Beyond the Wheel’s 200th Episode

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Welcome, all, and thank you for joining us today for this very special 200th episode!
It’s hard to believe we’ve already reached 200 episodes—time really does fly! Over the years, we’ve had some big names from the RV industry, as well as small startups and everything in between. Today, we’ll be looking back at some of our favorite episodes and moments from the show.

Interview with KOA CEO Toby O’Rourke

We were at the RVX Show in Salt Lake City, sitting on the floor to record the episode. Since our podcast offers a behind-the-scenes look at the RV industry, let me share a bit more about why this episode is so special. Typically, we send our guests questions in advance to help them feel at ease, but for this interview with Toby from KOA, we went completely off-the-cuff. There were no prepared questions, and she answered everything without hesitation. The episode is packed with valuable insights into the company. Listen here.

First Live Show from FMCA in Tucson, Arizona

Just a couple of years into the show, FMCA invited us to perform a live version of our podcast at one of their conventions. This was huge for us—it got us in front of an audience for the first time and pushed us out of our comfort zone. This would not be the last live show we did for FMCA, in fact, they made our top list twice on this episode alone for different reasons. Listen here.

First Adventure Genie Interview with CEO Scott Lengel

This was during the early days of AI making waves, and we had Scott on to talk about his company at a pivotal time. Scott did an amazing job addressing questions and tackling concerns about AI. Listen here.

Interview with Brett Davis, CEO of National Indoor RV Center

What I appreciated most about Brett was his transparency—he didn’t hesitate to share what he liked and didn’t like about the company. At one point, he even referred to sales as a “necessary evil.” Listen here.

Mind Over Land

We had Seth Smith, one of the founders of this nonprofit, on the show to explain how they provide veterans with free overlanding trips for a weekend. The trips include everything they need, even transportation in a vehicle for the weekend. The organization’s goal is to help veterans reconnect with the outdoors and regain a sense of community. Listen here.

Truckhouse

We were already in Nevada recording our 100th episode at the Dragonfly Energy Studio when we were introduced to Truckhouse. We felt like celebrities in that studio—everything from the audio to the video was taken care of, and all we had to do was sit down and have a conversation. Plus, they even offered us drinks and snacks!

Live Shows from the FMCA Convention in Perry, Georgia

It’s a beautiful property, and I really enjoyed all the guests we had on. We even did live walkthroughs of RVs that week, with National Indoor RV Center and the REV Group. Explore them here.

Keystone at the Tampa Show

This episode was recorded when Sean traveled to the Tampa RV Show, where he met up with Battle Born Batteries and Keystone RV to talk about their partnership to install Dragonfly Energy batteries directly from the factory in Keystone units. He recorded the episode in one of the show units, and you can really feel the energy of the event throughout the conversation. Listen here.

Our First Episode SnapPad

The episode that started it all! We were nervous, but this was the episode that proved our idea for the show was on point. We reached out to SnapPad to be our first guest, and they graciously agreed. The rest is history! Listen here.

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