Rami Moslavi

In 2010, Rami Moslavi was working as a cameraman for CBS News when an assignment sent him to film a story about a man who ran a pest control business. Something clicked. Rami taught himself the trade, earned his New Jersey applicator licenses, and launched New Day Pest Control while still carrying a camera for a living. The rest is history.

Rami’s father was a builder, and he credits that inheritance for his edge: he understands how buildings are put together, so he knows where pests get in and where to look. He calls himself a problem solver, and he takes the cases other companies decline, from springtails to the fly infestations most exterminators refuse to touch.

Ask about his philosophy and you get a line worth remembering: "pest control is not a magic show." An ant colony can hold a million insects, and controlling it takes inspection, patience, and an understanding of what is feeding the problem, whether that means moisture levels, overflowing gutters, or a source hidden inside a wall. A good exterminator is patient, inquisitive, and has as much intuition as science to back up his craft.

Honesty, showing up on time, and doing right by people are how he measures the work. Ninety percent of his customers come from referrals, and he has been known to fix a five-minute job for an elderly neighbor and wave off the bill. When he is not chasing pests, he is a skydiver with ten solo jumps behind him. Every day, as his tagline goes, is a new day.