RR 179: Tristan Realubit from Real Autohaus Automotive

Tristan Realubit is the owner of Real Autohaus Automotive in Westmont, IL and he got his start helping his father service cars in a mobile setting.

College and the business.
Tristan earned his AAS in automotive technology from a local college and started his business at 19 years old and never looked back. A forward thinker, Tristan shares his vision with his people that creates a culture for future growth and success.

Challenges.
Typically for so many young inexperienced entrepreneurs, Tristan found himself struggling to run his business. Things were not going right. He tells some great stories of those challenges.

Breakthrough.
As luck would have it he found AMI On-Line and then bought a Mitch Schneider book.

Tristan and Mitch Schneider

Those two forces put Tristan on the right path. He eventually bought eight of Mitch’s books and studied every one of them. Listen to Tristan tell you the story of when he met Mitch Schneider at a Ratchet and Wrench conference, a legacy industry professional who helped a peer face his challenges and run a better business. He is formulating plans to add his second location. He learned through the school of hard knocks and shares how he confronted the brutal facts of having to climb out of a huge debt and make a success of his business.

Certifications.
He is ASE L1, C1, X1, Master Certified Technician and an AMI AAM graduate.

Powerful story.
This is a raw, unfiltered and honest interview with a young entrepreneur with a great story of survival and vision.  At 32 years old Tristan Realubit has  been through a lot as a shop owner and he shares, very honestly, what his challenges have been throughout his years in business.

The maxim that has sustained his success.
A large part of his success was remembering an important piece of advice he was given by his mother;  ‘Never Give Up’. This maxim, continues to guide him today.

This story exemplifies entrepreneurialism,  at its best.
This is story telling at its best. Find your special listening zone and prepare for a raw, unfiltered, honest and sincere interview.

Talking Points:

• His goal has always been to own a shop
• Being real and authentic are core principles.
• The value Tristan sees in ASE Certifications.
• Started as a mobile business and how he became brick and mortar business.
• Joined ASA Illinois and eventually their board in December 2016.
• Never hire your friends.
• Experienced  20-25% growth in last few years.
• Moved from six to five days a week and maintained a 5% growth this year.
• His vision and plans for his future on helping his current team own their own shop.

Real Autohaus Automotive Website

Blog mentioned in the episode that Tristan wrote as a thank you to his mom and dad.

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