Bellhop (company)

Bellhop
Company type	Private
Industry	Moving company
Founded	2011
Headquarters	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Key people	Juan Torres, CEO; Cameron Doody, ; Co-Founder & President; Stephen Vlahos, Founder;
Website	www.getbellhops.com
	Footnotes / references; https://www.einpresswire.com/article/647327098/bellhop-appoints-juan-torres-as-new-ceo-and-board-member

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]

History

The initial concept of Bellhop 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]

At one time, Bellhop exclusively hired college students. To become a bellhop, applicants had to be at least 18 years old and currently enrolled in college, in addition to being physically able and strong.^[1] As of November 2018, Bellhop 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] As of 2024, Bellhop has outsourced both customer service and operations to a call center outside the United States.

References

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

[:0-1] 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.

[Chattanooga_Times-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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