buddy: A smaller version for kids, appealing to parents for field trips or school activities.Customization for different niches: Outdoor brands like Bass Pro Shops, REI, or Camping World for campers and hunters.High School Football Teams: Offering Ice Buddy to sports teams for keeping water and beverages cool during games.Key Selling PointsMultifunctional Design: Can be used as a cooler, a backpack, and for storing water or food.Durability: Designed to withstand rugged conditions, suitable for military and outdoor use.Customization: Can be tailored for sports teams, military units, or other specific groups.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-secret-to-success/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
In Episode 400, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat Golden Triangle poety (again maybe?) and the outdoor life and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.1. Simply the Best: Somebody has to be the best team in baseball this year, but no one seems to want to be. Also the White Sox somehow come up in this segment.2. The Sixth Inning Stretch: Since Patrick is back we do even more chat about the potential six-inning starter rule.3. Around the Horn: A bevvy of call-ups and injury returns 4. What to Watch: It's time to watch some playoff races. 5. A round number game for a round number podcast.Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple MusicSpotify: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_SpotifyApple Music: http://bit.ly/JawnStockton_AM
California county allows Camping World store to keep flying its American flag Please Subscribe + Rate & Review KMJ's Afternoon Drive with Philip Teresi & E. Curtis Johnson wherever you listen! --- KMJ's Afternoon Drive with Philip Teresi & E. Curtis Johnson is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever else you listen. --- Philip Teresi & E. Curtis Johnson – KMJ's Afternoon Drive Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ DriveKMJ.com | Podcast | Facebook | X | Instagram --- Everything KMJ: kmjnow.com | Streaming | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A Camping World store near Stockton was ordered to remove it's large American flag over safety concerns, pointing to its proximity to an interstate and power lines. Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis told KTXL that he demanded the location continue flying it. ----------------------------------------------------------- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Broeske & Musson' on all platforms: --- The ‘Broeske & Musson Podcast' is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever else you listen to podcasts. --- ‘Broeske & Musson' Weekdays 9-11 AM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Facebook | Podcast| X | --- Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Presented by Camping World, Mock Legal Solutions and Arvest Bank!
www.atravelpath.com https://delicioats.com/discount/PATH Use Code PATH Welcome back to the show Pathfinders and holy smokes, Marc and Julie from RVLove did not disappoint! This was an information packed, nearly hour long episode on all things RV. Whether you are a newbie or seasoned RVer, there is something here for everyone. Listen in as RVLove shares all about: Buying an RV Over the past 10 years, RVLove has been through all sorts of RVs, and they offer many, many tips on the buying process. Instead of asking “How much can you afford?” RVLove frames the question, “How much can you afford to lose?” RVs depreciate and they are expensive, so it is important to know how much everything can cost you. They offer specific tips on why you shouldn't wrap your warranty into your loan, as well as the pros and cons of the many different types of RVs. How Has the RV Life Changed You? RVLove shares how they have become changed individuals after spending so much time traveling. The more things they see, the more perspective they have about the world, which results in more of an open mind. How to Get the Right Information About RVing? With so much clickbait and distractions available online, it is tough know whether you are getting the right information. You can watch 10 different videos and hear 10 different opinions on why you should or shouldn't do something, so it can be overwhelming. While you don't want to over-analyze, you definitely want to do your homework before you buy an RV. RVLove shares some tips on how you can verify the information you are receiving. Remote Income In order to make the most of full or part time travel, having a remote income source is key. RVLove shares their story on how they were able to achieve remote income positions at the beginning, before transitioning to their own business. Learn about all this and much more in this episode of A Travel Path Podcast! Chapters · 00:00 Introduction · 03:45 How Did You Get Started RVing? · 09:15 Living Out of Two Suitcases · 11:45 Downsizing and Letting Go · 14:30 Delicioats · 15:15 Pros and Cons of Different RVs · 21:00 All 50 States in 3 Years · 23:00 Biggest Challenge to Get on the Road · 24:45 Buying a New or Used RV · 38:00 How Much Someone Some One Save Up Before RVing Full Time? · 41:45 Books by RV Love · 44:00 How to Get the Right RV Information · 48:45 What Is Your RV Type? Quiz · 51:00 How Has the RV Lifestyle Changed You? · 52:45 What Is the First Step Towards Full Time RVing? RVLove on Social · Website (take the quiz!): https://rvlove.com/ · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvlovetravel/ · YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Rvlove · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RVLoveTV Books By RVLove · Living the RV Life: https://rvlove.com/book/ · RV Hacks: https://rvlove.com/rv-hacks-book/ Blogs by RVLove · Cost of Rving: https://rvlove.com/planning/cost-of-rving-full-time-vs-part-time/ eBook Chris and Cherie · The Mobile Internet Handbook: https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/book/ Past Episodes · #17 Phil and Stacy: https://atravelpath.com/show17/ · #6 Jim and Michelle: https://atravelpath.com/retired-full-time-rv-living/ RV Rental · Outdoorsy: https://www.outdoorsy.com/ · RVshare: https://rvshare.com/ · Cruise America: https://www.cruiseamerica.com/ Music • Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/abbynoise/rocky-mountains Disclaimer *All content from atravelpath.com, including but not limited to The Travel Path Podcast and social media platforms, is designed to share general information. We are not experts and the information is not designed to serve as legal, financial, or tax advice. Always do your own research and due diligence before making a decision. Transcript: Host: Marc and Julie, welcome to the Travel Path Podcast! Thank you for joining us. Guest: Thanks for having us. Host: Yeah, so we know you as RVLove. You guys sold your home in 2014 and have spent the past 10 years traveling full-time and part-time in a variety of different RVs. You're also bestselling authors with a focus on educating RVers. I just want to remind our audience to pay attention; I feel like there's going to be a lot of great information here. Also, I want to give a shout-out to Phil and Stacy from "Today is Sunday," who were on episode 17. I mentioned you guys were a huge influence on going full-time. Before we dive too deep, why don't you share a little about yourselves and then tell our audience what your current travel lifestyle looks like? Guest: Alright, sure. Well, as you mentioned, we hit the road in 2014 to go full-time because we wanted more time together and had limited time off from work. We thought it would be a great way to go. I had some limited travel experience before that, doing some RVing with my family when I was growing up, but hadn't done any extensive RV travel. And Julie had not either. My family, when I—just for anyone listening—I'm originally Australian, but I've been in the States since '08, so I'm a citizen here now. But we met in Boulder, Colorado, in 2010, married in 2011. Yeah, met in 2010 and then we hit the road. And actually, it was funny because we hit the road in 2014, and then for the next over six years, so we actually spent way more time those first eight years of our marriage and our life together in the RV than we did in a regular house. So that was unique as well—still living in a small space, yeah, and working—still married, still even working together. That's great. And then you asked what type of travel we're doing right now. So we were full-time travel from 2014 to 2020; we bought a home base in 2020 and started doing part-time travel. Um, but some years more than others, but this year, right now, I mean, we've been out every month for quite a few of the months. We've been six of the last seven months; we're out since early October. We've only spent one month at home. So we all have been out for I think seven months by the time we get back, so yeah, might as well be full-time travel, right? Well, with the current rig we're in, you totally—this. Host: Yeah, yeah. So Mark, you had mentioned on your website that you worked a 40-hour-a-week job with very limited vacation time and you said RVing was a solution that made you feel like you had more time off. Can you elaborate on that and then how did you get started RVing? Guest: Yeah, sure. Well, I wanted to have a remote job for a long, long time, and I was having trouble finding an employer that would do that. And so I just made it my mission to find an employer that would allow remote work. And once I did that, it was only about three months that went by before I realized, well, I never go to an office, they don't really know where I'm at, so we could be anywhere. And that's when it started opening the idea of doing some more travel. Julie and I did some vision boarding and visualizing what we wanted out of our life, and a lot of it revolved around travel, not possessions. And so that's when we decided to make travel a bigger priority and started doing a lot more research. And in about nine months of heavy, extensive research is when we bought an RV, sold the house, and launched on the road. I had a full-time job at the time that was remote, that was paying all the bills for that, and that allowed that freedom and that remote lifestyle. And I actually didn't tell many people at all at my work that I was going to be doing that because I felt confident that I'd have internet connectivity if we made it a high enough priority and that the longer I went without telling anybody, as long as I didn't have any hiccups, then I would have lots of evidence to say, "Hey, it's totally how long?" Oh, you just—you noticed I'm traveling? How long? Oh, the last two days. Well, I've been doing it for four months. So that was a really great way to come back and say, "This is totally doable; you had no idea I'm doing this for all this time." And I even later went to Australia and didn't tell anybody either. Wouldn't recommend that; the time zone—time hurts; it crushes you. Yeah, but Marc was uh doing remote work before CO made it cool. Host: Yep, funny. Yeah, Australia—you might be showing up a little bit late to work or early depending on what the time difference over there is—brutal. Guest: You would—yeah, to work my 8-to-5 job, I had to work midnight to 9 a.m., and he's not a—not a—and I'm not a night person, and so it was actually really tough because we were also visiting friends and family in Australia. We'd spend a lot of time with them during the day, so I'd work midnight to 9 a.m., have a couple-hour nap, go hang out with friends and family, have a couple-hour nap, and then go back to work. I never got big chunks of time to sleep for a month, and by the end of the month, we would both be delirious. We were literally—wouldn't recommend doing that very often. Just take the time off and just have a vacation; that's our recommendation. Host: Yeah, it is hard to balance, especially if you're traveling that far to balance working full-time with travel and getting those experiences in. So that's probably one of the first lessons you learned was to just separate those a little bit. Guest: Yeah, even domestic travel, the time zones are still a factor, you know. If you have a job that has specific hours and not an asymmetrical or asynchronous job, you know, when you're on the Pacific coast, it's amazing in the summer because you can be off work at 2 or 3 in the afternoon, the sun doesn't go down till 9, you have this whole evening—it's almost like every day is two days. But when you're on the East Coast, unless you'd have to either try and get some stuff done before work or your evenings are short, so lots of modifications. Host: Yeah, so over about 9 months of really planning this, you know, putting a lot of thought into it, considering all the options, doing the vision boards, and really looking into travel over possessions. That's a classic example—doing four months without telling your employer that you're going remote. That's the example of not asking for permission, asking for forgiveness. Guest: Yes, exactly, exactly. And, you know, it—it worked for us. We just—we wanted to spend more time