Episode 228

5/29/25

Topic: The Ideal Branch Size for Pest Control

Guests: Dan Gordon & Donnie Shelton

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In this episode we discuss:

• Our sponsors Coalmarch by Workwave, PestSure & Voice for Pest

• PMP Industry Insiders Peer Groups

• What's more desirable: Several $1 million offices or one large multimillion office?

• Examples of well-known companies that take each approach

• Donnie's experiences with both setups at Triangle

• The argument for a small office

• The pros and cons of a larger location

• What Triangle is doing right now

• Considerations for relationships, technology, marketing, disasters, cost structures and more

• What a hybrid model can look like

  
  

Resources mentioned:

• PMP Industry Insiders Episode 123 with Bobby Jenkins: How to Deepen Your Company’s Community Involvement

• PMP Industry Insiders Episode 205 with Arrow Exterminators: 60 Years of Growth: Lessons from Arrow's Leaders

• PMP Industry Insiders Episode 32 with Tim Brock: How to Lead in a Crisis

• Book by Jocko Willink: Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual

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