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About HireAHelper

Since 2007, HireAHelper has been all about helping people enjoy the excitement of moving, without all the stress.

HireAHelper's mission is to create a seamless moving experience through innovative technology, helping customers arrange their perfect move all in one place.

We are proud to say that we’ve helped take the stress out of moving for over 1 million people, but we aren’t done yet.

The History of HireAHelper

Ryan Charles sitting at his first desk at HireAHelper

2007

HireAHelper.com launches online and accumulates 848 jobs booked in a year, all booked by two employees.

Employees playing charades at lunch

2009

Goodbye, closet! Hello, (slightly bigger) office! HireAHelper is up to 5,331 overall jobs booked, with a tiny handful of part-time (and volunteer) employees.

HireAHelper employees putting up designs on the wall

2011

HireAHelper drops all other labor services from their website and becomes exclusive to moving labor services. Marketing and design departments are created, and one full-time web developer is hired. (But everyone is still answering phones.) Up to 15,838 jobs booked.

Employees with hands in the air holding HireAHelper sign in front of Budget Truck

2012

HireAHelper welcomes its first major partners to aid in our goal of making the moving industry better: PODS, 1-800-PACK-RAT, and today, Budget. What else are friends for?

Fully loaded PODS container

2014

Got moving questions? We found answers. Moving101 launches, becoming the premier place for reviews and up-to-the-day, average pricing of industry leaders across the country.

HireAHelper office and employees working at their desks

2016

HireAHelper moves itself, this time into a state-of-the-art, shiny office space ... you know, the kind with big bouncy balls for chairs? That's not to mention an in-house call center that's racked up 44,470 jobs.

Porch CEO Matt Ehrlichman giving presentation

2018

It's time to get out on the porch! HireAHelper is acquired by the leader in home services, Porch. We begin spreading positive moving experiences to more people than ever before, nearly doubling in reach overnight. HireAHelper moves its 250,000th customer!

HireAHelper employees in a meeting staring at their laptops

Today

HireAHelper is now the best reviewed moving service provider on the internet. We have over 2,000 incredible moving companies signed on as part of our mover marketplace. We've moved over 930,000 people who've all rated us an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars after more than 326,681 reviews. (Not bad for a start-up in a closet.)

Who We Are

HireAHelper is powered by real people who care about making moving easier. Here are the people leading the way.

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Nicolas Graham
General Manager
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Dan Wallace
Sr. Program Manager - Business Operations
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Brett May
Head of Engineering
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Dr. Jahan Shafizadeh
Head of Product and User Experience
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Rich Brown
Head of Marketing
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Omer Levy
Head of Partnerships and Supply