What made you want to do the work you do? Please share the full story.
My attraction to this field stems from a unique intersection of organizational leadership, complex logistics, and a deep commitment to service. Recognizing that relocation signifies a pivotal life milestone, I felt a calling to simplify this transition for families. My professional drive is sustained by a constant obsession with team development, the refinement of our operational playbooks, and establishing a reputation as a steadfast, resolution-focused organization that clients can truly rely on.
Tell us 3 surprisingly easy and 3 surprisingly difficult things about your business.
Cultivating a cohesive team atmosphere through open dialogue is a natural extension of our leadership philosophy. Additionally, we find that maintaining a relentless obsession with quantifiable metrics and resolution-focused service allows us to effortlessly bolster organizational performance and solidify client trust.
The solve is not if your client faces service issues it’s how you handle them. We have a reliable playbook to be resolution focused that has been invested on for over twenty years now. But as they say when you think you have seen it all-in long-haul trucking that’s when you get surprised.
What are the 3 things you like best about your work and why?
Team atmosphere, not easily recognizable but so many team members of our company contribute to our clients receiving a successful long-distance move.
Family environment, the average tenor of our team is a decade+, the company has an exceptional resume of accomplishments but the core team here is our greatest strength
Being of service, we help so many families relocate not only because they want to but a lot of times because they have to.
What are your greatest 3 skills and how have they helped you succeed?
Discipline
Tell us about a time you were dead wrong about something.
In our early growth years, I doubted if we could compete at the higher national level with the major van lines. I thought we may be restricted to a second-tier position of the market and just focus on optimizing that lane.
How do you get yourself out of a funk? Please share the details.
To navigate through periods of stagnation, I find grounding by returning to my foundational routine. I concentrate on manageable objectives and the variables within my direct influence. I view this as “shooting free throws” because, much like the sport of basketball, reconnecting with core fundamentals is the most effective way to regain clarity, personal belief, and professional drive.
What is a habit you try to stick to and how has it helped you?
Commitment to a routine that you can measure results and overall being obsessed with finding a better way.
How do you celebrate your victories?
Family time usual outdoors with a beach or mountains involved.
What is your favorite book and why?
Big Ed Mylett and Patrick Bet-David fan, podcasts are great and the books they have published are even better
What advice would you give to your younger self and why?
Patience, patience, patience.
Who has been your biggest mentor in life (personal or professional) and how have they helped you?
My business partner and founder of our company has been a pivotal mentor both personally and professionally for me. He has been a foundational part of my personal and professional growth.
My wife is the real secret sauce for me; she keeps me driven but always with humility and always knows how to allow me to be myself.
I am also extremely blessed to have a circle of friends that have been very close for over 25 years now. All very successful in their respective industries so we take turns motivating and supporting each other. Holding each other accountable finding when we can be of service and mentor each other.
Just for fun, what is your favorite food?
Italian by birthright but enjoy a quality steakhouse any day.