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In this episode of the Zip Code Kings Podcast, Jonas Olson interviews Jake Sheldon, fractional CMO for service companies nationwide, co-founder of Pest Control Millionaires, and owner of Green Day Pest Control. Jake and Jonas deliver a training masterclass covering proper onboarding timelines, balancing technical skills with culture, and maintaining consistency across regions. They reveal how inadequate training creates drift where procedures deteriorate through person-to-person transmission. For pest control owners struggling with high turnover or inconsistent service delivery, this episode provides the complete training framework.

Jake emphasizes over-training to third-grader comprehension levels with simple SOPs anyone can execute. For CSRs, he recommends daily Zoom calls reviewing recorded conversations for two months, with 2-3 week onboarding sitting with experienced reps before going solo. For technicians, both recommend 3-5 days of office training on culture and licensing, followed by 2-3 week ride-alongs, then branch manager spot checks before full independence. Jonas stresses recording master technicians creating training videos so service standards stay consistent rather than degrading like telephone game, sharing how he discovered massive service drift when procedures passed through multiple trainers without standardized video documentation.

Culture proves equally critical to technical skills, built through daily morning huddles, social media recognition, swag, events, and demonstrating genuine care before expecting loyalty. Jonas can walk into any branch and immediately feel culture problems through tension energy. Both identify biggest mistakes as inadequate training volume, no pre-recorded video libraries, and missing SOPs that grow harder to create as companies scale. Jake recommends using ChatGPT or hiring consultants to build SOPs while small, acknowledging they'll evolve as revenue grows but establishing foundational documentation early prevents chaos.

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Jake Sheldon, Co-Founder of Pest Control Millionaires:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-sheldon-6a0981a9/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jake.sheldon.7

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In this episode of the Zip Code Kings Podcast, Jonas Olson interviews Jake Sheldon, co-founder of Pest Control Millionaires, owner of multiple pest control and moving companies, and fractional CMO for service businesses across the country. Jake delivers a masterclass on forming strategic partnerships that can add hundreds of customers within 90 days without spending a dollar on advertising. He reveals how he nearly destroyed his own company by sending 4,100 text messages in one week to a lawn care partner's customers when he only had 300 clients himself, overwhelming his capacity but ultimately learning the systems that now generate massive growth. For pest control owners struggling with expensive customer acquisition costs or looking for faster market entry strategies, this episode provides the complete partnership framework.

Jake explains that strategic partnerships provide instant exposure and profitability faster than traditional marketing channels, making them his first move when entering new markets. He recommends lawn care companies without pest control, moving companies, pool cleaning companies, property managers, real estate agents, HVAC, plumbing, and roofing as ideal partners, with lawn care, moving, and pool cleaning showing the best results. Jake emphasizes vetting partners for 4.5 star reviews or higher, avoiding companies with only 10-78 clients who can't move the needle, and requiring signed legal agreements protecting customer lists before sharing sensitive data. He implements Go High Level CRM where both partners have login access creating transparency, texting customers on behalf of each other like "Hey, my name is John from ABC Lawn Care, we partnered with Green Day Pest Control," ensuring neither party can cheat while tracking all communications and conversions.

The conversation reveals Jake's strategy for pitching larger companies when you're smaller, selling the dream of explosive growth and positioning yourself as their future major referral source rather than focusing on current client count disparity. He shares success stories including a class member obtaining 12,000 customer lists generating potentially 120+ customers at 1% conversion, and his own network forming local masterminds where pest control, lawn care, pool, and HVAC companies vacation together while sending business back and forth. Jake identifies biggest mistakes as no transparency handshake agreements where partners exchange business cards hoping for reciprocity, fear of bothering customers with partnership texts when customers actually don't care as much as owners think, and failing to use texting over email which generates dramatically higher response rates and conversions.

