Central Coast PODS franchises welcome new consultant

Steve Yapp, owner of three PODS (Portable On Demand Storage) franchises in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, welcomes Crystalynn Kinchela to the firm.

Kinchela, a native of Ventura, will serve as a professional moving and storage consultant specializing in business to business relationships, and provide administrative support for Yapp´s franchises. She has more than eight years of professional customer service experience and has extensive knowledge of the Central Coast.

"I understand that even under the best conditions moving and preparing for storage is stressful," Kinchela said. "I want to help make the process as stress-free as possible, and to educate others about the many benefits of PODS."

"Having been born and raised in Ventura, Crystalynn has a deep understanding of the community, which will help her to better serve our customers," Yapp said. "She will continue our philosophy of going the extra mile to make sure every PODS customer is satisfied."

PODS containers are available in two sizes, approximately 8-by-8-by-12 feet and 8-by-8-by-16 feet, and can be delivered to use as temporary or long-term storage at a specified location or local PODS Storage Center.

To order PODS containers, call 805-644-6503, or visit pods.com.

About PODS

Dedicated to the local community Yapp´s franchises have donated hundreds of PODS containers to nonprofit and charitable organizations throughout Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Diego and Los Angeles counties. A partial list of recipients include: Boys & Girls Clubs, FOOD Share of Ventura County, Casa Pacifica, Toys 4 Tots, California Strawberry Festival, Ojai Music Festival, Relay for Life, C.H.P. Holiday Toy Drive, Salvation Army, Santa Maria Good Samaritan, Oxnard Downtown Management District, Boy Scouts of Ventura County, California Visitors Center, Simi Valley Days, the Oxnard Salsa Festival, and Catholic Charities.

Founded in 1998, PODS provides moving and storage services in 48 U.S. states, Canada and Australia. To date, the company has completed more than 200,000 long-distance moves, exceeded one million deliveries and has over 138,000 PODS containers in service. Information: PODS.com.

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