OPERATIONS
THE HIT TELEVISION show Gold Rush has done a lot for Dave Turin in the last few years . Gold Rush , which just wrapped up its fifth season on the Discovery Channel , has become Friday night ’ s most watched cable program , racking in nearly 5.5 million viewers . The show has helped Turin become an American sensation .
However , Dave ’ s rapid climb to success didn ’ t happen overnight .
Behind the scenes Originating from Sandy , Oregon , Turin ’ s spent the last 24 years managing a family-owned rock quarry business with his father and three brothers .
After finishing his Civil Engineering degree from Portland State University , Turin joined his father and brothers in the paving business . He credits his father for his entrepreneurial spirit . “ My father was a high-school teacher growing up . To keep us boys out of trouble he started a paving company . It became pretty successful so he quit teaching ,” Turin recalls .
“ My Dad is a risk taker and he instilled that in me . I mean , he had six children and he quits his stable job to start a paving company .”
Turin spent the next two decades managing the family-owned rock quarry plant until six years ago when he received a phone call .
“ I get a call from Todd and Jack Hoffman to be an outside consultant at their Porcupine Creek claim ,” explains Turin . “ They needed help with their wash plant and they asked me take a look . That ’ s how it started .”
Dave ’ s family keeps him grounded
16 April 2015