Career
They used an old pickup truck to earn extra spending money in high school. When Brigadier and Jon left for college, Sheets took over the business. She purchased a 14-foot truck and hired two movers in 1985.
This is the only money Sheets personally invested in the company.
A fellow panelist at a university business seminar in 1988 suggested Sheets consider franchising. The first Two Men and a Truck franchise was awarded in 1989.
At the end of her first year in business, Sheets made $1,000 in profit and donated all of it to charity. Ten non-profit organizations received $100.
The company continues to support those same organizations today.
To continue the spirit of giving started by Sheets, in 2000 Two Men and a Truck named the American Cancer Society its national charity. A portion of each move is donated to the organization. In 2009 the company donated more than $28,000 to the American Cancer Society.
