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Mike Shouhed's Latest Business Venture Is Already a Hit with Celebs

The #Shahs cast member's company is really moving on up.

By Laura Rosenfeld May 11, 2016, 4:12 PM ET

Things sure do move fast in Los Angeles. Mike Shouhed revealed that he had purchased a moving company just last month, and it already boasts some famous clientele.

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Mike's company Royalty Moving recently helped comedy royalty move into a new home in L.A.: Damon Wayans. The actor's assistant apparently spotted Mike's post about his new moving company on Instagram and asked Royalty to submit a bid, the Shahs entrepreneur said in an interview with SpareFoot Blog. The company beat out four others for the job. “He was a childhood icon of mine from watching In Living Color and the funniest guy,” Mike said of working with Damon.

I did what most people do when they are moving, I Googled "movers in LA". The owner of the company came to my house and gave me an estimate of his "best price". He promised an amazing white glove service experience. He told me he would pack and move all my stuff and be completely careful with everything. That was a bold face lie! They moved me, cost me way more than they bid because it took his guys "longer than expected" and if that wasn't bad enough, they also broke a very special heirloom that my grandfather had given before he passed. Already in a bad head space, this just put me over the top. I was pissed!!! So I thought to myself, like any good businessman would, how can I fill a void in the market. People need a reliable, courteous, careful and honest moving company. So I bought 1 put a Shahs touch and twist on it, and now I am proud to present...ROYALTY MOVING, Your 5 Star Moving Company. When we give you an estimate, we stick to it-when I tell you that we're going to be careful with your personal belongings you better believe it & bet your last dollar on it! Moving is stressful and hard enough, we are here to take away some of that anxiety. WWW.ROYALTYMOVING.COM #Local #NationWide #FiveStar
A photo posted by Mike Shouhed (@mikeshouhed) on Apr 12, 2016 at 9:17am PDT

We're certainly glad to see Mike's company take off, especially since it was born out of a dark period in his life. After living alone in the L.A. home he once shared with his estranged wife Jessica Parido, Mike eventually decided to move out. “I stayed in my house as long as I could,” he said. “Finally I was like, ‘I got to get out of this environment.’ I was in the midst of divorce and super-depressed. Like most people I went on Google and Yelp looking for a mover.”

After an unpleasant experience with a moving company that ended in a broken antique vase from his grandmother, Mike decided to take action. “A light bulb went off in my head,” Mike said. “This is the second move where I had a bad experience. I need to do something about this.”

That's when Mike decided to start his own moving company. He bought a moving company called Chance Movers, renamed it Royalty Moving, and took the firm to the next level by acquiring two new moving trucks and training the existing staff with courses that covered positive thinking and self-awareness, for example.

Double tap if you believe in putting in work to achieve your dreams!! ð¦ð¦ð¦ð¦ð¦ð¦ð¦So proud of my team! Success happens when hard work, dedication, attention to detail and an absolute relentlessness effort to be the best in the business all meet. If you're moving, anywhere, nation wide, regardless of now big or small the job...call us. Mention #Shahs and receive up to $300 off your next move & 30 days of FREE storage on me! Royalty Moving, your 5 star moving company
A photo posted by Mike Shouhed (@mikeshouhed) on Apr 27, 2016 at 1:17pm PDT

Mike is so hands-on with the company that you might even see him during your move. He also said he hopes to launch an arm specializing in moving antiques next. “My grandfather loved antiques and it is something I became infatuated with," Mike said.

But for now, Mike is focusing on making the moving experience the best it can be for customers. “Through this darkness I went through, I eventually found light," he said. "Now I am shedding light for other people that are moving.”

Mike and Jessica will try to move past their issues in Sunday night's new episode of Shahs of Sunset. See a preview of their struggle, below, and catch the new episode Sunday at 8/7c.