
The PMP Industry Insiders podcast helps pest control and lawn care professionals grow their businesses. Every week, hosts Donnie Shelton and Dan Gordon talk with the biggest players in the pest control and lawn care markets about what’s changing in the industry and take listeners to the front lines of what the future holds.
Episodes

2 hours ago
Top Takeaways from January | Insiders Rewind
2 hours ago
2 hours ago
🎙️ Welcome to Insiders Rewind — Recapping January!
Episodes from December:
✅ Ep. 256 - 2026 Pest Control Reality Check
✅ Ep. 257 - I Sold My Business, Now What?
✅ Ep. 258 - The King Green Journey: Growth, Family & Private Equity
✅ Ep. 259 - How to Reach Your Next Million
A HUGE shout to our sponsors!
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PestSure: Providing pest industry specific insurance for your business and insuring the future of pest control.
VoiceForPest: Designing and implementing unparalleled integrated voice solutions for home service companies of any size from coast to coast. https://www.voiceforpest.com/podcast/
We’d love to hear from you. Drop a comment, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and connect with us on social media @PMPIndustryInsider.
🎧 Listen On:
Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Google Podcasts

5 days ago
5 days ago
This week, in Part 1 of 2 with Pest Control Business Coach, Sheri Spencer Bachman joins Dan and Donnie to discuss achieving your next million dollars in revenue. She covers the challenges firms face at key milestones, including making your first hire, defining your culture and core values and establishing systems and processes to break through to the next level.
Guest: Sheri Spencer Bachman, Pest Control Business Coach
Hosts:
Dan Gordon, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists
Donnie Shelton, Triangle Home Services

Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Episode 258: The King Green Journey: Growth, Family & Private Equity
Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Charlie King joins the podcast to discuss his experience building and eventually selling his lawn care company, King Green, to private equity firm Plexus in 2025. He shares challenges and lessons learned throughout his career and the exit process, including working with family, structuring the business, the decision to sell and building a brand.
Guest: Charlie King, Founder of King Green
Hosts:
Dan Gordon, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists
Donnie Shelton, Triangle Home Services

Thursday Jan 15, 2026
Episode 257: I Sold My Business, Now What?
Thursday Jan 15, 2026
Thursday Jan 15, 2026
Hosts:
Dan Gordon, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists
Donnie Shelton, Triangle Home Services

Thursday Jan 08, 2026
Episode 256: 2026 Pest Control Reality Check
Thursday Jan 08, 2026
Thursday Jan 08, 2026
Hosts:
Dan Gordon, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists
Donnie Shelton, Triangle Home Services

Monday Jan 05, 2026
Top Takeaways from December | Insiders Rewind
Monday Jan 05, 2026
Monday Jan 05, 2026
🎙️ Welcome to Insiders Rewind —
Recapping November! Episodes from December:
✅ Ep. 253 - X-RAI Call Analytics Dashboard - Explained
✅ Ep. 254 - Safety Training That Actually Works
✅ Ep. 255 - AI's Impact on Pest & Lawn Marketing
A HUGE shout to our sponsors!
Coalmarch: Digital strategies and conversion-driven websites are waiting for you and it's time for a free month! Visit https://www.coalmarch.com/podcast to claim yours!
PestSure: Providing pest industry specific insurance for your business and insuring the future of pest control.
VoiceForPest: Designing and implementing unparalleled integrated voice solutions for home service companies of any size from coast to coast. https://www.voiceforpest.com/podcast/
We’d love to hear from you. Drop a comment, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and connect with us on social media @PMPIndustryInsider.
🎧 Listen On: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Google Podcasts

Thursday Dec 18, 2025
Episode 255: AI's Impact on Pest & Lawn Marketing Trends
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
Hosts:
Dan Gordon, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists
Donnie Shelton, Triangle Home Services

Thursday Dec 11, 2025
Episode 254: Safety Training That Actually Works
Thursday Dec 11, 2025
Thursday Dec 11, 2025
Hosts:
Dan Gordon, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists
Donnie Shelton, Triangle Home Services

