What can a CPA teach a pest control owner about scaling a business?

In this episode of the Bug Bux Podcast, Allan Draper sits down with Brandon Sizemore, co-founder and COO of Mint Pest Control, for a conversation packed with real business insights, operational lessons, and mindset shifts every PCO needs to hear.

Before helping build one of the industry’s fastest growing companies, Brandon spent 12 years as a CPA working with organizations like the Arizona Cardinals and the Salvation Army. Now, he’s applying those same systems, processes, and financial principles to pest control growth.

This episode goes far beyond accounting.

Allan and Brandon dive into:

• Why most business owners struggle to get out of the truck
• How systems and documentation create scalable companies
• The mindset shift from employee to entrepreneur
• Why pest control is one of the best businesses in the world
• Leadership, delegation, and building customer experiences that last
• The importance of mentorship, community, and learning from failure
• How Bug Bux and networking can accelerate your growth

Whether you’re a solo operator trying to grow or leading a multimillion dollar company, this episode is full of practical lessons you can apply immediately.

This isn’t just an episode you listen to once… it’s one you’ll want to revisit with a notebook in hand.

What happens when a former FBI intelligence analyst enters the pest control industry with zero experience?

In this episode of the Bug Bux Podcast, Allan Draper sits down with Luke Lewis, founder of Native Pest Management, to talk about building one of the fastest-growing pest control companies in the country.

Luke shares how he went from working in the FBI to launching Native Pest Management in 2015, growing it into an Inc. 5000 company five years in a row and landing #63 on the PCT Top 100 list.

The conversation dives deep into:

• The biggest pricing mistakes new PCOs make
• Why cheap pricing attracts the worst customers
• How premium pricing improves company culture
• When and how to raise prices without losing customers
• Building a high-quality brand in competitive markets
• The importance of paying technicians well
• Why many pest control owners are afraid to grow profitably

If you’re trying to scale your pest control company, improve profitability, or position your business as a premium service provider, this episode is packed with practical insights you can apply immediately.

In this solo episode of the Bug Bux Podcast, Allan Draper opens up about the emotional side of building a business that most owners never talk about.

From difficult employees and angry customers to growth pressure, burnout, and feeling overlooked in an “unglamorous” industry, Allan shares a reminder every entrepreneur needs to hear.

What you do matters.

Whether you’re running a million-dollar company or just thinking about starting your business, this episode is about purpose, leadership, family, employees, customers, and pushing through the hard seasons that come with entrepreneurship.

If you’ve been feeling discouraged, overlooked, or questioning whether the grind is worth it… this episode is for you.