
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

Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Episode 65: Retaining Team Members & Fostering Culture
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Sarah Verlinger is back by popular demand to share the tactics Triangle Home Services uses to keep good staff, improve employee retention, and foster an overall positive company culture.

Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Verne Harnish, bestselling author, speaker and founder of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), joins the podcast to discuss the importance of fundamentals (people, strategy, execution and cash), in addition to what inspired him about Rockefeller and how many of his concepts come from 'Good to Great' author Jim Collins.

Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Episode 63: How to Get Your Techs to Sell
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
In this episode, Donnie and Dan review ways to encourage pest and lawn technicians to generate leads and close sales. They cover training, incentives, technology and automation tools, among other considerations.

Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Episode 62: What’s Ahead in 2022?
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Dan and Donnie are back to discuss the wild ride that was 2021 and what's in the cards for 2022. They cover COVID impacts, technology, industry growth, taxes, and what's likely to happen with mergers and acquisitions.

Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Episode 61: Rentokil Buys Terminix: The Deal of the Century and What It Means for You
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
What will happen as two of the top three firms in the pest control industry combine into one? Dan and Donnie look at the deal from a big picture standpoint and speculate how it will affect M&A, other companies and more.

Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Episode 60: Finding Great People in an Impossible Labor Market
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
HR pro, Sarah Verlinger discusses Triangle Home Services' approach to attracting and screening candidates; onboarding new team members; retaining key players; and developing company culture.

Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Episode 59: Is Your Pest Control Company Financially Fit?
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
PCO Bookkeepers' Managing Member Anthony Pepe joins the podcast to discuss the importance of having a financial process and how to implement one. He also covers tax planning, budgeting and developing a scorecard.

Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Episode 58: What We Heard and Saw at PestWorld 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Dan and Donnie share their takeaways from the pest control industry's first in-person national trade show in two years. They cover the rise of M&A valuations, the proliferation of software and technology suppliers, the expansion of the pest market and more.

Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Episode 57: How to Limit Your EPLI/Cyber Exposures
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Darren Valencia, vice president of wholesale specialty insurance distributor CRC Group, joins the podcast to help pest management professionals better understand Employment Practices Liability Insurance and cyber coverage.

Thursday Nov 04, 2021
Episode 56: How to Get Top Dollar When You Sell Your Pest Control Company
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
Whether you're looking to sell your business now or down the road, tune in to this must-listen episode to hear Dan and Donnie interview Brian Schoonmaker, former owner of Capitol Pest. He recently sold his firm to American Pest for one of the industry's highest multiples.

Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Episode 55: Q3 in Review and What‘s Ahead?
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Tune in to hear Donnie and Dan analyze marketing data, the Pest Index, tax updates, supply chain issues, the labor market, inflation and other issues currently affecting pest control and lawn care operators.

Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Episode 54: From Chaos to Consistency with ‘E-Myth’ Author Michael E. Gerber
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Dan and Donnie are thrilled to welcome small business icon Michael E. Gerber to the podcast! They discuss taking 'E-Myth' principles to the next level, what all successful entrepreneurs have in common, how to handle staffing struggles and much more.

Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Episode 53: Stress Less and Accomplish More in Your Pest Control Business
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Sheri Spencer Bachman, president of Pest Control Business Coach and former owner of Spencer Pest Services, joins the podcast to share tools for streamlining your business and how to break the cycle of working all the time but feeling like you're never caught up.

Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Episode 52: How to Amp Up Your Office with Technology
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Dan and Donnie talk with Triangle Pest Control's Josh Baker. They discuss what a Chief Administrative Officer does, the benefits of a well-run office, and the technology and systems that make the biggest impact.

Thursday Sep 23, 2021
NPMA’s Incoming President Talks Industry Issues
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
McCauley Services CEO Justin McCauley discusses his journey into leadership roles at the state and national association, the biggest issues facing the pest control industry and how he plans to approach them.

Thursday Sep 16, 2021
How to Supercharge Your Sales Efforts
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Patrick Quigley, a veteran pest control industry sales consultant, gives Dan and Donnie practical advice for training, motivating and hiring sales people in this week's episode.