Want to grow your family pest control business beyond a one-man route? In this episode of the Pest Empire Builder Podcast, we unpack how Wilson took a tiny “Craigslist embryo company” in Denver and turned it into a real operation with thousands of services on the books.If you’re serious about scaling your pest control business and keeping your family (and sanity) intact, this one’s for you.

What You’ll Learn / Highlights

• How Wilson went from Michigan winters and dead-end job to buying a tiny pest control side hustle off Craigslist in Colorado

• What an “embryo company” really looks like—and how they grew it from ~250 clients to 2,000+ services

• The real pros and cons of working with family (and how coaching + personality profiles kept them from blowing up the business)

• Why mindset > strategy > tools when it comes to scaling a pest control company

• The difference between being self-employed vs. being a true business owner who creates jobs and freedom

• How hobbies, motorcycles, trips, and time away actually fuel better leadership and decision-making

• Adapting your service, systems, and culture to different markets (Denver vs. Michigan vs. Albuquerque) instead of copy-pasting someone else’s model

• How to think about AI, tech, and changing customer expectations so your pest control company doesn’t get left behind

• Practical tips for building processes, a fleet, and a leadership team that can handle real growth

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