Monday Dec 08, 2025
Top Takeaways from November | Insiders Rewind
Monday Dec 08, 2025
Monday Dec 08, 2025
🎙️ Welcome to Insiders Rewind — Recapping November!
Episodes from October:
✅ Ep. 250 - Reflections on PestWorld & 250 Episodes
✅ Ep. 251 - When AI Picks the Pest or Lawn Company
✅ Ep. 252 - Why M&A Isn't Just For The Big Guys: Part 2
A HUGE shout to our sponsors!
Coalmarch: Digital strategies and conversion-driven websites are waiting for you and it's time for a free month! Visit https://www.coalmarch.com/podcast to claim yours!
PestSure: Providing pest industry specific insurance for your business and insuring the future of pest control.
VoiceForPest: Designing and implementing unparalleled integrated voice solutions for home service companies of any size from coast to coast. https://www.voiceforpest.com/podcast/
We’d love to hear from you. Drop a comment, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and connect with us on social media @PMPIndustryInsider.
🎧 Listen On: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Google Podcasts

Thursday Dec 04, 2025
Episode 253: X-Rai Call Analytics Dashboard — Explained
Thursday Dec 04, 2025
Thursday Dec 04, 2025
This week, Voice for Pest's Raymond Kidwell joins Dan and Donnie to discuss X-Rai, a call analytics dashboard for pest control and lawn care businesses. He explains how the platform uses AI to prioritize leads and manage customer interactions based on data from more than 1 million calls per month, and he details its approach to AI agents.
Hosts:
Dan Gordon, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists
Donnie Shelton, Triangle Home Services

Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Episode 252: Why M&A Isn’t Just for the Big Guys: Part 2
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Jeremy Ecker, CEO of Rest Easy Pest Control, joins the podcast to discuss his experience doing 16 M&A deals over 13 years, mostly self-funded and structured with earn-outs. Jeremy shares how he started as a bed bug canine inspection company and eventually pivoted to full-service pest control, and he details the challenges and opportunities of both acquisitions and organic growth.
Guest: Jeremy Ecker, CEO of Rest Easy Pest Control
Hosts:
Dan Gordon, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists
Donnie Shelton, Triangle Home Services

Thursday Nov 13, 2025
Episode 251: When AI Picks the Pest or Lawn Company: What Businesses Must Know
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
Dan Gordon, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists
Donnie Shelton, Triangle Home Services

Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Episode 250: Reflections on PestWorld & 250 Episodes!
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
This week, Dan and Donnie reflect on PestWorld 2025 and the podcast's 250th episode. They cover the buzz around the show in Orlando, including a rant about vendors who don't support the industry. They also reminisce about why they started the podcast and how it's evolved over five years — and thank their sponsors, guests and listeners for all the support.
Hosts:
Dan Gordon, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists
Donnie Shelton, Triangle Home Services

Monday Nov 03, 2025
Top Takeaways from October | Insiders Rewind
Monday Nov 03, 2025
Monday Nov 03, 2025
🎙️ Welcome to Insiders Rewind — Recapping September!
Episodes from October: Ep. 245 - Building Business, Industry & Community with Audrey Hall
✅Ep. 246 - Empowering Pest Techs with Automated, Real-Time Data
✅Ep. 247 - Unlocking Profit with Tiered Pricing for Pest Control
✅Ep. 248 - Why M&A Isn't Just for the Big Guys
✅Ep. 249 - New Pest Control Industry Cost Study Data Revealed
A HUGE shout to our sponsors!
Coalmarch: Digital strategies and conversion-driven websites are waiting for you and it's time for a free month! Visit https://www.coalmarch.com/podcast to claim yours!
PestSure: Providing pest industry specific insurance for your business and insuring the future of pest control.
VoiceForPest: Designing and implementing unparalleled integrated voice solutions for home service companies of any size from coast to coast. https://www.voiceforpest.com/podcast/
We’d love to hear from you. Drop a comment, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and connect with us on social media @PMPIndustryInsider.
🎧 Listen On: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Google Podcasts

Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Episode 249 - New Pest Control Industry Cost Study Data Revealed
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Dan Gordon, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists
Donnie Shelton, Triangle Home Services

Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Episode 248: Why M&A Isn’t Just for the Big Guys
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Hosts:
Dan Gordon, PCO Bookkeepers & M&A Specialists
Donnie Shelton, Triangle Home Services
