THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE DREAMS, IDEAS AND GOALS COME TO FRUITION, IS THE CORE OF WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE BECAUSE OF THE FREEDOMS THAT ARE OURS IN AMERICA.

- Denise Burnett Stewart

SMALL BUSINESS DRIVES THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. IT THRIVES AND SURVIVES NO MATTER WHAT MAY BE GOING ON IN THE MAIN ECONOMY.

- Dick Gadomski

UNLESS WE PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WE WILL NOT HAVE AN EXCITING BUSINESS ATMOSPHERE IN OUR COUNTRY.

- Allen B. Morgan, Jr.

Tom WATSON

Armstrong Relocation
Co-Chairman
Entrepreneur

Since his youth, Tom has worked in the family business, joining full-time in 1970. At that time, Armstrong consisted of two locations, 40 employees and less than $1,500,000 in annual revenue. Since rising to the role of President, Tom has grown Armstrong Relocation & Companies to include 28 moving companies, 1,500 employees and nearly $250,000,000 in revenue.

Armstrong has been the largest household goods agent within United Van Lines each year since 1984 and is consistently recognized for service quality, again winning the President’s Quality Award in 2019 as the highest-rated of United’s 500 agents.

Tom’s leadership has spawned a variety of complementary business concepts, including Armstrong Commercial Services, the country’s largest asset-based provider of facility moving services and a logistics provider nationwide, and Relocation Management Worldwide, a provider of web-enabled move management services for corporate and governmental clients, and a leader provider in markets wherein it operates.

Tom is also active in the community, including association with The University of Memphis (Distinguished Alumni, 2005; Ambassador; Board of Visitors, Founding Member and Past Chairman; Tiger Club), Memphis Heart Gala, American Heart Association, Youth Villages, Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South, and Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association, just to name a few.

Description of Business:

For over 60 years, Armstrong Relocation has specialized in providing customers with total relocation solutions. Armstrong is family owned with 28 agencies in 17 states.

Year Business Founded:

1957

Year Inducted:

2008

Thoughts on Entrepreneurship:

“Entrepreneurship is the driving force of our country. It creates jobs, produces products, sells services and enriches lives.”

For More Information: http://www.goarmstrong.com