Building a Culture of Empathy


Building a Culture of Empathy I was recently asked to present on the topic of building a great company culture to a group of business owners, many of whom own highly successful companies. Initially humbled by the request, I thought, “Why me? What can I share about company culture that these individuals don’t already know?” […]

The Key to a Thriving Family Business


The Key to a Thriving Family Business Environmental Pest Management is well known throughout central Ohio as a family-owned and family-operated business. In fact, I’m often asked for advice about building a thriving family business. My philosophy is, and always has been, that running a successful family-owned business is simply about running a successful business. […]

Handling Growth Through a Pandemic


Handling Growth Through a Pandemic As national COVID-19 numbers continue to improve and people are beginning to return to a pre-pandemic way of life, businesses are doing the same. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how Environmental Pest Management fared over the last several months and how we are positioned for the future. I […]

What Doesn’t Kill You…


What Doesn’t Kill You… As I get older, I find myself thinking more and more about what is most important in life. For me, it’s my family, of course – a wife who is not only my life partner, but my business partner; two grown sons who also work at EPM and are starting families […]

Why Environmental Pest Management is One of Columbus’s Best Places to Work


Why Environmental Pest Management is One of Columbus’s Best Places to Work While cleaning my office, I came across one of our “Best Places To Work” awards from Columbus Business First. We never did a good job of sharing these accomplishments, but I do think it’s important that I express how proud I am of […]

Lessons I’ve Learned Working with Family


Lessons I’ve Learned Working with Family By Jason Carpenter –  People often ask me how it is to work with my wife. I always say working with her is the easy part, the hard part is working with our children. When I started Environmental Pest Management 18 years ago, I had no idea it would […]

Environmental Pest Management Announces Office Move to Accommodate Growth


Westerville, Ohio- Environmental Pest Management, a leading provider of pest control for residential & commercial clients, is excited to announce a major office move to a larger facility in Columbus . EPM will be moving from its current location at 653 McCorkle Blvd, Westerville, to the 1st floor of 2400 Corporate Exchange in the Columbus […]

Environmental Pest Management is now offering full disinfectant services


Environmental Pest Management is now offering full disinfectant services for your residential or commercial property. The CDC encourages cleaning of high-touch services such as counters, tabletops, doorknobs, light switches, bathroom fixtures, toilets, phones, keyboards, laptops at a minimum. Nisus DSV is a broad spectrum disinfectant, sanitizer, virucide, mildewstat, fungicide and deodorizer that is labeled to […]

EPM Receives Award for Creative Marketing


We are in a competitive industry, so being able to differentiate ourselves is one key to our success. We recognize our professionalism, commitment to service and technology set us apart, but we haven’t always done a great job of conveying this to our primary audiences, which include multi-family property owners and managers. To help communicate […]

Environmental Pest Management among Central Ohio’s Largest Family-Owned Businesses


Environmental Pest Management (EPM) was recognized on March 8, 2019 by Columbus Business First for being one of Central Ohio’s largest family-owned businesses. “We are 100% family-owned and keeping the business in the family has always been my dream,” said EPM President/CEO Jason Carpenter. “To be recognized as one of the largest in Central Ohio […]