KRISTIN LUNSFORD, BRIAN LUNSFORD, BRIAN WESCOTT
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K I N G F I S H P E S T C O N T R O L
M A K I N G A N A M E F O R T H E M S E LV E S Kingfish Pest Control is quickly making a name for itself in the Jacksonville pest control arena. Their team, from management to certified technicians, is loaded with industry experience. Owner Brian Lunsford has a long history in the industry that dates back to when his father first launched a pest control company in the mid-1980s in Georgia. That gives this relatively young company a leg up in the local market, and they haven’t wasted any time in cementing their reputation as a company built on integrity, experience, and top-quality service.
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“We have the experience, and we are here to serve this wonderful community of ours.”
We have the experience, — Brian Lunsford, Owner and we are here to serve this wonderful community of ours.
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— Brian Lunsford, Owner
10 • January 2022
FROM TELEVISION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Brian began his professional career as a producer with the FOX affiliate in Atlanta. After a few years in the newsroom — while at the same time earning a political science degree from the University of Georgia — he recognized the harsh reality of working in a major television market: late nights in the studio, always on call for when news breaks, and stress. So, after stepping away from television, Brian took a short break — he moved to the Caribbean island of St. John in the USVI for six months — to determine his next steps and eventually found his way into the family business alongside his brother. Under the leadership of Brian and his younger brother, the small company they purchased from their dad with one employee in 2005 ballooned to a 100-person team by 2019. That same year, Brian and his brother went on to sell the Atlanta pest control division of their company to a well-respected Fortune 500 company that was so impressed with the reputation the Lunsfords had built, that they opted to also purchase the rights to continue to use the name.
Brian and Kristin Lunsford, owners of Kingfish Pest Control
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