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In this episode of the Zip Code Kings Podcast, Jonas Olson interviews Jake Sheldon, owner of multiple service companies, fractional CMO for businesses across the country, and co-owner of a VA staffing agency. Jake delivers a complete virtual assistant masterclass covering what VAs are, which roles they handle, vetting processes, domestic versus overseas hiring, and performance tracking systems. He reveals how replacing one American CSR at $25/hour with three Mexican VAs at $5-10/hour transformed his operations after his Kansas City employee left for pregnancy. For pest control owners drowning in admin tasks, missing after-hours calls, or struggling with expensive domestic labor costs, this episode provides the framework for building efficient remote teams.

Jake explains that virtual assistants can handle nearly everything from simple tasks like checking emails and taking after-hours calls to complex responsibilities including inbound/outbound sales, scheduling, routing, and ordering chemicals from Viseris or Univar. He recommends Mexico for customer-facing roles due to American-sounding accents, Spanish language skills, and $5-10/hour rates versus $25/hour domestically, while Philippines VAs excel at $3-8/hour for non-phone tasks. Jake implements a three-stage interview process including background checks, skill assessments with real-life scenarios to test on-the-spot thinking, and culture fit evaluations. He addresses cheap labor criticism by explaining that $8/hour in Mexico equals 80K lifestyle equivalent due to cost of living differences, with VAs sending Christmas cards thanking him for doubling their previous wages and changing family lives.

The conversation covers performance tracking using Hubstaff for minute-by-minute screen monitoring preventing Netflix watching during work hours, and communication tools like Slack for team messaging and WhatsApp for text-like notifications. Jake identifies the biggest mistakes as poor communication and missing standard operating procedures, warning that VAs will fail without scripts for general pest, mosquito, and termite calls plus documented SOPs for every task. He recommends Upwork, Fiverr, and Online.PH as solid platforms for finding VAs outside his staffing agency, emphasizing thorough vetting and clear expectation-setting before hiring. For pest control owners ready to scale operations without proportionally increasing labor costs, this episode delivers the complete VA implementation roadmap that freed Jake from operational chaos.

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonas.olson.18

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonas-olson-00b34b8b/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pestcontrolmillionaire

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-sheldon-6a0981a9/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jake.sheldon.7

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakesheldon25/

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In this episode of the Zip Code Kings Podcast, Jake Sheldon interviews Jonas Olson, owner of Pest Badger, a $10 million pest control company. Jonas delivers a complete financial and operational metrics masterclass covering KPIs, customer acquisition cost, profit margins, technician performance tracking, and executive scorecards. For pest control owners flying blind without proper metrics, this comprehensive episode provides the complete data-driven framework used by eight-figure businesses.

Jonas breaks down essential KPIs including 50-60% close rates for pest control, customer acquisition cost calculations showing $500 ad spend generating five customers at $100 CAC returning $15,000 over three years for 30:1 LTV ratios, and profit margin benchmarks of 10-15% being good with 25% plus being exceptional. He recommends getting double your CAC back in first 30 days through $250-300 initial pricing and identifies high-profit services like termite work and exclusions generating $3,000-20,000 per job. Jonas implements obsessive daily technician tracking monitoring production value, completion ratios, callbacks, and minimum one upsell weekly using performance-based pay that weeds out underperformers while attracting motivated top earners through automated Field Routes reports.

For executive meetings, Jonas follows EOS meeting Thursdays reviewing total sales by branch, production revenue, stops completed versus remaining jobs, revenue collected targeting 80-90%, and accounts receivable at 30-60-90 days preventing cash flow disasters. He practices radical transparency showing monthly profit and loss statements using hundred pennies exercises where only 10-20 remain after expenses, helping teams buy into profitability through monthly profit sharing. Jonas identifies biggest mistakes as not knowing numbers, not tracking early when systems are easier to build, and focusing on vanity metrics instead of conversions and profitable customer acquisition.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pestcontrolmillionaire

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-sheldon-6a0981a9/

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In this episode of the Zip Code Kings Podcast, Jake Sheldon interviews Jonas Olson, owner of Pest Badger, a $10 million pest control company. Jonas breaks down his weekly executive meeting structure following the EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) model from Gino Wickman's book Traction. He reveals the exact scorecard his leadership team tracks every Thursday at 11am to catch problems early and drive profitable growth. For pest control owners running chaotic operations without clear metrics or executives unclear on what actually matters, this episode provides the complete executive KPI framework used by eight-figure companies.

