Drag Illustrated Issue 134, July 2018 | Page 98

INNOVATOR SPOTLIGHT SMALL BUSINESS, ROB GIEBAS LEADS GIBTEC PISTONS WITH INNOVATIVE, CONCIERGE-STYLE SERVICE BY AINSLEY JACOBS 98 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com BIG I t can be scary to take a step into the great unknown with u nidentified risks, no guarantee for a reward, and countless hurdles to contend with along the way. For some, though, the idea of success is all the motivation they need to take a chance. Five years ago, Rob Giebas decided to go out on his own and do something different, and he has never looked back. As a teenager growing up in Michigan, Giebas, now 46, learned the ropes while working on his Mustang which he ran (and raced) on the streets of Detroit. When he turned 20, Giebas took a job working at Diamond Pistons and worked his way up through the ranks until he had become the Issue 134