Episode 26 - From 0 to Millions: Lessons from Legends of the Moving Industry (PART 1 OF 2)

🚛 From $0 to Millions: Lessons from Legends of the Moving Industry

What does it really take to grow a multimillion-dollar moving company from scratch?

In this powerful two-part podcast series, recorded live at the 2025 Legends Retreat, we sit down with two true titans of the moving world—Eric Wirks of Wirks Moving & Storage and Steven Reed of Big League Movers and Ready Roles.

This first episode goes deep into the real-life grind behind their success—how they each started with barely anything, built powerful brands, scaled up, made mistakes, and came out stronger than ever.

🎯 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How Eric and Steven hit their first million in revenue—and what they’d do differently if they could go back
• Why staying on the truck too long caps your growth (and how to finally fire yourself)
• The painful truth about partnerships—and how buying out the wrong one led to explosive growth
• How Steven nearly lost his company during a family crisis—and used culture to turn it around
• The old-school tactics they used to hustle early customers (MapQuest, door-knocking, clipart trucks… yeah, really!)
• How to build a winning culture that actually drives profit and purpose
• And why most owners get stuck at $3M—and how to break through

💥 Why This Episode Matters

If you’re in the moving industry—or building any kind of home service business—this episode is a must-watch.

These are not fluffy success stories. Eric and Steven share the gritty, behind-the-scenes truth about what it takes to grow, survive setbacks, and scale sustainably. Whether you're just getting started or trying to push past that next revenue wall, their stories will hit home.

🎧 About the Podcast: Shift Happens: Beyond the Boxes

Hosted by entrepreneur Jason Bergenske, Shift Happens pulls back the curtain on the moving and home service industry—featuring real stories, hard lessons, and the strategies that drive long-term success.

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Shift Happens: Beyond The Boxes LIVE Q&A 
An extension of our regular Shift Happens Podcast where we go LIVE every other week (Wednesday's at 1PM Eastern) and take questions LIVE On-Air form callers. We will occasionally be bringing in some special guests like Gary Bergenske (Ep.1) with his wealth of knowledge in the moving industry.  Other times we will have one of the MoveitPro team there to answer specifics about our system as well as the industry. 

Shift Happens: Beyond The Boxes Podcast
Hosted by MoveitPro Founder & CEO Jason Bergenske. With 3 Generations of moving company ownership, Jason decided to "Moveit" from his Families Moving Business, J&J Metro Moving and Storage to building a successful and essential piece of customer relationship management software with MoveitPro. Soaring to the Inc. 5000 List of fastest growing privately owned businesses in the United States, MoveitPro is the only moving software created by movers for movers. Now he's brought his knowledge of the Moving Industry to this amazing Podcast that covers Business Growth, Industry Challenges and guiding other moving companies to success with creative storytelling.