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In season 4, episode 64, Lauren spoke candidly with Bill Hamilton on the evolution of the pool industry. Topics included how equipment and even water chemistry has evolved over the past 46 years. You will truly love this episode with the most honest person in our industry I have ever known. He touches on his retirement from Wet N Wild and Universal's Volcano Bay. His vast knowledge over 47 years will shine through on this episode! He was even inducted into the World Waterpark Association Hall of Fame! He is not teaching education in our industry as well as offering consulting services to our pool pros!

Podcast Guest:  Bill Hamilton, Owner, All Aquatics, LLC

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In season 4 episode 63, Lauren interviewed Niki Acosta of Skimmer and an in depth discussion about the detailed State of the Pool Service 2025 report that Skimmer has provided to the pool industry. It shows trends for pricing, advertising and other items that matter most to pool pros trying to better understand the industry so that they can grow their businesses! Listen into this one, you will not be sorry!

Podcast Guest:  Niki Acosta, Skimmer

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In season 4 episode 62, I spoke with Todd Pieri and Bryan Chrissan with AquaStar Pool Products about their Pool Nation Award they received in 2024 for their Pipeline Pool Filter. We also spoke about the New 3 that was unveiled at the 2024 International Pool Show in Dallas TX. We spoke about some cool things coming up for them along with their support of drowning prevention as a company!  This is one of my best episodes and I hope my listeners enjoy it as much as I did!

Podcast Guests:
Todd Pieri, President of AquaStar Pool Products
Bryan Chrissan, National Technical Sales Manager of AquaStar Pool Products

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In Season 4, Episode 61, I interviewed Michael Meadows, owner of CustomersKarma, Customerskarma.com, Home Service Providers (H.S.P.) can anonymously rate and review customers organized on customers address. This allows other H.S.P. to risk assessment before doing business. This new tech could help our pool pros to have some base knowledge on a customer prior to taking them on! Listen in to see if this could help your business in 2025!

Podcast Guest:  Michael Meadows, Owner of CustomersKarma

Strategic Podcast Sponsor:  Skimmer

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Special episode 60 of season 4, Lauren interviewed Johnny & Laci Davis of The Gritt Game. They share how they can help pool pros with their businesses! We speak about the upcoming International Pool show in Dallas, TX and how they and their staff are nominated for many 2024 Pool Nation Awards!

Podcast Guest:  Johnny & Laci Davis
                             Owners of The Gritt Game

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In season 3 episode 59, I spoke with Rob Stewart, CPO Instructor and pool company owner. We spoke about his nominations for awards, one among them being for Trainer of the Year for the 2024 Pool Nation Awards. Please listen in and see how awesome of a person and trainer that he is and please go vote for all the awesome categories for the Pool Nation Awards!! 

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Podcast Guest:  Rob Stewart, CPO Instructor

Podcast Sponsor:  Skimmer

In season 3 episode 59, I spoke with Rob Stewart, CPO Instructor and pool company owner. We spoke about his nominations for awards, one among them being for Trainer of the Year for the 2024 Pool Nation Awards. Please listen in and see how awesome of a person and trainer that he is and please go vote for all the awesome categories for the Pool Nation Awards!!  

poolnationawards.com

Podcast Guest:  Rob Stewart, CPO Instructor

Podcast Sponsor:  Skimmer

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In season 3 episode 58, Lauren interviewed Ryan Flannery of Pool Monopoly. We discussed how they can help our pool pros succeed in business. We spoke to their successes and how their experience have helped them build Pool Monopoly to educate and assist pool pros grow and scale their business! You don't want to miss this episode!

Podcast Guest:  Ryan Flannery, Pool Monopoly

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In season 3 episode 57, I spoke with Shane Kearney about their new technology to help the pool industry professionals. If you are looking for something to help grow your business among many other features, definitely listen into this episode!

Podcast Guest:  Shane Kearney
PoolTechy is a pool service marketplace founded in 2023 and is led by its CEO Shane Kearney. Shane has built software for General Motors, UnitedHealthcare, and City National Bank. Shane is now focused on the pool service industry and determined to improve the experience for customers, contractors, and technicians. PoolTechy launched its beta app in May of 2024 and is now accepting invites for beta testers. 

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In Season 3 episode 56, I interviewed Michael Wagner, President of Pool Scouts. We discussed how their company has grown over the past year and what they have in store for the upcoming year. This episode is very insightful for those thinking of entering into the pool industry and deciding on purchasing a franchise or not.

Podcast Guest:  Michael Wagner, President of Pool Scouts

Podcast Sponsor:  Skimmer