Meridian, Idaho / 43.61° N, 116.39° W
I'm Chris Hoskins. I plan trips, rent out a travel trailer, sell roofs in Idaho, and build software for travel advisors and roofers. Different roads, same idea: make the next step easy.
Most of what I do starts the same way: somebody has a problem that eats their time, and I'd rather fix it than work around it.
I'm an independent travel advisor and the owner of Hoskins Travel. Running that business is what showed me how much of an advisor's week disappears into follow-ups, spreadsheets, and scattered inboxes. So I started building VENCRESA, a CRM made for travel advisors, with the goal of getting someone from sign-up to their first booked trip in under ten minutes. I also help new advisors get their own travel businesses off the ground.
Along the way I picked up a few more roads. I've run Idaho RVs 4 Rent for about three years. I handle sales in Idaho for Kyco, a full-service roofing, siding, paint, and drywall company, and seeing how many apps a roofing crew juggles led me to build Gem State CRM. I also build websites and apps for local businesses, mostly on Lovable and Supabase so I can ship quickly and keep improving.
Lately I've also been writing fiction. That one's just for fun, mostly.
Two software products, two travel businesses, an RV, and a lot of roofs, all run out of the Treasure Valley.
Founder and builder
An AI-powered CRM and all-in-one business platform built for travel advisors. The name comes from two Latin roots, venire and crescere, which is where the tagline "Come. Grow." comes from. It handles leads, trips, client portals, email follow-up, and destination research in one place.
Founder and builder
A CRM built for roofers that replaces the four or five apps most crews juggle. Lead intake, door knocking, roof proposals, measurement reports, and electronic signatures all live in one place, so a job moves from first knock to signed contract without switching tools.
Independent travel advisor
I plan vacations for individuals, families, and groups: birthday trips to the Bahamas, Puerto Vallarta getaways, and a Costa Rica trip for fourteen people.
Start planning a tripMentor
I help people start travel businesses of their own, from their first client to a steady book of trips. I also host free in-person workshops for anyone curious about becoming a travel advisor.
Visit buildyourtravelbiz.comOwner and host
A 2021 Dutchmen Astoria travel trailer, set up as a home away from home. Towels, bedding, and kitchen gear are all stocked, so renters just bring food and clothes. Every renter also gets a travel voucher for two. Listed on RVshare, Outdoorsy, and RVezy.
Idaho sales
I handle sales for Kyco across Idaho, help with business development, and put together training for our door-to-door sales team. Kyco is a full-service company: roofing, siding, paint, and drywall, plus dumpster rentals, and we run an automotive service shop too. I also built Kyco Connect, an app that matches the jobs Kyco has open with subcontractors looking for work.
Need a quote? Call or text me at 208-995-4893.
Visit kycoservices.comFreelance
Websites, apps, and custom software for small businesses. That can be a simple site with an about page and a quote form, or a custom tool built around how your business actually runs. I start small, launch fast, and add to it as you grow.
Request a projectAn intake conversation that asks travelers open-ended questions and turns their answers into a trip brief, so the first call starts with real ideas.
One app for roofers covering door knocking, proposals, roof measurement reports, and e-signatures.
A job feed where subcontractors see new work and claim it, replacing a string of phone calls.
Twenty-eight lessons in four parts, with worksheets, for people starting out in the travel business.
A Kanban board inside VENCRESA that moves a lead from first message to booked trip, with the follow-up emails built in.
A growing set of evergreen guides to the places people are asking about next year.
A dark academia romantasy novel: rival students at a magic academy. Out now on Amazon.
Get the bookWhen I'm not working, I'm usually outside. I love archery hunting, playing softball, and getting out into Idaho's backcountry. Some of my best ideas show up somewhere between the trailhead and the truck.
My best friend and partner, Monique, works for one of the major airlines, and traveling together is one of our favorite things to do. It's a big part of why I love helping other people plan trips of their own.
Whether it's a trip, a roof, or an app, the same few habits show up.
No hard sell. I'd rather explain things plainly and let you decide than push you somewhere you don't want to go.
Get something useful in your hands quickly, then make it better based on how it actually gets used.
Most of my clients, renters, and partners are right here in Idaho, and I like it that way.
Tell me what you need built: a website, an app, or custom software for how your business runs. I read every request myself and reply within a couple of business days.
Prefer email? Write to chris@chris-hoskins.com.
Pick whichever fits what you need. I read everything myself.