ohDEER is expanding into a brand-new state with a family that is ready to build something meaningful together. The first ohDEER location in Georgia will serve the Acworth-Cartersville area, bringing the brand’s All-Natural Deer, Rabbit, Tick, and Mosquito Control services to homeowners northwest of Atlanta.
We are excited to welcome Barry, Amy, and Lanie Nash, the father-mother-daughter ownership team behind ohDEER Acworth-Cartersville. The Nash family will combine their different strengths to build a locally owned business rooted in family, community, and a shared appreciation for the outdoors.
For the Nashes, joining ohDEER is about more than opening a business. It is a chance to work toward a common goal, create something lasting, and make a positive impact on local families. “We are super excited to join the ohDEER family,” Barry Nash shared. “This is an opportunity for us to work as a family to build a business and impact our community.”
Each member of the Nash family brings a unique perspective to the new business, but they share one important goal: to create a company together that serves their neighbors and becomes a trusted part of the local community.
Barry brings valuable business ownership experience to ohDEER Acworth-Cartersville. As the owner of a State Farm agency, he understands what it takes to build trust, form long-term customer relationships, and operate a local business whose reputation matters. Insurance and property services are different industries, but both require responsiveness, consistency, clear communication, and a commitment to doing right by customers.
Amy will help bring the family’s shared vision to life as they establish the business locally. Together, Barry and Amy are embracing the opportunity to build a company that reflects their values and gives their family an active role in its future. Their excitement extends beyond business ownership. They are equally enthusiastic about becoming more involved in the area and helping local families feel more comfortable in their outdoor spaces.
Their daughter, Lanie, brings another meaningful connection to the ohDEER mission. As a competitive equestrian, she has spent significant time outdoors and understands the discipline, responsibility, and consistency required to care for animals and pursue a demanding sport. Equestrian life is closely connected to the land, weather, seasons, and natural environment, making the ohDEER mission to help people “Enjoy More Time Outside” especially relevant to her.
Located northwest of Atlanta, Acworth and Cartersville offer an appealing mix of established neighborhoods, new residential growth, wooded properties, gardens, parks, and year-round opportunities to spend time outside. It is the kind of market where homeowners value their yards while also dealing with pressure from deer, ticks, mosquitoes, and rabbits.
The region’s landscape adds to the opportunity. Many homes are located near wooded edges, green spaces, lakes, streams, and wildlife corridors. Those natural features contribute to the beauty of northwest Georgia, but they can also create environments where people, pets, deer, ticks, mosquitoes, and rabbits regularly cross paths.
ohDEER’s services are designed for this intersection of residential living and the natural environment. Rather than asking homeowners to choose between attractive landscaping and time outdoors, the brand offers targeted, property-specific programs intended to reduce unwanted pest activity while remaining true to an All-Natural approach.
The ohDEER mission is simple: help people Enjoy More Time Outside. That message feels at home in Georgia, where outdoor living can be part of everyday life during much of the year.
In Acworth, residents have access to public parks, trails, beaches, fishing, and lakes. The city’s park system includes destinations such as Logan Farm Park, which features a nature trail, and South Shore Park, a 30-acre destination along Lake Acworth with a beach and fishing areas.
Cartersville also offers a wide selection of parks and recreation facilities, including walking trails, athletic fields, community gathering spaces, and a canoe and kayak launch.
For local families, enjoying the outdoors does not always require a major trip. It can mean watching children play in the yard, grilling on the patio, tending a garden, walking the dog, riding horses, hosting friends, or relaxing outside at the end of the day.
These everyday moments are exactly what ohDEER exists to support. When mosquitoes make the patio uncomfortable, ticks create concern near wooded edges, deer repeatedly damage landscaping, or rabbits feed on carefully maintained plants, homeowners may spend less time outside or struggle to protect the spaces in which they have invested.
White-tailed deer are a familiar part of Georgia’s landscape. Seeing deer move through a neighborhood can be memorable, but repeated activity can quickly become frustrating for homeowners trying to maintain shrubs, flowers, gardens, and ornamental plants.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources notes that white-tailed deer are highly adaptable and can live successfully in suburban and urban environments. The agency also explains that deer can damage gardens, landscaping, and ornamental vegetation. Because deer can clear high obstacles, fencing alone is not always a practical or attractive solution for every property.
ohDEER began with a solution to this specific problem. Its Deer Control programs use All-Natural products and a recurring application schedule designed to discourage deer from feeding on treated plants. Because no two properties are exactly alike, service begins with identifying the areas and plant material most vulnerable to damage.
That customized approach can be especially valuable in northwest Georgia, where landscapes range from compact neighborhood lots to larger properties bordered by woods. The objective is not to remove wildlife from the community. It is to help establish a better boundary between wildlife activity and the outdoor areas homeowners want to enjoy and protect.
Georgia’s climate supports a long outdoor season, but its warm conditions also make tick and mosquito awareness an important part of spending time outside.
The Georgia Department of Public Health identifies mosquitoes and ticks as the state’s primary vectors of concern. Mosquitoes may spread illnesses such as West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis, while ticks may spread illnesses including spotted fever rickettsiosis and Lyme disease. Most bites do not result in illness, but prevention and reduced exposure still matter, particularly for families, pet owners, equestrians, gardeners, and people who spend time near grass, vegetation, or wooded areas.
ohDEER’s Tick and Mosquito Control programs are designed to reduce pest activity in the places where families spend time outdoors. Trained technicians assess each property and apply the appropriate All-Natural products to targeted areas. The brand’s thorough application method and recurring service model give homeowners consistent support throughout the season instead of approaching outdoor pest activity as a one-time concern.
For Lanie and other members of the region’s equestrian community, tick and mosquito awareness may be particularly relevant. Time spent at barns, farms, paddocks, trails, and other outdoor environments is part of the lifestyle. The Nash family understands firsthand why people do not want pests determining when or how they enjoy the outdoors.
The Nashes were drawn not only to ohDEER’s services but also to the culture and support behind the brand. Throughout the franchise process, they saw a company that cares about the success of its business owners and the communities those owners serve.
Support is an important part of the ohDEER franchise model. Owners receive training, operational systems, marketing resources, technology, and ongoing guidance to help them establish and grow their businesses. They also join a network of franchise owners who can exchange ideas, share experiences, and encourage one another.
Together, they can use an established system while making their ohDEER franchise Georgia location distinctly their own. This combination of local ownership and franchise support can give entrepreneurs a foundation for growth while allowing them to remain closely connected to the customers and communities they serve.
The launch of ohDEER Acworth-Cartersville marks an exciting milestone for both the Nash family and the ohDEER franchise system. As the brand’s first Georgia location, it will introduce All-Natural Deer, Tick, Mosquito, and Rabbit Control services to a new state and a region that aligns closely with the company’s mission.We are proud to welcome Barry, Amy, and Lanie to the ohDEER family and cannot wait to see what they build together in Georgia!
If you are exploring an ohDEER franchise opportunity in Georgia or want to bring ohDEER to another available market, please reach out to our VP of Franchise Development Jereme Shelton at [email protected].
