profiles: Industry Outsiders

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Before: King worked as a photographer, garbage man and at the Wilkes-Barre municipal golf course, where he became superintendent.As a kid, he was always an entrepreneur, buying three candy bars for a dollar and selling them door-to-door for a dollar each.King's a-ha moment: He was sent to the short course at Penn State to learn about pesticides for the golf course. "I'll be honest, I never knew pest control companies existed until I took that course at Penn State." He started The Pest Rangers in 2008 onthe side while working for the city. He left to run the company full time in 2014.