In 2023, Dan Leibrandt shadowed me for 17 days straight. He watched me work from Ubers, airport gates, and flights, laptop always open. His takeaway was not flattering, and I loved him for it: you are not working hard enough. I want to honor Dan.

From Pest Control to Two Continents

Dan is the founder of Pest Control SEO and co-founder of Pest Control Millionaires, the author of a 200-page guide to ranking pest-control companies, and the host of the Local Marketing Secrets podcast. We co-presented the Content Factory Blueprint at DigiMarCon New England, filmed a podcast together in Egypt, and most recently walked the ruins of the seven churches across Turkey on a 23-day trip — two Christians turning a pilgrimage into content the way we teach everyone else to.

Why I Honor Dan

Real marketing is what other people say about you. Dan earns it by doing the reps in public and crediting the people who taught him — he wrote an entire post on the Dollar-a-Day strategy just to thank me for it. That is the AI Builder spirit: learn it, do it, teach it, honor the source. His personal motto says the rest: don’t know? Just go.

Thank You, Dan

I am not being paid to say any of this. Dan is a true friend and a fellow believer. Thank you for the 17 days, the podcast in Egypt, and the miles in Turkey. Follow him at danleibrandt.com.