subject: One Man Built A Dynasty, One Man Bought A Franchise [print this page] I'm sure I chaff more than mostI'm sure I chaff more than most. It is actually my job as a reporter-I am supposed to find the truth and deliver that to you. I don't accept things at face value, so frequently I'm not going along with the environmental herd, which is whatever's going on in our city, state, country, or company.
You know what I mean...and of course, I'm always moving between dimensions, as you probably know. I've actually got a physical place in both the United States and Panama, not to mention all the other traveling we do.
So I see a lot more. I haven't touched U.S. soil in 6 months. (I'm aware that's no record - but it is a milestone.)
Now, let me tell you, coming back home to Nashville, Tennessee, USA, the capital of country music-I see a very, very, beautiful place. It has woods, hills, deciduous trees, the four seasons. That doesn't even go into the spirit of creativity vibrates this city. It's a beautiful place.
So it wouldn't be surprising to you to discover that I buy a new place-they had a 22 years remaining if a 30-year fixed rate mortgage, for those of you who are interested in financing things, at 6.5%. And lo and behold, there's partners living with me. By that, I mean there's squirrels.
Now, I lived with them for several weeks before I called Critter Control. I didn't know what to do, and I didn't really want to learn how to do it either... so what was I going do?
Or, as the famous reply says, "Who ya gonna call?" "GhostBusters!"
Call the man, right? And he was recommended, so I call him up and get him in there.
I find out this is a franchise. I didn't know that when I first heard of them. Hey, man, they're a good company. They're doing good by me. A guy named Clay came over, worked for a week, and didn't really catch anything, but combined with the turning of the season and their advice, we've now made several repairs. His boss, Mike, the owner of the franchise, has come by to help.
Clay has bit the bullet; he was working too hard during this economic recession. He was working about 66 hours a week, so he just said, "No more."
So Mike comes, and I come to find out that they're in dozens of countries across the world and over 250 cities in the U.S. And do you know what? The irony of ironies is that Mike, the man who showed up at my house, the man we're developing a friendship with just because of the nature of being together, was with the founder in the beginning in his first business!
Mike jokingly refers to himself as a scatological expert, which is an expert in poop. Well, who cares what you know about animal poop? Under normal circumstances, of course, nobody.
For Mike, however, who knows the habits of our habitat's critters, it's the evidence he looks for to know what he's dealing with and what tools, baits, etc, to use. He's just doing his job.
One man built a dynasty. One man, 20 years later, bought a single franchise from him, and is doing well on that, mind you.
by: Ted Ciuba
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