Trap Talk Live
Trap Talk Live is a resource for independent small business owners in the nuisance wildlife and pest control industries to listen to the experiences and knowledge of Ryan Ridgley (founder of Huntsman Wildlife) to hopefully help others going through the struggles of a sub $1m home service business.
Episodes
Took some time off because we had to move our offices, because I pissed off our landlord, because I can be a moron sometimes. But from this unfortunate series of events out of a Lemony Snicket storyline, I have come to learn some important take-aways that might help others before they get themselves into the mess I got myself into.
Please be sure to support our sponsors:
- Animal Traps and Supplies : www.animaltrapsands...
This episode we talk about some of the similarities between dating and having employees. It gets a bit “weird” but I promise you will enjoy yourself and hopefully find a way to better meet your team’s needs.
Please be sure to support our sponsors:
- Animal Traps and Supplies : www.animaltrapsandsupplies.com
* Use “HUNTSMAN10” at check out for 10% off your order {some restrictions apply}
- AAC Distributing: www.aacdis...
This episode we sit down and talk with Dalton Stephenson of Gold Country Wildlife to discuss his experiences being a smaller company servicing a large geographic area.
Please be sure to support our sponsors:
- Animal Traps and Supplies : www.animaltrapsandsupplies.com
* Use “HUNTSMAN10” at check out for 10% off your order {some restrictions apply}
- AAC Distributing: www.aacdistributing.com
*XclusionPro, Ridge-Gu...
This episode we sit down and talk with Mike Holcomb, owner and founder of Ready Now Roofing in Cincinnati Ohio. (www.readynowroof.com).
Mike has been a contractor partner with Huntsman Wildlife for over three years now and he takes some time to talk about his introduction to wildlife operators, the roofing myths we have worked through together, and tips and ideas on how our audience can create working and sup...
The start of the year always puts us in a mindset to create goals and plans for the coming year. This episode I share with you our plans for Huntsman Wildlife’s 6th year in hopes to both keep me accountable through the year and maybe give you some ideas or thoughts on things to do for your company’s upcoming 11.5 months.
Please be sure to support our sponsors:
- Animal Traps and Supplies : www.animaltrapsandsu...
This episode we talk with Jack Searls of AAC Distributing about the importance of building relationships with vendors. Having a good vendor relationship is a helpful tool when it comes to trainings, assistance, product development, and more.
AACD does a great job at all of that. If you are not already signed up, go to the AAC Distributing vendor portal and join. As we point out many times in the episode, it i...
This episode we sit down and talk with Chris O’Banion of Varment Guard (formerly of Advanced Wildlife) to discuss pricing and the pitfalls many of us can sometimes fall into.
Please be sure to support our sponsors:
- Animal Traps and Supplies : www.animaltrapsandsupplies.com
* Use “HUNTSMAN10” at check out for 10% off your order {some restrictions apply}
- AAC Distributing: www.aacdistributing.com...
Trying to stay on top of all that you need to for successful Google Ads and business listings can be stressful.
Every time you think you have it figured out they go and move the goal posts. Then you go online in the groups and see other companies getting their profile suspended or worse, deleted, and that’s enough to frighten any business owner.
In this episode we sit down with Matt Hook to discuss a...
We all know that fall brings the start of the slower season for many of us. With that brings the hardship of keeping our teams productive and valuable to our clients, our community, and our company.
This episode touches on a handful of ideas and tips we compiled from our company and the companies of some of our friends on using that down time and slow season to your advantage to strengthen your team and bolst...
After the AAC Distributing ExclusionPro conference we gave a couple key take away ideas we wanted to share with you all.
Please be sure to support our sponsors:
- Animal Traps and Supplies : www.animaltrapsandsupplies.com
* Use “HUNTSMAN10” at check out for 10% off your order {some restrictions apply}
- AAC Distributing: www.aacdistributing.com
*XclusionPro, Ridge-Guard, Kritter Cap, and more.
You c...
This is a different episode than our usual. This episode is the audio recording of the talk I gave on content at the AAC Distributing ExclusionPro Conference earlier this week in Syracuse Indiana.
Hope you enjoy. Next week we will start a more in depth series on content and what has worked and not worked for us in the past five years.
Please be sure to support our sponsors:
- Animal Traps an...
This week we dive into community events and figure out what events might be the best option for your company to be a part of, or even for your company to create and host.
We discuss examples of events our company has been a part of the last 5 years and how those events impacted our company and how some of them still impact our company today.
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- Animal Traps ...
The irony is not lost on me that the podcast I am recording late in the week is about consistency.
When it comes to content, consistency is not just about how often you post. It is about HOW you post, WHAT you post, and WHERE you post. From your blog, to social media, to even paid commercials on television or radio, having consistent themes to your content is VITAL!
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This week we are joined by our first ever guest on Trap Talk Live, my wife, Kandace.
We discuss what it is like being the spouse of an operator during the start up period, the stress it has on everyone involved, and what worked and didn’t work for us in these first five years of operating Huntsman Wildlife.
Please be sure to support our sponsors:
- Animal Traps and Supplies : www.animaltrapsandsu...
This week’s episode comes from an email I received asking if it is a smart move to have our in person live community events showing attendees the materials, traps, and tools we use. The emailer was worried that if I shared too much, what would prevent the viewer/attendee from just doing it themselves
So we talk about the seminars we host, how we create them, execute them, and use them to add new clients and ...
It’s a common question posted in the online groups and forums by new operators, “What trap should I buy starting out?”.
My answer is not what you think it may be and this podcast does not pertain just to traps. This advice based on my experiences can apply to tools, equipment, electronics, vehicles, uniforms, and more.
Enjoy the episode!
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- Animal T...
A common misstep many operators, managers, and owners make when marketing or creating content for Facebook is focusing on quantity metrics instead of the quality.
This episode we talk about wasting your time and resources marketing and creating content for our peers and missing the mark completely with our community and clients.
Please be sure to support our sponsors:
- Animal Traps and Supplies ...
This week we talk about using your organization as a platform for political or religious ideologies and the potential issues and consequences that can come from that.
Please be sure to support our sponsors:
- Animal Traps and Supplies : www.animaltrapsandsupplies.com
* Use “HUNTSMAN10” at check out for 10% off your order {some restrictions apply}
- AAC Distributing: www.aacdistributing.com
*Xc...
Many wildlife operators struggle in the early years of their businesses with scaling and being able to “be all places at all times”. One answer to staffing a production related stressors can be the implementation of subcontractors in your labor pool.
Join us on this episode as we share with you how implementation of roofing, insulation, landscaping, and power washing subcontractors has allowed us growth with ...
On this week’s episode we talk about the visuals of the vehicles in our fleet. Whether you have one truck or multiples on the road, the image, behavior, cleanliness, and marketing on that vehicle give an impression of your company. The question you have to ask yourself is whether that is the impression you are intending to give.
Please be sure to support our sponsors:
- Animal Traps and Supplies : www.ani...
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