Colony Confidential Podcast

We're continuing our conversation about Teamwork in 2021.  Things have changed, no doubt about it, so you gotta understand we all have some new things to learn as a result.  Ed thinks this is the best podcast we've done - simply because he's learned so much.  Set yourself up for (more) success with this one.

Ed & Joe catch up on this week's hot topics and the burning topic on every business owners mind right now.  The team.  Employee Engagement is at an all time low - with the recent stats claiming that after the whirlwind of change that was 2020 - there's been a 57% decrease in employee engagement. What are we going to do?   Find answers of course , you ready ?

A lot of folks having sleepless nights because of bedbugs, roaches , rats even fleas!  We're going to tell you how you can find some relief and when you need to call in the professionals.  In the meantime go clean up  after yourselves ok!

Listen in with us as we follow up with Scorpion Repel co - founder Tony Gonzales.  Hear how this new product can revolutionize your pest prevention.  In this episode Mr. America - Ed has tons of questions like "will this work on rodents?" Join us to find out more and get the full story on this brand new product.  Colony Confidential gets to the facts. Enjoy!

Learning about new products is always appealing - especially when it's effective.  We hear the story of scorpion repel from one of the company's co-founders Tony Gonzales.  Join us as he shares his personal story that got him into the pest control industry after a successful career in law!  And hear about the potential next big thing! 

Mr. & Mrs. America, we've got a lot going on so this episode is a nice recap and answer for one of our listeners experiencing growth in his company.

Margaret Garcia is back in the building to give us all the tips and gems to upgrade our customer service efforts.  She's the person who stopped us from asking "how can I help you?" in order to control the call.  No-one else is doing anything remotely close to Margaret's team at Grit PPO where they can handle customers, schedule and sell for your Pest Control Company in the software of your choice....

Reputation Management is the name of the game right now.  Jeremy Ecker is back with us to get more in depth with details on the importance of getting those business reviews Whether you're trying to grow your business or you're trying to sell your business, either way you want it to have value   and.  Think about business reviews like word of mouth on steroids.  Listen in and find out more about 2...

Start the year off right - put your Business up front amongst a sea of competitors.  If you're not sure how or you haven't started yet, it's time to get serious about your company's reviews. In a nutshell - it's the report card your potential customers can all see, after all doesn't everyone google and check reviews before making a purchase?  Jeremy Ecker owner of Rest Easy Pest Control and friend...

Ed talks residential and Joe talks Commercial  - Sales It all comes down to personality at the end of the day.  Listen to some key tips and takeaways for hiring, coaching and motivating your sales team.

Ed and Joe cover current events.  Events in the nation and in their relationship.  From employee engagement and holiday get togethers, covid testing and colonoscopies.  Nothing is off limits in this one.  And listen out for one of Ed's best "it may be time for assisted living" moments

After spending the last few weeks learning from Paul Giannamore we're all in the mood for more finance talk.  This episode is one of the fan favorites  and for good reason.  A lot of great nuggets in here for you on investing and how we pick stocks. 

Ed and Joe bring some questions to the table and Paul gives us his honest and in - depth feedback on hot topics like competitive locations, stocks, what he thinks about politics and so much more!

This episode covers more current events with the man behind multiples of million dollar deals in the Pest Industry.  We're talking setting up your business, PCT Top 100 Sales , what's coming up in 2021 and enough to keep your heads spinning.  Buckle in for this one.

Paul is back in the hot seat and we waste no time talking about covid, business impacts and his new podcast.

Ed & Joe Sheehan take on listener questions covering a few ways your business can keep up with the winter slump and what's going on in the K9 scent detection unit. Running a family business is full of ups and downs

We switch gears from our residential program this week to talk family.  Parents - how are you teaching your kids about life and business?  Take a peek into what's going on in the Sheehan Family. We're back on Thursday with residential program Q & A

There are some Must - Haves when building or setting up your residential service program.  As Ed says, get this one right or you won't go far.  This is an edit of the interview we did with Grit PPO's Margaret Garcia- Can an inbound call Processing service run your entire office operation for you? Find out Now!

Today we're sharing some more of the residential hacks and tricks learned and learning as we build out our new Residential program. Ed and Joe go through some of the items needed in setting up sales compensation and the commission structure.  We discuss leads and why it's important to maintain relationships with clients.    

A recap and an Update on the details going into our new project.  We're building our new residential plan from scratch and have a lot of details and advice to get through.  

Another installment with Carmen Reino form Anchor Pest Control.  Carmen is one of the people we speak with often to bounce ideas off.  When we want to try something new or hear another perspective, so in this episode you get to listen in as we ask questions to get us  going and thriving in the residential market.   The ability to share information and experiences helps us all to get stronger as an...

Are you in the residential Pest Control Business (or want to be)? Then this one's for you.  Steal some secrets from our friend Carmen Reino of Anchor Pest Control in NJ.  Who pivoted from majority commercial accounts to residential wins!!  He shares his residential business model - billed monthly. We go over some of the Pros and Cons of residential vs. commercial accounts and other Must-Know news...

Who's ready for more? Tommy Mello is back to continue today's round of lessons on how you can get to your first $ Million to your first 10 and beyond.  The advice in these episodes are great for any Home Services business leader who wants to think big and achieve more.  

Meet Tommy Mello, the host of Home Service Expert and brains behind a $30M Garage door company.  He has a wealth of knowledge on marketing, training and scaling and is sharing some of the secrets on how he's been able to turn his business into a machine.  You will be filled with ideas and inspiration in half hour.  Check out Tommy's episode and let us know what you think.

We got to know Daniel because of his social media presence.  As we continue to feature  PMP's and other business owners from across the U.S we get some details about his start in the business.  His goals for growth and get some advice on his marketing and social media strategy.  Find him at onpointpest.com