As a 5x world champion in powerboat racing, you may think that Tommy “Chief” Hofstetter’s primary goal in life is to build and race the best boats in the world. While that mission has fueled his career for nearly four decades, a personal goal has always meant the most to him. Growing up in South Florida in the 80s, Tommy was naturally drawn to the sea, and especially to speed boats. He pursued that “natural impulse” immediately out of high school by first building experience and then quickly building his own business. His business steadily evolved from building boats and engines and doing paint and interior work to rigging and repowering and ultimately to consulting and racing. That passion for “everything boating” led Tommy to race all seven seas and win the Offshore World Championship five times. The name “Chief” became well-known in the boating world, with all of Tommy’s companies bearing the name, including Chief Engines, Chief Racing, and Chief Performance.