Drowning Warriors Podcast

Today's Episode 14 listen as she talked about that day on June 1993 when she saw her younger sister drowned.

This interview was a hard one for me as it hit really close to home. However it needs to be done and told.

She recounts the events of that day. She was only 8 years-old but yet remembers it as if it was just yesterday. For us parents who have lost a child we don't understand or think how what happens affects them into adulthood.

She talks about anger, hate and the guilt she feels about that day.

She is now a mother of 3 children, 10 and younger. She has carried this fear of the water from that day. It has formed some of her decisions on water safety with her fear when it comes to putting her children in swim lessons.

How our loss has changed the world that we may never know. The memory is there. People don't forget.

I mentioned this book as we were talking by Andy Andrews The Travelers Gift

I highly recommend this book for anyone going through a big change in life, looking for direction and purpose.

You can reach Tali at her Facebook page

Her website at T & O Specialties

Email: [email protected]

Make sure you subscribe to our podcast. As we spotlight a new warrior each week, not to mention our conversation of the broken system and how we can fix it and move your message and mission forward.

Have you ever had the problem getting an appointment or just getting in the door of your prospected leads for your information that you want to get in front of those people to help your cause?

Ep 013 Steps You Can Take To Get More Appointments Getting In The Door

I'll cover that in this episode 013 Steps you can take to get more appointments and get in the door.

Change your mindset to a consultant or a coach. Become an expert in your space.  Become the go to person. There are many ways to do just that. We'll cover that in some future episodes in more detail.

Here I'm going to talk to you about the law of reciprocity. This has served me well in the past as I'm sure it will do the same for you.

I mentioned two books that will help you out click the links below. That's one way you can help us out as we are Amazon Affiliates

The first book I highly recommend that is Selling To BIG Companies by Jill Konrath

The information works for big companies. However you can apply it to any size business such as Doctor offices and mom and pop businesses.

The next book is The Prosperous Coach by Steve Chandler and Rich Litvin

They talk about getting face to face with people and look at yourself more as a coach and a consultant to become that expert.

These books have helped me out so much in my business. They are a great resource for any business or non-profit. They will help you get in the door.

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Welcome to this weeks interview with Josh Duffy from DigiQuatics

Josh got his start at a young age of 15 as a lifeguard. His passion for water and safety that he was able to provide carried him to follow his dream in the development of technology and to be part of the team at DigiQuatics.

DigiQuatics founders, Josh Duffy and Michael Pierce met as lifeguards at the age of 15. Both were energetic and inventive and were quickly promoted to management positions. Michael spent time as a Water Safety Instructor, Swim Team Coach, Pool Manager, and Certified Pool Operator at country clubs, private clubs and Universities. Josh also worked as a Water Safety Instructor and Assistant Pool Manager at several facilities. Combined, they have more than 12 years of experience in the aquatics industry.

Josh and Michael joined forces in 2012, to create the industry’s most comprehensive management tool—DigiQuatics. Try it risk-free for 30 days, and you’ll see why more than 18,761 aquatics professionals use it to manage their pools.

"There’s just too much paper.”

That’s what pool managers, Josh Duffy and Michael Pierce were thinking.

It was stacked everywhere. In filing cabinets. In boxes against walls. In drawers at the front desk.

And there were schedules taped on the walls in break rooms, sticky notes, emails asking for shift changes, text messages, and on and on.

And it made it impossible to quickly find the records they needed.

I can see how this could be a nightmare for any pool manager that could compromise safety for time to manage the pool.

Read the rest of their story at DigiQuatics.com

Listen to our podcast as Josh tells you about the development, how to use and implement the app at your pool.  His knowledge of pool safety to management from doing the work and growing up in the aquatics industry to find his calling and give back to the community that has given him the opportunity to succeed without compromising the safety of the patrons that are members and visit the pool that his company DigiQuatics and their app help to manage.

You can reach Josh at https://www.digiquatics.com

While you visit his website make sure that you download a copy of their eBook titled The Crash Course for Pool Operators

Their toll-free phone number 1-800-594-2816

Email Josh at [email protected]

Connect with the Kels Group and other Drowning Warriors and share what you know as we grow in numbers and join in the conversation on Facebook and LinkedIn at The Business of Drowning Prevention Communities.

