TMCP #441: It REALLY IS Possible! Chris Holstrom Customs on How to Create a PROFITABLE and FUN Custom Car Shop! – Ask Rick, How To Choose a Catalog Cover Car

This weeks interview is with Chris Holtrom, longtime friend and many time repeat interviewee dating years back to TMCP Episode #50. Chris started Chris Holstrom Concepts in 2009 and immediately made several choices that would later become “learning experiences” he would reflect upon to change later, including naming the business after himself!
Eventually a series of books and introductions led to a discussion with an automotive service business consultant in California. The consultant opened his eyes toward many areas with the BIGGEST focus on being that of realizing that to concept of “you can’t charge for every hour you work” was a farce. After all of the work on rebuilding and restructuring his business Chris now enjoys a healthy profit margin, happy employees, and the ability to take a vacation when he wants….which is why he build the business in the first place.

If you would like to contact Chris you can email him at chris at hotrod-repair.com. You can also find out about Chris Holstrom Concepts on the web ChrisHolstromConcepts.com, or at Facebook.com/ChrisHolstromConcepts. The personalized help that Chris needed came from “DRIVE” consulting and you can find them at Driveshops.com. The book Chris talked about, “Profit First” can be found at ProfitFirstbook.com.

Thanks for in depth explanation of the amazing turn around Chris!

-Rob Kibbe

P.S.
National Parts Depot brings us this month’s Ask Rick segment. I asked his opinion on the new Bronco!

P.P.S. The MOPARTY is happening September 18th thru the 20th and the whole gang from Kibbe and Friends and The MuscleCar Place will be there – Kibbe Lee included! You can find out more about it at Moparty.com.