As the company's CEO and president, Chaplin grew the company from 2 employees in 2002 to 15 today, and he has added high profile clients such as Blockbuster Video.

Chaplin's Eureka moment came after he grumbled about one of his damaged CDs and his friend Ron Haufler came to the rescue by buffing the disc with equipment originally intended to remove scratches from vehicles.

The two became partners and cobbled together a group of shareholders who trusted Chaplin to lead the company. He designed an automatic disc repair machine that sells for US$60,000 to used-CD stores, video rental outlets and other big disc users.

"We sell the machine and charge 20 to 30 cents for each disc the owner repairs," he said. In exchange, Disc Go supplies chemicals, maintenance and customer support on the machines, which have counters to mark each disc fixed.

Chaplin has partnered with distributors in Australia, New Zealand and Europe and counts global sales as a big part of his recent success.

His plans are to roll out a desktop disc repair system in 2005, which he expects will double his sales volume within five years.

He is pumping Disc Go's profits into building a 26,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Campbell Heights technology park, where he plans to move at the end of 2005. He explained that he is currently squeezed for space in a 5,000-square-foot Langley facility.

Profession you would like to try: Lawyer

Where do you feel most comfortable? At home in Langley

Favourite movie: Pulp Fiction

Toughest decision: Whether to quit my job at Mitroflow to found my company

Car: Mercedes l500s

Would most like to meet: Jimmy Pattison

Birthplace: Sarnia, Ontario

Last CD bought: Eminem's Encore

Education: BCIT engineering technology certificate

What's left to do: Travel to Brazil