Jonas Olson is the co-founder of Pest Control Millionaires and the driving force behind one of the fastest-growing pest control companies in America. He started Pest Badger in 2020 and scaled it to nearly $20 million a year with 17 locations in just six years. But Jonas didn’t start at the top. He built his first business, Olson’s Lawn Care, from the ground up and successfully sold it after 10+ years of grinding it out in the field.
Jonas is one of the biggest influencers in the pest control industry. He hosts the Pest Control Millionaire podcast, which has crossed 150 episodes featuring interviews with all the top players in the industry. Pest Badger’s social media presence is massive, with 150,000 subscribers on YouTube, 70,000 followers on TikTok, and 40,000 followers on Facebook, making it one of the top 5 most-followed pest control accounts on YouTube. Jonas posts weekly YouTube videos featuring shop tours and actionable tips for pest control business owners.
As the primary author of Zip Code Kings, Jonas shares everything he’s learned about rapidly scaling a pest control company alongside co-authors Dan Leibrandt and Jake Sheldon. The book has quickly become essential reading for anyone serious about growth in this industry. Jonas brings deep expertise in door-to-door sales, social media marketing, traditional marketing, and operations.
He’s been featured on nearly every major podcast in the pest control and lawn care industries, including Pest Control Legends, Bug Bux, Green Industry Podcast, Homegrown Hustle, The Lawn Care CEO, SG Weekly Talk Show, 5 Door Media, and Fight Club 4 Business. He’s also spoken at major industry events like FieldEdge, ServiceEdge, and PestWorld, sharing stages with notable figures like Roger Wakefield and his mentor, Jonathan Potoshnik, founder of City Turf and Service Autopilot.
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