Hemmeler Highlights RVTI on ‘Blue Collar Startup’ Podcast – RVBusiness – Breaking RV Industry News
Blue Collar StartUp podcast, a show hosted by Mike Nelson of Five Towers Media and Derek Foster of Daigle Cleaning Systems, interviews tradespeople to share their journeys of building successful businesses. Recently, the program welcomed RV Technical Institute Executive Director, Curtis Hemmeler, on the show to talk all things RVTI and the trades.
Episode highlights include:
- “There is a career field out there that not only gives you an opportunity for a long, sustainable, and very rewarding life financially, but also gives you a very long and enjoyable personal life by working in a field that really makes fun continue to happen.”
- Discusses why it’s important that the RV industry not only fills the pipeline of future certified RV technicians, but also keeps veteran technicians in our Rolodex so they can be mentors to future technicians.
Time Stamps
- 0:15 Introduction
- 0:33 Derek’s Tooth Story
- 2:07 Introduction of Guest Curt Hemmeler
- 3:10 Overview of the RV Industry
- 5:51 RV Technical Institute’s Training Programs
- 9:25 Curt’s Background
- 11:12 Building the Institute
- 13:23 Growth and Impact
- 15:00 Technician Shortage
- 18:42 Skills Taught
- 21:37 Entrepreneurial Opportunities
- 27:28 Skill Transferability
- 29:46 Level 1 Training Details
- 37:55 Challenges for the Institute
- 52:41 Outro and Sponsor Acknowledgments
