Welcome to The Route, hosted by entrepreneur, coach, and former pest control founder Landon Daines. After scaling and selling his first company, Landon now helps pest control business owners grow beyond and build companies that actually give them freedom.
The Route
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58 episodes
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Welcome to The Route, hosted by entrepreneur, coach, and former pest control founder Landon Daines. After scaling and selling his first company, Landon now helps pest control business owners grow beyond and build companies that actually give them freedom.
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Recent Episodes
July 18, 2026
4 Ways to Grow a Pest Control Company
<p><strong>Episode Overview</strong> Many pest control owners grow their businesses on default without an intentional strategy or timeline. In this episode, Landon Daines breaks down the four core quadrants of business growth to help you scale intentionally: slow and cheap, fast and cheap, slow and expensive, and fast and expensive. By identifying how much time and capital you have available, you can lock down the exact marketing strategy you need to hit your goals.</p><p><strong>Key Discussion Points</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Slow & Cheap (Low Risk, Foundational Growth)</strong></li><li><strong>Fast & Cheap (High Hustle, High Reward)</strong></li><li><strong>Slow & Expensive (The Trap to Avoid)</strong></li><li><strong>Fast & Expensive (Capital-Heavy Scaling)</strong></li></ul><p></p>
July 10, 2026
How This Pest Company Added $250k Profit in 8 Months
<p>In this episode, Landon Daines breaks down a real-world case study of a pest control company doing multi-millions in top-line revenue but struggling to survive the winter. By identifying massive internal leaks—from underpriced legacy accounts to paying salaries during the off-season. Landon's team implemented a five-step process that took the company from $22k in profit over six months to $270k in pure profit in the exact same timeframe.</p><p><strong>Key Discussion Points</strong></p><ul><li><strong>The Problem with "Top-Line Revenue"</strong></li><li><strong>The 5-Step Turnaround Strategy</strong></li></ul><p></p>
July 3, 2026
The 5 most expensive mistakes I made.
<p>In this episode, Landon Daines gets incredibly vulnerable and shares the five most expensive mistakes he made while building and selling his pest control company. Costing a combined total of over $500,000, these errors range from easily avoidable administrative oversights to devastating hiring scams. Landon breaks down exactly what went wrong, how much it cost him, and the hard lessons he learned so you can avoid making the same painful financial mistakes in your own business.</p><p><strong>Key Discussion Points</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Mistake #1: Overpaying for Vehicle Insurance</strong></li><li><strong>Mistake #2: Hiring the Wrong Door-to-Door Rep</strong></li><li><strong>Mistake #3: Wasting $70,000 on an SEO Agency</strong></li><li><strong>Mistake #4: Ignoring Upsells and Price Increases</strong></li><li><strong>Mistake #5: Buying Trucks with Cash</strong></li></ul><p></p>
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