Welcome it's Monday August 6th and Summer is not over but we are on the downward turn of the summer for many of us.

We have 2 new groups,  we started, make sure you go and join as this is a community of like-minded people working together. Many with their own expertise and can help with questions and problems. With their own unique skill set based on their area of expertise.

The Business of Drowning Facebook Group

The Business of Drowning LinkedIn Group

In this episode we are going to talk about The Business of Drowning Prevention

Drowning prevention is a business with many different parts to it. From the nonprofit sector to the profit sector. We must all work together. We all are working toward a similar goal, that we do not want to see another child or adult drown, whether that is in a pool or an open body of water.

We have a topic and question that comes from Paul DeMello his Facebook page Just Against Children Drowning

His website is http://justagainstchildrendrowning.org/

Make sure you connect with him, show your support and how you can help. We are all in this community and need to work together and support one another in any way we can, even if that is with our information and what we know.

He suggests an area the we should look at is this.

Ariel view of a southern Florida homes from google earth

Imagine you are flying over a housing development just about anywhere. You look down and see backyard pools. You notice that these pools are right up against the house with little to no space between the back door and the pool. No room for barrier fencing. Where a child can slip right out the door and wind up in the pool. It happens every day.

What can we do to fix this problem going forward? There is a fix we need to identify the problem and then provide a solution to the problem. We as a community can do just that.

There are many experts that are part of this community already and many that will be coming in. All that have an opinion and with a group discussion we can work as a team to fix it. That is how business works. We are problem solvers. Let's work on the problem.

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We hit episode # 10 Double Digits.

We have changed up just a bit and will be putting out our show on Thursdays at noon each week also Monday's at noon. This will help with rankings as we our putting out our content every 48 hours.

Ranking is important as we need to reach as many people as possible. Get in the hears of parents and professional. These are the people we would never reach any other way. Not only our message, your message also.

Todays Ep010 Asking Questions Bringing Experts and Parents Together Through Q&A

We are going to be asking questions of ordinary everyday parents that need to hear what we all have to say about the topics and questions that we answer every day. However the ordinary parent just doesn't hear what we have to say. We'll also be sending the same questions to experts that are doing the work of saving lives. The plan is that this content will be shared between the expert and the parent in a way that the expert will be talking to the parent and giving valuable information as if they were talk directly to them

Want to be featured on a future podcast. We'll be sending this question out. This is the same question I asked at the end of this show. Record your response below.

What is the # 1 area we as a community need to focus on the reduce the numbers of drownings?

email your questions to [email protected]

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Welcome To this weeks Episode #009 almost to double digits.

We all have heard this saying. You know all about this too I'm sure. However how would you answer this question in your business or current mission. Are You getting the results that you want or Could you be doing more and better results.

The Definition of Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expect different results, it doesn't happen.

My life's story in a nut shell.

Listen to this Monday's Podcast where I talk about this topic. Some personnel stuff going on , marketing, Growing your reach and Daily Activity.

Check out our new Private Facebook Group at DW Nation where like-minded people can get together and learn from each other to accomplish our goals. Together we can end drowning.

Email me with your questions, comments or just to get a shout out on the show. We are reaching so many new people everyday. [email protected]

Today's episode of our Drowning Warriors Weekly Spotlight is with Jamie Goetch with SentagUSA. Drowning Detection Technology. He's an expert in the area of technology and how to apply this technology to your swimming pool as one of your layers of protection.

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Jamie will talk about his technology and also share with you the 3 Buckets of technology. Just what this means in today's world and what is on the horizon as far as technology.

Drowning Detection Technology is about making pools safer through innovation. Designed to dovetail with current lifeguard best practice. Proven in use at water parks and commercial pools in Europe. The Sentag wristband based system establishes an additional layer of safety and backs up the lifeguard by monitoring the time at depth of all swimmers. If the safety parameters established by the pool management are exceeded by any swimmer for any reason, the lifeguard staff receive an alarm that allows the rescue to commence before major damage occurs.

Sentag wristbands also support complete RFID functionality.

