Since 2010, Kyle Waltz has been building, buying, and selling pest and wildlife control companies throughout the United States. Kyle provides tactical advice on marketing, sales, management, and various ways that you can grow your nuisance wildlife removal business. Kyle is currently running and growing Conserv (conservwildlifeservices.com), which has grown more than 600% since it's spin off from First Coast Wildlife Services in 2020.
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Episode 50: From Solo Operator to a Business that Grows Without You
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On this episode, Kyle discusses the tactical steps involved in preparing for your first hire and your next moves.
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Episode 49: Starting Your Wildlife Control Business
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On this episode, Kyle explains the steps he would take if he were to start a wildlife control company from scratch.
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Episode 48: The Warren Buffet Management Strategy
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On this episode, Kyle discusses the lessons learned by reading Warren Buffet’s Annual Letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders. These lessons are helpful when making decisions of how an owner manages managers.
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Episode 47: What It Really Takes To Grow Fast
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On this episode, Kyle talks about the sacrifices required to grow your business.
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Episode 46: Letting Go, So You Can Grow
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In order to provide upward mobility for employees, you must grow the business. Kyle talks about how creating a culture of growth allows you to promote from within.
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Episode 45: How to Set Your Prices
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Kyle discusses some ways to create an effective pricing strategy.
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Episode 44: Routines to Grow Revenue
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Kyle talks about some of the daily, weekly, and monthly routines he’s found to be helpful when determining what actions to take to grow revenue.
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Episode 43: Forecasting, Price Increases, & Your Growth Strategy
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Kyle talks about how he uses forecasting to predict potential outcomes.
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Episode 42: The Daily Sales Meeting
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Whether you are operating a one person business or have hundreds of employees, new sales are a huge part of your company's current and future success. To ensure you are achieving daily, weekly, monthly, and annual sales goals, a short daily sales meeting can increase accountability, boost morale, and can create healthy competition within the organi…
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Episode 41: Justin Perry | Growth Through Partnerships
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Justin Perry is the founder and Operating Partner at Apex Wildlife Solutions of Dallas, TX. Since the partnership with Conserv was formed in 2021, Justin has grown Apex more than 1,500%.
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Episode 40: Seth Garber | Cross Selling, Doing the Small Things, & Creating Value
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Seth Garber is the founder of Pest Daily & the co-founder of FRAXN. Pest Daily is an E-Learning Platform for operators who are looking for a competitive edge. FRAXN provides bookkeeping solutions for pest & wildlife control businesses who want to make better financial decisions. Seth is currently consulting 32 pest & wildlife control companies whic…
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Episode 39: From One Man Show to 20+ Employees w/ Matthew Eickman
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In today's episode, Kyle interviews Matthew Eickman, the Owner & President of Abra Kadabra Environmental Services, a pest & wildlife control business. Matt has grown the company from a one-man operation to a multi-million revenue business with 20+ employees. Matt discusses his entrepreneurial journey and how he is continuing to grow the business. A…
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Episode 38: What I Learned in 2022 | Multi-Location Benefits, Runways, & Growing Pains
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Kyle talks about some of the things he learned in 2022 while running his pest & wildlife control business. This episode is brought to you by Conserv.
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Episode 37: TJ Norman | Subscription Wildlife Control
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TJ Norman is the owner and founder of Oklahoma Wildlife Solutions, LLC of Oklahoma City, OK. Kyle and TJ discuss the advantages of moving from a one time service mindset to a recurring service mindset and how you can use this change to your advantage. This Episode is Brought to You By Conserv.
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Episode 36: Industry Life Cycles & Recurring Revenue
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Kyle explains industry life cycles, recurring revenue, and how it can have a positive impact on your business. This episode is brought to you by Conserv. Connect with Kyle on Instagram @kyle.waltz
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Episode 35: Mike Givlin. Running an $80m+ PE Backed Firm
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Mike Givlin is the Co-Founder of Certus, a private equity backed pest and wildlife control company. In 2019, Mike partnered with Imperial Capital of Toronto to form Certus. Before that, Mike founded Bird Control International which he grew and eventually sold to Steritech in 2007. This episode is brought to you by Conserv. Interested in being a gue…
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Episode 34: Grow Through a Recession
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Many financial experts are saying a potential recession is on the horizon. Kyle explains how you can continue to grow during an unpredictable economy. Some operators may fear the future which could be a great time to make your first acquisition. We'd love to help you do that. Shoot us an email to learn how we can help you make that happen; growth@c…
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Episode 33: The Wildlife Control Roll Up Opportunity.
