PMP Growth Summit a win-win for attendees

IMG_5362 Molly Marsh, Patton Pest Control, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, registers for the Summit with North Coast Media Senior Marketing & Event Manager Michelle Mitchell. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0016 Every PMP Growth Summit participant received a "goodie bag" for the event. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0007 The registration desk was ready for action early Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0026 PMP Editorial Director & Publisher Marty Whitford gave the introductory remarks before the boardroom presentations got underway. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0033 Nisus Corp. Southeast Area Manager Charlene Mertz does her boardroom presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0034 PelGar USA Americas Business Manager Andrej Branc does his boardroom presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0041 MGK Western Regional Sales Manager Andy Sturgis does his boardroom presentation, while MGK colleagues Brian Cooney and Brian Krelitz stand and look on. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0044 Neogen National Sales Manager Casey Prewitt and East Coast Sales Representative Jenna DePaull did their boardroom presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0051 Business Manager Tony Schultz does his portion of the Zoëcon boardroom presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0053 Florida Regional Sales Manager Bill Barrs does his portion of the Zoëcon boardroom presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0057 Kness International & Midwest Sales Manager Nick Fugate does his boardroom presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0058 Nature-Cide COO/Founder Matthew Mills does his boardroom presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0061 CSI Marketing Director Ty Ferraro does his boardroom presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0069 Real Green VP of Business Solutions & Software Beth Berry does her boardroom presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0072 Bird Barrier Technical Specialist Ray Olschewski, ACE, does his boardroom presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0081 ConidioTec CEO Don McCandless does his boardroom presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0086 J.T. Eaton VP of Sales Dale Baker does his boardroom presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0090 FMC Product Marketing Manager Evan Parenti does his boardroom presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

IMG_5370 Summit attendees listened intently to each 7-minute presentation. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

IMG_5360 Attendees networked during the Wednesday evening reception. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0084 It was a wonderful evening for a poolside reception in Florida. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0078 Games of cornhole are a PMP Growth Summit tradition. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0073 CSI's Mark Boyd and Ty Ferraro, both facing camera, chat during the opening reception. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0061 Dean Burnside, Good News Pest Solutions, North Venice, Fla., talks shop with Eric Ufer, Pest Solutions, Beaverton, Ore. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0010 The patio was filled with conversation and Sinatra music. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0017 Bill Hoffman, Hoffman Exterminating, Mantua, N.J., chats with Nisus Corp.'s Charlene Mertz. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0034 Enjoying the 80-degree weather poolside. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0036 PMP Editor Heather Gooch dines with Jon Grell and Mike Connolly of RK Environmental Services, Westwood, N.J., and (back to camera) Ray Olschewski, ACE, Bird Barrier. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0041 Old friendships were renewed and new ones forged during the reception. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

DSC_0045 Brandi Reid, Bruce Terminix Co., Greensboro, N.C., chats with PMP Senior Managing Editor Diane Sofranec. PHOTO: DANIELLE PESTA

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After nearly a year of planning, the third annual Pest Management Professional (PMP) Growth Summit got underway the afternoon of Wednesday, March 13, with its first-ever Boardroom Presentations. Taking place once again at the Reunion Resort in Orlando, Fla., the presentations were delivered by the following event partners:

• Bird Barrier of America
• ConidioTec
• Control Solutions Inc.
• FMC
• J.T. Eaton
• Kness Pest Defense
• MGK Insect Control Solutions
• Nature-Cide
• Neogen
• Nisus Corp.
• PelGar USA
• Real Green Systems
• Zoëcon Professional Products

After the presentations, everyone headed to the poolside reception for a light dinner and networking.

The second day of the PMP Growth Summit, Thursday, March 14, kicked off bright and early with breakfast roundtable discussions. Pest management professionals (PMPs) and partners met and shared their experience and ideas on the secrets to hiring and retaining employees; customer retention, repeat business and referrals; the Top 5 pests; streamlined business tips; obstacles and opportunities; and leveraging social media for their businesses.

Following breakfast, the 33 PMPs and 13 partner companies met for one-on-one meetings to network and discuss new products and solutions, find solutions to their business challenges and learn about pest management trends. Attendees then met up at the driving range to shoot the group cover photo before lunch.

IMG_4515 Bocce was one of the outdoor activities PMP Growth Summit attendees enjoyed. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

IMG_0644 MGK's Brian Krelitz, PMP's Danielle Pesta, Terminx Service's Kevin Hathorne, and PMP's Heather Gooch play bocce by the pool. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

IMG_0082 Jenna DePaull on the Watson Course at Reunion Resort for an afternoon scramble during the PMP Growth Summit. PHOTO: RYAN GERARD

DSC_0211 Attendees pose for the group photo that will be on the cover of the April issue of PMP. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0204 It was a beautiful day for an afternoon golf scramble on Reunion Resort's Watson Course. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0193 Terminix Service's Kevin Hathorne chats with PMP Editorial Director and Publisher Marty Whitford in the PMP Growth Summit lounge. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0146 Jenna DePaull and Casey Prewitt of Neogen, discuss its products, which include insecticides, rodenticides and disinfectants. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0150 Andrej Branc of PelGar USA, (left) shares details of the company's rodenticide solutions. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0158 Bird Barrier's Ray Olschewski, ACE, (right) shows off Bird Barrier's Optical Gel product. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0161 Don McCandless, CEO of ConidioTec, (right) discusses the company's Apprehend bed bug solution. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0167 Desiree Staubinger, Rentokil Steritech, chats with Charlene Mertz and Lee Barrett of Nisus Corp. (pictured from left to right) PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0174 The J.T. Eaton one-on-one suite highlighted the company's products as well as Pi Chi Omega. The company's Vice President of Sales, Dale Baker, serves as president of the pest industry fraternity. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0145 PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0142 Real Green Systems' Beth Berry, left, and Brian Wareck right, met with Trutech Wildlife Services' Brent Shiver, center, about the company's management and marketing software services. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0135 MGK's Andy Sturgis, Brian Krelitz and Brian Cooney host a one-on-one meeting during the PMP Growth Summit. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0129 PMP staff members moderated the PMP Growth Summit roundtable discussions. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0121 Big 5 Pests was the discussion topic at one of the roundtables held during the breakfast on the second day of the PMP Growth Summit. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0106 Day two of the PMP Growth Summit kicked off with roundtable discussions between partners and PMPs. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

DSC_0107 During the morning roundtable session, PMP Growth Summit attendees discussed how they leverage social media. PHOTO: DIANE SOFRANEC

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Next on the agenda was an afternoon of golf on Reunion Resort’s Watson Course. Control Solutions Inc. sponsored the golf scramble. Non-golfing attendees enjoyed lunch on the patio; afterward, some went for a game of bocce while others opted for a visit to the pool, a walk on the nearly 7.5 miles of trails Reunion Resort offers, or some quiet time back in their guest villas.

Thursday evening wrapped up with a casual BBQ dinner at Reunion Resort’s Grande Pavilion sponsored by Nature-Cide. A local Celtic band entertained guests, who also enjoyed some friendly competition at cornhole and a giant version of Jenga. After dinner, many attendees went up to the rooftop bar and grille, Eleven, to watch the fireworks set off after the Disney Parks closed for the evening.

The PMP Growth Summit wrapped up early Friday afternoon after a packed schedule consisting of another breakfast roundtable discussion session and a second morning of one-on-one meetings.

If you’re interested in becoming a participant in the 2020 PMP Growth Summit, please visit PMPGrowthSummit.net. Additional information about this invitation-only event is posted there.

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