Jonas outlines his weekly scorecard starting with total sales broken down by branch, production revenue, total stops completed versus jobs remaining for the month to forecast technician hiring needs before getting overwhelmed. He tracks revenue collected aiming for 80-90% or higher, weekly cancellations by branch and technician, and accounts receivable at 30-60-90 days to prevent cash flow disasters from unpaid invoices piling up. Jonas emphasizes that companies can't grow on accounts receivable, requiring daily follow-up on failed credit cards and overdue payments. The majority of executive meeting time focuses on solving issues like discovering a two-person initial service truck only completing 12 stops daily, catching the problem within one week through data anomalies in COGs percentages.

The conversation reveals Jonas's open book policy showing profit and loss statements to the entire team monthly using the hundred pennies exercise where 50 pennies cover overhead, 20-30 cover various expenses, leaving only 10-20 for profit, helping technicians understand business realities and buy into profitability goals. He distributes profit shares monthly incentivizing employees to maximize branch profitability rather than assuming owners pocket all revenue. Jonas follows Traction religiously, rereading it annually as his first book each year, implementing quarterly rocks for big projects and weekly check-ins on employee and customer headlines addressing immediate problems. He identifies the biggest mistakes as not knowing numbers and not tracking information early, emphasizing that tracking doesn't get easier as companies scale so building systems while small is critical.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pestcontrolmillionaire

Jake Sheldon, Co-Founder of Pest Control Millionaires:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-sheldon-6a0981a9/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jake.sheldon.7

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In this episode of the Zip Code Kings Podcast, Jake Sheldon interviews Jonas Olson, owner of Pest Badger, a $10 million plus pest control company. Jonas breaks down the critical technician KPIs that separate high-performing operations from chaotic ones. He reveals his non-negotiable daily tracking system that monitors everything from production value to callbacks, explaining that most CRMs don't pull accurate data automatically requiring manual spreadsheet work. For pest control owners struggling with inconsistent technician performance or unable to identify which techs are actually profitable, this episode provides the complete operations tracking framework.

Jonas identifies the top technician KPIs starting with production value per day per truck, number of stops, and completion ratio which should hit 100% though life happens. He emphasizes tracking callbacks per technician to identify training gaps, noting that high callback rates signal issues with product application, labeling, or rushing through jobs. Jonas monitors skips and reschedules, cancellations per route revealing technicians who don't introduce themselves or show service photos, and average value per stop to catch measurement errors or underpriced jobs. He requires minimum one upsell per week per technician tracked through weekly sales reports, plus reviews and referrals metrics to gauge customer engagement and satisfaction levels that prevent churn.

The conversation reveals Jonas's performance-based pay philosophy rooted in his carpentry background where he outworked 10-to-1 despite being the greenhorn. He pays technicians on commission including percentages on upsells, cash for reviews, and allows customer tips, eliminating hourly wages that reward time over results. Jonas warns that switching to performance pay will cause underperforming technicians to quit or get weeded out, but creates a culture attracting motivated techs who want to earn top dollar. He tracks these metrics using Field Routes with supplemental data from Bravo and Quickie, running automated daily reports delivered to his inbox each morning. Jonas recommends GPS and video in all trucks for insurance discounts and accountability, letting high performers choose their own competition rewards whether cash, shoes, or branded swag.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pestcontrolmillionaire

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-sheldon-6a0981a9/

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In this episode of the Zip Code Kings Podcast, Jake Sheldon interviews Jonas Olson, CEO of Pest Badger, a $10 million pest control company. Jonas breaks down profit margins and why they matter more than revenue for building valuable businesses. He reveals that many pest control owners don't even understand what profit margins are or why a $2 million company at 1% profit is worth less than a $500,000 company at 50% profit. For pest control owners chasing revenue numbers instead of profitability or unsure if their margins are healthy, this episode provides the clarity needed to build a truly valuable business.

