TWO MEN AND A TRUCK Success Story: Tanya Nickel

Women’s History Month is a time to reflect on the success and accomplishments of women throughout history, and this is something we prioritize here at TWO MEN AND A TRUCK.

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK was founded by a woman, Mary Ellen Sheets, and has continued to feature women in areas of leadership ever since, especially at the franchise level. For franchisee Tanya Nickel, her story is one of someone who has grown within the company to reach the top.

She started at our Sacramento, Cali., location as the director of sales marketing, and quickly established herself as a leader. After many years of working in this role, she enrolled in the Mary Ellen’s Moving People Forward Scholarship program, which she won, finally becoming a franchise owner and opening her first location in Berkley, Cali, in 2024.

Watch the video below to learn more about her story and see how she’s been able to move her career forward with TWO MEN AND A TRUCK!

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I’m always seeking out new opportunities to help grow our brand, help others, learn, and sharpen my skill set. The Scholarship Program was the perfect opportunity for me to accomplish these things. It was and continues to be an incredible and invaluable opportunity. It has been more than I expected in many ways, and I have learned a great deal and have been able to help others and build relationships through the program.
Liz F.

I chose to enroll in the Managers Moving Forward Program after seeing a presentation at Annual Meeting. I saw some of the focus areas were weaknesses of mine, and I figured it would be beneficial to address those. The experience has been awesome, and all of the content has led to processes I can implement at my franchise to make it better. If you aren’t growing, you’re dying, and I’d prefer the former over the latter!
Brandon S.

The thing that attracted me most to the job was just the team environment, I’ve grown up playing sports my whole life, so when I got there and met everyone, I saw the way they treated the guys, how all the guys were team-based like family, and that was just something that really attracted me and kept me here. I quit my other job to come here because I saw the career growth and advancement that was open to movers and drivers.
Arthur W.

Personally, it has helped me come out of my shell. I wasn’t really a big people person, even as a personal trainer, but this job has helped me get out of that shell even more because I’m around different people every day.
Anthony W.

I’m always seeking out new opportunities to help grow our brand, help others, learn, and sharpen my skill set. The Scholarship Program was the perfect opportunity for me to accomplish these things. It was and continues to be an incredible and invaluable opportunity. It has been more than I expected in many ways, and I have learned a great deal and have been able to help others and build relationships through the program.
Liz F.