Episodes

Today I am interviewing an amazing young woman from Nebraska. She works remotely for her employer and lives in a van she converted into an RV by herself, which she affectionately nicknamed Vanosaur. Georgia Gleason started RVing part-time in March 2022. After discovering she really liked the flexibility, she has lived in her van since last fall. She and her dog, Maggie, have already been to 12 states. Although she grew up camping with her family, Georgia really got the bug to do it full-time a...

Today I am interviewing a woman from Ohio who found her niche by Workamping at wildlife refuges across the country. They are beautiful locations she’s helping to preserve for future generations to enjoy. Heather Spain and her husband started RVing in 2014, even though they knew he had cancer because they wanted to make the most of his remaining time. When her husband died in 2017, she continued the adventure in their fifth wheel with their black lab. She has worked a variety of jobs, such as t...

Today I am interviewing a retired Air Force officer from Texas who RVs part-time, but still manages his business from his RV while traveling. Don Gleason is not a full-time RVer, yet, but he and his wife, Karen, frequently use their 19-foot Gulfstream Vintage Cruiser to visit relatives and to engage in one of their favorite hobbies, which is bird watching. It’s a wholesome activity that ensures they spend plenty of time outdoors. A retired colonel who served in the U.S. Air Force, today Don ru...

Today I am interviewing a man who started RVing part-time 20 years ago. Although he still has a sticks-and-bricks home, his love for the RVing lifestyle has made him one of the most-recognizable voices in the RV industry. John DiPietro is from Massachusetts where he worked in radio advertising for decades. He swore he’d never own an RV until one of his friends bought a big Class A motorhome and John realized that was the way to travel. As a result, John and his wife have owned several RVs over...

Today I am interviewing the owner of an Arkansas bed and breakfast inn who is looking for a Workamping couple or family to serve as innkeepers in 2024. I have interviewed Christopher Smith in the past, and he’s looking for another Workamping couple or family to help manage the Ozark Country Inn bed and breakfast in Mountain View, Ark., which is located in the north-central part of the state. The small community in the Ozark Mountains is known for its music festivals and venues that offer some ...

Photo: Daryl and Yong Galloway recently completed their 10th Anniversary at Colter Visitor Center in Grand Teton National Park. Today I am interviewing a woman who is offering an opportunity to spend the summer in one of America’s most beautiful national parks. Tracy Logan works for the Grand Teton Association, an organization which provides educational items for people experiencing and committed to public lands. They do so by operating a number of retail stores in and around Grand Teton Nation...

Today I am interviewing a couple who fund their travel lifestyle by selling advertisements for campground directories at locations throughout the southern states. Yet, there are opportunities in different parts of the country as well. Grady and Kristie Watson started RVing in 2021. Originally from Dallas, the couple sold their home and used the proceeds to buy a truck and travel trailer, which allowed them to travel for six months. They loved traveling and wanted to continue RVing full-time. H...

When people think of Holland America and Princess cruise lines, they often think of gigantic luxury ships traveling to exotic ports around the world. While that is very well true, the two cruise giants have partnered to deliver an incredible vacation experience in Alaska. Consequently, the company is looking for a lot of Workampers in 2024. Today I am interviewing two executives from Holland America Princess. Taylor Franco is the talent acquisition manager based in Dallas, and Rick Peterson is ...

Today I will be speaking with an employer from Maine who has a unique opportunity for Workampers at a craft brewhouse, tavern and restaurant a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean. Riley Mitchell and his family own the Booth Bay Craft Brewery, which is located a few miles north of the quaint coastal town of Booth Bay. It’s in a rather rural part of Maine halfway between Acadia National Park and Boston, but within driving distance to a bunch of fun activities. The property was an old homestead bui...

Today I am interviewing a former over-the-road truck driver who was motivated to start RVing in order to see and experience many of the places he had just whizzed past in his truck. Thomas Strang is originally from New York, but hit the road in his motorhome the day after Thanksgiving in 2020. Since then, he and his wife have enjoyed a wide variety of Workamping jobs in multiple states. Each job kept him in the area long enough to truly enjoy the culture and history of the region. That was vas...

Today I am interviewing an employer located in the upper northwest section of lower Michigan. If you like the outdoors and children, then you will love this opportunity. Samantha Byrne is the owner of Starlight Campground in Mancelona, Mich., which is located about 35 miles east of Traverse City and 40 miles south of Petoskey, and not too far from Torch Lake. She and her husband have owned the family-oriented campground since 2020. It features 136 RV sites and six vintage travel trailer rental...

Today I will be interviewing the owner of a company which specializes in creating innovative living and working spaces in recreation vehicles. Nate Stover is the CEO of Innovative Spaces, a company based in Ventura, Calif., which transforms the interior living spaces inside vintage travel trailers, especially Airstreams, to give them new life. He was doing innovations for another company for five years before opting to start his own firm in 2013. Innovative Spaces serves a variety of customers...