Jonas explains that profit margin calculation is simple: total revenue minus all expenses equals profit, with EBITDA being a fancy accounting term for the same concept. He identifies 10-15% as good margins, 15-20% as really good, and 25% plus as knocking it out of the park, though he acknowledges early-stage owner-operators often hit 80% margins that will decrease as they hire employees and add overhead. Jonas emphasizes that recurring revenue dramatically impacts long-term margins since the same $100 customer acquisition cost generates $150 from a one-time ant treatment versus $900 from annual service, making businesses with recurring models far more valuable when selling. He explains that buyers purchase cashflow and profitability, paying significantly higher multiples for recurring revenue compared to one-time jobs.

The conversation reveals high-profit services including termite work, exclusions, insulation, bed bugs, and mosquito control with jobs ranging from $3,000-20,000 completed in hours or days by single technicians. Jonas stresses bundling strategies like combining general pest, flea and tick, and mosquito treatments during one visit, adding only 12-20 minutes while doubling revenue from $150 to $300 per stop. He identifies route density as the second factor to check after pricing when margins are low, since technicians driving all day doing four stops can't generate profit compared to concentrated service areas. Jonas concludes by distinguishing lifestyle businesses doing $600-800K at 40% margins generating $400K personal income from growth-focused companies sacrificing short-term profitability to build enterprise value, emphasizing neither path is wrong but serves different goals.

Jonas Olson, Co-Founder of Pest Control Millionaires:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pestcontrolmillionaire

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In this episode of the Zip Code Kings Podcast, Jake Sheldon interviews Jonas Olson, CEO and owner of Pest Badger, a $10 million plus pest control company. Jonas delivers a masterclass on customer acquisition cost (CAC), breaking down the exact math that transforms $500 ad spend into $5,000 revenue and ultimately 30:1 LTV to CAC ratios. He reveals why most pest control owners who claim zero marketing costs are actually leaving millions on the table by not understanding these fundamentals. For pest control owners confused about CAC calculations or unsure whether their advertising is actually profitable, this episode provides the complete framework for making marketing a predictable money-printing machine.

Jonas explains CAC calculation using real examples: $500 spend generating 10 leads converting at 50% produces 5 customers at $100 CAC each, returning $5,000 immediately or $15,000 over three years for a 30:1 ratio versus the industry standard 3-5:1. He emphasizes getting double your CAC back in the first 30 days through $250-300 initial service pricing, enabling reinvestment of profits into acquiring the next customer without cashflow constraints. Jonas dismisses percentage-based marketing budgets like the franchise-mandated 4-6%, arguing companies should spend as much as cashflow allows if the math works, even 30-40% when acquiring customers profitably. He identifies healthy CAC ranges as under $100 being excellent, $100-200 being solid, and up to $250 viable in competitive markets like Dallas and Florida.

The conversation reveals how seasonality impacts CAC with winter months seeing higher acquisition costs as demand drops, requiring daily monitoring through Databox and Go High Level to adjust spend dynamically. Jonas stresses tracking CAC separately across Facebook, Google, and organic channels, explaining that SEO is a long-term play requiring patience rather than immediate ROI expectations like paid advertising. He identifies unstable CAC warning signs including missed calls from inadequate phone systems or CSRs not answering, disconnected tracking numbers discovered only through obsessive monitoring, and Google algorithm updates causing sudden performance shifts. Jonas shares a real example of losing 30 leads in one week from a disconnected Call Rail number that would have gone unnoticed without daily dashboard checks.

