The Meathead Athlete

Chris Gocong is now playing for the Cleveland Browns after four years as a Philadelphia Eagle with over 160 tackles and 2 forced fumbles. Chris was a former Meathead Mover in the San Luis Obispo division, at 6′ 3″ 265 lbs he was originally from Santa Barbara California. At Cal Poly, Chris was honored from The Sports Network All-America First Team Defense, Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American, College Sports Report.com Defensive Lineman of the Year (First Team Defense), I-AA.org All-Star Team, Football Gazette All-West Region Team (First Team Defense) and Great West Football Conference First Team Defense.

Erin Phenix was an Olympic Gold Medalist in the 2000 Sydney Australia games as part of the 4×100 Freestyle Relay Team. Erin was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She took part in many sports growing up, but excelled in the sport of swimming. In high school, Erin was a 9-time State Champion swimmer and 2-time Cincinnati swimmer of the year. She attended the University of Texas on a swimming scholarship. Erin continued her college career at Texas finishing as a Big 12 Conference Champion, NCAA Champion, and an American Record Holder. After her swimming career ended with the Longhorns she swam professionally for Nike, attempting to make the 2004 Olympic Games, and retired after she just missed qualifying. Erin started her career at Meathead Movers in San Luis Obispo in 2010 and is a Move Coordinator. All of us at Meathead Movers are so proud to have an Olympic Champion on our team. 

Jordan Beck, now a linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons and former Meathead Mover in the San Luis Obispo Division. Jordan is 6’2 ” and 233 lbs. Cal Poly’s first Buck Buchanan Award winner as best defensive player in Division I-AA. Played in 2005 East-West Shrine Game at SBC Park in San Francisco, where he led the West squad in tackles with six. Other awards include: American Football Coaches Association All-American, The Sports Network All-America First Team Defense, Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American, College Sports Report.com Performer of the Year (First Team Defense), I-AA.org All-Star Team, Linebacker of the Year by Don Hansen’s Football gazette, and Great West Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year (First Team Defense). He led the Mustangs to 9-2 record and inaugural Great West Football Conference championship. He broke the school record for tackles in a season with 135, including 97 solo stops. He also broke school career mark for tackles, which now stands at 449. He has notched 22 total tackles in Eastern Washington game, one short of school record he set at Montana in 2003. He was Cal Poly’s leading tackler all four seasons as a Mustang.

Nick occupies a legendary reputation in the history of Meathead Movers. He came to the company in 2005 and brought with him a unique work ethic and attitude and helped shape a generation of Meathead‘s that he worked alongside and served as a leader too. Over the course of his four years at Meathead Movers, Nick polished his own professional and technical skills he has since leverage into his current success as the Multi-Branch Manager of One Hour Heating and Air, the most prominent regional HVAC company in the California bay area. Now, as he leads a workforce of over 70 employees and serves over 15,000 customers annually, Nick refers daily to the philosophies of employee safety, growth and success; as well as a guiding commitment to excellence in customer service that have served as the founding principles of Meathead Movers. Nick attributes many aspects of his personal and professional success to the time that he spent here, maintaining he would not enjoy the success nor lifelong relationships that he now prizes had it not been for Meathead movers. To this day, Nick’s legacy is felt fondly within the walls of Meathead Movers as well as in the professional environment and personal relationships that he continues to lead in his own life. Nick Hartman endures as an example of the people Meathead Movers seeks out, employ, and provide with growth opportunity to this day.

Cody is the Vice President at Square 1 Bank, a technology-focused bank that specializes in providing financial services to entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Within the next 10 years he will be working toward developing his managerial skills, helping businesses grow and maintaining a level of service that he can be proud of. His personal goals include being a great husband to his soon-to-be wife, leading a healthy lifestyle, and living life to the fullest! Cody began working at Meathead Movers while he was at home in San Luis Obispo during the summer. As a football player for the University of San Diego, being a Meathead was a great way to stay in shape and make good money while working with like-minded Meatheads and having fun! His duration as a Meathead gave him a strong work ethic and first-class customer service skills that he continues to use to this day.

Damian works as a Transportation Team Lead, in charge of training and on-boarding for Google Shopping Express dispatch operations. Every day he helps to ensure that all Google Shopping Express customers receive their orders on time and in perfect condition. Ten years from now, Damian hopes to open and operate his own business in the fishing industry. During college he founded the Cal Poly Bass Club and made it all the way to two FLW College National Championships and even made the All-America College Bass team. His personal goal is to get back in the sport and once again compete with top level anglers. Damian began working at Meathead Movers right out of college, not only to support himself but also to get his foot in the door with a locally grown, yet widely recognized company. His experience at Meathead has been invaluable in preparing him for a paced and constantly evolving operations management position at Google. Meathead taught him that the customer experience is always paramount and that every detail can make a huge difference in the end. The values and experiences learned at Meathead as a Move Coordinator directly carried over and allowed him to succeed and shine in his current position.

Evan Aanerud is a local from the San Luis Obispo area and has been associated with meathead movers since he was in high school. Aaron Steed was Evan’s wrestling coach. Evan enlisted in the Marine reserves in 2002 after high school. He was originally trained as a machine gunner and deployed to Iraq in 2003. He served for 8 months during Operation Iraqi Freedom. When he returned he attended Officer’s candidate school in 2004. in 2005 he was selected to join his unit’s Scout Sniper Platoon. Evan graduated from the USMC Scout/ Sniper school in 2006 as the class Honorman, Instructor’s Choice, and High Shooter. It was the first time in the history of the school that one marine graduated with all three honors. The school has a 58% drop out rate. A graduate of SLO high, Cuesta College and a current Cal Poly student, he works at meathead movers as a mentor while continuing his college education and military career.