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Movers AcademyEpisode 01

Curriculum · Foundations

Choosing Your BusinessModel.

Industry veterans Bretton Auerbach and Dan Hunter open Movers Academy with the first — and most consequential — decision every moving company owner will make.

Hosts
Bretton Auerbach · Dan Hunter
Runtime
~10 min
Topic
Foundations
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Welcome to Movers Academy — your go-to series for building and running a successful moving company in just ten minutes a day. No fluff, no theory — only the lessons we learned by doing.

— — Bretton & Dan, LocalMovers.com

01

In this episode

  1. 01

    Pick a lane

    Why trying to serve every customer is the fastest way to run a mediocre moving company.

  2. 02

    Asset vs. asset-light

    Trucks, warehouses, insurance — what you actually need on day one vs. what you can broker.

  3. 03

    Local vs. long-distance

    The operational, pricing, and legal realities of each — and why most owners should choose, not both.

  4. 04

    Residential vs. commercial

    How the customer, the margin, and the cadence of work change everything downstream.

  5. 05

    Labor-only as a wedge

    Why helper-only services are a common, low-capex entry point — and when to outgrow them.

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