With over a decade of experience in the relocation industry, Great Guys is all about making your move easier by finding the top rated moving companies near you. They have scoured the internet and combed through millions of points of data to rank every moving company in the country from best to worst. Great Guys awarded NorthStar Moving both Top 25 Movers in America 2022 and #1 Mover in Los Angeles 2022.

In an award ceremony, the Los Angeles Business Journal celebrated their annual 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies in Los Angeles list, and honored a specific group of Industry Disruptors selected by the editors from those ranked companies. The editors chose NorthStar Moving as the winner of their 2022 Disruptor Award for Social Responsibility for their steadfast commitment to corporate citizenship, changing the moving industry through charitable contributions and green practices.

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The Clairity Ball, a fundraiser to support Claire’s Place Foundation, was held in Santa Monica, California on October 22, 2022.  Awards were given to longtime Claire’s Place supporters. The honorees were Multi-Platinum Recording Artist Andy Grammer, Manhattan Beach Vice Mayor Richard Montgomery and NorthStar Moving Co-Founders Laura McHolm & Ram Katalan, who received the Clairity Partner Award for over a decade of dedication to the foundation and the entire CF community. Laura has been a member of the Claire’s Place Foundation Board since its founding and serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. NorthStar Moving supports all of the annual fundraisers and donates moving services to the CF community.

Event photos by Erica Joan Photography

The Los Angeles Times B2B Publishing’s second annual Inspirational Women Forum and Awards event recognized female business leaders who have demonstrated noteworthy success and accomplishments during the last 24 months. NorthStar Moving’s Director of Marketing and Co-Founder Laura McHolm was awarded the LA Times Inspirational Women Entrepreneur & Founder of the Year 2022 in the midsize-large company category.

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The Best Places to Work survey and awards program was created by the Los Angeles Business Journal and Best Companies Group in 2006. It was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best employers in Los Angeles, benefiting the county’s economy, workforce and businesses. The chosen list is made up of 100 companies. NorthStar Moving ranked an impressive #33 in the best medium sized company category.

The Hunger Fighting Hero is awarded by Move for Hunger to organizations that host a successful event to fight hunger in their area. NorthStar Moving’s seventh annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing” summer food drive raised food and monetary donations to provide 33,924 meals to feed hungry children in Los Angeles County. Over seven years, the drive has raised a total of approximately 134,124 meals.

Laura McHolm, NorthStar Moving’s Co-Founder and Director of Marketing received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Women’s Council & Awards on June 20, 2019 in Los Angeles. It was a half day event full of inspiration and education.  Business women in Los Angeles shared their wisdom through a series of dynamic panels followed by a luncheon awards program honoring outstanding achievements by the top business women who make a difference throughout Los Angeles. 
The Entrepreneur of the Year award is given to women who started or operate a business of their own while simultaneously impacting their community for the better. Laura McHolm was chosen as an honoree for changing the dim views consumers once held of the moving industry, while contributing time, services and financial support to charitable and social conscious organizations. 

 

Miry’s List, a nonprofit organization serving over 300 families who have recently resettled in America as refugees from countries such as Syria, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, honored NorthStar Moving Co-Founder Laura McHolm with their Ana Huna “Least We Can Do” Award during their 2019 World Refugees Day Awards. Miry’s List Founder & Executive Director Miry Whitehill said that “We are awarding Ms. McHolm and her entire team at NorthStar Moving as they have been an integral part in settling these families into their new homes in this country. NorthStar Moving stores donated essential household items for us and then delivers them to the apartments of the resettling families. Our new arrival refugee families feel welcome, safe and a sense of belonging. Ms. McHolm and NorthStar Moving are demonstrating to the entire country how private companies can make a tangible impact on families resettling here. It’s inspiring and deserves to be celebrated.”

 

Photos from the awards ceremony

  • Photos courtesy of Christina Gandolfo

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The National Association of Women Business Owners in Los Angeles (NAWBO-LA) honored NorthStar Moving’s co-founder Laura McHolm with their Community Leader Award at the NAWBO 33rd Annual Leadership and Legacy Awards Luncheon & Conference on June 14th at the JW Marriott in Downtown Los Angeles.

The NAWBO-LA Community Leader Award recognizes someone who has achieved success in her career, business or personal life and have made tremendous impacts on those around her through her perseverance and dogged determination to create lasting change and influence her community through her service, dedication to her work, and passion for excellence. This honoree serves her community without reservation.