moving company inc. type private industry moving and storage founded 1980 headquarters somerville massachusetts united states key people larry o toole ceo website http www.gentlegiant.com gentle giant moving company inc. is a national moving company based in somerville massachusetts . the company was founded in 1980 by larry o toole . 1 in its over 30 year existence it has expanded from a single truck business in massachusetts to opening offices across the united states including new hampshire rhode island new york washington d.c. north carolina washington state california chicago philadelphia and its newest office in miami florida . the company won the greater boston chamber of commerce small business of the year award in 2002 . 2 on july 1 2008 gentle giant announced its further expansion by purchasing the seattle based residential moving company tempstore moving company . 3 contents 1 community outreach 2 connection to rowing 3 popular culture 4 references 5 external links community outreach edit the company has been a continuing supporter of the gentle giant rowing club 4 located in somerville massachusetts . the club was started by former gentle giant movers with the financial backing of gentle giant moving company . the rowing club gives city teens a chance to learn about and compete in the sport of rowing . 5 connection to rowing edit gentle giant was founded by northeastern university rowers and has continued its rich tradition of supporting rowing . in the 2008 olympic games in beijing china two former giants dan walsh and wyatt allen competed in the men s eight event earning a bronze medal in the process . 6 another former giant matt muffelman earned a seat in lightweight men s eight event in the 2008 world rowing championships earning a gold medal in the process . 6 many other former giants have earned spots on various national teams including 30 us national team 10 foreign national team members and 14 olympians including 1984 olympic silver medalist and gentle giant s crate builder tom kiefer . 6 in the company s history it has employed over 400 rowers . 6 popular culture edit in 2005 gentle giant was selected by al roker productions to be featured in a 10 episode reality tv series on the discovery home channel recently renamed the planet green network called make your move . 7 this series documented the process of moving one s home or office and the experiences associated with it from both the customer s perspective and the mover s perspective . in the movie the departed detective sergeant sullivan s girlfriend madolyn used gentle giant boxes when she was packing her old apartment to move into sullivan s apartment . 8 references edit shartin emily september 18 2005 . pro movers know to expect the unexpected . gentle giant moving co. . boston globe . retrieved 2008 11 06 . gentle giant to get small business award . boston globe . september 27 2002 . retrieved 2008 11 06 . kooker naomi r. july 1 2008 . gentle giant picks up seattle moving company . boston business journal . retrieved 2008 11 06 . learn to row . boston globe . may 5 2005 . retrieved 2008 11 06 . celaschi robert september 5 2008 . gentle giant rowing program keeping city teens moving . boston business journal . retrieved 2008 11 07 . a b c d springer shira june 8 2008 . born to move . boston globe . retrieved 2008 11 07 . giants star in new national television series make your move . gentlegiant.com . july 6 2005 . retrieved 2008 11 07 . gentle giant makes cameo in academy award winner the departed . gentlegiant.com . february 2007 . retrieved 2008 11 07 . external links edit gentle giant moving company boston magazine winning workplaces top small workplaces 2007 v t e moving companies of the united states unigroup mayflower united sirva allied global north american independents abf freight arpin atlas bekins college hunks gentle giant interstate national pods shleppers strong college students two men and a truck u pack wheaton xpress movers v t e 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