Franchisee Spotlight: Brandon Bailey of Mosquito Joe

Gwinnett County natives Brandon Bradley and Ryan Stemlachers have dreamt about going into business together since they were college roommates at State University. While working at local clinic, Bradley saw the affects last year’s Zika Virus outbreak had on the community firsthand and decided that the time was finally right to bring a business back to his hometown that would serve the community.

He and Ryan will team up to open Mosquito Joe , a mosquito prevention and protection service serving Gwinnett County, on April 1st.

The physician's assistant and his healthcare sales business partner will combine their experience to make the outdoors fun again for their family and neighbors. Brandon’s dad, a retired military veteran, is even stepping in to help, acting as the company’s head technician.

What were you doing before partnering with Mosquito Joe? After getting my bachelor's in biology I went to PA school and have been working as a Physician's Assistant since 2012. I worked at a family practice, Mayo Clinic for two year and now am working at a trauma/general surgery office located in Milton.

Ryan received his Bachelors in Marketing and now works at a healthcare sales company, which deals with hospice care. We will both continue to work at our current jobs and will run Mosquito Joe on the side. My dad, who will be the main technician for the company, will help deal with the day-to-day activity.

How did you learn about Mosquito Joe, and what made you ultimately decide to commit? While I was working at a local clinic there was a lot of talk about the Zika Virus. I was interested in how mosquito spraying worked so researched a few companies and came across Mosquito Joe .

I was intrigued with the company so looked into the franchising opportunity. I was really impressed with the low startup cost so called Ryan and told him that I thought I found the perfect business idea for us. We both were very impressed with the branding and business model and felt that it would be a great fit for a side job.

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