Team
Carl Holst
Dealer Principal
Carl was born in Victoria, British Columbia where he started his career in the Automotive Industry in 2000. He relocated to Alberta in 2003 where he worked the majority of his career in Automotive Management at franchise dealerships.
As a graduate of the National Automotive Dealers Association University in Washington DC (General Dealership Management) in 2015, Carl has a vast knowledge and understanding of the Automotive Industry where he was able to build a large network of dealerships across North America.
His passion for helping clients led him to founding Driven Motors in 2018. Since then, Driven Motors has grown to be the #1 Automotive Brokerage in Western Canada, helping thousands of their clients successfully sell their vehicles for more money.
Denny Coulombe
GM/Managing Partner - Medicine Hat
Denny joined the Driven team in February of 2024 after 23 years of working in franchise automotive dealerships. He has extensive management experience; including fixed operations management, sales and F&I management, as well as 6 years years of GM experience leading up to his transition to Driven Motors.
When not buying, selling, wholesaling or exporting vehicles, Denny can likely be found hiking, biking, e-mountain biking, dirt biking, cross-country enduro riding, letting the wind be his therapy on his Harley, or tinkering on any of these machines. Being in the Crowsnest Pass with friends and family is a favourite summer getaway, while winter is spent keeping warm and cheering on the Calgary Flames.
Denny prides himself on operating in an up-front, transparent, and no-pressure environment.
Justin Smith
Sales & Acquisitions Manager - Driven Motors Medicine Hat
Justin has lived in Medicine Hat for most of his life. “He’s what you call a true Hatter” With deep roots in city he understands the wants and needs of the people that make up the city he is proud to call his own. Starting his career in the Automotive Industry in 2016, he has formed many strong and long-lasting relationships with his clients.
He is happy to be a part of the team at Driven Motors where he's now able to help his clients get the most amount money for their vehicles. You'll find Justin at our Medicine Hat office, serving the people of Medicine Hat and the surrounding area, so drop on in with your vehicle today, or if you just want to talk to a guy about football, music, or guitars he’s more than happy to do that too!
Shane Unrau
Dealer Acquisitions District Manager - Driven Motors Calgary
Shane was born in Victoria, British Columbia and moved to Calgary in 2016 where he started his career in the Automotive Industry. His career quickly accelerated from Sales to Sales Management within only a few short years. Throughout his career in retail, he was able to work with different manufacturers on both the New and Pre-Owned Sales side of the business. He truly understands the vehicle market and always strives to over-deliver to his clients.
Shane started with Driven Motors as their first District Manager in 2019. He has been a cornerstone to the Calgary Market and their Dealerships continuously providing them with strong vehicle values.
Gus Kalabalikis
Appointment Coordinator - Driven Motors Calgary
Gus was born in Peace River, Alberta and started in the car business in 2002. He spent the next 8 years with Calgary based dealerships where he spent many years working at various management levels. Gus has developed a very good understanding of client needs during this time.
He has developed processes and has trained staff to understand how to deliver an exceptional client experience.
After being involved in several different business ventures Gus has decided to step back into the car business and bring his experience to Driven Motors and make the client experience comfortable and exciting.He believes that "We work for the customer"
