Grow Your Moving Company

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 to hiring movers.  Check out Swamp Rabbit Moving at https://www.swamprabbitmoving.com/ 

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 personal Moving Titan Retreat experience.  Check out MoveUp Consulting at https://moveupconsulting.com/ 

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 clients, and the importance of training. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this interview!  Check out MoveUp Consulting at https://moveupconsulting.com/ 

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://bigleaguemovers.com/

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. Check out Get Your Move On https://www.getyourmoveonllc.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 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 On https://www.getyourmoveonllc.com/ 

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 ProfessionalMovers.com https://professionalmovers.com/        

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 support the resurgence and growth that’s in downtown Detroit. Check out ProfessionalMovers.com https://professionalmovers.com/ 

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!