Cameron Eversole is the director of AMS Relocation, a Bekins agent out of the San Francisco Bay area that's been in business since 1949. They average 6-7 million per year in revenue, and have recently discovered a sales tactic that allowed them to go from a 15% onsite conversion rate to 65% virtually overnight! Stay tuned for Part 2 of this interview with Cameron.
This is the final installment of our interview with one of the largest owners in the country, Larry O'Toole of Gentle Giant Moving Company. Gentle Giant was formed in 1980 as a 'side hustle' before officially incorporating in 1985. Since then, it has grown to over 55 million dollars in annual revenue across 24 locations. Amazingly, the vast majority of growth has been organic, with O'Toole claiming to only spending less than 1/2 percent of revenue in marketing. It boasts up to 200 trucks and 500...
Here is Part 3 of 4 of our interview with one of the largest owners in the country, Larry O'Toole of Gentle Giant Moving Company. Gentle Giant was formed in 1980 as a 'side hustle' before officially incorporating in 1985. Since then, it has grown to over 55 million dollars in annual revenue across 24 locations. Amazingly, the vast majority of growth has been organic, with O'Toole claiming to only spending less than 1/2 percent of revenue in marketing. It boasts up to 200 trucks and 500 employees...
Today we have Part 2 of our interview with one of the largest owners in the country, Larry O'Toole of Gentle Giant Moving Company. Gentle Giant was formed in 1980 as a 'side hustle' before officially incorporating in 1985. Since then, it has grown to over 55 million dollars in annual revenue across 24 locations. Amazingly, the vast majority of growth has been organic, with O'Toole claiming to only spending less than 1/2 percent of revenue in marketing. It boasts up to 200 trucks and 500 employee...
Today we have the first installment in very special interview with one of the largest owners in the country, Larry O'Toole of Gentle Giant Moving Company. Gentle Giant was formed in 1980 as a 'side hustle' before officially incorporating in 1985. Since then, it has grown to over 55 million dollars in annual revenue across 24 locations. Amazingly, the vast majority of growth has been organic, with O'Toole claiming to only spending less than 1/2 percent of revenue in marketing. It boasts up to 200...
Part 2 of our conversation with College Muscle Movers owners, Cameron Carson, Andrew Roth, and Cameron Gillette, aka Cammy G, gets into some of the nitty gritty of advertising and hiring as well as their plans for growth. College Muscle Movers was founded in 2006 in St. Paul, MN, and acquired in 2008 by Cameron Carson after an unpaid internship at the company. He later brought on Andrew and Cammy G. Today the company is approaching 3 million in revenue, and has 9 trucks, while starting to branch...
This episode with College Muscle Movers features all three owners, founder Cameron Carson, Andrew Roth, and Cameron Gillette, aka Cammy G. College Muscle Movers was founded in 2006 in St. Paul, MN, and acquired in 2008 by Cameron Carson after an unpaid internship at the company. He later brought on Andrew and Cammy G. Today the company is approaching 3 million in revenue, and has 9 trucks, while starting to branch into ancillary services, like cleaning, organizing, and handyman work. Learn more ...
The #1 Remax team in Florida, and consistently ranked in the top 50 in the country, Andrew Duncan and his team have sold over 2 Billion dollars in volume. In this episode he talks about marketing strategies that work in Real Estate that may also work for movers, what he looks for when partnering with a moving company, and where he sees the real estate economy going in the near future. Learn more about Andrew and the Duncan Duo: https://www.theduncanduo.com/...
The #1 Remax team in Florida, and consistently ranked in the top 50 in the country, Andrew Duncan and his team have sold over 2 Billion dollars in volume. In this episode he talks about marketing strategies that work in Real Estate that may also work for movers, what he looks for when partnering with a moving company, and where he sees the real estate economy going in the near future. Learn more about Andrew and the Duncan Duo: https://www.theduncanduo.com/...
