Owner and small-business shows
Thirty-plus years of running a small company
- Starting CHAOS in Phoenix in 1994 with Chau Nguyen.
- Selling to tire shops and national accounts as a small supplier.
- Hiring a complement, not a copy.
Podcast and interview guest
Rich Thomas
Co-founder and VP of Sales, CHAOS Supplies
Rich co-founded CHAOS in Phoenix in 1994 and leads sales across CHAOS Moto and CHAOSRXOptics. This page has what a host needs: an intro to read, bios to paste, topics, a headshot and how to book.
- Role
- Co-founder and VP of Sales
- Company
- CHAOS Supplies, founded 1994
- Records
- Remotely, by video or phone
- Time zone
- Phoenix, Arizona (no daylight saving)
Intro and bios
Ready to paste.
Pick the length you need and copy it as written.
Rich Thomas co-founded CHAOS in Phoenix in 1994 and leads sales across its two brands, CHAOS Moto and CHAOSRXOptics.
Rich Thomas is co-founder and VP of Sales at CHAOS Supplies, a Phoenix, Arizona safety-products company serving the tire service industry. He co-founded CHAOS in 1994 and leads sales across CHAOS Moto and CHAOSRXOptics. His career includes cardiovascular sales at Pharmacia and Upjohn and leadership at the National Minority Supplier Development Council.
Rich Thomas is co-founder and VP of Sales at CHAOS Supplies, a Phoenix, Arizona safety-products company serving the tire service industry. He co-founded CHAOS in 1994 and leads sales across CHAOS Moto and CHAOSRXOptics. His career includes cardiovascular sales at Pharmacia and Upjohn and leadership at the National Minority Supplier Development Council. CHAOS makes wheel-service chemicals and technician grips in the USA, and sells ANSI Z87.1 safety eyewear through CHAOSRXOptics. The company also runs a prescription safety-eyewear program serving more than 11,300 technicians across more than 1,300 locations.
Topics
What Rich talks about.
Four conversations. Pick the one that fits your audience.
Safety, HR and manufacturing shows
Why paid-for safety glasses go unworn
- The buyer isn't the user. The employer pays and the technician decides whether to wear them.
- What a study of 14,521 program orders showed, published in Eyecare Business.
- Running a prescription safety-eyewear program that serves more than 11,300 technicians across more than 1,300 locations.
Automotive and tire-service shows
What's changing on the shop floor
- TCE brake cleaner going away, state by state.
- Why stick-on wheel weights fall off.
- Finding a slow leak without a dunk tank.
- For driver audiences: what to ask a tire shop before it works on your car.
Sales and business shows
AI brings the lead, a human closes it
- Calling every lead back within the hour.
- Why a fast human follow-up still wins the deal.
- Rich speaks as the owner and the salesperson. CHAOS's marketing team built the tools, and his part starts when the lead comes in.
Recent interview
Hear him first.
Unscripted Small Business Podcast
AI Brings the Lead, a Human Closes It
Co-founder and VP of Sales Rich Thomas talks with host Jeremy Rivera about calling every lead back within the hour, hiring people who think differently, and why a fast human follow-up still wins the deal.
Five short clips from this conversation are in the press room. More interviews are recorded and will be listed here as they air.
Details
For your guest form.
- Name
- Rich Thomas
- Title
- Co-founder and VP of Sales, CHAOS Supplies
- Company
- CHAOS Supplies, Phoenix, Arizona. Founded 1994. Brands: CHAOS Moto and CHAOSRXOptics.
- Time zone
- Phoenix. Arizona stays on Mountain Standard Time all year. From early November to mid-March that is two hours behind New York and one hour ahead of Los Angeles. The rest of the year it is three hours behind New York and the same as Los Angeles.
- Recording
- Remotely, by video call or phone.
- Websites
- chaossupplies.com, chaosmoto.com, chaosrxoptics.com
Book Rich.
Send your show's name, a link and a couple of dates that work for you.
Booking and scheduling
press@chaossupplies.com
For a faster reply, reach Alex Storch, VP Marketing & eCommerce, at astorch@chaosmoto.com.