Bellhops (company)

Bellhop is an American moving company that operates across the United States.[1] It was previously known as Campus Bellhops when founded by Cam Doody and Stephen Vlahos in 2011.[2] Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, it provides moving services for small-scale moves.[3]

Bellhops
TypePrivate
IndustryMoving company
Founded2011 (2011)
Headquarters
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Key people
  • Luke Marklin, CEO
  • Cameron Doody, Co-Founder & President
  • Stephen Vlahos, Founder
Websitewww.getbellhops.com

History

The initial concept of Bellhops was as a moving service for college students moving in and out of dorms. The company began moving college students during Auburn University's three-day freshman orientation weekend.[4] It expanded to other college campuses the following year and also began servicing moves for off-campus apartments and homes, as well as servicing non-university customers.[5] Bellhop only hires college students because they realized that college kids need money are great at lifting things.[1]

As of November 2018, Bellhops was serving 31 cities across 13 states, ranging from Arizona to Pennsylvania to Florida.[6] Chattanooga mayor Andy Berke praised the company for "changing the way people think about moving".[6]

References
  1. Piazzola, Marissa (19 August 2016). "Bellhops Makes the Back-to-School Move Bearable". Fox Business.
  2. Waldman, Arielle (25 May 2016). "Let Bellhops help with the move". The Tampa Bay Times.
  3. Dawson, Gloria (24 December 2016). "Start-Ups Seek to Take Some of the Pain Out of Moving". The New York Times.
  4. Kreznar, Christian (18 December 2018). "Bellhops Raises $31.4 Million To Make Moving Less Miserable". Forbes.
  5. McGee, Jamie (28 July 2016). "Bellhops gains national momentum with college students as movers". The Tennessean.
  6. Collins, Allison Shirk (13 December 2019). "Chattanooga startup Bellhops Moving raises over $31 million in latest funding round". Chattanooga Times Free Press.
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