owner of Atlas Survival Shelters. "Business is booming right now. We do bunkers anywhere from a million dollars to as low as $20,000. Some of our bunkers are even more than a million," said Hubbard.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Ron Hubbard, owner of Atlas Survival Shelters in Sulphur Springs, Texas, about his business. It has been edited for length and ...

Ron Hubbard is the CEO of Texas-based Atlas Survival Shelters, a company that customizes luxury underground bunkers and safe shelters. He launched the company in 2011. "For a shine there three ...