September 29-30, 2026
Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
Aurora, Colorado

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Feb 2, 2026
EPISODE 37

How to Use Other People’s Money to Build Your Dream Business

Three photos of a cabin, dome and RV from Broad River Campground.
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How to Use Other People’s Money to Build Your Dream Business

In this episode, Sarah Riley talks with Broad River Campground’s Tyler Watts, a civil engineer turned real estate developer who’s transformed raw land into thriving outdoor hospitality businesses, using creativity, strategy and seller financing instead of deep pockets. 

Tyler shares how he scaled from single-family homes to multi-million-dollar apartment portfolios, then pivoted into glamping and RV resorts… all while leveraging partnerships, other people’s capital and a clear vision for long-term growth. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

  • How to use seller financing and creative funding to grow your glamping or hospitality business.
  • The skills you need to be good at attracting the right seller and sealing the deal.
  • The power of combining RV, cabins and glamping units in one destination.
  • Why diversification and design-thinking are reshaping the outdoor hospitality market.
  • And how to turn a small idea… and someone else’s capital… into a dream project that guests can’t stop talking about.

This is an inspiring, practical episode that proves you don’t need to be rich to build something remarkable… you just need to be resourceful.

More Information:

Tyler Watts: Broad River Campground, North Carolina
e: tyler@studentrental.net
w: broadrivercampgroundnc.com

Sarah Riley: Glamping, retreat events and guest attraction
Glamping Academy & Owners Club
w: inspiredcourses.com
Glamping Marketing Studio
w: inspiredcollectiveltd.com

The Glamping Show Americas
Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
Aurora, Colorado
e: info@glampingshow.us
w: glampingshow.us

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