Mosquito Squad Plus : Chris Faulkner on Part-Time Owner-Operator Days at Mosquito Squad
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This video features insights from a current franchisee sharing their experience with the Mosquito Squad franchise. As you watch, listen for details about daily involvement, support, and challenges as well as successes. If this perspective resonates, the next step is to request more information and speak directly with the franchisor.
About This Video
This Mosquito Squad video features Chris Faulkner, owner of the Mosquito Squad of Fort Worth unit, walking prospects through what an actual owner-operator workweek looks like at his location. The video is unusually specific about how the operating model accommodates an owner who is not on-site every day. Chris's franchise-fit reasoning was lifestyle-first. He was specifically looking for a business that did not take him away from his family — and Mosquito Squad's operating model, structured around a strong day-to-day team plus an owner who stays focused on growth and oversight, fit that requirement. He emphasizes that he is not at the unit every day. His role is to keep the lead pipeline flowing so the team can close the deals and execute the jobs. The operating cadence is built around a strong business manager. Chris's business manager has been with the unit since day one and runs the place. Chris comes in two to three times a week for a few hours — catching up on key performance indicators (lead count, labor cost, conversion rate, year-over-year compares, renewal rates), checking in with the field crews, and asking what he can do to remove obstacles. The framing is delegation discipline rather than absentee ownership: the unit runs because the systems and the team are strong, and Chris adds value at the strategic and people-management level. The lifestyle outcome closes the testimonial. Chris contrasts his current life with his prior corporate role — leaving in the dark, getting home in the dark, never picking up his kids from school. The Mosquito Squad model now lets him pick the kids up, have a snack with them, and ask about their day. For a prospect on franchisedirect.com weighing Mosquito Squad against operator-must-be-on-site franchise opportunities in adjacent home-services categories, Chris's testimonial answers the central candidate question — can this franchise actually be run as an owner-operator who keeps family time as a priority.