There are some in the industry that say consumers should weigh their options when it comes to alternatives to traditional moving companies. Since then, Cabanski said he’s watched the brand grow, as he’s spent time getting the word out to nursing homes, apartment complexes and other sources. At that time, the brand was just getting started in the city. Their position is to recruit and market the brand throughout the city.Ĭabanski said he started working for the company just over a year ago. Zachary Cabanski and Ian Duboei work for Bellhops as campus directors - and both are University of Nevada, Las Vegas undergraduate students. Locally, college workers are recruited by other college students. The age category rests in the 22-35-year-old demographic, Doody said. The average customer in 2016 could be defined as renters, young families and young professionals. The targeted college-student demographic is also a small piece of the puzzle, making up less than 10 percent of Bellhop’s total base. To date, Bellhops has collected about $22 million in private investment funds, Doody said. Lamp Post Group, a venture incubator, was where the company got seed money in 2013. The network of student-based workers is now over 8,000.īellhops, which Doody began with co-founder and now-CEO of Bellhops, Stephen Vlahos, started getting more demand from the nonstudent sector almost immediately, Doody said.Īfter a couple years, Doody said others, including venture capitalists, started to take notice of Bellhops. The operation at that time was geared toward serving college dorms at Auburn, to alleviate pressure on parents, some who had to travel long distances to the university to help their kids move. Doody said this not only creates a lower-priced alternative, but it also creates an option for do-it-yourself movers who want to hire a professional, but can’t afford it.īellhops got its start in a different realm than it lives in today.ĭoody said the venture got its beginnings at his alma mater, Auburn University, where he graduated with a degree in business. He estimates that only 25 percent of people moving locally actually use a professional, mostly because of high prices being charged at traditional vendors. The do-it-yourself-mover is also something Doody wants to serve. estimates the average three-bedroom apartment to weigh about 7,500 pounds. Generally, Doody said Bellhops services those living in one- to three-bedroom residences. This number was based on an average weight of 7,400 pounds, where the average size of a one-bedroom apartment has a weight of about 3,500 pounds, depending on what type of furnishings are in the dwelling, according to. Still, Doody said that the average local move is much more expensive through a traditional mover than through Bellhops.Īccording to the American Moving &Storage Association, the average cost of an intrastate move, as of 2009, was about $2,300, at a rate of $200 per hour. Living in cyberspace, Bellhops has helped keep the cost of moves at an accessible price, even for the do-it-yourself mover, Doody said.įor a labor-only move, the customer pays an average of $160 to college students known as “bellhops.” Trucks and supplies are separate expenses that are picked up by the customer but Bellhops (the company) can reserve this for a customer that orders a move through its app.Īlso, in select cities, the company offers full-service moves - for which supplies and trucks are provided - for an average of $400. “What Bellhops is doing through technology is, we’re really able to minimize the fixed costs that traditional moving space incurred - brick and mortar, and managers, and a lot of these things - technology has allowed us to totally circumvent,” said Cameron Doody, co-founder of Bellhops. During its more than five years in existence in a niche market, Bellhops provides local moving services at a lower cost than many traditional moving companies offer. A Chattanooga, Tennessee-based moving company has been storming the national market, including Las Vegas, with its technology-oriented, on-demand concept that connects individuals and families that need help moving with college students who are looking to make some extra cash.īellhops, a company with an app-based concept similar to those used by ride-booking companies, has been moving quickly and is now in 85 cities across the U.S.

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