together, we wanted to spend more time with our dog, and, you know, that was RVing is the best way to do that. We—we really wanted to do some international travel, but as long as we had her, it just wasn't really feasible. So we—and we love to drive, we love road trips, we love driving. So, uh, we had a couple of spirited vehicles in the garage. So that's why we, uh, you know, looking for ways that we could go and do more road trips and try some of these most beautiful roads and scenic byways and highways in North America. Yeah, and that's actually part of why we chose the RV we did to start with, is because we had a WRX and a Mazda Miata in the garage, so we loved—yeah, so we loved these sporty cars. And so we decided to sell both of those and then buy a less expensive Mini Cooper Convertible, um, so that we could just have a car we didn't care about as much to tow behind the RV. And then, uh, and had a backseat for the dog. Yeah, but it was really great to go do the exploring, and it was especially fun to switch from the big lumbering class A motorhome to this fun, nimble light sports car. Host: Yeah, you don't want to put too many dents or dings in the WRX when you're driving up those rough rocky roads out west. Guest: Well, that was one of the things. I think our cars were—you know, they were not new but newer and nicer and had a payment on them both, and we're just like, we didn't know how they're going to get impacted being dragged around the country, and, uh, by consolidating and getting rid of those payments too, made a huge difference. But yeah, that Mini—we really had a bit of a rough adventure sometimes; we broke it boondocking, but it was a great car. Host: So, I know, Julie, you have a pretty interesting story as well, how this whole thing started out. So you moved to Boulder, Colorado, from Australia with just two suitcases after selling everything. Can you talk about some of the events that led to that, and then what did that experience teach you about how much stuff you actually needed? Guest: Say very succinctly, as my business blew up in 2008, like so many people when the economy imploded, so did my business. And I laugh about it now, but it was actually a really traumatic time in my life; it was very difficult. I know anyone that went through that, I empathize; it was a tough time. And I needed to start my life over, and I'm like, well, and I was single at the time. And so I'm like, well, if I'm going to start over, am I going to do it here in Sydney? And if anyone's been to Sydney, it's a beautiful city, but it's a big city; it's a fast-paced, one of the big expensive cities of the world. And I'm like, I just don't know if I want to do that again here; just the thought of it was very exhausting, actually. I think I was just burned out and needed a reset. And honestly, I was so broke I couldn't even afford to move out of my apartment, to be honest. I just—I couldn't even afford to send the car back to the lease company; I couldn't afford to do any of that because they wanted a big balloon payment. What am I going to do? So I sublet my apartment and I sublet my car, and then I just put, you know, my stuff in two suitcases and used frequent flyer miles to get over to Colorado. And I'd been at a conference six months earlier and I'd met some people, and somebody had a friend of a friend that had an apartment available for sublet. So I was able to be very creative and live for three months in—I think I lived three months rent-free in three months in Boulder for the amount of time I rented my apartment in Sydney for six weeks or something; it was something like that. I had to get very creative. And, um, so yeah, but it—it just made me realize that you really don't need that much stuff. And it's actually shocking to me when Marc and I met and married a few years later after—you know, back and forth, Australia, I eventually got a job, got sponsored, and then we met, got married, and had the townhome. And I'm like, how the heck am I downsizing when I moved here from the other side of the world with two suitcases? How did I end up with stuff again? Obviously, not as much stuff as I used to have from accumulating it over my life, but still, even periodically in the RV, we still go through and declutter and downsize and get rid of stuff. You just have to; it's human nature, I think, just to accumulate even little things. It just—I don't know what it is; it's an illness. Host: It is, yeah. I think I mean, part of it, we've heard that's been like the biggest, one of the biggest challenges so far, especially dealing with people who are going full-time, is just downsizing and getting rid of, you know, half, more than half, of the stuff that you own. Um, we've got a lot of content where we discussed, you know, not just the physical struggle, but the emotional struggle with that as well, because you're letting go of, you know, things that are—you're letting go of things that are important to you because, you know, you have to just make that choice, right? Guest: You have memories associated with those things, memories and people, and especially if people have departed, that's very hard to think about. You hear about a lot of people having trouble giving up the furniture that their parents or their grandparents had, and they're holding it for their kids. But if you can have that conversation with the kids now, I don't know about you guys, if you'd be wanting your grandma's furniture, probably not, even if it was top-of-the-line, expensive, fancy stuff back in the day, probably not your style. And so often, people can be holding onto that and paying to store it only to find that, well, they didn't want it anyway. So you've got to get practical too. Host: The two tips we've learned so far, I'll just sum that up really quickly, was Jim and Michelle had mentioned that they didn't want to leave the burden to their children because ultimately, you know, they're going to pass at some point, and their children are going to have all this stuff. They just figured they'd get rid of it for them before, you know, their children inherited it. And then Phil and Stacy had mentioned that those things that they have a strong emotional attachment, just take a picture of them. You can create a photo book online; you can always reference them. But the memories, you know, you can look at and go back to that place. Guest: And you could even take that up a notch and just put your iPhone on a tripod and do a little video and just film yourself having the item and telling a story, and just say, "Oh, this was given to me by my Aunt Mary, and this is what it meant to me," or this, and then actually have a story, and it's like watching your own little home movie, you know? So that's how easy to do these days is just hit play and uh, just have a conversation with it about. Host: Uh, 2014. We've probably come a long way with the technology and everything. Um, you talked about how you had transitioned your cars, right? You—you had switched to the Mini Cooper. Did you say it wasn't Mini Cooper? Guest: Mini Cooper S convertible, yep, yep, it was. Host: You switched to the Mini Cooper, um, but you also had mentioned that you've gone from five different RVs in your past 10 years of traveling so far, uh, motorized, towable, large, small, you name it. What are some of the pros and cons of each that you've discovered and um, what were some of the factors that influenced you to replace what you already had? Host: Hey, guys, I wanted to take a quick break to tell you about Delicia Oats. We've been enjoying Delicia Oats for many years, and they have helped fuel us for those extra-long hikes. They are flavored oats that come in a pouch and are very easy to set up. Just add water, give it a shake, and let it sit overnight and enjoy the next morning. Or you can add boiling water if you like them served hot. We've also added them to our morning smoothie, or I'll sprinkle some into my yogurt for some extra flavor and to help fill me up. You can make them in less than a minute, and there is no cleanup, which is huge for us on the road. Now, if you're like me, the first question you'll ask is how much added sugar is there, and here's a big one for me—no added sugar. They come in a variety of flavors; my personal favorite is cherry chocolate. Enjoy them for yourself by placing an order at DeliciaOats.com and use the coupon code "PATH" at checkout. That's DeliciaOats.com, D-E-L-I-C-I-A-O-A-T-S.com, and use the coupon code "PATH." Guest: Yeah, well, most all of our full-time travel was in a class A motorhome, the Big Bus type motorhomes towing a car. Um, part of it was the Mini Cooper, and then we switched to a Jeep so that it'd be easier to tow. But I want to jump in just there before you go into the details. For the first— it sounds like we've had a lot of RVs. It sounds like we change on average every two years, but for the first six and a quarter years, we only had two RVs. But it's been since we've gone part-time that we've been we switched a lot more when we went to part-time. Um, and the main reason we switched from the first coach to the second coach was cargo carry capacity because the first one was just inadequate for that and it was a little unsafe. Um, and then so we went to a diesel with much higher capacities. But we've actually—we have enormous experience, and we love learning from everyone else we meet in all of our travels. We did a lot of research ourselves, but then we also continually research with everyone else. And now we also wanted to have the other experiences to share with people. And so now we've traveled in 17-foot travel trailers and 45-foot classes and everything in between because we have owned five, but we've also rented or borrowed a lot of the other types too. Um, and really, the type of RV you have depends on the RV travel style you want to enjoy. You know, a couple years, we had a smaller Class C, which was a very nimble and faster-paced travel. Um, and now we have a truck and fifth wheel, which is a slower-paced travel but really homey, and we really enjoy that. This is the fifth wheel we've got here we're in, and it's so—they all have their own reasons and your own seasons for why you change them. Part of the reason we resisted having a fifth wheel for a long time is Julie is not very tall, and so a lot of fifth wheels, the cabinets are very hard to reach, so that's a challenge. But I didn't want to get into a big truck, and Julie didn't want to drive a big truck, but now she actually has quite a bit of comfort around that, and so she does drive the big truck. And then we've got an RV that has a big pantry that has low-level storage for easy access for her. So, but again, a lot of it depends on your travel style and pace is a big part of why you choose different ones and just different seasons of RV life. So when we first started out, we were just, I think, like most people that hit the road, you were like, "I want to see everything. I want to go to Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon and all the top things on the bucket list, right? I want to go to all the national parks. I want to visit all 50 states, 48 with the RV. We have not driven to Alaska. I know many people have, but that's such a—and we didn't drive to Hawaii, which most people don't either; we flew to Hawaii. And actually, we did the 48 states, funnily enough. We love to share that we did all 48, the lower 48, in three years, a little over three years, while working full-time. And I think when you really think about that, like, this is such a big, vast country. And for anyone—I don't know how good geography is, but the size of the United States is the same size as Australia, geographically very similar. But there's nothing to really see in the middle except the Outback, and it's very hot. But in the US, there is so much you can see in every single state. And it's shocking, actually, when you think what a big country it is. And let's not forget Canada too; we love Canada. We should say North America, not just the US. But that—you know, even though it's so big, it's shocking how much you can really see if you're focused and you plan it in a relatively short period of time, because we saw all of the 50 states before age 15, which is pretty cool. I mean, a lot of people will never do that in their life, and that's something we feel really grateful and really blessed to have been able to do that at an age where we're still young and fit and healthy enough to get out there and do the hikes and, you know, get out there and not just do the little 500-meter loop, take a few photos, and get back in your vehicle, which some people do, but to really get out and, you know, bike and hike and do everything. So, I think, just that season of life, so we were going at a pretty fast pace that first few years, but we still stayed, we tried to stay for a couple of weeks at a time. And then we switched to the second rig, very similar kind of a travel pace, but we'd already seen all 50 states with our first rig, so then we changed gears where we're less about just going and exploring everything, and we would've been more time just really