About Tom

“I believe the real heroes of this industry are the people on the shop floor — and they deserve tools built with the same pride they put into every repair.”

Founder & General Partner, Hero Group

I’ve spent the last 14 years helping collision repair shops grow stronger, smarter, and more profitable — first through marketing, and now through technology. I co-founded Hero Group to put advanced, practical AI tools in the hands of the people who deserve them most: the independent shop owners, technicians, and teams who keep America rolling every day.

My background is in industrial design, but my career has always centered on problem-solving — taking something complex and making it simple enough to work every time. That’s the philosophy behind everything we build at Hero Group. Whether it’s Reclaimr, Schedule Monkey, or Procedure Hero, our goal is to create products that don’t just check boxes — they solve real problems for real people.

Before Hero Group, I founded Stratosphere, a marketing agency that helped hundreds of collision centers grow their brands and businesses. After 14 years, I sold the agency to focus entirely on this next mission — because the time is now for someone to take up the mantle and build the tools shops need to fight, survive, and thrive in the most pivotal moment in the industry’s history.

I believe we’ve built the right team to do it. With deep technical expertise, operational experience, and decades of firsthand industry insight, we’ve assembled what feels like a dream team — united by a single purpose: to help the heroes of this industry take back control of their future.

Thomas Zoebelein

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