Allan Draper is a serial entrepreneur, investor, business consultant, attorney, and host of two successful podcasts, “The Business Growth Podcast” and “The Bug Bux Podcast.” In 2014, Allan cofounded Proof Pest Control, which now operates in eight states.

His consulting work specializes in scaling small businesses and helping entrepreneurs transform an idea into a thriving business. Through a dedicated approach to business analysis, Allan has contributed to the growth and development of startups within a variety of industries transforming them into multimilliondollar enterprises.

Allan’s latest business, Lizard SEM, provides digital marketing services for the pest control industry and beyond.

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Allan Draper OTR Index

0:00 Intro

2:35 Proof Pest Control

4:18 DoortoDoor

12:13 Retention

14:44 DoortoDoor Marketing Deals

18:00 Paying Sales Reps

21:16 Pros & Cons of DoortoDoor

22:16 DoortoDoor vs. Digital

23:16 The Importance of Digital Marketing

25:17 Lizard’s Focus

26:34 The future of Proof

28:50 Allan’s Current Role at Proof

30:25 Allan’s Future Investments

31:47 Credit Monitoring Business

33:19 Training Sales Reps

36:50 Location

39:07 Market Saturation

40:41 Other Considerations

41:46 Important Lessons Allan has Learned

43:51 Outro

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