Can’t keep me down
Amos is quick to tell you that, while raised by great parents in
a strong family, he didn’t have much growing up, something he
sees as a good thing. “I had an amazing mentor in my father,
who was a Spanish teacher with many other jobs, doing what
it took to support his family. He’s my hero. I just love my dad
to death. While we had the important things, we definitely
weren’t wealthy.”
Dropping out of high school was a tough time for his parents,
but it wasn’t as bad for Amos. He began to discover what
he was good at and the value he could offer the world. “I ended
up going into cars sales and just crushing it. Living in my parent’s
basement and doing extremely well. But I knew I didn’t
want to do that forever. I sold about 30 vehicles to a deep foundation
company. He came in one day and wanted me to work for
him. So, I did.”
Amos started working in the field and eventually became a
partner in the business. It was during this time that Amos and
his partner created a drill that attaches to an excavator, solving a
market problem and saving their clients time and money by not
having to haul in an expensive rig to do the same job.
Just as things were looking way up, they weren’t. “The
industry handed us a tough blow and we had to let go of all our
employees on a Friday. It left me hanging for sure.” The two
drills they’d built were now Amos’ responsibility, whether they
were making money or not. He’d always thought he could rent
them out and decided to follow his own lead. “I took one drill
and went to all the big boys… and got laughed out the door.
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Ed showcasing one of his drills, as attached to an excavator.
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