Cristian Sosa of Las Vegas-based Sosa Metalworks joins The Fabricator Podcast to talk about his wild journey from junior high school dropout to starting his own metal fabrication and custom motorcycle shop. Cristian opens up about his early life in Mexico, growing up in Las Vegas, and how his love of lowriders and working with his hands sparked an interest in welding and shaping metal. This is the first of a two-part episode.

Cristian also gets into his time working at Count's Kustoms and on the "Counting Cars" TV show, and how it both changed his life for the better and also made him realize he'd rather start his own business than be on TV. He talks about how his grandma teaching him how to sew at an early age taught him patience and, ultimately, led him to teaching others his unique metal shaping and wire framing methods through in-depth workshops.

Jump to 08:47 to get to our talk with Cristian Sosa.

At the top, host Dan Davis, TPJ Editor Lincoln Brunner, and the crew talk about their very first jobs working in fast food places like Taco Bell and KFC. They also ask listeners to send in stories about their first jobs working in a metal fabrication shop or elsewhere.

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