Written by: Michael Turner
In today’s world, where the line between science and entrepreneurship is vanishing, there are rare individuals who manage to unite the two into a single system. One of them is Vitalii Tkachenko — an engineer, entrepreneur, and author of “Rebuilt, Not Replaced”, a book that has already drawn the attention of both business and scientific communities. His journey is a living example of how engineering logic and business intuition can not only coexist but merge into a new discipline — the science of action, where every experiment becomes a result, and every idea turns into a practical solution.
From Formula to Strategy
“Engineering and entrepreneurship are essentially the same thing,” Tkachenko says. “Both begin with one question: How can we make it better?”
He built his first “laboratory” as a teenager — in his father’s garage in Donetsk, where they spent hours taking apart Soviet-era engines. Later came formal education: a degree in automotive engineering, another in finance, and a defining success — his hydraulic tricycle, which won second place at a national engineering competition. Even then, he was thinking like an entrepreneur: not just to invent, but to find real-world application for every idea.
Today, years later, that logic remains unchanged. His company, The Guaranteed Best Choice, is not just a business restoring vehicles. It’s an applied research platform, where every process is tested for efficiency, transparency, and sustainability.
When the Laboratory Is the Marketplace
“I see business as a laboratory,” Tkachenko says. “Only here, instead of test tubes, you have people, data, and results.”
In his company, engineering solutions are tested as rigorously as scientific hypotheses. Each vehicle undergoes dozens of diagnostic scans and structural evaluations. Internal quality protocols and standards are developed with the precision of lab procedures — but the outcome must work not on paper, but on the road.
That discipline has made his company a model within the industry. The Guaranteed Best Choice operates in more than twenty U.S. states, with a network of twelve specialized subcontractor teams and dozens of suppliers. Despite such scale, the company has achieved 100% positive feedback on eBay Motors — a result that even industry giants rarely match.
“In science, reproducibility is everything,” Tkachenko notes. “It’s the same in business. If you can consistently deliver excellent results, you’ve built a system. And a system — that’s science.”
The Science of Restoration
Tkachenko’s philosophy goes far beyond engineering. He is shaping what might be called the science of restoration.
“We tend to think progress means creating something new,” he explains. “But true innovation lies in improving what already exists.”
Producing a new car releases up to 20 tons of CO₂ into the atmosphere. Restoring an existing one generates only 2–3 tons. These aren’t just numbers — they’re measurable, evidence-based data that Vitalii tracks and presents as part of his sustainability advocacy. He believes that the United States could become a global leader in sustainable restoration — if the process is recognized as not just craftsmanship, but a national scientific and economic strategy.
A Book That Connects Engineering and Human Values
Tkachenko’s book, “Rebuilt, Not Replaced”, now distributed across 49 countries and more than 40,000 outlets — including Amazon, Walmart, Apple Books, and Barnes & Noble — is a synthesis of twenty years of engineering, research, and business experience.
The book merges precision with philosophy. It’s not a memoir and not just a business manual — it’s a study of resilience, expressed through mechanics, economics, and ecology.
“This book isn’t about cars,” Vitalii explains. “It’s about how engineering thinking can improve life itself. Science isn’t just laboratories, and business isn’t just profit. True value emerges where the two meet.”
The Formula for Sustainable Success
Today, Tkachenko’s model is studied as a blueprint for integrating science and entrepreneurship. His work creates jobs, reduces emissions, strengthens public trust, and inspires a cultural shift — from consumption to conscious restoration.
“My approach is simple,” he says. “If you can fix it — don’t throw it away. If you can improve it — don’t copy. If you can inspire — share it.”
That principle applies not only to cars but to the economy, to the environment, and to life itself. Experts increasingly view his philosophy as a rare blend of engineering precision and human purpose — a bridge between innovation and integrity.
Science That Improves Everyday Life
Vitalii Tkachenko represents a new kind of leader — one who turns scientific thinking into real-world progress. His innovations make transportation more affordable, create skilled jobs, empower small businesses, and reduce environmental impact.
He doesn’t simply combine science and business — he proves that one cannot exist without the other.
“I don’t separate myself into engineer and entrepreneur,” he says. “They’re two sides of the same mission: to make people’s lives better and the world more sustainable. If my book or my company inspires even a few people to rebuild instead of discard — that’s success.”
This is not just a story about a businessman. It’s a story about how science can step out of the laboratory and into everyday life, making it cleaner, fairer, and smarter. And Vitalii Tkachenko is one of the few who has shown that the future doesn’t always need to be built from scratch — sometimes, it simply needs to be rebuilt.
Link to the book: https://a.co/d/2JDs1zX
Link to Vitalii’s company website: https://gbchoice.com
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