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On this Movified Mondays, host Mark Hirschi sits down with Karel Smid — president and owner of Commander Moving and Storage out of Hayward, California — for one of the most honest conversations about what it actually takes to build, lose, and rebuild a moving company when the market shifts underneath you. Karel didn't just grow fast. He grew the way most movers do — on instinct, hustle, and the ph...

Insurance might be one of the least exciting topics in the moving industry… Until it starts crushing your margins. On this episode of Movified Wednesdays, host Mark Hirschi and co-host Steven Reed sit down live in Nashville at the ATA MSC Conference with three insurance specialists who know the moving industry inside and out: Steven Pilchard – Aegis Insurance Trey Scallion – BHC Insurance Tony Hop...

Most moving company owners are building a job. Not a business. And they won't know the difference until it's too late. In this Movified Mondays conversation, Mark Hirschi sits down with J ason Bergenske — founder of MoveIt Pro and host of Shift Happens Beyond the Boxes — for a real, unfiltered discussion recorded live at the Moving Legends Retreat. No fluff. No performance. Just two operat...

Most moving companies do not have a lead problem. They have a  follow-up problem . In this episode of  Movified Wednesdays , host  Mark Hirschi  and co-host  Steven Reed  sit down with  Hunter Monroe of USA Home Listings  to unpack one of the biggest growth opportunities in the moving industry right now: listing data that actually gets worked. This is not just a conversation about postcards. It is...

At the ATA Moving & Storage Conference in Nashville, Mark Hirschi sits down with the founders behind Responders Moving—a company that went from startup to six trucks on the road in under a year. What sounds like overnight success quickly reveals itself as something far more intense. This episode dives deep into the real cost of rapid growth in the moving industry—from sleepless nights and oper...

In this episode of Movified Mondays , hosts Mark Hirschi and Steven Reed sit down with Chad Olsen , founder of Camelback Moving in Phoenix, to unpack a journey defined by resilience, discipline, and a commitment to doing business differently. Chad’s story doesn’t start with success. It starts with recovery. From rebuilding his life to building one of the most trusted moving companies in his market...

Scaling a moving company isn’t about adding more trucks — it’s about building the right foundation. In this episode of Movified Mondays, host Mark Hirschi sits down with Tom O'Neill from A&M Friendly Movers to break down what it really takes to grow a moving business the right way. Recorded following insights from the Moving Legends Retreat in Orlando, this conversation dives into the gap...

What if the key to long-term stability in the moving industry wasn’t more trucks… but storage? In this episode of Movified Wednesdays , host Mark Hirschi and co-host Steven Reed sit down with Matt Carlson , founder of Boundless Moving & Storage , to explore one of the most powerful growth strategies available to moving companies today. Matt shares the real story behind building a 40,000-square...

What if moving companies could unlock an entirely new revenue stream — without adding trucks or crews? In this episode of Movified Mondays , host Mark Hirschi sits down with Marco Maggiore and Karen Gerba from Sync Auto Logistics to unpack one of the most overlooked opportunities in the moving industry: auto transport services. As more families relocate across cities, states, and borders, the need...

What does it really take to build a recognizable brand in the moving industry today? At Day 2 of the Moving Legends Retreat , industry leaders, Matt Young , Chris Knowles , Kurt Hintz , Neacail Murdock gathered for a powerful panel discussion covering the strategies that separate ordinary moving companies from those building lasting brands and communities. Hosted by Mark Hirschi of the Movified Po...

What if one signature could put your entire personal net worth at risk? In this episode of Movified Wednesdays , host Mark Hirschi and co-host Steven Reed sit down with legal expert Patrick Mayerbock , Founder and Principal Attorney of The  Mayerbock  Law Firm, to unpack the legal, financial, and structural decisions that every moving company owner must understand to protect their business — and t...

Step into the world of high-stakes entrepreneurship with this exclusive interview at the Movers and Shakers 2 event ! I sat down with the incredible boss lady, CEO Lindsay Curtis , owner of A Smart Move , based in San Diego, California. This is day two of the amazing event in Chandler, Arizona. Lindsay drops some major knowledge bombs on what it truly takes to thrive in a male-dominated industry....

The movers showed up. The conversations got real. In this special Movified Fridays episode, host Mark Hirschi records live from Orlando, Florida at the Moving Legends Retreat — one of the most unique gatherings in the moving industry. Instead of massive conference halls and generic presentations, this retreat brings movers together inside a private setting where real conversations happen. Owners,...

