Lou Hobaica Joins Long List of Esteemed HVAC Pros in Contracting Business HVAC Hall of Fame

Career Highs

Looking back, Hobaica is most proud of the culture he and his brothers, Mike and Paul Hobaica, built at Hobaica Services.

“We were more than a place to work. We provided our team members with careers they had control over, not just jobs,” he says. “We implemented life planning with employees, helping them set and reach personal goals by empowering them with the opportunity to earn as much as they wanted by working smarter, not harder. Watching people grow both professionally and personally was extremely rewarding.”

For Hobaica, success has always been about more than just profit.

“Yes, the company needed to do well, but I wanted everyone else to do well, too,” he explains. “I’ve always tried to do right by others and look out for their best interests.”

Hobaica hopes to be remembered as someone who openly gave back to other contractors in the trades, made a positive impact in their company, their life, and their employees’ lives.

“In our business, all decisions were made on our foundation of the three ‘C’s,’” he says. “It had to be in the best interest of the company representative first, the customer second, and the company third. If everybody doesn’t benefit from the situation, then it’s not the right thing to do.

“In business, it’s essential to give back by helping others to succeed and improve,” Hobaica continues. “God has blessed us with these talents for a purpose — not only to improve our businesses and personal lives, but also our employees and their families. Then, it’s important you pass on your successes, and pay it forward.”