The People Who Run Your Independence Move

Meet the four people who answer your calls, walk your quote, and run your move day in Independence.

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The People Behind Moving Kings

  • Marcus EllisonOwner / Founder — with the company since 2013
  • Renee EllisonCo-Owner / Office Manager — with the company since 2016
  • Jamal WhitfieldLead Crew Chief — with the company since 2017
  • Wesley CobbCrew Chief — with the company since 2020

Marcus still takes the century-old homes near the Square himself — the narrow staircases and original woodwork that a rushed crew can chip. Renee builds the weekly schedule and signs off on every written quote before it reaches your inbox.

Jamal runs most of the long-haul lanes and handles the walkthroughs on older homes, while Wesley rigs pianos and gun safes and knows which staircases along the Santa Fe Trail corridor need extra padding. Six more full-time movers round out the ten-person team — all hired and trained by Moving Kings, none borrowed from a labor app for the day. Every one of them passed a background check before their first job, and most have stuck around for years, not months.

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See how Marcus and Renee built the company from one truck in 2013, and why the crew never subcontracts a household move, on our about page.

What Keeps People Booking Us Again

A Price That Doesn’t Move

Marcus or Renee looks at the actual load before a number goes on paper, and that number is what shows up on the invoice — never a revised total waiting at the truck.

Every Mover Is Ours

If someone’s carrying your couch, they’re on our payroll and passed a background check before we ever handed them a dolly — not hired off an app that morning.

Licensed in Missouri

Our Missouri household-goods carrier registration and interstate DOT and MC authority are both on file, and every load carries $1M in cargo coverage.

Built for Four Real Seasons

Summer jobs start before 8am so the crew isn’t wrapping furniture in afternoon humidity, and winter jobs get a weather call the moment an ice storm threatens US-24.

No Surprises on the Invoice

Century-old front steps near the Square, narrow alleys, and Jackson County mileage are already priced in — the total we quote is the total on the invoice.

Trucks Roll Out Fully Stocked

Every truck leaves the yard with blankets, straps, dollies, and shrink wrap already loaded, so there’s no run to a supply store mid-job.

Hold Your Date in Minutes

Lock in your Independence move date online before the fall rush — the good weeks fill up fast once the first ice storm shows up on the forecast.

Move Your Date, No Penalty

A tornado watch rolls through Jackson County or a closing slips a week — move your date or cancel ahead of time and it costs you nothing.

Priced Off Real Local Moves

We price off actual moves we’ve run around Independence, not a generic online calculator, and veteran, disabled, and active-duty military customers get a discount built into the quote.

Straight From the People We Moved

Every quote above is unedited — real Jackson County families talking about their own move day.

Jon K.
★★★★★

Jamal’s team was great! Hard-working and a genuinely pleasant crew from start to finish.

Jon K.Independence · Google
Jason B.
★★★★★

Wesley, Cole, and Nate showed up ready to work and exceeded what we expected going in.

Jason B.Blue Springs · Google
Jess M.
★★★★★

Moving Kings were utmost professional the whole day — efficient, kind, and genuinely helpful.

Jess M.Lee’s Summit · Google
Marc J.
★★★★★

A crew of four handled our local move and stayed hard-working and friendly the entire time — best movers we’ve used.

Marc J.Grain Valley · Google
Nina V.
★★★★★

The price fit our budget exactly, and the crew was careful with every single box and piece of furniture.

Nina V.Raytown · Google

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