b"INNOVATIONOUTSIDEBOXtheA look at four companies reshapingthe way business is done in relocationBy Andrew BrooksD isruption. The wordBUNDLE SELECT ///////////////////////////////////////has negative connota-tions. But in the busi-ness world, disruption is the price of innova- For some companies, its not about offeringThe companys concierge service tion. Novel ideas and approachessomething entirely new, but rather lookingguides employees through all their often threaten established interestsat how disparate services can be offeredtransactions, from signup to sale, and and ultimately replace traditionalin a more convenient manner. In the caseplays an advocacy role through the ways of doing things. Without thisof Bundle Select, founder Joe Cucchiaracomplex processes involved in securing change, things cease to develop andlooked at how he could integrate the frag- accommodation and eventually leaving move forward. mented process of relocation real estateit. Bundle Select also provides real under one roof, reducing the cost of finding,estate financing and approval, group Existing players, if they fail tobuying, moving into and leaving housing.educational webinars, real estate tax adapt, are displaced while newCucchiara says Bundle Select, a real estateadvice, student loan refinancing and ones enter the market. Its basic- and concierge service that operates on andiscounts on moving. ally a natural process. Think of itonline platform model, can save users up toWhile saving money is a key deliver-as akin to evolution in the natural25 per cent on bundled real estate servicesable, Cucchiara believes a key value of world. Those companies that taketied to buying or selling a home. It bundlesbringing together a range of disparate advantage of change and look totogether realtors, lenders, title companiesservices and participants in the reloca-new and innovative ways of deliv- and relocation services, cutting transactiontion process is that this can greatly ering services are the ones thatfees. These relocation services include every- reduce the amount of time requiredprosper. In this issue of Perspectives,thing from moving services and local marketan important advantage when timelines we take a look at four companiesexpertise, to assistance with school enrol- are typically very tight.doing just that. ment and rental property management. MOVE FOR HUNGER //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Adam Lowy was inspired to start Movefood and donate it to a local food bank.pounds were collected. To date, Move For Hunger while working for his family'sAfter a month, he had collected a colossalFor Hunger has gathered more than moving company. He saw firsthand how300 pounds of food and quickly realized14 million pounds of foodor about much food was being left behind duringthe scale of what could be accomplished. If11 million meals.home moves and thought there had toone person could do this much, he knew be a better way. While food waste was athat many people and multiple companiesMove For Hunger also helps people huge problem in North America, therecould do much, much more. organize their own food drives, while were 41 million Americans struggling withvolunteer members pick up and deliver food insecurity.How about more than 1,000 relocationcollections to local food banks. In 2018, companies? Thats how large Move Fora record 1,000 food drives took place. As Following the old adage think globally,Hungers network across Canada andwell, Move For Hunger has organized a act locally, Lowy started askingthe U.S. is today. The year after Lowynetwork of runners and walkers who have customers if he could take their leftovercollected that first 300 pounds, 50,000raised more than $280,000 since 2014.24PERSPECTIVES Fall 2019"