working in the RV and renovating the RV; we renovated that older one. And then a lot of the places we're going to now, we're going back to. There are less places that we're going to for the first time. So, for example, we're here in Tucson right now. We've been here before; we love Tucson, but we haven't gone out and done a ton because we had poor internet in Mesa in the Phoenix area, and we didn't get as much work done, and we had a lot of social time with friends. So now we're here, we're kind of playing catch-up. Host: Right, so you know, adjusting our schedule like that, but the different kinds of RVs just fit the season of your life. Guest: Sure, yeah. Host: Um, you guys are speaking our language. That's actually one of Hope's goals, is doing the 50 States before we turn 50. Of course, she turns 50, which we're on track to do. So, and um, the same thing, that's the reason we took our trip. You talked about wanting to do those longer hikes while you're young and you still can. That's the reason why we did this young while we're continuing to do it so that we can take those longer hikes and the scenic things and do that at a younger age while we still have our knees, right? Um, so 3 years, all 48 states, was that looking back on that, was that too fast or was that the perfect pace, do you think? Guest: Probably a little fast, especially working full—you know, you try to tell people to slow down, they're not going to, they're going to do it anyway, so just, you'll figure it out. But I will say, if you—Marc is very disciplined with his work schedule, we don't have kids, okay? So, if you have kids and you're trying to do a job, you know, travel, set up your RV, pack it down, road school the kids, all of these things, they just take more time and so you need to allow for that. But, yeah, well, you know, in the Northeast where you guys are from, you can knock out a lot of states quick because they're a lot smaller, but out west, in a weekend— Host: Yeah, they're a lot bigger. Guest: Yeah, Rhode Island, if you blink, you miss it, it's only 20 miles driving across it, right? So, it's quick, yeah. You drive four hours, you're in—yeah, four different states out west, you're still in the same state driving the same day, exciting when you have that state sticker map and you just go through and subtly your numbers go away— Yeah, but that's one of the funny things about a goal of hitting all 50 states, is like, you're in Texas, you're going to Colorado, but you decide to go through all these Midwestern states in this big arc because you want to make sure you get to these other states on your way, do that. We've done that, we do that. Host: Our rule is we have to do something cool in that state, like it's fun, we have to have an experience in every state, memorize every state on the East except Delaware, we've driven through Delaware a thousand times but haven't stopped there, so we have to actually stop there one day and do something cool. So, if anyone's listening for something cool in Delaware, let us know, at least stop. Guest: Yeah, everyone's got their own rules—nwe have to have a memorable experience. Some people have to visit the state capital, some people have to spend multiple nights and like that, everyone has their own rules of what they qualify, but you, that's your rules, so you can do them however you want. Host: So, going back to when you guys first started out, obviously, just mentioned it took about nine months to get there, a lot of work was involved in that, just planning, processing everything, um, what was the biggest challenge you faced in getting on the road? It doesn't sound like it was talking to your boss about going remote because he didn't do that, but what was the biggest challenge you had to overcome to get there? Guest: You know, I think when we first started out, we spent a lot of time researching online, YouTube, and um, we found a great ebook, actually. Our first question was not about the RV but was around the internet because if we can't get solid internet to work from the road, there's no point in setting foot on a dealer lot, starting our RV shopping because it's not going to happen. Yeah, in 2013, that was a lot more challenging than it is now. And we found an ebook by Chris and Sherie from Mobile Internet Resource Center. I'm sure you've heard of them or most of your listeners have. And I mean, they are—they are the reason, I think, a great many of us are being today because they are the gurus on all things mobile internet and connectivity. And so, we read their ebook, and it was just like, "Oh, we can do this." Because we're thinking, "Do we need to get satellite and all kinds of things?" But no, cellular, you can do it with that. And sure enough, we've just followed their lead, you know, the whole way. And we changed our plans and set up a few times along the way, not often, but often enough to just revisit it every couple of years and make sure it's still optimal set up for us. And so, that was a great resource, and we just devoured, you know, YouTube videos and blogs. We didn't read any books, there weren't any, except for that ebook. But I think, I think back then, what do you think was the biggest challenge? Was trying to figure out which RV we really wanted. We—we thought we wanted new until I remember we were at Camping World on a Sunday, and the sales department was closed, and we were looking at the accessories, the store was open, and some guy who worked in service came by and he said, "Are you planning on buying an RV?" We said, "Yeah." He said, "Whatever you do, don't buy new." Host: Wow. Guest: Planning on buying new, you know, when you're new, when you're new, you don't know. You assume it's like buying a new car, I'll buy new, I'm going to get the warranty and everything's going to be great. Well, the more you learn about RVing, the more you realize, no, it's not that way, your first RV is going to teach you the most and is going to depreciate hard and you're going to lose money. And so, I actually have a thing I want to start saying to people instead of saying, "Well, how much does an RV cost?" or "How much can you afford?" I would turn it around and say, "Well, how much can you afford to lose?" That's the question. I'm not saying that to be mean, just so much as it is going to cost you money. This is, for most people, unless it is your only viable option for housing, which is the case for some people, but many of us are out there living this by choice, and we're, you know, privileged, really, to do that. But you don't want to financially disadvantage yourself too much. And so, your first RV will teach you the most, so spend as little as you can to get something that's going to do what you want and needed to do. And then, once you learn more, then your next RV, you can look at. I know going to be a lot of people probably disagreeing with me in the comments, and that's that's just fine, that's just my opinion after 10 years and five rigs, and you do you, but you know, that's what, if that would be back then, I would have spent less than what we did on our first setup. I think we could have had just the same great experience. Um, it was a good rig, but I don't think we needed to spend that much. No. So, start with something that doesn't have everything you quite need because chances are, at some point, you're going to want to upgrade anyway, so might as well not spend a ton of money on your first. A lot of ours change within the first year or two, some, some transfer in less, switch in less than a year because they realized they made a mistake. We see a lot of people get forced off the road pretty early on because they've picked a dud rig or they just got unlucky or they—it was costing them more, it was costing a lot more than when we started. When we started 10 years ago, the cost of RVing is much higher now, not gas, surprisingly. I know we had that period where gas went high. When we started, it was like $3.50 something a gallon, we saw over $4 a gallon in our first year, and now we're seeing it again around $3.30 a gallon, but we've seen it in the sixes, and so, a lot, so, especially Host: seven, seven was our highest, 7.40 in California, but yeah, it's tough to prepare for how much you're going to be spending on fuel. Guest: Fuel is one of those expenses that you can modify, and you've got a van, so that's got better fuel economy than most. Host: Yeah. Guest: Yeah, but slowing down the pace, slow the reduced spend on fuel, and in fact, I was just, you know, we just, I was just doing a little recap on the last three years of our winter travel, you know, this year, we're in Arizona, last year, California, year before, we went to Florida, but also to California, um, and just looking at the fuel expense, you know, the first Florida trip, we spent $700 a month on fuel, and then last year, we were spending like five, and then this year, um, under, it's only three. And so, part of it's slower pace, but part of it's also, you know, just fewer mileage, you just change your travel plans, if it's a big part of your budget, don't go as far and don't—and stay longer. But I would say if people—if—if the cost of fuel is freaking people out, just don't buy an RV, that's my answer, just don't get one, because you never know what's going to change. I mean, you could wait for gas prices to go down, but they go up and down, I don't care who is president, they go up and they go down, and people just like to distract and blame, and that's something that is out of your control, so you're going to let it control you and your travels, and just like, you know what, maybe go out for dinner one less time a month and make a meal at home and what you save, you put it in the tank. I mean, it's your choice, if you're going to freak out and just whine about gas prices all the time, just go and drive your hybrid vehicle and stay in an Airbnb, then you won't have to fix it you don't have to worry about depreciation, that's a whole other episode, but really, I mean, I'm very direct about these things now, people may not like it, but also do your research, like one of the guys I met once that was the most ridiculous was he had—he had four different RVs in six months, he bought a Class C RV, didn't like it, bought a Class A gas, didn't like it, bought a Class A diesel, didn't like it, bought a Prevost bus conversion, you know, a half million dollar coach, finally was satisfied with that, but he obviously had more dollars than cents because he was just spending like crazy. If he would have just done a little more research, maybe gone on a test drive or something before just buying him, he could have saved himself a lot of hassle, a lot of money, and just ended up—it was a $700,000 rig, he ended up with a used $700,000, but you know they, you know, probably a couple of million years, yeah, do your research, but yeah, and rent. We say rent an RV, full disclosure, we did not rent, you know, not saying we advise people against it, it's a good idea to rent and be sure that this is something you really want to do. Now, the one that you rent, you can through companies like RVshare, for example, you can rent from companies, from individuals, rather, so you can do the—the ones with all the branding on the side from Roadbear and Cruise America, all of that that have the dog sticker looking out the window, but or you can get one that just looks like a regular normal RV owned by private, uh, people that just want to make a bit of money to help offset the cost of ownership. And that feels to me more like the kind of a—you can rent an RV, even the same brand, make, model, and size that you're even thinking you might like to buy, and rent that first, and it seems expensive, I think people look at that and think, "Wow, it's so expensive." Well, they don't realize is old—no, what is expensive is if you make a poor choice buying, and you have to get out of that, you're going to spend a lot more than you're going to think, "Wow, that RV rental would have been cheaper in it." I think, case in point, is our friend that we bought the Class C from, was a 25-foot Mercedes Sprinter little Winnebago navon, and he's 6'2" and he full-timed in that for a few years, and then he—he then he had it in storage and we rented it from him, then we bought it from him, and he was going to buy a Class B van, like, "I want a van, I want a van," and then he rented one for a weekend and realized this is—I'm too tall and if I want a friend to come and hang out and visit, this is not going to work. So, that's why he went from a B to a C, and so just renting it, renting it for a week, and saved him on making an expensive mistake, and probably the B would have been more expensive than the C too. So, that was a good move for him. Host: Yeah, being tall, I'm 6'4", being tall in a class B van, it really limits the floor plan you can choose. Um, since you guys started in 2014, obviously the landscape and just the world has changed quite a bit. Is there anything you would do differently now starting out? Guest: Well, I already said one, I wouldn't have spent as much on our first coach. I loved our first coach, it