113 Geoffrey Hacker, Ph.D. Geoff Hacker, Undiscovered Classics and “Raiders of the Lost Cars” Geoff Hacker has pursued rare and unusual cars since his early teenage years when he discovered an exotic, fiberglass-bodied, concept car called the “Shark”— a car he owns to this day. As head of Undiscovered Classics, he and his team focus on the research, pursuit, restoration and showing of rare, one-of-a-kind handbuilt automobiles at some of the best shows in the world. Hacker graduated from the University of South Florida with his Ph.D. in IndustrialOrganizational Psychology. Upon graduation, he worked at a Fortune 500 company as head of a team in the Operations Department who created, managed and implemented training programs for hourly, managerial and executive positions. Over 100,000 employees graduated from these programs each year. After more than a decade, he left to form his own consulting company and pursued corporate and small business clients that had training and educational needs aligned to his strengths – an activity he continues to this day. Based in Tampa Florida with a satellite location in Buffalo New York built and organized by partner Mike Puma, Undiscovered Classics is comprised of both local and global talent whose expertise is in research and restoration of rare handbuilt automobiles. Some of the TV shows they have appeared on include: Jay Leno’s Garage, Ray Evernham’s AmeriCarna on the Velocity channel, “Sticker Shock” on the Discovery Channel and Hagerty TV’s Barn Find Hunter. Cars from Undiscovered Classics have appeared at some of the most prestigious venues across America such as: The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance & The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. The research and writings of Undiscovered Classics has been shared in magazines including: Hemmings Motor News, Classic Motorsports, Classic & Sports Car (UK), Octane (UK), Magneto (UK), Old Cars Weekly, Autoweek, Collectible Automobile and Hagerty Classic Cars Hacker is most proud of his organizations accomplishments which have brought legitimacy and value to the handcrafted (individual or small company) cars across America. Undiscovered Classics has a global reach, and you can follow their cars and activities on their website UndiscoveredClassics.com and their social media which includes YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. Geoffrey Hacker
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