Israel Alvarez is the Owner and Operator of Insight Pest Management, a full-service pest and termite company. With 20 years of sales, management, and development experience, he has worked in national-level residential and commercial pest control. Israel is an Associate Certified Entomologist and holds a pest control operator license. He serves as the Vice Chair of the Pest Control Operators California-Ventura District and mentors other new pest control business owners. 

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In the pest control space, transitioning from an employee to an entrepreneur is a difficult yet enlightening venture. You go from gaining valuable industry knowledge to managing operations, teams, finances, and regulatory compliance. How can you transition seamlessly into owning, operating, and scaling a reputable pest control company?

After leaving the commercial pest control space to launch a business, Israel Alvarez discovered the contrasts between growing an established brand under a leadership team and building a company from scratch. As an emerging entrepreneur, finances take precedence over revenue growth, so you must identify a median price point and perform quality services to complement it. As the regulatory environment becomes increasingly stringent, Israel advises educating and communicating with customers about safe, alternative pest control products.

In this episode of the Multiply You Podcast, Austin Clark welcomes Israel Alvarez, the Owner and Operator of Insight Pest Management, who shares insider tips for launching and sustaining a pest control business. Israel shares the pivotal challenges he faced starting Insight Pest Management, his lessons learned from working at Terminix, and his company’s most monumental successes.