was beautiful, it worked great for us, except for the weight. We didn't understand, now that's not true, we didn't—it's not that we didn't understand about the—it was very difficult to find out the information that we needed to make that decision. And we're so happy that there's so much more information out there now that people, like, for example, how much does your stuff weigh? How much does your, you know, your food and your clothes and your work equipment and the stuff you want to take with you, how much does that weigh? And I don't know if maybe some people here have gone and literally weighed their stuff before, but we didn't. I actually intended to, we didn't. I intended to, but part of the transition was we bought the RV and then we set it up out behind our townhome, and I was working in there, and I brought the dog to transition so it would make an easier transition to actually hit the road. Meanwhile, Julie's just bringing stuff out from the house, and I remember her vividly saying, "It just keeps taking it," like it had tons of storage space. You're supposed to, because a lot of people think, "Oh, there's lots of storage space, it must have storage capacity," but it doesn't. Those are not the same thing, and so that's important. And so we found—and we did a video on this—and I think this one of the videos that I'm really, you know, proud of. Not that it was anything fancy or special, but it just, I think, shared a lot of information that wasn't out there at the time, and now we hear a lot of others talking about weight and being really mindful of their weight more, and that never used to be the case. I'm really happy to hear and see that so many people are mindful of that now because there's so much more awareness. So, I think the weight thing is a big issue. Do not trust the salesman to say, "Oh, yeah, your truck can tow that," or, "Yeah, it can." No, they're there to sell you something, do your own research, and don't just copy—don't just copy what someone else is doing. "Oh, I like that couple, they've got this setup, I'm just going to get what they got." Well, it may not be right for you. You know, like really ask yourself those big questions about what's important. We met a lot of people, remember the first trip to Tahoe, we met that couple that had been full-timing for 18 years, what did we do? Yeah, they've been—they've been full-timing for 18 years, our first RVing for 18 years, and then Julie asks them, "This is our first weekend, Julie asks them, 'So, what advice do you have for us as new RVers?'" Like, "Well, it's too late for that. I would have told you to get an RV with a washer and dryer." I'm like, "Really? That's your only advice?" That was, and then the conversation ended. I'm like, "So, 10 years we've never had a washer and dryer or any of our RVs, and we don't miss that. It's not something high value to us, we'd rather have the storage space for the extra clothes and then do laundry less frequently than have an actual washer dryer in the machine." So, yeah, it's different, everyone random answers to a lot of your questions. Host: But it would just kind I feel like. I'm an optimistic person, but for some reason when it comes to appliances, I feel very—I'm very pessimistic about putting a washer under, I just feel like it's asking for problems. I don't know, I don't know how common they are, but most St to go wrong. Guest: Yeah, we often say, you know, try and choose a less complex RV, less options, because there's less things to go wrong, the more simple the RV, the less things can go wrong, because RVs have a lot of maintenance. There's a lot of cost related to—we have a lot of blog posts on our website RVlove.com with things about costs of RVing, and I think that kind of thing is really important to share so people go in with eyes wide open. So, just make sure you reduce your debt as much as you can, reduce your expenses, make sure you have some padding because there's going to be unexpected expenses, and so plan ahead, be comfortable with what you're going into, at least if you're going full-time, you're trading, you know, one expense for another, but if you're trying to do both with having a home base and renting, just doing extended RV travel, then that can get expensive. And that is part of the reason why we have actually had three rigs in the last three years as part-timers because, you know what, we found like we—we had that little Casita, it was a little fiberglass, and we and we wanted something we could tow with our Jeep. We love our Jeep, we didn't want to change that, and we wanted something that would fit in our carport, so we had really limited parameters, and we wanted something quality, and so that ticked all the boxes, but it's so small, and they're cute and lovely, and we got lots of compliments in the parking lots when we would go to the store, but we're the kind of people that, we're not just using it as a base camp to go hiking all the time, we come back and we do work, and so we need more space. And so, it just was ultimately too small for us, especially once we got the dog and another dog, he's around here somewhere, and then that—we had that about 16 months, and then we rented our friend's Class C and ended up buying that, and that was good, and we went on a longer trip, that was much more comfortable for our longer four or four and a half month trip to Florida, and then we came home, and because we love where we live so much in Colorado, we actually love being there in the summer and the fall. So, the RV was hardly getting used, it was sitting out there. It's a motorized, it needs to be used and driven, so it was just heartbreaking to see it out there not getting used as much as we—you would hope, and then you, you do the math on it, like, this is a mortgage payment, I have a mortgage payment sitting out there depreciating every month, and so, you know, we're not independently wealthy and retired, we're still trying to, you know, get to that point where we—we can retire someday, and so it became a financial decision where it just wasn't the amount of money that was in it was just not worth it. And then we changed this, which is a truck that Marc can use around town and around home, you wanted that anyway, he does a few little handyman market construction jobs here and there, and then, uh, this fifth wheel that we ended up buying from a friend, it's used, it was two years old, but it's great, and we're—we're in the whole setup for half of the cost of what the—uh, the Mercedes was, the—it's on Mercedes chassis, which is very expensive, those little Class C's on the Mercedes chassis, the service and everything, they—they—they go really well when you take care of them, nothing tends to go wrong in between the services, but it's some sticker shot when they do go wrong. Host: Yeah, that sounds like kind of a long story short. Over time, your needs, your lifestyles, are going to change, as well as the RV type that you're going to be driving. You had mentioned having some sort of cushion or padding, some savings allocated in case things go wrong. Do you have a number on how much you should have saved up when you're traveling full-time? Guest: I don't think necessarily so much as probably a number of months. I mean, you're talking just for RV-related or just in general? Because anyone out there that you're learning from, say, doing financial investing, would say you should have six months' worth of savings just in case you lose your job or if something happens. Host: I guess that's, yeah, the six months is a good rule of thumb, I guess. So RV-related, people don't have that. Guest: A lot of people, especially if people are doing the full-time RV life, because they're trying to do big savings, and because that's an opportunity, you can do it where you spend significantly less than other styles of life. But especially if that's your goal and your priority because you just don't travel as far and you don't travel as fast, and that's a great way to save money if you're staying in campgrounds a month at a time instead of moving every week. And do your research to know how to do it inexpensively, like Julie and I have been out on this trip for a hundred days, and we've spent next to nothing on our campground stays because we have a campground membership that we've been staying in membership campgrounds with no nightly fee almost the entire trip. And so we spent some money on fuel but not that much. And so if you're in the Southwest, yeah, or if people Boondock, but how you want to travel can make a massive difference in what you save. And so I think percentage-wise, I just wanted to say people should have some cushion. Don't just go right on the very thin line because there's going to be something that happens, and you need to have some cushion for things to happen. And if it doesn't, but it will, but if it doesn't, but it will, then you'll have that money. But that, Marc point there about an extended warranty, you can get an extended warranty, but you can buy a used RV and get an extended warranty. Don't roll it into the cost of the financing. If you finance your RV, pay separately for the extended warrant. I don't care if you have to put it on an interest-free credit card and divide it by 11 and pay it off in the year so you don't get hit with that interest and whatever you have to do, actually. Our extended warranty company, you can do whatever. I think it's for payments or something. They have like a payment plan. Don't roll it in, def financing because a lot of people will finance an RV over 15, 20 years or more, and if you roll in that $7,000 payment for or 5,000 or $4,000, whatever it costs you for an extended warranty, you have to do the math on what that is really going to cost you factoring in the interest. So don't do that because or what you can do is put that money aside and so that let's say I don't pull a number out because it depends on your rig, right? Let's say it's $4,000. You can put 4,000 aside. Don't touch it. How disciplined are you, right? Or get an extended warranty, but then that sometimes we'll have something on the RV like when we had the nav on down in Florida that it would have qualified to be fixed under the warranty, but we couldn't get into a shop for six months. We needed it fixed like right away, so MK had to fix it. So even though you have a warranty, it doesn't always mean you'll be able to get into a shop to get it repaired right away or just may not be convenient on your most, most repairs on RVs can be done by someone 80% if you're willing to get your hands dirty and watch a couple YouTube videos. Most RV repairs can't be done yourself. They can be done. Host: And you mentioned you can't get into the RV dealer, but even sometimes if you get it into the RV dealer, they still might not do it or they might not do it for quite a long time horror stories. Yeah, we're smiling 'cause we wish we broke a lot of you guys' rules. We wish we had listened to this podcast before we ended up buying. But yeah, have has anyone ever said you guys should write a book? Guest: They have, and we did. We've written two of them, two bestselling books. Our first book, "Living the RV Life: Ultimate Guide to Life on the Road," is one that's focused on people who want to do extended RV travel. And then we have a second book, "RV Hacks: 400 Ways to Make Your Life Easier, Safer, and More Fun." And that's both have U Been bestsellers and both are, yeah. But that's funny that that's the first one. Yeah, that was our first rig, and fun fact, do you recognize this location? So don't... So that's a donor that is the donor M took that with the drone. And then the second book, about a week after month after we moved into our new house and now upside down and no furniture and our heads were spinning going, "What the heck?" Um, something... El, you go full time, you get off the road, you're so used to having your furniture in your RV that you realize you don't have any furniture when you have a... Yeah, we just start back into a house. But I'm glad we didn't pay for storage all those years because it wouldn't have fit and worked in this house. Now, our house is furnished. It's small. It's a th000 square feet, but it's perfect for us, felt very palatial after moving out of a 350 square foot RV. But this is the second book, "RV Hacks," and that's broken up into six chapters. Um, driving out the repairs and maintenance camp in campgrounds, I'll be living, working on the road, families, kids, and pets. So there's something for everyone. And it's one of those fun, easy books you can open at any page, and you just, like, read a hack. You don't have to read. You can read from front to back, or you can just randomly jump from chapter to chapter or, you know, play trivia games when you're driving down the road and see how well your significant other knows the answer to that question, whatever. But, uh, yeah, they're great, um, fun books that I, you know, the publisher reached out to us for the first one in early 2018, and I'd always kind of thought wanted to write. I've always wanted to write a book, actually, but then when the publisher