October 02, 2019
In his farewell column for PMP, Ray Johnson shares why he sold his company, Johnson Pest Control, and his plans in retirement....
August 12, 2019
Ray Johnson shares his hiring mistakes and explains why choosing the right employees has made such a difference for the success of his company....
July 30, 2019
To say that my good friend and Pest Management Professional (PMP) Hall of Famer Dr. Claude Thomas (Class of 2013) has had a profound effect on the pest management industry......
June 27, 2019
Ray Johnson shares the benefits of attending the National Pest Management Association's Academy. The annual event will be in Phoenix July 2019....
June 15, 2019
Many years ago, I listened to the late, great American motivational speaker Zig Ziglar tell his wonderful story of the old-fashioned pump out by the well. You may only be......
April 23, 2019
In order to improve our time management, let’s put a laser focus on what’s important in our daily business and our personal lives: understanding time....
March 22, 2019
Several years ago, a fellow pest management professional (PMP) operating in a market outside of mine called and asked me to share how we do business. Upon my invitation, he......
February 18, 2019
If you stop by the Pest Management Professional (PMP) booth at PestWorld next October, be sure to pick up a little yellow booklet on the table. The booklet is basically......
January 24, 2019
My wife, Tammy, and I recently were asked to speak to a group of students in an entrepreneurship class at the Sevierville, Tenn., satellite campus of Walters State Community College.......
December 28, 2018
Some 30 years ago, I decided to drive to Chattanooga, Tenn., to attend a daylong training seminar and learn more about pest management. As I remember it, this was before......
