{"id":12706,"date":"2020-11-01T15:44:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T05:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/?p=12706"},"modified":"2022-10-10T07:39:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T21:39:26","slug":"chalk-and-cheese-is-the-recipe-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/running-a-pest-control-business\/chalk-and-cheese-is-the-recipe-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"CHALK AND CHEESE IS THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tudor<\/strong> and Wes Vasile<\/strong>, co-owners of Trusted Pest Management, share the secret of their success as a pest control duo.<\/em>
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The Vasile brothers couldn\u2019t be more different: Wesley (pictured above, right) is a yogi who is happiest out in nature, while city-loving Tudor (pictured above, left) lives life in the fast lane. It\u2019s their differences though, that make this duo a force to be reckoned with and the reason why their business is thriving. Syngenta chats to the co-owners of Trusted Pest Management to find out what it\u2019s like working with family.<\/p>\n

Tudor<\/strong>: Growing up, my father had his own pest control business. He\u2019d talk about termites, cockroaches and spiders at the dinner table, and take me and my brother out on weekends to help him with jobs. When I finished school, I refused to work in pest control. Instead, I entered the corporate world after studying business at university.<\/p>\n

In 2009, I was made redundant due to the GFC. I lost my job, my apartment and broke up with my girlfriend, so I moved back home. Dad said, \u201cmate, why don\u2019t you come work for me?\u201d I thought it would be a good change of scenery, so I did. That\u2019s when I started to see pest control as more than just walking around spraying pesticides all day. I saw it as an opportunity to nd solutions to people\u2019s problems. I found a passion for it.<\/p>\n

Then I had a run-in with my father. I had big ideas about how we could take his business to a national level. Dad, content with not growing, sacked me. I went to work for my cousin, and soon an opportunity came to buy his business. That\u2019s when Wes and I took over the business. At the start, we had the just the basic gear. But now, eight years later, we\u2019re an international business with offices across Brisbane, Sydney and the Philippines. Our hope is to one day become the largest family-based, Australian-owned pest control business in the countryWes and I are yin and yang. My brother is a yoga instructor and borderline hippy who is one with the earth. He\u2019s got humility and empathy; he really connects with all our staff and works with their strengths.<\/p>\n

He is also the \u2018Termite Whisperer\u2019 and understands everything to do with pest control. I\u2019ve been labelled the \u2018Accelerator\u2019 of the business: the big vision thinker with the drive. I love being in the offce. Having worked for corporates in the past, I develop our strategy, work on sales presentations and seek out new opportunities.<\/p>\n

I think we have a great team dynamic; Wes is in the field while I focus on behind the scenes. I want to take over the world now, whereas my brother grounds me back down to earth and says, \u201clet\u2019s just do this one step at a time.\u201d I think my mindset complements him too, and pushes him out of his comfort zone.<\/p>\n

Ten years ago, Wes and I started a charity called the Mental Awareness Foundation, which runs Australia\u2019s largest Mental Health Walk. Two of Wes\u2019 good friends took their lives in a three-month window, so that prompted us to do something and raise awareness about this important issue.<\/p>\n

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Tudor and Wes set up the Mental Awareness Foundation charity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Making a difference is an awesome feeling, and I\u2019m glad to be able to do that with my brother. I\u2019m blessed to have him as a partner, both in business and in giving back to the community.<\/p>\n

Wesley<\/strong>: When my cousin started Trusted Pest Management in 2000, I remember falling in love with the name \u2013 how it stood for being someone you can trust. Twelve years later, my cousin wanted out of the business. Tudor had moved back to Brisbane from Sydney and was working for my cousin as a technician, while I had been working in my dad\u2019s pest control business since 1999 and needed a change. Tudor said, \u201cwhy don\u2019t we take this opportunity?\u201d so we took over the business.<\/p>\n

I had mixed emotions at the time. I was sad to leave the family business because I was seeing mum and dad pretty much every day. But it was an exciting learning curve, starting something new and growing from just three people \u2013 me, Tudor and an accounts manager \u2013 to up to 30 staff worldwide. It\u2019s been an incredible journey.<\/p>\n

Becoming business partners has brought Tudor and I closer as brothers. We don\u2019t always see eye to eye, but we care for each other and want the best for our business. I trust him 100 per cent. In 2014, I took o for six months to travel around the world. Tudor looked after the business, and he did such a wonderful job. I knew he would do the right thing \u2013 that if there was something wrong or a complaint, he would sort it out. My brother has a very unique way of connecting with people. It continues to surprise me how he can make people feel\u00a0at ease without really knowing them.<\/p>\n

As a duo, I\u2019d say we\u2019re good cop, bad cop. I\u2019m diplomatic, while Tudor is a lot more direct. We may look and sound the same, but we\u2019re chalk and cheese! My brother was the reason we expanded to Sydney two and a half years ago. Tudor just had itchy feet; he\u2019s always enjoyed the big city life, the fast pace. If it wasn\u2019t for his drive, we wouldn\u2019t have gone the Sydney route and found our GM Matt, who has helped take our company to the next level. We would still be doing well, but we would be smaller.<\/p>\n

Today I still work hands-on in the business. I love being outside, not stuck in front of a computer all day. To get a good work-life balance, I exercise in the morning, do yoga and meditate, try to eat a clean diet during the week, get out in nature by hiking and surfing. Mental health is a big issue for me, as I lost two mates to suicide ten years ago. I encourage everyone in this industry to care for their mental health. It will make you a better technician or business owner if you\u2019re more grounded.<\/p>\n

Dad \u2013 who we call the Godfather of pest control \u2013 is very proud of us. He never tells us directly, but we always hear from his customers how proud he is of us boys for creating an international business that\u2019s bigger than what anyone would have dreamt back in 2012 when we started.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what I\u2019ve learnt from Tudor: that we can be bigger than what we are. His drive and his vision have taught me so much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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