reached out and said, "Well, there isn't anything out there to... We see RVing becoming a much, uh, bigger trend like extended and full-time RVing," and so they, they had a lot of foresight, and we said, "We think so too." So, yeah, it was great to be able to consolidate that into one place where you can go and read blogs, YouTube videos, like we did all of that as well. There's a lot more information out there now than there was when we started. So that's both good and bad because it's good because there's a lot more information, information out there, but it's challenging because now it's overwhelming, and you don't know what to trust. There's a lot of drama and clickbait content out there now. Um, we actually don't even watch YouTube anymore or any other YouTube especially, but because there we know seeing a lot of the drama, clickbaity type headings, and it's like, "Oh, we got kicked out of the campground." I'm like, "Really? In 10 years, been kicked out of a campground, like, really dude? What did you do?" I mean, you just... You're trying to get it worries me that a lot of people watching these YouTube videos get a bad, um, perspective for the lifestyle. It doesn't have to be that way. It doesn't have to be. I'm not... It's not all sunshine and roses and rainbows. I really want people to know that it is not. But it is also not full of all this drama, scary stuff that you're seeing. But that's the stuff that people click on, and they create that content because that's how they make money. So it's so... We just done. Host: Yeah, and that goes for not just the RV world, but everything nowadays. Whether it's financial, real estate, there's contradicting information everywhere. So you bring up a good point. There's a ton of... You can look up 10 different videos that say 10 different things about what you should do RVing. How can people know that they're actually getting good information? Guest: Well, I think like anything, whether it's RVing or anything, you really need to spend a bit of time looking at the source. Do you know, is their face on there? Do they tell something about themselves and their story and their experience? I've seen some blogs where their experience is living in a trailer in their grandmother's backyard, like, literally, and then they're positioning themselves as these experts. I'm like, okay, I'm not really... Not getting that here. But, you know, do some research. How long have they been doing it? What, you know, how are they communicating? Like, it shouldn't be in a way that's being very forceful on a certain way of opinion so much as realizing that everybody's different and there's no one right way to RV. So I think getting balanced information is a really important point. Check on what is their background and experience, um, and, you know, I think that's one of the things that we really like about "Living the RV Life." We say, "Look, you can spend months researching YouTube, but you could read this in a weekend and it will give you a good baseline. And then you can with that go do your other research and see if it's aligning with that, because this was all verified and, you know, checked. This is not just us whipping out a book with our opinions. This is with a major publishing house. They edit it, they fact-check everything, and that takes a long time. And when you're turning out YouTube videos and blog posts, they're often thrown up in the matter of an hour or so. And ours, our blog posts, we can take 40 hours to write one article because we do a lot of research, do a lot of, you know, checking accuracy, and also not trying to force our opinions onto other people, but so much as get them to ask the questions that's going to help them reach the correct answer for their own selves, their life stage, their financial situation, their goals. Like, there'll be some people might say, "Just go out and do it. What have you got to lose?" Well, that's easy to say when you're 20s and 30s. But if you're someone, you know, like 40s or 50s or someone who's 60 and approaching retirement, well, that may not make the most sense. But it's harder for them to recover if they make a bad decision, right? So, you know, you've got time on your side when you're younger. And so I think, you know, the more money you're planning to spend, the more plan time you're planning to spend in an RV, the more you have on the line, the more you really want to do your research before you dive in so that you know that you're doing it as smartly as you possibly can. But there's, like I said, there's a lot of scary stuff out there online. It doesn't have to be that way, but certainly go in with your eyes wide open and buyer beware. And it's balancing, how do you balance that? How do you, you know, do that research but then go into analysis paralysis where you're so terrified to make a decision that you... And I think that can be really tricky for some people. But when you know yourself and what's important to you, and then you find that things are checking the boxes, then you'll know it's like... But they say, how do you know when you've met the right partner? You just know, right? 100%. Host: Yeah. Do the research on the research that you're getting. And if it turns out that that source has written two bestselling books, even better. I can't believe how... Guest: Through the reviews, yeah. Don't just trust or believe us. Go read the reviews and see what other people say. Host: Sure, yeah. And I can't believe how fast this episode's flying by. I feel like I haven't asked half the questions I had written down, but that's okay. We've opened up a whole other... Not can of worms, we've gone on a whole different route, and it's been really informative. Thank you guys for sharing so much information. I do want to add, you talk about 400 RV hacks. Um, I can think of one hack somebody could do right now, which is heading over to your guys' website, RVLifestyle.com, and filling out the "What is your RV type?" Quiz. When I did it before, personality, what's your, what's your RV style? That's a fun little quiz, and I did it right before, yeah, right before we started the podcast. We were preparing, and yeah, it takes, it's 10 questions, takes like two minutes. We both got Adventurer. So, and it's, I would say it's pretty deadly accurate. I got the... I took a screenshot. Let me see what it says. "I'm glad to see you're aligned with your travel partner. That's a big first step." Yeah, see here, it's both. Can you see it? Yeah, try, try, try, and tested, good dose of the great outdoors. Um, I like this part: "Your preferred choice of RV will be determined by where it can take you and what activities it offers. Um, you like national parks, heading out on a new trail, paddling a quiet stretch of river, um, so much better if it is shared with a friend, furry or otherwise." That's... Guest: And then you'll have somebody that only wants to stay at high-end RV resorts with level paved sites and no... and dirt, and, you know, that's... that's... that's a different kind of style. That's why we always ask the questions, so make the right decisions for them, and, and, you know, you can have the best of both worlds. I like both, actually. I like staying at nice, clean, level campgrounds, and then I love going out and boondocking in the desert, and then when that gets a bit old, we go back in and have a really long shower and think how wonderful that is. Do your laundry, exactly. Yeah, yeah. We'll put a link in the show notes for all the sources we talked about today, and, yeah, it's just RVLifestyle.com. At the top of your website, you can fill out the quiz. But yeah, we'll start wrapping this thing up. If you could have listened to this podcast when you were first starting out, what is one question I did not ask tonight that you wished I would have, and how would you answer that? Guest: Well, I'm glad you didn't ask the question, "Where's the best place you've been?" So, you get a big green check Marc for that. Uh, but I think the biggest question that I wish more people would ask, whether it's, you know, you and the podcast or, is, how has the lifestyle changed you? Because we go out with a big long bucket list. I want to go here and there and do this and do that, and you think it's about the places and the experiences, and it is, but then along the way you realize you grow and you change and your perspective on life and the world changes along with that, and your mind opens, and then you start to realize, actually, funny, just before the call, I posted on, um, on your Instagram at RV Love Travel, if you want to check it out, and it's like Marc sitting here at the desk that we're sitting, talking to now, and we're here at a park, we're surrounded by park models, so it's not a particularly scenic location, but the sunset was unbelievable, and you just... You can see, I did a pan around the windows, and you're just surrounded by these, and it's just those moments where you just, in everyday life, that didn't happen as much. You have to make an effort to go out and see a sunset, and this sounds so sunrise, too. I'm just not a morning person, but, uh, just... Just those moments where you just stop and you... You, I think, you become more present with all the little moments that happen, where some of our most memorable, special experiences were actually not any of the top, big places. Some were, but not all, and there were places I would never necessarily say, "Oh, you have to go here," it was just that that experience that day happened to be magical for reasons that I can't even always explain. So, I don't know if this makes sense, if I'm getting a little esoteric, but I think it's just we're different people now than when we started, and, uh, and I like that. Host: Yeah, no, makes perfect sense. Yeah, that's great. Um, for someone listening to this podcast who wants to set up a lifestyle where they can travel on their own terms but aren't quite there yet, what is one thing they could start doing today? Host: Do a budget and get clear on your finances, yeah, so you know how, like if you can generate a find a way to generate income mobile, then that's a big first step, you know. I chose to leave my, you know, good job to find another job that would allow me to do remote, is a huge factor for us to be able to hit the road. I eventually left that job too, so we could just launch our, do our own business to have even more freedom with our schedule, but I think to Julie's point, yeah, have you figured... Have it figured out financially how you're going to make the lifestyle sustainable longer term? It's hard to... Once you get in there, you're going to want it longer and longer, and you need to, so you have to have some idea of the sustainability before you start, because you're likely going to want to continue. Host: Sure, yeah, that's great. Um, last question, guys, where can our audience find out more about you? Guest: Well, we're at RVLove.com, and you'll find everything that we have linked there. You can Google us, RV Love, and you'll find us on social media as well, and, yeah, we just love you to say hi and come and drop us a note on social media or shoot us a note in the email, and jump on our... Do that quiz, do that quiz, and figure out your RV travel personality that will get you onto our email if you check the box, and, uh, yeah, we'd love to stay in touch and keep sharing and keep learning and see more people out there and doing it, and doing it well. Doing it well, we... We want to see people thriving, and back to Marc's point about the finances, you won't feel free if you're drowning in debt, if you're, you know, drowning in credit card debt, you know. If you need to delay your plans a bit, but for some people, we've seen some people do it for a while to get out of debt, so it's what are your goals in life, not just for RVing, but what are your goals for your life, for your financial life, for your relationship, for it all comes down to knowing your why, why you're wanting to do it, and then prioritize that, yep, so start with that, know your why. Host: Wow, guys, so many valuable points and quotes and information in this podcast. Thanks again, and last, last question, just for... Doesn't stay in too much suspense, what are we talking about for travel tips? Guest: Need to talk about Sedona today. Yeah, Sedona, Arizona, on the cover of our book, and we love it, and we actually just did a little trip up there last month, so a fresh new restaurant to share. Host: Yeah, all right, everybody, keep an eye out for that episode airing in two days. Marc and Julie, thanks again. Guest: Thanks, everyone. Bye
Kenna Day, Sportsdrome Speedway and Thunder Valley Speedway track champion; Julie Coates, RUSH Late Model Series Social Media Content Creator; and Ed Fausel, previewing Auto Fair presented by Camping World at Charlotte Motor Speedway are this week's guests.
Kenna Day, Sportsdrome Speedway and Thunder Valley Speedway track champion; Julie Coates, RUSH Late Model Series Social Media Content Creator; and Ed Fausel, previewing Auto Fair presented by Camping World at Charlotte Motor Speedway are this week's guests.
