Kyle Nielsen
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We're currently the fifth largest residential pest control company in the nation. Wow. So we're in 80 plus markets nationwide. And we just recently went through a transaction and brought in a private equity partner. Between our corporate, our Salesforce, and our day-to-day remote office employees, we've got, I'd say, about 5,000.
We're currently the fifth largest residential pest control company in the nation. Wow. So we're in 80 plus markets nationwide. And we just recently went through a transaction and brought in a private equity partner. Between our corporate, our Salesforce, and our day-to-day remote office employees, we've got, I'd say, about 5,000.
We've had multiple reps that have done, done over a million dollars in new customer revenue.
We've had multiple reps that have done, done over a million dollars in new customer revenue.
In one summer?
In one summer?
Yeah. So they, yeah. I gotta go. I'm going to start working. Yeah. Let's go knock some doors.
Yeah. So they, yeah. I gotta go. I'm going to start working. Yeah. Let's go knock some doors.
No.
No.
No, I dress up like this during the holiday season. Quick version of that is that it started at a toy drive almost 12, yeah, about 12, 13 years ago. When did the movie come out? It's 20 years old now. I think they have their 20th anniversary. Fact check me, whatever. But if I get it wrong in the comments, call me out. But yeah, it's about 20 years old now.
No, I dress up like this during the holiday season. Quick version of that is that it started at a toy drive almost 12, yeah, about 12, 13 years ago. When did the movie come out? It's 20 years old now. I think they have their 20th anniversary. Fact check me, whatever. But if I get it wrong in the comments, call me out. But yeah, it's about 20 years old now.
And so about 12 years ago, I threw the elf costume on, wore it to a toy drive sub for Santa for my company.
And so about 12 years ago, I threw the elf costume on, wore it to a toy drive sub for Santa for my company.
and uh the next year my employees were like are you gonna wear it again what's going on with that so i rented the costume again threw it on and when we were in the checkout line at target one of the target checkers was like you were here last year buying toys for all these families and we talked about how the elf just was so happy and so i was like a whole year later i was like this made a difference and then so i kind of just started wearing it to the toy toy drives charity events and then i threw it on in an nba arena
and uh the next year my employees were like are you gonna wear it again what's going on with that so i rented the costume again threw it on and when we were in the checkout line at target one of the target checkers was like you were here last year buying toys for all these families and we talked about how the elf just was so happy and so i was like a whole year later i was like this made a difference and then so i kind of just started wearing it to the toy toy drives charity events and then i threw it on in an nba arena
and it went viral when Rudy Gobert stole my hat, put it on Donovan Mitchell's head after the game instead of pouring water on him, and then I was like, well, let's just keep the ripple effect growing bigger. When I'm not elfin' around, I kill bugs.
and it went viral when Rudy Gobert stole my hat, put it on Donovan Mitchell's head after the game instead of pouring water on him, and then I was like, well, let's just keep the ripple effect growing bigger. When I'm not elfin' around, I kill bugs.
I'm in the pest control industry, and I run sales teams for Door-to-Door Pest Control, and we're currently the fifth largest residential pest control company in the nation. And we just recently went through a transaction and brought in a private equity partner. Explain what that means. Yeah. So we see I'm going on my 18th year now in the pest control.
I'm in the pest control industry, and I run sales teams for Door-to-Door Pest Control, and we're currently the fifth largest residential pest control company in the nation. And we just recently went through a transaction and brought in a private equity partner. Explain what that means. Yeah. So we see I'm going on my 18th year now in the pest control.