Entrepreneur · Author · Utah
Michael Lanctot
Founder of Community Marketing (formerly Young N Retired), a door-to-door direct-sales community in pest control, fiber and insurance. Author of Unchained Wealth and Pipeline to Wealth.
About
Michael Lanctot is a Utah entrepreneur, sales leader and author. He studied chemical and nuclear engineering and came up through door-to-door pest control sales at Moxie, Edge and Hawx. At Hawx he served as VP of Recruiting, and his sales organization grew past 500 reps.
In January 2022 he founded Young N Retired (YNR), a direct-sales community that recruits, trains and develops reps in pest control, fiber and insurance. YNR is now becoming Community Marketing. Its pest control business did $65 million in 2026. In October 2026 Michael handed leadership of the community to a 12-member board and stayed on as a partner.
He went bankrupt in his early twenties and rebuilt from there. He writes about that comeback in his books. Today he is building new software companies and invests in real estate, Airbnb properties and Turo rentals.
Journey
- Early careerStarted in door-to-door pest control sales at Moxie and Edge.
- Hawx Pest ControlBecame VP of Recruiting. His sales organization grew past 500 reps.
- January 2022Founded Young N Retired (YNR), a direct-sales community for pest control, fiber and insurance.
- December 2023Published Unchained Wealth: Your Roadmap to Passive Income.
- November 2024Published Pipeline to Wealth.
- 2026The community's pest control business did $65 million.
- October 2026Handed leadership to a 12-member board and stayed on as a partner. YNR is becoming Community Marketing.
Companies
Community Marketing
Formerly Young N Retired (YNR). A door-to-door direct-sales community in pest control, fiber and insurance.
Pitchlet
A compliance device for sales calls. Launching soon.
Optgo
Software in development. More to come.
Knocksafe
Software in development for the door-to-door industry. More to come.
Books
Unchained Wealth
Your Roadmap to Passive Income. How he went from bankruptcy to building passive income, and the steps behind it.
Pipeline to Wealth
A four-step system: marketable skills, high income, passive income and building businesses.