This week on the podcast, we recap our time in Homer Alaska, our second-to-last RV destination on our epic 2023 Baja to Alaska adventure. Plus, we've got the dirt on The Dyrt's 2024 Glampy Awards, a shocking insurance data discovery and why are we embarrassed for Camping World? REMINDER: Tickets for HOMECOMING go on sale for Mile Marker Members on April 1st and the general public on April 15th. More information at: https://rvmiles.com/homecoming/ Glampy Awards: https://thedyrt.com/press/the-2024-glampy-awards-the-dyrt-recognizes-the-top-10-glamping-destinations-in-the-u-s/ IMPORTANT LINKS: For all the links to today's episode visit https://RVMiles.com/313 Become an RV Miles Mile Marker member at https://rvmiles.com/milemarkers Sign up for our weekly Road Signs newsletter: https://rvmiles.com/mailinglist Support our Sponsors: *Visit L.L. Bean to find your next great piece of gear: https://llbean.com *Check out all Blue Ox has to offer at https://BlueOx.com *Get free shipping from eTrailer on orders of $99 or more at https://www.etrailer.com/?etam=p0001 *Liquified RV Toilet Treatment: https://liquifiedrv.com * RVshare: RVMILES30 for $30 off a rental of $500 or more at https://RVshare.com * Harvest Hosts: Save 15% on a Harvest Hosts membership with MILES at https://harvesthosts.com
This week on the Here's What We Know Podcast, our host Gary Scott Thomas welcomes our special guest, Johnny Sirpilla, an entrepreneur, founder and chief encourager of Encourage LLC, and the best-selling author of Life Is Hard but I'll Be OK. Johnny opens up about how he inherited not only a successful RV business from his father but also an ethos of hard work and integrity. He discusses how these values have shaped him into who he is today—driven, and perfectionistic, yet always striving to honor his family name. We also delve into the respective childhoods and parental expectations, highlighting both differences in upbringing and common threads such as love, support, and setting standards. This episode is filled with insights on personal growth and dedication towards family values. Tune in now!In this Episode:Gary and Johnny share amusing anecdotes about their distinctive hairstyles during their younger years. Discover Johnny's impressively long bio and wealth of experiences.Discussions on full-blooded Italian traits lead to light-hearted banter about food preferences between Italy vs America.Insights into how family expectations shaped and influenced Johnny's decision to continue his father's legacy while creating new avenues within the RV industry.Hear about reflections on parental expectations, love, and support while also setting standards around honor, integrity, and a hard work ethic without spoiling children materially.As a board member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Johnny shares his passion for football and his favorite player.This episode is sponsored by:Winchester Western Wear (Be sure to tell them Gary sent you so you can save 20%!)Dignity MemorialBio:John A. Sirpilla is a 1988 graduate of Miami University with a degree in Accounting and a special interest in Psychology and Finance, a 2000 graduate of the University of Phoenix with a master's degree in Organizational Management, and holds a certification in Executive Presence and Influence: Persuasive Leadership Development from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business. In 1992, Johnny became President of Sirpilla R.V. Center, Inc.. Within a few years, he was recognized out of more than 3,000 dealers as the National RV Dealer of the Year for best overall run dealership in the country. In 2003, Johnny was one of the initial acquisitions by Camping World and sold his family business to become part of the executive team to attempt the first RV dealership roll up plan in the industry's history.Johnny served as President of Camping World, a 140-store nationwide retail chain serving the RV industry and was promoted in 2012 to Chief Business Development Officer for the parent company, Camping World and Good Sam with annual sales of nearly $4 billion. Johnny retired from Camping World in 2017 after a successful IPO.His company, Encourage LLC, has various holdings in industries including leadership development, population health management, employee benefits, medical device innovation, e-commerce roll up, executive leadership and consulting, fashion and interior design, senior living communities, and has become an international best-selling author with his book, Life Is Hard but I'll Be OK.Johnny has been married to his college sweetheart, Susan for over 30 years, and they reside in Canton, Ohio and Naples, Florida. They have three grown children, Beau, Bella, and Stone who all reside in downtown Chicago, Illinois.Website: https://johnnysirpilla.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnny-sirpilla/www.GaryScottThomas.com
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In today's 10th episode, Jason interviews Johnny Serpilla, former President of Camping World, about his book, "Life is Hard, but I'll be Okay", and his experiences in leadership and business. Johnny emphasizes the importance of approaching life with one heart and mind, the role of gratitude in leadership, and the impact of personal problems on work. Johnny also discusses the importance of cultural shift in the workplace, the gap between stated and actual company values, the role of gratitude in life and business, and the need to distinguish between thoughts that require processing and those that can be dismissed. https://johnnysirpilla.com/ #LeadershipJourney #GratitudeMindset #LifeChallenges #BusinessSuccess #ThoughtControl #AttitudeofGratitude #LeadershipResponsibility #Resilience #LearningFromChallenges #MindsetMatters #InspiringLeadership #BusinessInsights #LeadershipLessons #BusinessPodcast #JasonHartmanShow #LifeIsHard #GratefulHeart Key Takeaways: 3:01 Introducing Johnny Serpilla 3:47 Approaching life with one heart and mind 5:57 Translating your values to 12,000 employees 8:41 Aligning a generation's mindset 11:12 Dialogue vs. practice 12:40 An attitude of gratitude in life and business 14:47 The dogs that didn't bark 17:31 Why is gratitude important 21:24 The responsibility you carry as a leader Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN Twitter.com/JasonHartmanROI Instagram.com/jasonhartman1/ Linkedin.com/in/jasonhartmaninvestor/ Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit: https://www.jasonhartman.com/ Free Class: Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else: http://JasonHartman.com/Fund CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: http://JasonHartman.com/Protect Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business – Free Course: https://www.jasonhartman.com/deals Special Offer from Ron LeGrand: https://JasonHartman.com/Ron Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: https://www.PandemicInvesting.com
#NHRA #DragRacing #DougKalitta NHRA Top Fuel World Champion Doug Kalitta joins Joe Castello for a wide ranging interview following his "winner take all" final round win at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona, CA. Doug will discuss his Kalitta Motorsports team's race day including the final round against Leah Pruett, his championship season with tuners Alan Johnson and Brian Husen, and his thoughts on the upcoming 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing season, as reigning Top Fuel World Champion. Set a reminder and don't miss this one... Interviews on WFO Radio have become part of winning for drivers in the NHRA #DragRacing Series. Host Joe Castello has over 30 years in drag racing, and it shows. As part of the National Hot Rod Association's Track Announcing team, Castello brings insights directly from the world of professional NHRA Camping World and Lucas Oil Series Drag Racing. NHRA results and news are featured in weekly livestreams, NHRA's Alan Reinhart and other NHRA stars including John Force, Ron Capps, Antron Brown, Steve Torrence, Greg Anderson, and Erica Enders all make frequent stops on the WFO Radio Podcast. MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/wfo-radio?ref_id=24678 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/WFORadio APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wfo-radio-podcast/id449870843?ls=1 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0oo5mn0E3VmfhRCTHyLQIS GOOGLE: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmZlZWRidXJuZXIuY29tL1dmb1JhZGlv Free Mobile App: https://wforadio.com/m/
Welcome to the Millionaire Car Salesman Podcast, where we bring you inspirational stories, tips, and insights from some of the most successful automotive professionals and entrepreneurs! In this episode, your host Sean V. Bradley, is joined by a true automotive leader, Nicholaos Gouvouniotis, the man behind the curtain of a billion-dollar dealer group. Nicholaos shares his incredible journey of turning around underperforming dealerships and achieving record-breaking sales numbers! He emphasizes the significance of fostering an exciting and motivating environment for the sales team and the importance of aligning everyone with the same goals and processes. During the conversation, Sean and Nicholaos delve into the profound changes they've witnessed in the automotive industry over the past 25 years and the critical role of team building! They highlight on the need for process integrity and underscore the value of comprehensive training in all dealership departments. Nick offers valuable advice to sales managers, encouraging them to maintain open communication with their superiors and explore rehashing declined deals and missed opportunities as a means to sell more cars. Throughout this episode, listen as they passionately emphasize the significance of setting clear objectives and cultivating a positive and productive work environment. Tune in to gain profound insights from a seasoned industry leader who has consistently driven success through his unwavering dedication to excellence! Key Takeaways Creating an exciting and motivating environment for the sales team is crucial for success Process integrity is essential for achieving consistent results Training should encompass all aspects of the sales process and include product knowledge, communication skills, time management, and marketing strategies Reverse engineering desired results and aligning everyone with the same goals is key to achieving success Owners and managers need to lead by example and be actively involved in the training and development of their teams "Perception is everything. Change the way people perceive things and you can change their actions and results." - Sean V. Bradley "Not all training is the ‘right' training. Dealerships need to train on all aspects of the sales process and provide ongoing support and development." - Sean V. Bradley About Nicholaos Gouvouniotis Nicholaos Gouvouniotis, is a distinguished figure in the automotive industry, boasting an extensive career that has seen them excel in pivotal leadership roles. He has held high management roles within the dealership, such as the Chief Operations Officer at Antwerpen Automotive Group, they oversee operations across an impressive 12 franchise brands, including major names like Toyota, Hyundai, and Chevrolet. Additionally, his experience as the Regional Director of Operations at Camping World involved spearheading the development of new