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In fine detail, Kyle explains how you can buy a wildlife control company, even if you have little cash to spend.
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Episode 32: Running Your Business Remotely
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After Conserv was spun off from First Coast Wildlife Services in 2020, Kyle went away with the traditional way to run a wildlife removal business and outsourced everything they could to increase profit margins and fuel growth. Turns out, it worked. This episode is brought to you by Conserv Pest & Wildlife Services. Have a question or comment? Email…
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Episode 31: So, You Want to Open a Second Location?
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Kyle explains different questions to ask yourself before opening that second location and what tactics have worked well for him.
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Episode 30: Wildlife Control Entrepreneur - Frank Cisa
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Frank Cisa is a wildlife biologist who has built two wildlife control businesses. He is the founder of Wildman Wildlife Removal of Durham, NC. In May of this year, Conserv acquired Wildman. After the acquisition, Frank went on to start Wando Wildlife Removal in Charleston, SC which has had rapid growth in a very short amount of time. Frank talks ab…
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Episode 29: Increase Your Prices, Benchmarking, & KPI’s
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Are you charging enough? Many companies could increase their revenue and bottom line by tweaking one thing. Kyle discusses his growth strategy. www.conservwildlifeservices.com
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Episode 28: Daniel Watson. Cross Selling Pest Control & Recurring Revenue
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In the world of Wildlife Control, there is a daily opportunity to cross sell pest control to your customers. The cost of customer acquisition is far less for wildlife control than it is for pest control, but it doesn't have to be this way. Daniel of Critter One and Kyle of Conserv dive in to discuss the opportunity that they are taking full advanta…
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Episode 27: Private Equity, Growth By Acquisitions, Valuations, Stop Playing Small.
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What is Private Equity and how you can use their strategies to grow your wildlife control business. Today’s episode is brought to you by Conserv. www.conservwildlifeservices.com
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Episode 26: Wildlife Control Entrepreneur - Jacob Barnes
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Jacob Barnes is the owner of Barnes Wildlife Control and Viking Product Supply which creates innovative products for wildlife control operators. Based out of Ohio, Jacob has built a very impressive, $3m+ revenue business. This episode is brought to you by Conserv Pest & Wildlife Services. Interested in being a guest, selling your business, or partn…
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Episode 25: Setting Goals, Grow 100%+, Prepare for the Worst, & Think BIG.
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On this episode, Kyle explains how he has intentionally achieved triple digit annual growth, multiple times. How to set goals, and how to get past the barriers. Interested in being a guest, sponsoring the show, or contacting us? Drop us a line: growth@conservmail.com. This episode is sponsored by Conserv. www.conservwildlifeservices.com…
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Episode 24: Hiring Your First Employee, Undercharging, PSA to Sellers.
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Kyle talks about hiring your first employee, how he knows if you are undercharging for your services, and a PSA to those who are considering selling their business one day. Today’s episode is brought to you by Conserv Pest & Wildlife Services. www.conservwildlifeservices.com
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Episode 23: Leigh Anne Williams. Add People and increase customer service to Increase Sales.
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Leigh Anne Williams is the owner and founder of Williams Wildlife Removal a $1m+ firm located in Charleston, SC.
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Episode 22: Inside the Mind of Sales Legend Scott Davis.
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Scott Davis is a pest and wildlife control sales veteran. Since hired by First Coast Wildlife Services in 2015, Scott was the undefeated top sales person.
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Episode 21: Kyle Waltz & Daniel Watson. Increase Your Sales Drivers & Grow.
