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Bryan and Scott open the 2023 season on a serious note.  Bryan shares a personal story about the hard year of 2022.  Never take for granted what you have and the honor you have to run a pest business.  Bryan shares a story about tracking powder in a dog food store. Scott explains why the mystery of rice weevils in a bedroom closet almost killed him. 

Bryan and Scott are back again with another fun show. Bryan ask the question if it is hard to work with your friends. Scott gave his opinion and experience on working with his friends. Bryan profiles Jerry Schappert on a new podcast called Pestie Profiles Podcast.   Check it out. Scott sends a shout out to Wade Sanders with Veseris. Scott shares a fun story about a customer that felt he forced her...

Scott starts the show with a wonderful roach house if horrors. Bryan helped him to understand the best way of take control of the roach infestation. Bryan talks about the issue of not having the right person in place for you and your company. Bryan shares a fun story about customers thinking they had termites but it was mud dobbers.

Bryan and Scott are back with a fun episode catching up on the busy season and what's been going on.  Scott shares a story of the never ending mouse infestation.  Bryan true to form always supplies a sarcastic comment or words of wisdom on any issue.  Check it out and enjoy!

Bryan starts off the show talking about what is necessary to move up in the company you are in. He gives us practical steps to work and move up the right way.

The guys start out talking about the prices and how it effects the industry. Bryan talks about a fun bed bug job that he has worked for 2 days. Scott shares a scary story of a house that had termites after 9 months but the customer is letting Scott fix it.

Bryan tells a story about a $15,000 piece of wood left by the house. A picture is worth a 1000 words and Bryan got a lot of good press for the video. Scott jumped on a rabbit trail about the importance of showing value in pest services. Bryan punched a guy with his words for saying Must be nice!

First show of 2022 and the guys are super excited to be back. Bryan starts the show off talking about his year of 2021. Scott talks about employees and getting policies and procedures in place. We always need to make sure our expectations are clearly explained. The guys then talk about the big companies buying up the little guys and the customers that we get. Scott believes there is a definite nee...

The guys are back with another fun episode of your favorite pest podcast.  We talk about gratitude in our industry and a huge shout out to Charlee Messina on being a boss at taking care of her customers. 

The guys are back from a looooooong break.  We apologize for being quiet for so long.  Bryan is mad at Scott but I'm sure they will work out there difference so the greatest Pest Duo in all of the multiverse!

Bryan starts us off with talking about the business he just bought. The guys talk about the importance of character and integrity in our industry. Scott gives us an update on his business and how busy they have been.   Bryan mentions the great Daniel Dye and how he help him identify a type of fungus. Scott shares a horror story about a dehumidifier and drying the crawl space out to quick.

The guys are back with another amazing episode.  Scott talks about good competition and back competition.  How it effects you and your bottom line.  Bryan shares a story of a bad example of competition.  

The guys open the show with fun times about being chunky in the August heat. Bryan brings up a fun story from Pest Cemetery about a new employee losing his hat and not really caring what the owner thought. The guys talk about how employees are not going to hold owners hostage because they don't want to follow policies. Bryan talks about the painful ordeal of buying a new van. Scott share a fun sto...

Jerry Schappert and Daniel Dye come on the show to help us celebrate our 200th episode. Bryan and Scott   want to thank Steve Jackson for starting the show. We pick Jerry and Daniel's mind on the state of the pest control market. We talk about how COVID has hurried the change of our market. Finally the guys discuss where our industry goes in the next 20 years.

Bryan and Scott are back after a two week break to bring you a great show. Bryan discusses importance of being efficient in every thing. Scott shares a story that got him thinking about his company's efforts to be better efficient for his customers. Bryan shares an update on the business he has taken on. The ups and downs of taking on a new company.  Scott talks about a possible acquisition that i...

The guys are back with another amazing episode of your favorite pest podcast duo.  Bryan talks about a sickness he fought for a month.  Of course Scott was very sympathetic to Bryan's walking pneumonia.  Bryan gives a shout out to the Boardroom Buzz podcast.

Bryan and Scott interview the President of Target Specialty Products David Helt.  The guys talk about the amazing new partnership that has Target Specialty Products and Work Wave Pest Pac working together to save the PCO some money.  David was able to give the guys some cool insight on how this partnership was formed.  Bryan beat the fact in our heads that he loves Target Specialty Products.  Don'...

The guys are backing talking about all things related to pest control.  Scott shares a frustrating issue that happened on a termite job.  Bryan adds his two cents which is always a pleasure.  Scott travels down many rabbit trails and Bryan does his best to keep him focus.  Check it out and let us know what you think!

They guys are back with another masterpiece for your listening pleasure.  Bryan talks about a small acquisition he is adding to his company.  Scott praises his wife as she is doing a great job at learning the business. Scott also gives a shout out to Mark from Mark's Pest Control.  

The guys interview the CEO of Work Wave David Giannetto about the exciting new partnership between Work Wave Pest Pac and Target Specialty Products.  They talk about everything from saving money on products from Target Specialty Product to being a Delaware River Decoy Carver.  You don't want to miss this amazing episode!

The guys are back again. Scott tells a fun story of a customer that called him fat. Bryan shares a hilarious story about an exchange with his customer. The guys talk about the importance of woman in the pest control industry. Scott wants to know Bryan's opinion on contracts vs agreements. Scott has some big news about a special guest coming to the show!