locations, staff recruitment, and training. Nicholas's multi-faceted expertise is exemplified by his time spent as the Multi-Store General Manager at Gateway Kia Auto Group, where they masterminded substantial sales growth and positioned the group as one of the nation's top dealerships, and as Vice President of Operations at Action Auto Group, Nicholas's visionary leadership revitalized the organization and contributed to its success. Throughout their career, their dedication to fostering excellence and driving results has been a consistent hallmark! The Evolution of the Automotive Industry: Insights from a Billion Dollar Dealer Group COO The automotive industry has undergone significant changes over the past quarter century. From the reputation of car dealerships to the advancements in technology and the increase in gross margins, the industry has evolved in many ways. To gain insights into these changes and understand how dealerships can succeed in the current landscape, I had the opportunity to interview Nicholaos Gouvouniotis, the Chief Operating Officer of a billion-dollar dealer group with extensive experience in operations and variable ops. The Changing Reputation of Car Dealerships One of the most notable changes in the automotive industry is the improvement in the reputation of car dealerships. In the past, there was a negative stigma associated with car salespeople, but that perception has significantly improved over the years. Gouvouniotis shared his experience of witnessing this change, stating, "I'm offended now when people have a negative connotation or a negative stigma of the automotive industry because there are more priests and police that have drama chaos and you don't see Geraldo Rivera jumping out of the bushes doing an expose on car dealers nowadays." This shift in perception is a result of the industry's efforts to improve transparency and customer service. Dealerships have become more educated and aware of the importance of providing a positive buying experience. Gouvouniotis emphasized the need for transparency and building trust with customers, stating, "The consumer was a different animal coming in the door, and trust and building that rapport was a completely different world." The Importance of Team and Culture Gouvouniotis highlighted the significance of building a strong team and creating an exciting and motivating work environment. He shared his experience of turning around a dealership with 130 car salespeople and transforming it into the number one dealership in the nation, averaging 700-800 new car sales per month. He attributed this success to the team's unity and shared mission. To create an exciting work environment, Gouvouniotis emphasized the importance of celebrating individual and team achievements. He mentioned the practice of recognizing top performers and sharing their success stories with the entire team. By doing so, he created a sense of camaraderie and motivation among the salespeople. The Role of Process and Training Gouvouniotis stressed the importance of having a well-defined process and providing comprehensive training to dealership staff. He mentioned that many dealerships lack process integrity, which leads to high attrition rates and inconsistent results. He advised dealerships to focus on training their staff on the dealership's specific process and holding them accountable to it. He also emphasized the need for ongoing training and development, not just for salespeople but also for managers and executives. Gouvouniotis mentioned the importance of training on various aspects, including customer service, time management, marketing, and communication skills. He highlighted the need for dealerships to invest in comprehensive training programs that cover all aspects of the business. Leveraging Opportunities for Immediate Results When it comes to generating immediate results, Gouvouniotis suggested focusing on three key areas: the sales floor, the business development center (BDC), and the finance department. He advised salespeople to revisit declined deals and explore opportunities for co-signers or alternative financing options. He also recommended reviewing old leads and missed opportunities in the BDC to identify potential sales. Additionally, he suggested leveraging the finance department to identify potential deals that were declined due to financing issues. Conclusion and Future Outlook The automotive industry has evolved significantly over the past quarter century, with improvements in reputation, technology, and gross margins. To succeed in this changing landscape, dealerships must focus on building strong teams, creating an exciting work environment, and implementing well-defined processes. Ongoing training and development are crucial for all dealership staff, from salespeople to managers and executives. Looking ahead, Gouvouniotis emphasized the importance of staying adaptable and embracing new technologies and strategies. He encouraged dealerships to continue investing in training and development to keep up with the evolving industry. By doing so, dealerships can position themselves for long-term success and maintain a positive reputation in the eyes of customers. In conclusion, the automotive industry has come a long way, and dealerships have the opportunity to thrive by prioritizing team development, process integrity, and ongoing training. By embracing these principles, dealerships can navigate the ever-changing landscape and achieve sustainable success in the automotive industry. Resources: Dealer Synergy & Bradley On Demand: The automotive industry's #1 training, tracking, testing, and certification platform and consulting & accountability firm. The Millionaire Car Salesman Podcast: is the #1 resource for automotive sales professionals, managers, and owners. Also, join The Millionaire Car Salesman Facebook Group today! The Against All Odds Radio Show: Hosting guests that have started from the bottom and rose to the top. Also, join The Against All Odds Radio Show Guests & Listeners Facebook Group for the podcasted episodes. For more interactivity, join The Millionaire Car Salesman Club on Clubhouse. Win the Game of Googleopoly: Unlocking the secret strategy of search engines. The Millionaire Car Salesman Podcast is Proudly Sponsored By: Dealer Synergy: The #1 Automotive Sales Training, Consulting, and Accountability Firm in the Automotive Industry! We have been building Internet Departments and BDCs for over two decades! It is this experience that has allowed us to develop the absolute best automotive Internet Sales, BDC, and CRM solutions for car dealerships. We have created the most effective training programs and processes. Phone scripts and rebuttals are our specialties, while CRM action plans, strategies, and templates are our expertise! Dealer Synergy will take both your tools and your people to the next level. Bradley On Demand: Automotive Sales Industry's #1 Interactive Training, Tracking, Testing and Certification Platform. With over 7,500 training modules, our platform has everything you and your dealership need to sell more cars, more often and more profitably! Money Mind Mapp (M3): Visit MoneyMindMapp.com for help in revolutionizing your business to help you sell more cars by tracking, projecting, and forecasting your personal sales goals!
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Gerry Dick joins to discuss Grand Park and the frustration from Westfield considering they can't run it the way they want to. Mount Comfort RV is set to be acquired by “Camping World.” Despite the heat people still went out to the Indiana State Fair. The Fair Grounds look great with the new pavilion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Johnny Sirpilla Knows that Life is HardJoin me for an inspiring conversation with Johnny Sirpilla, an author, sought-after public speaker, entrepreneur, and former head of Camping World. Johnny has an incredible story of catastrophic loss, pivoting to personal growth and refinement through faith and the healing power of hope. Johnny's story will encourage and lift you up, and it was an honor to spend 45 minutes with him. It's everyday hope to help you change your mind and change your life, and it's one of my favorite all-time conversations. Check out Johnny's excellent and helpful book, Life is Hard but I'll Be Okay.About the book (from JohnnySirpilla.com)With refreshing honesty, candor, grace, and ease, Johnny Sirpilla -–a master storyteller– serves as our guide through a life story that seems too traumatic to be true, yet true it is. Johnny and Susan Sirpilla were a happily married couple. Like so many couples, they wanted to be parents. This is their astonishing story that included thirteen different scenarios to build a family.From infertility to unexpected dangerous pregnancies, adoptions, international adoptions, twins, triplets, life-threatening medical concerns, moral and faith crossroads, their story never ceases to fascinate. Through their journey, you'll discover the mindset that will set you on a course of positivity and resilience to navigate any of your own difficult times in life.About JohnnyJohn A. Sirpilla is a 1984 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, a 1988 graduate of Miami University with a degree in Accounting and a special interest in Psychology and Finance, and a 2000 graduate of the University of Phoenix with a master's degree in Organizational Management.In 1992, Johnny became President of Sirpilla R.V. Center, Inc.. Within a few years, he was recognized out of more than 3,000 dealers as the National RV Dealer of the Year for best overall run dealership in the country. In 2003, Johnny was one of the initial acquisitions by Camping World and sold his family business to become part of the executive team to attempt the first RV dealership roll up plan in the industry's history.Johnny served as President of Camping World, a 140-store nationwide retail chain serving the RV industry and was promoted in 2012 to Chief Business Development Officer for the parent company, Camping World and Good Sam with annual sales of nearly $4 billion. Over the 14 years at Camping World, he had responsibility over dealership operations, new store acquisitions and new location market selection and construction. Johnny speaks professionally to businesses, communities, and universities on the importance of managing thoughts, internal honest reflection to develop meaningful professional and personal relationships, and re-framing each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-development and growth. Johnny has been married to his college sweetheart, Susan for over 30 years, and has three children, Beau, Bella, and Stone and they reside in Canton, Ohio and Naples, Florida.Hey- you can get up to six months of free access to all my paid-subscriber-only content on Substack by referring friends to sign up for my free weekly Self-Brain Surgery letter! Click the button below for more information.You can now pre-order my new book, Hope is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things! Coming July 18 everywhere books are sold. Self-Brain Surgery with Dr. Lee Warren is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drleewarren.substack.com/subscribe
The Jacksonville Jaguars will be renovating TIAA Bank Field in 2025 and 2026, which means they'll need to find a place to play in the meanwhile...which makes for the best option?