Today I will be interviewing the owner of a company which is teaching people how to safely drive and back RVs of any type and size. As a result, he is reducing accidents and helping to eliminate the stress involved with driving and towing recreation vehicles. George Mayleben served as an instructor at RV Driving School for eight years until he took over the company in 2011. The company has grown considerably since that time. Today, there are 107 independent instructors teaching students in near...

Today I will be speaking with an employer from South Dakota who is looking to hire four Workamping couples next spring to help out at their campground in the beautiful Black Hills. Sherry Bumgardner is the owner of No Name City, which is a campground located about two miles from Sturgis, S.D., right off the interstate in the heart of the Black Hills. It features 60 RV sites and 24 cabins as well as 50 tent sites. That means the campground attracts a variety of guests who like being outdoors; h...

Today I am interviewing an entrepreneur who developed an incredible travel app out of frustration over all the time and effort it took to plan an RV trip. Scott Lengel is the CEO of AdventureGenie. The former chief technology officer at Microsoft, Scott and his wife, Lisa, had been world travelers. But, with everything shut down during the pandemic, and international travel impossible, they opted to focus their wanderlust on the United States. The couple was not accustomed to sleeping in tents...

Today we are going all the way up to the Last Frontier to speak with an employer about an incredible opportunity to experience the vast Alaskan wilderness from the comfort of a unique lodge. Michael Rego is the owner of the Wrangell Mountains Wilderness Lodge, which is in a very remote part of Alaska, about 200 miles from the Canadian border. The lodge is actually located within the Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The lodge is about 60 years old, but Michael bought it five years...

Today I will be speaking with someone who has a unique opportunity for a couple to help run a bed and breakfast inn within the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. Christopher Smith owns the Ozark Country Inn, which is a bed and breakfast inn located in Mountain View, Ark. The 115-year-old, seven-bedroom home is considered a historic building, but it has been renovated several times to provide modern amenities. Mountain View is an idyllic small town. In fact, Christopher says people have to be intenti...

Today, I will be speaking with a couple who have been RVing for a number of years and worked at several different jobs to support their travel dreams. James and Tina McCoy are originally from Pennsylvania where James served as a pastor for 27 years working with youth and in organizing missions and local outreach programs. Life was grand until COVID hit and put an end to all public gatherings in super-strict Pennsylvania. So, the couple sold everything they had, or gave it to their three childr...

Today I will be speaking with a Workamper who is involved in recruiting other Workampers to help at an amusement park in New Hampshire. Sherrie Hicks has been working for Storyland amusement park in Glen, N.H., near the beautiful White Mountains. The 70-year-old park has been entertaining families for generations by promoting popular nursery rhymes and children’s stories. But, the park keeps growing, too. Storyland has already added an aquarium and will open a waterpark in 2024. However, it’s...

Today I will be interviewing a woman who has been RVing for many years and is now one of the foremost trainers serving the RV industry. Brenda Puckett is the owner of Queen Bee RV, which is located in Oklahoma. A former real estate agent, Brenda found that experience to be soul crushing in the way it took over her life. She started RVing as a way to escape the stress of being in real estate. Although her husband was not a big fan of camping, Brenda discovered several women’s camping groups and...

Today I will be interviewing a representative from Jackson Hewitt, a company that prepares taxes for businesses and individuals. He will provide some tax advice for Workampers and describe an opportunity to make money by preparing returns for others. Matt Nelson is a franchise operator with Jackson Hewitt. His company is based in Dallas, but Matt has offices throughout Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and California. However, his firm prepares taxes for people in all 50 states. Matt has been prepar...

Today I am interviewing a woman who will turn 80 years old in January. She found a niche working as a volunteer for AmeriCorps. Peggie Scott worked as an engineer when she was raising her children. Today, she loves teaching youngsters about STEM topics, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math. She has traveled all over the world, but today she lives in an Oliver brand travel trailer working at various AmeriCorps projects for a year or so at a time. Peggie said it’s the ideal...

Today I am speaking with a Workamper who has been full-time RVing since 2014 and worked at a number of limited-term jobs before publishing a children’s book about his experiences. When I caught up with Richard Duhaime, he was in Galveston, Texas. Prior to that, he had been working at a summer camp where he did carpentry projects, helped kids with boats and the zip line, and told stories around the campfire. The 62-year-old has been RVing since 2014 when he returned from Afghanistan. He grew up...

Today I will be interviewing a woman who operates a non-profit organization in North Carolina where dog owners can get training, and Workampers can help develop walking trails through the adjacent 61-acre nature preserve. Lynne Swanson developed Safe Harbor Farm with the help of Workampers back in 2005. In fact, she installed three RV sites before erecting a single building on the property. She describes Safe Harbor Farm as being a little non-profit, in a little hole in the woods, on a super-q...