Our guest today is Rob Marchese, owner of ZippBoxx in Long Island, NY. Rob has 9 trucks and is projecting 4 million in revenue for 2023. In Part 2, we continue to talk about hiring movers, the organizational structure of his staff, and Rob shares some of his wisdom and advice. Zippboxx Website: https://zippboxx.com/
Our guest today is Rob Marchese, owner of ZippBoxx in Long Island, NY. Rob has 9 trucks and is projecting 4 million in revenue for 2023. Listen in as Rob shares his story on how he got involved in the moving industry, secrets to working with interior designers, and how he overcame some of his own struggles early in life that ultimately led to him founding his company. Zippboxx Website: https://zippboxx.com/
This is Part 2 of an awesome conversation with Blake Fitzpatrick of Sunshine Movers in Sarasota Florida and the founder of the Moving Company Owners Unite Facebook group. Blake founded Sunshine Movers 7 years ago, owns 9 trucks and is a multi-million dollar local mover. Listen in as Blake shares his insights around the importance of relationships, networking, and some very creative marking ideas. Sunshine Movers website https://www.sarasotasunshinemovers.com/ MCOU Facebook group https://www.face...
Today we have an insightful interview with Blake Fitzpatrick from Sunshine Movers in Sarasota Florida and the founder of the Moving Company Owners Unite Facebook group. Blake founded Sunshine Movers 7 years ago, owns 9 trucks and is a multi-million dollar local mover. Sunshine Movers website https://www.sarasotasunshinemovers.com/ MCOU Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/142914039647052/...
This episode features a roundtable discussion from one of the Fall 2022 Moving Titan Retreats from several different moving companies. Learn more and apply to attend the next retreat at https://www.movingtitanretreats.com/
This episode features a roundtable discussion from one of the Fall 2022 Moving Titan Retreats from several different moving companies. Learn more and apply to attend the next retreat at https://www.movingtitanretreats.com/
Joining the show this week is John Watson of Eager Beaver Movers in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Listen in as John explains how he took over a 1 truck operation and transformed the company into a 6 million dollar plus enterprise and maintains next to no marketing expenses. In Part 2 we discuss buying leads, a strategy for getting Google reviews, some numbers/financials, the company structure outside of movers, and how they handle claims. Check out Eager Beaver Moving and Storage at https://eagerbe...
Joining the show this week is John Watson of Eager Beaver Movers in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Listen in as John explains how he took over a 1 truck operation and transformed the company into a 6 million dollar plus enterprise and maintains next to no marketing expenses. We also talk about the power of networking, his operation and training process, his sales process and closing rates, and on-sites vs virtuals. Check out Eager Beaver Moving and Storage at https://eagerbeavermoving.com/...
Chris Sweet started Swamp Rabbit Moving in Greenville, SC 2 years ago and has seen exponential growth into a multi million dollar company during this time. He recently opened a second location in Charleston, SC, and shares the key to his marketing success and growth. In Part 2 we get into training and ensuring quality service, a "long term value over short term gain" approach to customer service, their super creative social media strategy, customer referrals and Google reviews, the company cultu...
Chris Sweet started Swamp Rabbit Moving in Greenville, SC 2 years ago and has seen exponential growth into a multi million dollar company during this time. He recently opened a second location in Charleston, SC, and shares the key to his marketing success and growth. We cover lots of ground in Part 1 including what he did to have such a strong first year, the biggest challenges he faced early on and how he overcame them for growth, effective marketing techniques, their sales process and approach...
Winston Davis started in the moving industry at a young age, before going off on his own during the pandemic to help moving company owners with their recruiting strategies. Today he works with over 80 moving companies across the country to improve their culture and fill their labor needs so they can operate at maximum capcity. In Part 2 Winston sheds light on rates of pay, what percent of revenue is moving labor, who makes a good employee, drug tests and background tests, 1099s vs W-2s, and his ...
