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Chris Dingman
Founder and COO, The Dingman Group, Newport Beach
OC METRO's Hot 25 for 2011Published: November 01, 2011
What
you love about your job: I love being the first call when players,
coaches and their families face the daunting and stressful task of
moving.
Hot Factor: Chris Dingman’s company now boasts a client roster of more than 300.
Chris
Dingman toiled at his career in marketing and advertising, but yearned
to have his own business. The chance came six years ago, when an old
college roommate, Steve Smith of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, called. He
needed help moving his mother, and he didn’t have time to do it himself
because he was in training camp every day. Dingman took care of
everything. Afterward, Smith wrote him, saying, “You made a
great thing
happen. Thank you for making it so easy.”
Dingman decided
to see if he could make a go of his own relocation business. He formed
the Dingman Group and has since moved more than 300 clients in more than
25 states, some of those more than once.
“Being an athlete,
you’re in the most nomadic business there is, outside of the military,”
Dingman says. “Sometimes they get traded and have to move immediately,
with no time to do it.
He’s proud that no athlete he’s helped to relocate has gone to a different company when traded again.
Dingman
works with realtors to buy,
sell or lease homes for relocating
athletes. But a growing part of his business is
helping athletic
coaches and even athletic directors.
Says Dingman: “Our job is to take care of things in the move so they can concentrate on their sport.”
Editor’s Note: To see who made our “Hot 25” lists in prior years, visit our Archives page.
And,
we’re now on the hunt for exceptional women who are impacting O.C. If
you know someone who deserves to be on our 20 Women to Watch list,
please let us know at our Nominate page.
OC METRO'S HOT 25 HONOREES FOR 2011
Steve McKee | George Kalogridis | J. Chris Walsh | Daisy Tran
Dr. Richard Afable | Oleema & Kalani Miller | John Krafcik
Sandy Segerstrom Daniels | Wayne Irving | Rachelle Cracchiolo
John Wayne Airport | Dr. Robert Bray | Chris Dingman | Ki Nam
Joseph Lewis III | Nancy Salzman | George Adams | Tilden Smith
Marc Masterson | Vahan Garboushian | Tim Vanderhook
Tricia Esser | Phillip Chang | Nancy Wilhelm | Brenda Shott
<<< BACK TO MAIN HOT 25 PAGE
GO HERE TO READ THE CURRENT ISSUE OF
OC METRO MAGAZINE ONLINE
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Hot Factor: Chris Dingman’s company now boasts a client roster of more than 300. Chris Dingman toiled at his career in marketing and advertising, but yearned to have his own business. The chance came six years ago, when an old college roommate, Steve Smith of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, called. He needed help moving his mother, and he didn’t have time to do it himself because he was in training camp every day. Dingman took care of everything. Afterward, Smith wrote him, saying, “You made a great thing happen. Thank you for making it so easy.” Dingman decided to see if he could make a go of his own relocation business. He formed the Dingman Group and has since moved more than 300 clients in more than 25 states, some of those more than once. “Being an athlete, you’re in the most nomadic business there is, outside of the military,” Dingman says. “Sometimes they get traded and have to move immediately, with no time to do it. He’s proud that no athlete he’s helped to relocate has gone to a different company when traded again. Dingman works with realtors to buy, sell or lease homes for relocating athletes. But a growing part of his business is helping athletic coaches and even athletic directors. Says Dingman: “Our job is to take care of things in the move so they can concentrate on their sport.” Editor’s Note: To see who made our “Hot 25” lists in prior years, visit our Archives page. And, we’re now on the hunt for exceptional women who are impacting O.C. If you know someone who deserves to be on our 20 Women to Watch list, please let us know at our Nominate page. OC METRO'S HOT 25 HONOREES FOR 2011 Steve McKee | George Kalogridis | J. Chris Walsh | Daisy Tran Dr. Richard Afable | Oleema & Kalani Miller | John Krafcik Sandy Segerstrom Daniels | Wayne Irving | Rachelle Cracchiolo John Wayne Airport | Dr. Robert Bray | Chris Dingman | Ki Nam Joseph Lewis III | Nancy Salzman | George Adams | Tilden Smith Marc Masterson | Vahan Garboushian | Tim Vanderhook Tricia Esser | Phillip Chang | Nancy Wilhelm | Brenda Shott <<< BACK TO MAIN HOT 25 PAGE GO HERE TO READ THE CURRENT ISSUE OF OC METRO MAGAZINE ONLINE |
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