About this episode
After losing his first fortune to a Ponzi scheme in his late twenties, Brandon Kraupp didn’t lick his wounds—he grabbed a clipboard. Today, his Utah-based Romex Pest Control spans four states, fields nearly two hundred teammates, and runs on an EOS-powered culture that blends door-knock grit with relentless data-tracking. Brandon sits down with the Blue-Collar Twins to share how maxed-out 0 % credit cards and a “just make more tomorrow” mindset turned a single truck into a regional platform. You’ll hear:
FBI Wake-Up Call – why losing everything crystallized a fearless approach to risk and growth.Door-Knock Science – mastering 55-plus communities and turning authenticity into daily deals.Data over Drama – using market analytics, WiseTack financing, and EOS scorecards to steer every expansion.Culture Moat – six core values, weekly L10s, and therapist-mediated exec meetings that keep 180 people rowing.Next Moves – an aggressive Texas build-out, acquisition targets on the Gulf Coast, and AI sliding into every SOP.
Stick around for Brandon’s take on “stealth-wealth” margins and a quick CTA to Paul Giannamore’s Private-Equity Masterclass playlist—then audit the numbers that actually move your own scoreboard.
From PE Teachers to Pest-Control Owners: The Julio Twins’ POTOMAC Experience
https://youtu.be/HAx9noqsqTo
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgiannamore
www.potomaccompany.com
https://bluecollartwins.com
Produced by: www.verbell.ltd
Timestamps (podcast.co-ready)
00:00 – Cold-open: Brandon on San Antonio’s $2 M sprint and ignoring competitors
00:35 – Meet-cute in Denver: Twins recap how Romex hit the Buzz radar
02:00 – Idaho & Utah roots ? NC lake life and snowboard obsession
04:00 – Pre-dental student to Yamaha finance wiz; first taste of sales
05:55 – Buying the dealership at 23 amid the 2008 crash
07:50 – The $50 K zero-percent credit-card gamble (dad said “pound sand”)
10:30 – #1 Yamaha dealer award, Hawaii trip & seven-figure exit at 27
12:45 – Houseboat “retirement” on Lake Powell—then the FBI phone call
15:30 – Ponzi fallout: losing everything, choosing bounce-back over bitterness
18:15 – Digital-marketing lessons he’d use to 10x a dealership today
21:30 – Door-to-door debut with Alterra; launching Romex during senior year of college
24:00 – Early offices, small acquisitions & meeting sales phenom JJ
27:00 – High close-rate playbook: 55-plus communities and 10-deal days
