The Root of All Success with The Real Jason Duncan 302: From Craigslist RV to a Life of Freedom: Garr Russell’s Journey
What if the RV you barely use could make you thousands—and help someone else take the trip of a lifetime? In this episode of The Root of All Success, host Jason Duncan sits down with Garr Russell, founder of Fireside RV Rental, to unpack how he scaled a full-blown franchise business using other people’s RVs. What started as a Craigslist listing turned into a national brand now operating across more than 60 locations.
Garr shares how his faith, failures, and full-time RV life shaped his approach to leadership, stewardship, and success—and how he used AI, automation, and Holy Spirit wisdom to build a scalable model in one of the most unlikely industries. If you're looking for a faith-forward, freedom-driven take on entrepreneurship, this one delivers.
🔑 Takeaways from this episode:
- How Garr turned an unused RV into a franchise model
- Why he walked away from a 7-figure contract
- The power of trusting the Holy Spirit in business decisions
- What most RV owners get wrong about renting
- How AI chatbots and automation are transforming their systems
- Why failure, repentance, and purpose go hand-in-hand
- His “principal pay-down” program and what it solves for owners
- How living in an RV for 5 years reshaped his view of success
👉 Want to turn your RV into revenue? 📘 Download Garr’s free book at mywheelestatestory.com
Who is Garr Russell?
Garr Russell is an entrepreneur, author, and full-time RVer who has pioneered the RV rental industry. As the Founder and CEO of Fireside RV Rental, he launched the nation’s first RV rental management franchise, growing it to over 40 locations across the U.S. His expertise in systems, processes, sales, and leadership has helped him build, scale, and sell multiple businesses.
Passionate about the sharing economy, Garr advocates for using "Other People’s RVs" (OPRV) to create rental businesses with minimal overhead. His approach, which he details in his book My Wheel Estate Story, focuses on outsourcing logistics and maintenance while leveraging key business principles to build sustainable, automated companies.
Garr Russells’s Website Link: https://firesidervrental.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/@garrjrussell
https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrrussell/
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