In 2019, Alex Protassieff moved back home to Northern California after a stint in Texas, unsure of his next move. He took a job with an insurance carrier, but it wasn’t the right fit. He saw a job ad for the service writer trainee program at G&C Auto Body, a fast-growing regional MSO, and gave it a shot.
“I didn’t really seek out auto body,” Protassieff said. “The timing was perfect and then it just kind of clicked from there.”
“Clicked” might be an understatement. In a matter of months, Protassieff’s work ethic and potential had been noticed by his supervisors, and he was offered the chance to manage a store. Recently, he was promoted to regional manager of G&C’s Central Valley market, overseeing six stores between Modesto and Elk Grove…