Winston Davis started in the moving industry at a young age, before going off on his own during the pandemic to help moving company owners with their recruiting strategies. Today he works with over 80 moving companies across the country to improve their culture and fill their labor needs so they can operate at maximum capcity. In Part 1 Winston shares how he got into the moving industry and consulting, the labor market and staffing strategies, what he does different that is so valuable to his cl...
Joining the show is Steven Reed of Big League Movers and Storage in Memphis Tennessee. Listen in as Steven tells the Big League story and how he has gone through hard times and rallied back to grow one of the most respected moving companies in Tennessee. In Part 2, Steven shares how he got to the point of being able to delegate more, the importance of training employees well, and his top advice for getting through challening times in a business. Check out Big League Movers at https://bigleaguemo...
Joining the show is Steven Reed of Big League Movers and Storage in Memphis Tennessee. Listen in as Steven tells the Big League story and how he has gone through hard times and rallied back to grow one of the most respected moving companies in Tennessee. Check out Big League Movers at https://bigleaguemovers.com/
Joining the show this week is Derek Greene of Get Your Move On. Derek takes us on his journey of starting his moving company while struggling with addiction at a young age to getting clean and proceeding to grow a 6 million dollar business from scratch over the course of 17 years. In Part 2 of their conversation, Wade and Derek talk about the bumpy but worthwhile road to launching Plush, a logistics company for high end interior design and getting sober while in a business accelerator program. C...
Joining the show this week is Derek Greene of Get Your Move On. Derek takes us on his journey of starting his moving company while struggling with addiction at a young age to getting clean and proceeding to grow a 6 million dollar business from scratch over the course of 17 years. In Part 1 of their conversation, Wade and Derek talk about his company, how he got started in the moving business, what his day to day looks like, and finding a balance with workload and staff Check out Get Your Move O...
Joining us on this episode is Andrew Androff of ProfessionalMovers.com. ProfessionalMovers.con has been serving the Detroit market since 1978 and currently operates 3 locations with 21 trucks. In Part 2 of their conversation, Wade and Andrew talk about services offered by ProffesionalMovers.com, a perspective on branding and effective marketing strategies. Also discusses is franchising, dealing with competition, and having an internal company structure that sets you up for success. Check out Pro...
Joining the show this week is Andrew Androff of ProfessionalMovers.com. ProfessionalMovers.con has been serving the Detroit market since 1978 and currently operates 3 locations with 21 trucks. In Part 1 of their conversation, Wade and Andrew talk about the synchronistic beginning of ProfessionalMovers.com, the business scale and structure, and some of the things that make this company unique including an awesome invective program for customers moving their home or business back to the city and s...
Grow Your Moving Company's Wade Swikle was recently featured on the Live Bold & Boss Up podcast about innovation, entreprenuership, and franchising. Check out the replay right here! And then go check out Live Bold & Boss Up hosted by Stephanie Markese and Ashley Jarocki on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3CdXFiesXq8xl6ubZP5-Og and/or whereever you get your podcasts!
In part 2 of this interview with Chad Coatney, he and Wade get into more marketing strategy including things Chad has seen work really well. They also discuss the Master Movers sales process, operations, and training. Chad Coatney is the founder and CEO of Master Movers in Venice, FL. Master Movers has 7 trucks with 2 on the way and a 12,000 square foot warehouse. They’ve experienced 300% growth within the last year in a relatively small market. Chad is also Wade’s business partner with Moving T...
Chad Coatney is the founder and CEO of Master Movers in Venice, FL. Master Movers has 7 trucks with 2 on the way and a 12,000 square foot warehouse. They’ve experienced 300% growth within the last year in a relatively small market. Chad is also Wade’s business partner with Moving Titan Retreats. On this episode Wade talks with Chad about how he started his moving company, the challenges of bootstrapping your business, and the importance of prioritizing your marketing. They also get into some fun...
