Shawn Thomas - How Chance Leads to Change

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4.9 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2020

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Shawn Thomas was an experienced motorcycle salesman who found himself in the odd position of losing interest in riding motorcycles. And just as he was getting ready to give up riding, as serendipity would have it, someone walked in to the dealership he was working at and tried to sell him on something. Something that intrigued Shawn. And that chance meeting would lead to Shawn having what many would call one of the most desirable jobs in the motorcycle industry. More motorcycle travel episodes available on Adventure Rider Radio at adventureriderradio.com. Want to help out? Rate and review us on iTunes or on your favourite podcast app, tell your family, friends, riding buddies or club about ARR. Check out our other show ARR RAW, round table talks about motorcycles and travel.Subscribe to both shows to listen to inspiring and interesting guests, learn from professional riding instructors and industry experts about all things motorcycle. Get an ARR sticker(postage included) with a $10 donation. Link on our website. Have a comment? Go to the episode show notes on our website and have your say at the bottom of the page. Adventure Rider Radio is now the most listened to motorcycle podcast in the world, and we thank you for your support!

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0:00.0	A number of years ago there was a very experienced motorcycle salesman that used to love his job selling bikes.
0:06.7	It was the greatest thing ever.
0:08.7	But after doing it for some time, he found himself in kind of an odd position of not enjoying the ride anymore and he was actually
0:16.4	losing interest in riding motorcycles and figured that this is it so he's done he's had his feel of it and now he's going to move on and just as he's done, he's had his feel of it and now he's going to move on.
0:24.2	And just as he's getting ready to hang up that riding suit and just walk away from
0:27.8	motorcycling for good, this guy walks into his dealership and he tries to sell him something. Now he could have just
0:34.3	walked away and said no talk to somebody else in here I'm not interested and went on
0:37.9	with life but he didn't. There was something about this guy and his idea that intrigued him.
0:44.2	He listened some more.
0:46.2	That chance meeting between Sean Thomas and Jim Hyde
0:49.8	opened up a whole new world to Sean,
0:52.0	which eventually landed him in what many would describe as one of the most desirable jobs in the motorcycle industry.
0:59.0	Coming up next, Sean Thomas. My name's Jim Martin, this is Adventure Rider Radio. Stay with us. We get a good one for you.
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1:14.3	Simon Thomas, Grant Johnson, Jimmy Lewis,
1:17.5	Liz Janssen, and you're listening to Adventure Rider Radio.
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