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The San Fernando Valley Business Journal published its annual list of the largest franchisers in the San Fernando Valley region, ranked by number of franchised units. NorthStar Moving is proud to be included on the list. The special report also features interviews with a few owners and CEOs, including NorthStar Moving Co-Founder and CEO, Ram Katalan. For information about NorthStar Moving Company franchise opportunities visit NorthStarFranchising.com.
Ram Katalan, the chief executive and co-founder of NorthStar Moving Co., said that the company has a mission to put service back into what should have been the ultimate service industry: the moving industry.
NorthStar currently has one franchisee, in San Leandro in Northern California, but Katalan said the company is waiting on the “perfect fit” for a business partner and may add another franchisee this year.
Katalan added that running a moving company is a hands-on business that cannot be operated remotely.
“It will require 100% of your attention,” he said. 
Every year, the San Fernando Valley Business Journal ranks the fastest growing private companies by the percentage of revenue growth within a year. NorthStar Moving Company was ranked #15 in this remarkable list of Fastest Growing Private Companies.
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal published their 2023 annual list of the Largest Family Owned Businesses, ranked by total number of employees. NorthStar Moving was listed at #19.
Laura McHolm, North Star Moving Co.’s co-founder and marketing director, never set out to get into the moving business. After skipping several years of high school and enrolling in University of California at Berkeley at 16, McHolm began a career teaching programming on early Apple computers before getting her doctorate from the Santa Clara University School of Law and practicing as an intellectual property lawyer.
But after meeting her husband, Ram Katalan, who had experience in the moving industry, McHolm decided to go all-in, and she’s been running NorthStar with Katalan since 1994 and has since grown it to three states: California, Arizona and Texas.
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal publishes an annual list of women-owned businesses. To qualify for the list, a business must be at least 50% women-owned. NorthStar Moving is proud to be included once again. We were ranked at number 10 out of 25.
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal published its annual list of the largest franchisers in the San Fernando Valley region, ranked by number of franchised units. NorthStar Moving is proud to be included on the list. For information about NorthStar Moving Company franchise opportunities visit NorthStarFranchising.com.
Every year, the San Fernando Valley Business Journal ranks the fastest growing private companies by the percentage of revenue growth within a year. NorthStar Moving Company was ranked #12 in this remarkable list of Fastest Growing Private Companies.
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal published their 2022 annual list of the Largest Family Owned Businesses, ranked by total number of employees. NorthStar Moving was listed at #15.
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal held a virtual ceremony for their annual “Women’s Leadership Roundtable & Awards” on May 18, 2022, celebrating more than 50 women of achievement in the San Fernando Valley area. Our Director of Marketing and Co-Founder, Laura McHolm was among the finalists.