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Kyle is joined by Daniel Watson, the owner of Critter One based out of San Antonio, TX a $1.5M firm. Daniel has doubled the size of his business in the last twelve months and tells his story along with some great pointers.Interested in being a guest, partnering, or selling your business to Conserv? Email us: growth@conservmail.com…
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Episode 20: M&A Talk w/ Andrew Barrows - Arbitrage, Recurring Revenue, Wear Your Investor Hat.
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On this episode, Kyle is joined by Andrew Barrows of Environmental Pest Service an $80m+ Company. They discuss the wildlife control industry and the possibilities within. Why are there not any super large wildlife companies? Why is there only one large buyer of wildlife companies? Can we disrupt the industry to benefit all? Listen to find out. Andr…
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Episode 19: Selling Parts of Your Business to Grow Your Business. M&A Part 1 of 3.
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This episode is apart of a three part series to review mergers and acquisitions in the wildlife control space. Kyle touches on how selling a part of your business can be utilized to to fuel your future growth. www.conservwildlifeservices.com
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Episode 18: Sales Cure All. Don’t leave money on the table.
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Kyle explains his thought process step by step. From lead coming in to the close. Build trust, go all in, and close the deal. To learn more about Conserv Wildlife Services, go to www.conservwildlifeservices.com
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Episode 17: Chris White w/ T.A.P. Insulation.
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Chris White is the Vice President of Sales for T.A.P. Insulation. He describes the financial benefits of offering your customers insulation and how to utilize it to increase your revenue through a financing model. www.conservwildlifeservices.com
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Episode 16: Financial Lessons to Increase Profit.
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Don’t learn the hard way. Take this info and put it right into your business today. Kyle talks about some of his biggest financial mistakes early on and how it would’ve saved him millions.
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Episode 15: Reverse Engineer Your Goals.
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It’s impossible to know what you’re supposed to be doing if you don’t know where you’re going. Kyle explains how you can use data to increase sales.
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Episode 14: Google Analytics, SBA, & Data
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Kyle provides an update of how the wildlife control industry is doing during COVID-19, how speed and going big will help you in the future, and why tracking data is important.
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Kyle explains how this can be an effective time to grow.
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Episode 12: Kris Pope interviews Kyle Waltz.
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Kris Pope from the Coyote Trapping School Podcast interviews Kyle Waltz and goes deep into what it takes to be successful running your own wildlife control business.
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Episode 11: Is Your Wildlife Control Business Sellable
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Kyle talks about what makes your company sellable and how to get your company ready for an acquisition.
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Episode 10: Multi-Location Growth Preparation.
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Kyle discusses what you should do to prepare for opening up multiple new territories in a short amount of time.
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Episode 9: One Million to Three Million in One Year.
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Tripling your revenue in one year sounds hard. Kyle breaks it down into easy steps.
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We go deep into operations manuals and why you should create these before you scale your business.
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Episode 7: Revenue to Employee Ratios, Inbound Lead Data, and Running Lean.
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Kyle discusses how he runs a single location that’s doing one million a year in sales.
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Episode 6: To franchise or not to franchise.
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Kyle discusses the pros and cons for franchising and growing through corporate owned branches.
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Episode 5: Dominate Your Market!
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If you want to grow, you have to do it all. Get yourself out there through ads, networking, cold calling, and utilizing FREE leads.
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Episode 4: James Ley & Kyle Waltz
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James Ley is a long time industry expert in sales and currently manages the Jacksonville Branch for First Coast Wildlife Services.
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Episode 3: Kyle Waltz & Steve DeMoor (Dr. Critter)
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Kyle interviews Steve DeMoor, the founder of Wildlife Solutions. He turned an idea into a successful multi state wildlife control operation. At it’s peak, Wildlife Solutions grew to be one of the largest non franchised wildlife Removal companies.
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Episode 2: Add Recurring Services
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Kyle talks about building value to your customers and increasing your sales by offering recurring services.
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Episode 1: Grow your wildlife control business to prepare for the future.
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Kyle talks about why you should grow your wildlife control company exponentially to prepare for the future.
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