This car-repair chain’s revenue skyrocketed 130x in the past five years—and 83% of its workforce doesn’t have a college degree, including its CEO

• Matt Ebert, founder and CEO of Crash Champions, grew up with modest means and no expectation of attending college, but his passion for cars and entrepreneurial spirit led him into the collision-repair industry after fixing his own wrecked car as a teenager. Starting with a single shop in 1999, Ebert expanded Crash Champions into a national powerhouse with more than 650 locations and $2.75 billion in revenue, largely employing workers without college degrees.

When Matt Ebert...