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In this episode of the Zip Code Kings Podcast, Jake Sheldon interviews Jonas Olson, CEO of Pest Badger, a $10 million pest control company. Jonas breaks down the most critical KPIs and metrics that pest control owners must track to scale profitably. He reveals his obsessive monitoring approach checking live dashboards 10 times daily to catch performance dips and adjust ad spend in real time. For pest control owners flying blind without proper tracking or unsure which metrics actually matter versus vanity numbers, this episode provides the exact KPI framework that separates million-dollar companies from struggling startups.

Jonas emphasizes tracking leads versus sales, close rates, customer acquisition cost, and lifetime value on at least a weekly basis, though he monitors them daily through Databox pulling data from all advertising platforms. He explains ideal close rate benchmarks vary by platform with Facebook converting 25-30% being excellent, Google Ads requiring 50% minimum, and pest control services with high urgency hitting 60-70% before price increases become necessary. Jonas stresses segmenting tracking by location, specific ads, offers, and individual sales reps to identify what's actually working rather than lumping everything together and guessing. His team listens to recorded sales calls daily early on then weekly once reps prove consistent, analyzing both closed deals and lost opportunities to improve conversion rates through continuous training.

The conversation reveals Jonas's round-robin lead distribution system that prioritizes high-intent Google leads to top performers while giving all CSRs opportunities on lower-intent Facebook leads, tracking each rep's performance by traffic source. He identifies operational KPIs like cancellation rates and technician stops per day as critical for long-term growth but recommends dedicating separate deep-dive sessions to service metrics. Jonas dismisses impressions and traffic as vanity metrics that look impressive but mean nothing without conversions, stressing that cost per lead matters less than total customer acquisition cost including sales commissions. For pest control owners drowning in data or ignoring metrics entirely, this episode delivers the focused tracking approach that enables rapid decision-making and profitable scaling.

Jonas Olson, Co-Founder of Pest Control Millionaires:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pestcontrolmillionaire

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-sheldon-6a0981a9/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jake.sheldon.7

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In this episode of the Zip Code Kings Podcast, Dan Leibrandt interviews Jonas Olson, CEO and founder of Pest Badger, a pest control company doing over $10 million annually. Jonas delivers a complete customer retention and growth masterclass covering service upgrades, first impressions, referral programs, annual renewals, and customer win-back strategies. He reveals how proper execution of these systems reduces churn from double digits to 2% monthly while simultaneously growing revenue through upsells and referrals. For pest control owners struggling with high cancellation rates or leaving money on the table with existing customers, this comprehensive episode provides the complete framework for maximizing customer lifetime value.

Jonas breaks down his "go for now" service upgrade philosophy where technicians continuously pitch additional services until customers say no, using problem-solution selling with photo evidence of rodent activity, bat guano, or missing attic screens discovered during routine services. He outlines three upsell scenarios including backyard mosquito pitches during walkthroughs that convert nine out of ten times by simply bundling monthly packages. For first impressions, Jonas emphasizes branded uniforms matching marketing materials, setting realistic expectations about seeing bugs initially, taking 10-20 service photos, and performing one act of kindness like bringing in Amazon packages or rolling garbage cans without being asked. His welcome packages and pet name documentation in customer notes build goodwill that forgives 1-2 service mistakes, transforming one-year customers into five-year relationships.

The conversation reveals Jonas's referral program generating 148 referrals and 47-49 sales worth $47,000 in seven days through a $3,000 trip giveaway tracked via Clicky software with individual customer links earning $1 per click plus $50-100 cash via Venmo per sign-up. He stresses that 80% referral conversion rates and $100 customer acquisition costs beat paying Google the same amount since incentivizing customers builds loyalty. For annual renewals, Jonas advocates lifetime customer relationships with automatic quarterly billing rather than yearly resale conversations, using prepayment discounts for seasonal services like mosquito control and lawn care to lock in customers and minimize spring churn. He distinguishes between hostile multi-year contracts and simple state-required agreements authorizing property access without cancellation penalties that anger customers and generate bad reviews.

Jonas Olson, Co-Founder of Pest Control Millionaires:

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonas-olson-00b34b8b/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pestcontrolmillionaire

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