T.Rex Arms
Lucas Botkin was 19 years old when he first started designing. A volunteer firefighter and avid firearm user, Botkin began constructing custom equipment for his own personal use and firearm training. Through the encouragement of his parents, Lucas began to sell products on eBay. Later his fire chief asked Botkin if he would make him a Glock 17 holster for his own use. Lucas did so, and after finding out his chief was able to protect himself and family from a home intruder while using the specially designed holster, Botkin realized the impact he could have through his products.
From that point on T.Rex Arms was a go. It started small, with only Botkin filling and shipping orders out of his garage. However, within a few months, orders grew to the point where Lucas hired David Botkin and David Noor to help with the flourishing business. After more time and more growth, Lucas had a decision to make, to remain a small company more as a side job; or to take the business to the next level, hiring more employees and expanding their workspace. Botkin chose the latter.
Over the years, T.Rex arms has grown from the small, garage based business, to the highly profitable and successful company it is today. This success is due to Botkin’s creativity and focus, as while as T.Rex arm’s core message and goals. T.Rex Arms has made constant efforts to enable and encourage “citizen responsibility”; in other words the responsibilities by citizens of the U.S. to protect themselves and others. On top of this, the company has always stuck to its core competencies: choosing quality over quantity and always seeking to tear down what is useless and build up something useful. Through Botkin’s entrepreneurial vision and creativity, Lucas was able to break into a market with new innovations and create a well known and trusted social media presence. Because of these excellent qualities, Lucas truly embodies what it is to be an entrepreneur.