Most moving company owners don’t lack drive. They lack accountability. On this episode of Movified Wednesdays, hosts Mark Hirschi and Steven Reed sit down with Steven’s long-time business coach, Steve Pitcairn (ClearVision), to expose the real reason so many business owners stay stuck: They spend their days buried in urgent noise… instead of building what’s actually important. Steve has coached bu...

From hospital scrubs to hauling boxes — Mark Hirschi , host of the Movified Podcast , unpacks one of the most brutally honest conversations in the moving industry. This week, Mark sits down with Beau Talley , a former healthcare professional who dove headfirst into business acquisition… and learned the hard way that trust alone doesn’t close a deal — due diligence does. What followed? ⚠️ Financial...

Most business stories talk about growth. This one talks about survival. On this powerful episode of Movified Wednesdays , hosts Mark Hirschi and Steven Reed sit down with Derek Greene — a moving industry entrepreneur whose journey from addiction to leadership is as raw as it is instructive. Derek opens up about getting sober while building his company, navigating rising insurance costs, facing a t...

Payment processing isn’t glamorous. But for moving companies, it can quietly make—or break—your margins. On this episode of Movified Mondays , host Mark Hirschi dives deep into one of the most overlooked areas of moving company profitability: payment fees, chargeback management, and merchant strategy with Alex Dimitracopoulos from Remedy Payments . From understanding surcharge regulations to negot...

In the moving industry, growth looks impressive on paper. More trucks. More revenue. More jobs. But as Justin Hart of Just In Time Moving explains in this powerful episode of Movified Wednesdays , revenue does not always equal profit — and scaling without systems can quietly break a business. Host Mark Hirschi and Steven Reed sit down with Justin to unpack what it really takes to build a moving co...

You can have the best marketing in your market…and still lose. On this episode of Movified Mondays , host Mark Hirschi sits down with Prabh Heer and Travis Weathers for a blunt, necessary conversation about one of the biggest blind spots in the moving industry: Good marketing with bad operations is a losing formula. Leads are coming in. Phones are ringing. Google rankings are strong. But if there...

On this episode of Movified Wednesdays , host Mark Hirschi with co-host Steven Reed sits down with guests Kurt Hintz and Chris Knowles to explore a topic many business owners avoid until they have no choice: building a personal brand that actually moves the needle. From the moving industry to masterminds, from small towns to major markets, this conversation unpacks how leaders evolve through cours...

On this episode of Movified Mondays , host Mark Hirschi celebrates Episode 100 for Movified Mondays with a sit down with Jeremy Miner at the Movers and Shakers event in Chandler, Arizona, for a candid discussion about faith-led living, ethical business, family support, and meaningful influence. This isn’t a sales tactics episode. It’s a conversation about who you become as you build. Mark and Jere...

On this episode of Movified Wednesdays , host Mark Hirschi and co-host Steven Reed sit down with Peter Ostracil of ATI Truck Repair , the trusted heavy-duty mechanic behind large moving fleets in Western Canada, to expose the truth about truck maintenance, downtime, and costly repair mistakes that quietly destroy margins. This isn’t a surface-level conversation. It’s a raw, operator-to-operator br...

On this episode of Movified Mondays, host Mark Hirschi sits down with Dan Hilton , Executive Director of the Moving & Storage Conference (MSC) , for a timely and candid conversation ahead of the MSC Conference in Nashville. This episode goes beyond event promotion. It pulls back the curtain on why MSC matters now more than ever, especially for independent movers who often feel overlooked in an...

In this powerful Movified Wednesdays episode, host Mark Hirschi and co-host Steven Reed sit down with James Hatfield of LiveSwitch to break AI down in a way the moving industry desperately needs—practical, realistic, and profitable. This is not another “AI hype” conversation. This is a clear framework for movers at every stage: 👉 Crawl – Get familiar without fear 👉 Walk – Use the AI already buil...

What if your moving company COULD identify vacant homes, pull verified owner data, and launch outreach before anyone else even knows the property is in play? On this episode of Movified Mondays, host Mark Hirschi sits down with Matty Mailers with Movingletters.ai to unpack how AI-powered property analysis is quietly transforming how movers, real estate professionals, and service businesses find op...