RVing Job Opportunities with Industry Expert Dave Helgeson - RVE #368
The RV Entrepreneur
RV LIFE
4.8 ⢠544 Ratings
đď¸ 14 November 2024
âąď¸ 51 minutes
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Summary
Want to get your foot in the door as a technician at an RV dealership? Or, ever considered starting one? Maybe you've thought about running your own mobile RV maintenance shop. Life long RV industry expert Dave Helgeson offers tips and advice for all of the above.
Dave is a technical writer for popular RVing websites, and an expert speaker at RV shows and events. He shares the many job opportunities that exist in the RV industry, including hands-on technical work or seasonal and regional jobs. Discover why YouTube may not be the best place to research RV maintenance. And, learn how creators can stand out in the crowded RV content space.
Take a deep dive deep into RV maintenance and discover what you need to know if considering a job as a technician, or starting a mobile repair shop. Meanwhile, this discussion reveals plenty of tips for the DIY crowd who prefers to work on their own rigs.
GUEST BIO: Dave Helgeson has been around travel trailers his entire life. His grandparents and father owned an RV dealership long before the term âRVâ had been coined. He has served in every position of an RV dealership with the exception of bookkeeping. Dave served as President of a local chapter of the RVDA (Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association), was on the board of advisors for the RV Technician Program of a local technical college and was a board member of the Manufactured Home and RV Association. He and his wife Cheri operated their own RV dealership for many years and for the past 29 years have managed RV shows. Dave presents seminars at RV shows across the country and was referred to as "The foremost expert on boondocking" by the late Gary Bunzer, "The RV Doctor". Dave and his wife are currently on their fifth travel trailer with Dave doing all the service, repair and modifications on his own unit.
RESOURCES MENTIONED
National RV Training Academy
RV Technical Institute
RV LIFE Network
https://www.rvlifenetwork.com/
TOOLS:
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| 0:00.0 | So you have to be that handyman that knows enough of all that and then know how to apply it. |
| 0:06.1 | And then, of course, you've got to figure, okay, I'm going to run my business. |
| 0:11.5 | Welcome to the RV Entrepreneur Podcast. |
| 0:14.6 | The weekly show for nomads, work campers, RVers, and entrepreneurs looking to earn a living |
| 0:19.6 | or build a business while enjoying the RV |
| 0:21.9 | lifestyle. This week's host is Jim Nelson. Let's settle in and enjoy the RV entrepreneur |
| 0:27.7 | podcast brought to you by RV Life. Hello, hello, Jim here at RV Life. And I guess that means I work in the RV industry. |
| 0:40.3 | Kind of. I do help host the RV entrepreneur here, and I did attend the big RV show in Hershey recently, |
| 0:47.3 | but when Renee and I hit the road 17 plus years ago, I never imagined I'd be sitting here in this driver's seat. Well, my guest today was |
| 0:55.9 | born into the RV industry. His first job was at his parents' dealership at eight years old, |
| 1:01.5 | and ever since then, Dave Helgeson has done everything you can imagine in the RV world. He's worked |
| 1:07.5 | at dealerships, worked on RVs, owned dealerships. Now, he's a technical expert writing for various RVing websites, and he's an in-demand speaker at RV shows and events. |
| 1:17.6 | Chances are, if you've ever researched some technical issue or maintenance for your RV, you've likely read some of Dave's work on the RV Life Network. |
| 1:26.6 | But no, you haven't seen his videos. |
| 1:28.6 | That's because Dave focuses on long-form writing. We discuss why he's not on YouTube, |
| 1:33.3 | and how the best answers to your technical RV questions are usually found in expert |
| 1:38.1 | articles and discussion forums. He also has some great advice for content creators who want |
| 1:43.1 | to stand out when making yet another RV tour or product review. |
| 1:47.0 | Spoiler alert, it means really knowing what you're talking about. |
| 1:50.0 | Speaking of which, we dive deep into RV maintenance and what you need to know if you're considering a job as a technician or starting a mobile repair shop. |
| 1:59.0 | I also asked Dave what other opportunities |
| 2:02.0 | exist for working in the industry as an RB entrepreneur, and he provided some great words of |
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