Jon Gray could easily adapt a line from the classic book “A Tale of Two Cities” to describe his business this year:
“It was the worst of times, it was the best of times…” (Sorry, Mr. Dickens.)
In March, the Covid-19 pandemic all but shut down RVShare, the Austin-based recreational vehicle-sharing marketplace that Gray leads as CEO.
RVShare’s fast growth halted. The company cut 10% of its workforce and furloughed another 30% as it pivoted to serve doctors and other front-line workers who lived in RVs parked in their driveways rather than expose their families to the coronavirus.
Then business began to return with a vengeance in April as states reopened.
As the third employee and one of the senior people at HomeAway, now part of Austin-based Vrbo, Gray was well-prepared for leading RVShare, which instead of vacation homes manages a marketplace for people who own RVs and those who want to rent them.
But experience could not prepare Gray or his business for the dramatic effects of a pandemic.
Click here to read the full story from Mary Vanac in BizJournals.com.
