Episode 126 — From Pest Pro to Plumbing Proprietor with David Johnson
- S2E126
- 54:51
- April 20th 2023
He’s made his way up the ranks in the pest industry but David Johnson finds himself falling into plumbing of all places. Buy a commercial plumbing company in 2020 without any experience? It’s a great idea, they said.
Now the proud owner of Atlanta-based Citywide Plumbing, David shares his life lessons on leadership, sales, taking risks and more in this Boardroom chat.
David takes us back to his pre-pest days in retail and his moving & shaking days of commercial pest control sales in Orlando. Tune-in to hear David’s take leadership and more in this multi-decade look-back.
Have you ever seen your “exes” get married? David has.
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