You can reach Jamie through his LinkedIn page

Check out his website at SentagUSA

I have been watching some news feeds that have been put out as parents that have lost children and what they must go through or should I say what people say about them and add their 2 cents to the conversation on a subject that they have no clue what has happened or couldn't even explain how drowning works.

I say don't let them take you power and steel your voice. You have a voice that needs to be heard. There is a large community of people who are in your corner. We'll stand together so not to let them win this battle because we'll win the war.

Listen to todays podcast as I talk about just this topic. Help me understand why this happens because I just don't get it.

These people are below the scum that is in my septic tank

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As we wrap up water safety week. I wanted to share with you the importance of why you need to learn to swim.

We hear and talk a lot about children learning to swim, however we don't hear as much about the adults. Maybe that because adults don't tell us that they don't know how to swim for their own reasons. Many adults who don't know how to swim, the cause may be their fear of the water.

Kathleen talks about managing the fear or cure the fear. Get your questions answered. It's never to late to learn to swim. Listen as Kathleen talks about The Who, What, Where and Why to help adults get over their fear and learn to swim to enjoy the water.

About Swim Calm Charleston

Have you dreamed of becoming comfortable enough in the water to exercise or swim for fun?  How about a water aerobics class or playing games in the pool with children or grandchildren? Would you like spend an afternoon on a boat without dreading the water? Can you rest as calmly in deep water as in shallow water?

For adults with hesitation, to a moderate fear to a complete panicked fear of the water, there is now a system of teaching designed for you.  We do not insist that you “Relax, get in up to your waist, put your face in the water and blow bubbles” or “Learn one stroke and you will get over your fear.”

Kathleen Wilson, primary SwimCalm instructor has considerable aquatic experience and certifications as she chooses to serve a segment of the population that has not been underserved; it has not been served at all.

SwimCalm is dedicated to the high percentage of adults who experience some fear to a profound fear of the water and teaching them about its properties while learning how to feel safe in the water.

References for this amazing teaching paradigms are available and for further information or questions, please contact Kathleen Wilson at 843-708-0846 or [email protected] 

SwimCalm is a teaching system for adults with mild to severe fear of water. Traditional swimming lessons have not worked for these students and has prevented a lifetime of activities centered around the water. SwimCalm teaching removes that fear and allows students to learn how water works and how to move in it with ease

Link to her website at SwimCalm

Reach Kathleen also on LinkedIn

Darlene Haskins, Executive Director - Hand in Hand Water Safety Awarness Foundation

This passion really began when I first started working as a lifeguard and swim instructor in high school. I went on to obtain my Early Childhood Education certificate, operated a large in-home preschool, and taught in a variety of facilities including, my favorite, a Montessori school. During this time, I continued to lifeguard and teach swimming at the YMCA. I was asked by several families if there were any ISR instructors in the area - it became apparent that there was a desire for something more than the mommy and me classes available. After researching ISR, I applied to become an instructor, was accepted in 2013, and trained in 2014. From there, I established Safe Swim NC, now one of the Triad's leading providers of swim lessons and safety training.

Through ISR, I became increasingly educated on water safety and drowning statistics and have become a strong advocate for survival swim lessons and educating on the layers of drowning prevention. I soon recognized amongst the families I taught a need for safety training and swim lessons for parents and older siblings and obtained my American Red Cross Instructor Certification for Water Safety/Swim and CPR/First Aid/AED Adult and Pediatric. Wanting to further my efforts in our community and beyond, I launched the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Hand in Hand Water Safety Awareness Foundation, with the mission to equip all people with survival swimming skills and water safety best practices to prevent drowning-related accidents.

What is ISR Infant Swim Resource. You can read all about ISR on their website

Darlene also has brought back a student Named Jimmy from Uganda Africa, where he has been here for several months studying and learning under Darlene to have the skills necessary to go back to his home country to teach these skills to the people there as this is a world-wide epidemic with over 372,000 drowning each year.

You can reach Darlene through her website at Hand in Hands Water Safety Awareness Foundation

Her email address is [email protected]

Find her on Facebook

Find Her on LinkedIn

Thank you Darlene and Jimmy and also to all the other ISR instructors that are teaching young children this very valuable skill to self-rescue to reduce drownings. You guys are awesome