The WQA Podcast

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org.

In this episode, we feature remarks from our Leadership Awards at the WQA Convention & Exposition, April 18-20, 2023, in Las Vegas. We’ll take you to the stage of the Keynote Session where WQA President Jim Stern announced the awards. And we’ll hear remarks from Lifetime Member Award winners Mark Felton and Daina Grace. Mark is a Master Water Specialist who has operated his family’s Culligan franchises in Northern and Central California for 40 years. Daina is a third-generation Executive Director of the Texas Water Quality Association. Finally, we’ll hear from our latest inductee into the WQA Hall of Fame, former WQA President Don McGhee. Don is a Master Water Specialist and President of Hydro Systems, Inc., a 45-year-old water treatment equipment company in Harlingen, Texas. Later we’ll have our Motivational Minute and WQA Tip.

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world. Learn more at https://wqa.org.

This is episode #315, and this podcast is sponsored by Pentair, your source for pro-grade water treatment components from brands including Fleck, Autotrol, Pentek, and Structural. Learn more at https://Pentair.com/components.

If you’re a first-time listener or new to the industry, welcome. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. And be sure to share the podcast with someone on your team or a friend or associate.

We’re publishing this on April 19th, 2023. Find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. And in this episode, we’re joined by Amanda Crangle, owner of Lamplight Digital Media and Scott Schiesser, Sales & Marketing Director with Culligan Ultrapure.

They were part of a webinar on sales and marketing tips for the water treatment industry, and we’re sharing a portion of the discussion in this podcast. Later we’ll have our Motivational Minute and WQA Tip.

In this week’s episode of WQA Radio, we’re joined by WQA Training and Program manager John McCartan along with Peter Cartwright, a member of the WQA Hall of Fame and chair of the Technical Education Task Force. They tee up Convention Education – the sessions you’ll want to consider at this year’s WQA Convention and Exposition coming up next week in Las Vegas. This is a special replay of an earlier podcast because it had such valuable information for attendees planning their time at Convention.

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice in the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry.

In this week’s WQA Radio podcast, we feature three past presidents of the Water Quality Association – Bob Maisner, Vice President for Sales & Marketing for Paragaon, Chris Wilker, Executive Vice President for the Canature Water Group and DJ Shannahan, President of Sharpwater.

Each has a unique perspective on the industry overall and where they see things headed during this decade. They also talk about why they’re looking forward to attending this year’s WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas later this month.

Learn more at https://convention.wqa.org.

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world. Learn more at https://wqa.org.

This podcast is sponsored by Hydrotech, a leader in residential and commercial water softening, filtration, drinking and problem water systems. Learn more at https://hydrotechwater.com.

If you’re a first-time listener or new to the industry, welcome. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. And be sure to share the podcast with someone on your team or a friend or associate.

We’re publishing this on March 29th, 2023. Find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. And in this episode, we’re joined by Robert Bilott, environmental attorney and the keynote speaker at the upcoming WQRF-WQA PFAS Symposium in Las Vegas. Bilott talks about his decades-long battle against against DuPont that exposed the worst case of corporate coverup and environmental contamination in modern history. He’ll give us a preview of his keynote address entitled Why We are Here: PFAS, DuPont and the Future of Clean Drinking Water.

Plus we’ll have our WQA Motivational Minute and WQA Tip. Learn more and register at https://convention.wqa.org.

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. Learn more at https://wqa.org.

In this episode, we’re joined by WQA Business Boot Camp presenter Dustin Martin, the controller at Martin Water Conditioning, who will be giving us a preview of his presentation and workshop at Boot Camp. Dustin talks about key financial statements any dealer should track, along with such important data points as inventory levels, time on the road, and marketing, along with how to filter through your data and apply that to your goals using a six-step process.

Plus we’ll have our WQA Motivational Minute and WQA Tip. Learn more about the WQA Convention and Boot Camp at https://convention.wqa.org.

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Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org.

This week, we talk with Kyle Whalen, associate director of business development at WQA and Abigail Cain, certification operations manager at WQA. They’ll explain what’s involved in WQA's Gold Seal product certification program, how manufacturers can benefit from Gold Seal, and how WQA’s business is expanding internationally.

Plus we’ll have our WQA Motivational Minute and WQA Tip.

This podcast is sponsored by Primo Water, America’s favorite water and filtration solutions provider – making it easier to enjoy quality water at home, at work and on-the-go. Learn more at water.com.

Learn more about WQA's Convention & Exposition, April 18-20, 2023 in Las Vegas at https://convention.wqa.org.

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association. Find us at https://wqa.org.

In this episode, we’re joined by Mae Stevens, Senior Vice President, Banner Public Affairs, WQA’s new government affairs firm in Washington. Mae will present a state of the union for the water industry at the Keynote Session of the WQA Convention & Exposition April 18, 2023 in Las Vegas.

She’ll talk about the recent infrastructure bill, how this is a unique moment in Washington for the water industry, and what the political landscape looks like in the next few years.

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org.

In this episode, we’re joined by Candice Wentling, director of Certified Action, one of the WQA members who’s been putting together the topics and speakers for this year’s business boot camp coming up on April 17th, in Las Vegas, one day before the WQA Convention & Exposition.

Candice explains this year’s focus and how this exclusive, intensive, personal training will help you Seize the Momentum with new marketing and financial tools. Learn more at https://wqa.org/bootcamp.

For more information on the Convention, go to https://convention.wqa.org.

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world.

This is episode #307.

If you’re a first-time listener or new to the industry, welcome. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. And be sure to share the podcast with someone on your team or a friend or associate.

in this episode, we’re joined by Callie Matheny, operations manager for the Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF), who tells us all about the first-ever WQRF-WQA PFAS Symposium, the topics that will be covered in the day-long event, and the special keynote speaker you won’t want to miss. Plus we’ll have our WQA Motivational Minute and WQA Tip.

Learn more at https://wqa.org/convention.