Jared Campion: Customized Camper Van Entrepreneur

21/07/2020 39 min Episodio 17
Jared Campion: Customized Camper Van Entrepreneur

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Episode Synopsis

This episode I sit down with Jared Campion the co-founder of Dream Drive, a customized Camper Van rental company. Only a little over one-year old, Dream Drive is seeing its business expand exponentially despite the current situation. How did the original idea for   Dream Drive come about and what were the many hurdles in Japan for a foreigner to start a customized rental van company in Japan. Despite extremely high capital investment for a niche Japanese market, Jared's dream for Dream Drive is coming true. Other topics we discuss: The reasons all Camper-Vans are customized "in-house"Difference and advantages of a Camper Van vs. traditional RVThe biggest challenges starting his businessHow he defines his business as "Luxury Hotel on Wheels"What is a "Base Camp Network" and how this is the actual long-term goal of Dream DriveThe interesting intinerary differences between domestic customers and inbound touristsWe debate five new business ideas for Dream Drive presented by AHWhy Japan is better than New Zealand for "Best done by Camper Van"How travel by Camper Van is actually cheaper than by train or plane in Japangugu Sleep Company: https://gugu.jpDream Drive Japan: https://www.dreamdrive.life

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