This week, we're diving into the Memorial Day travel forecast, with AAA predicting a 7% rise in travel compared to last year. We'll also discuss the National Weather Service's summer outlook, the ongoing wildfires in Western Canada, and a new Florida law giving state residents priority in park reservations. Camping World's Eddie Bauer RVs have been spied coming out of a factory, and more. Become an RV Miles Mile Marker Supporter and join us for our May live ask us anything from Canada on June 6th. https://rvmiles.com/milemarkers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvmilesgroup
An RV dealership has closed, leaving consignment sellers on the hook for the rest of their loan. Camping World is getting closer to 200 stores, fuel prices are up again, and the latest edition of the Milepost is out. Get it here: https://amzn.to/3NczZNp ***** Become a Mile Marker Member and support this content and make a real impact on our small business. Mile Marker members receive access to our private, behind-the-scenes Facebook group, our monthly "ask us anything" live stream, and help us build staff, create more content that matters to you, and enhance what we already offer. Join today and be a part of the change here at RV Miles! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM7abs_fO7RNp-WArS2u3SQ/join Subscribe to the NEW RV Miles Podcast Channel: https://www.youtube.com/RVMilesPodcast. ****************************** Connect with RV Miles: RV Miles Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvmiles Shop the RV Miles Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/rvmiles
In this episode of From Survivor to Thriver, we sat down with Johnny Sirpilla to talk about his journey with anxiety and how an enormous tragedy changed his perspective on life and gratitude. This led to him helping others in similar situations develop resilience in the face of anxiety, grief, and hardships so that they can grow and thrive.Johnny Sirpilla is the founder of Encourage, LLC., an entrepreneur, a passionate leader, a committed family man and the author of Life Is Hard but I'll Be OK: The Power of Hope, Emerging through Pain and Learning to Live with Gratitude. A legend in the RV Industry, Johnny endured personal tragedies that led him to repurpose himself in his early 50's focused on driving meaningful change in the workplace allowing employees to return home empowered. This passion inspired the creation of Encourage, LLC., a self-funded small family office with four divisions; Encourage Healthy Living, Encourage Leadership, Encourage Investment, and Encourage Adoption. Johnny is an active public speaker and promoter of reshaping thoughts through difficult times to accept, grow and eventually thrive. He retired in 2017 as Chief Business Development Offer and past President of Camping World and Good Sam after a successful IPO. Johnny has been married to his college sweetheart, Susan, for over 30 years and has three grown children, Beau, Bella, and Stone ... one of which is adopted but he can't remember which one. In today's episode we cover: Overlooked signs of anxietyWhy you can't believe everything that you thinkWhy we can't thrive all the timeHow Johnny's anxiety has impacted his leadershipHow he embraces being countercultural The power of a “why not me” mindsetWhy your biggest emotions are not necessarily a bad thingThe importance of perspective and resilienceJohnny's infertility journey with his wifeBeing cautious in our words of comfortWe hope you enjoyed our conversation with Johnny. If you want to learn more from him, make sure to check out his website here and check out his book. You can also follow him on Instagram here. Thanks again for tuning in. We are so grateful to each and every one of you. Please remember to leave a rating and review of our show. It helps us grow and reach those who need it. Also, make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! Links: Visit Johnny's websiteCheck out Johnny's bookConnect with Johnny on LinkedInFollow Johnny on InstagramFollow us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramFollow us on TikTokGet in touch: amgits.reverse@gmail.com“It's important to take a negative thought and reframe it for good.” -Johnny“We had to learn that resilience and gratitude often go hand in hand because many of the things we were grateful for were ultimately sad.” -Johnny“We all want to thrive, but we can't thrive all the time. Shit happens. It's important to have people in our lives and therapy to help us.” -Marc“Feeling the extremes of joy and the extremes of grief is important because it also gives you perspective.” -Erik
It's a hard life. You've had your share of struggles that you thought were there to stop you from reaching success. Whether it's financial struggles, loss, or relationship problems, you've gone through your hard times. Unfortunately, life will always continue to be complicated. Fortunately, you can move forward and grow from these difficult experiences. They may be essential in helping you redefine what life is and what success entails. In this episode of Seek Go Create, Johnny Sirpilla joins us to share how hard life can be and how this has shaped him to be the person he is today. Johnny is an author, speaker, and leadership coach who has experienced significant loss and grief. From his experience, he learned to celebrate the good things in life and redefine what success looks like for him. Learn from his story and how he and his family overcame their hardships.We all know it: it's a hard life. Tune in to this episode of Seek Go Create, and you'll find out how everything will be okay.3 Reasons to listen:Learn from Johnny and his family's stories of loss and hardship.Find out how dark times can give you a clearer, newer perspective on life and leadership.You don't have to wait for your great catalytic event to redefine your life. Discover the two kinds of catalysts for change.ResourcesVisit us and find more resources just for you on Seek Go Create's websiteLife is Hard, But I'll Be OK: The Power of Hope Emerging Through Pain and Learning to Live with Gratitude by Johnny SirpillaCamping WorldAngel's EnvyHeaven's DoorSociety BrandsLaura of PembrokeConnect with Johnny: Instagram | Website | Encourage WebsiteAbout JohnnyJohnny Sirpilla is the Founder and CEO of Encourage LLC. He has ventured into various industries with his company, including leadership development, population health management, fashion and interior design, and many more. Johnny specializes in leadership development and shares his message through his work as a speaker and author. He wrote his first book titled Life is Hard, but I'll Be OK, which teaches life's crucial lessons.Johnny has experience in the RV industry and was named National RV Dealer of the Year. He sold his family business and joined Camping World. In time, Johnny became the company president and
Matt Smith, the 6x NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle World Champion, joins Joe Castello for a conversation about his 2022 NHRA Camping World Series championship. Smith rode two different bikes during the 2022 NHRA schedule and even during the same race. Can Smith win an unprecedented 7th NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship in 2023? We'll ask Matt on this episode. Interviews on WFO Radio have become part of winning for drivers in the NHRA #DragRacing Series. Host Joe Castello has over 30 years in drag racing, and it shows. As part of the National Hot Rod Association's Track Announcing team, Castello brings insights directly from the world of professional NHRA Camping World and Lucas Oil Series Drag Racing. NHRA results and news are featured in weekly livestreams, NHRA's Alan Reinhart and other NHRA stars including John Force, Ron Capps, Antron Brown, Steve Torrence, Greg Anderson, and Erica Enders all make frequent stops on the WFO Radio Podcast. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/WFORadio MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/wfo-radio?ref_id=24678 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wfo-radio-podcast/id449870843?ls=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0oo5mn0E3VmfhRCTHyLQIS Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmZlZWRidXJuZXIuY29tL1dmb1JhZGlv Free Mobile App: https://wforadio.com/m/
#NHRA #DragRacing #EricaEnders Erica Enders, the 5X NHRA Pro Stock world champion, joins Joe Castello to discuss her 2022 campaign. Erica will give the details of her 10 win season, that included 2 runner up finishes including a gutsy smoke show in Bristol, TN. EE will look ahead to NHRA's 2023 schedule, testing, and she'll preview the 2023 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. This is a must for any Drag Racing fan. Interviews on WFO Radio have become part of winning for drivers in the NHRA #DragRacing Series. Host Joe Castello has over 30 years in drag racing, and it shows. As part of the National Hot Rod Association's Track Announcing team, Castello brings insights directly from the world of professional NHRA Camping World and Lucas Oil Series Drag Racing. NHRA results and news are featured in weekly livestreams, NHRA's Alan Reinhart and other NHRA stars including John Force, Ron Capps, Antron Brown, Steve Torrence, Greg Anderson, and Erica Enders all make frequent stops on the WFO Radio Podcast. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/WFORadio MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/wfo-radio?ref_id=24678 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wfo-radio-podcast/id449870843?ls=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0oo5mn0E3VmfhRCTHyLQIS Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmZlZWRidXJuZXIuY29tL1dmb1JhZGlv Free Mobile App: https://wforadio.com/m/
Before she became the VP of Ecommerce and Marketing at Pharmaca, Elizabeth Garry cut her teeth in the digital and marketing world at brands such as Wayfair, Walmart, and Camping World. In this episode, Liz shares with us the lessons she's learned along the way, including how to vet a potential manager to see whether they have your best interests at heart, and what it looks like to create success as a team.Tune in to learn:Liz's background and her pivot to ecommerce (2:20)Learning directly from the Wayfair founders (5:30)How to vet a potential manager (12:25)Creating success with your team (22:15)What is Pharmica? (30:00)Creating a digital journey that helps customers (34:45)Predictions for 2023 (38:00)Up Next in Commerce is brought to you by Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Learn more at http://www.salesforce.com/commerce Mission.org is a media studio producing content for world-class clients. Learn more at http://www.mission.org.
#NHRA #DragRacing #supergas Bob Locke went West and won! The 2022 NHRA Lucas Oil Super Gas World Champion shares his story on WFO Radio Live! Bob will give the details of his world championship that was won thanks to a victory in the finals race of the year, the NHRA Finals. Bob's story is a movie script and he'll share it all on the show. Subscribe to WFO Radio for NHRA interviews from Camping World and Lucas Oil Series drag racers. Download the free mobile app to get it all in one place. #NHRA #DragRacing #supergas Interviews on WFO Radio have become part of winning for drivers in the NHRA #DragRacing Series. Host Joe Castello has over 30 years in drag racing, and it shows. As part of the National Hot Rod Association's Track Announcing team, Castello brings insights directly from the world of professional NHRA Camping World and Lucas Oil Series Drag Racing. NHRA results and news are featured in weekly livestreams, NHRA's Alan Reinhart and other NHRA stars including John Force, Ron Capps, Antron Brown, Steve Torrence, Greg Anderson, and Erica Enders all make frequent stops on the WFO Radio Podcast. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/WFORadio MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/wfo-radio?ref_id=24678 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wfo-radio-podcast/id449870843?ls=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0oo5mn0E3VmfhRCTHyLQIS Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmZlZWRidXJuZXIuY29tL1dmb1JhZGlv Free Mobile App: https://wforadio.com/m/
#NHRA #DragRacing #RonCapps Ron Capps gives the behind the scenes story of his 2022 NHRA Funny Car world championship in the Camping World Drag Racing Series. Capps will talk about his race wins, his playoff strategy, and his team's decision to make the final round run that could have potentially lost him the championship had he crossed the center line on the drag strip. Interviews on WFO Radio have become part of winning for drivers in the NHRA #DragRacing Series. Host Joe Castello has over 30 years in drag racing, and it shows. As part of the National Hot Rod Association's Track Announcing team, Castello brings insights directly from the world of professional NHRA Camping World and Lucas Oil Series Drag Racing. NHRA results and news are featured in weekly livestreams, NHRA's Alan Reinhart and other NHRA stars including John Force, Ron Capps, Antron Brown, Steve Torrence, Greg Anderson, and Erica Enders all make frequent stops on the WFO Radio Podcast. Website: WFORadio.com MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/wfo-radio?ref_id=24678 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wfo-radio-podcast/id449870843?ls=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0oo5mn0E3VmfhRCTHyLQIS Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmZlZWRidXJuZXIuY29tL1dmb1JhZGlv Free Mobile App: https://wforadio.com/m/
#BrittanyForce #NHRA #DragRacing Brittany Force of #JohnForce Racing joins WFO Radio for her World Championship interview. The 2 time NHRA Top Fuel world champion will discuss her season, race wins, and the team that made it happen. Brittany's Monster Energy/Flav-R-Pac Top Fuel dragster rewrote the record book in 2022, setting the new Top Fuel speed record at 338.94 mph. Force and crew chief David Grubnic own the 10 fastest speeds in Top Fuel history. Interviews on WFO Radio have become part of winning for drivers in the NHRA #DragRacing Series. Host Joe Castello has over 30 years in drag racing, and it shows. As part of the National Hot Rod Association's Track Announcing team, Castello brings insights directly from the world of professional NHRA Camping World and Lucas Oil Series Drag Racing. NHRA results and news are featured in weekly livestreams, NHRA's Alan Reinhart and other NHRA stars including John Force, Ron Capps, Antron Brown, Steve Torrence, Greg Anderson, and Erica Enders all make frequent stops on the WFO Radio Podcast. Website: WFORadio.com MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/wfo-radio?ref_id=24678 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wfo-radio-podcast/id449870843?ls=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0oo5mn0E3VmfhRCTHyLQIS Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmZlZWRidXJuZXIuY29tL1dmb1JhZGlv Free Mobile App: https://wforadio.com/m/
On today's episode of The BS, we how there's nothing good at the movies anymore, we question if theaters are dying, and we get NEW details for Podcasts & Pours 2: Hallowversary! Next, we talk to the Chairman and CEO of Camping World, Marcus Lemonis! He talks to us about wanting to teach people how to manage money, what you should be budgeting for a home renovation, and where most of the homes he renovates are located! Watch him improve families' lives and homes in his new HGTV series, THE RENOVATOR. Later we ask if it's narcissistic to expect people to be up to speed on your life, we talk about an Atlanta radio exec getting fired after a racist video surfaced, and we get another round of Everything's Better with Fuck! All that and more on today's episode of The BS! #BetterThanRadio For daily ad-free content, become a subscriber of The BS today: WWW.PODCASTTHEBS.COM --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bailey-show/message
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