The WQA Podcast

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

In this episode, we feature a conversation with Adrian Cavlan, owner of Quality Water in Aptos, California.

Adrian explains what prompted him to sign up for WQA’s instructor-led training, the advantages he has experienced working alongside others, the difference it has made in his grasp of technical issues and how he sees the the overall value of WQA’s training and professional certification program.

Join us for the WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas April 18-20, 2023. Learn more at https://wqa.org/convention.

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

Our guest in this episode is Anthony Karas, owner of Austin, Houston and San Antonio Water Solutions, one of the members we're featuring during Member Appreciation Month at WQA. Learn more at https://wqa.org/membership.

We'll hear Anthony's story, how he got into the water treatment business and how he expanded to multiple locations, we'll talk about his involvement in the WQA Mentorship program, and how he's dealing with the challenges of hiring new staff.

Join us for the WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas April 18-20, 2023. Learn more at https://wqa.org/convention.

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

In this episode, we feature a segment from a recent webinar during Member Appreciation Month. David Oppedahl, Senior Business Economist and policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, talks about the general conditions of the U.S. economy, economic trends, employment, inflation and the housing market. We’ll join the Q&A section of the webinar.

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

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. Find us at https://wqa.org.

In this episode we’re joined by WQA Vice President Amanda Moore with Atlantic Filter, in Florida. Amanda discusses member benefits, how you and your team can get more engaged in WQA and the challenges she sees as she prepares to take the gavel at the Opening General Session of the WQA Convention & Exposition in April.

More on convention at https://wqa.org/convention.

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. November is Member Appreciation Month, where we say Thank You to our WQA member companies serving the residential, industrial and commercial water treatment industry.

In this episode, we’re joined by Jennifer Smith, as we again focus on WQA members who are helping move the industry forward. Jennifer is the new President of Moti-Vitality, a hiring, training, and consulting firm serving the water treatment industry. She talks about her involvement in WQA’s mentorship program, the Women in Industry advisory council, and the benefits of exhibiting and speaking at the WQA Convention & Exposition in April.

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

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. This week, we're joined by Thomas Horgan of Crystal IS, who helps us kick off Member Appreciation Month.

We discuss how his company joined WQA, what he’s learning from his involvement in two WQA Committees, and why he’s looking forward to once again exhibiting at the WQA Convention & Exposition in April.

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

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature a WQA Government Affairs Update with WQA Government Affairs Director Jeremy Pollack. We’ll talk more about plans for the DC Fly-in next year in Washington, about the Healthy H2O Act, which should continue to get more attention in Washington in the coming year, WQA’s advocacy efforts at the state level, and how you can learn more about how government affairs is benefitting WQA member companies.

Later we'll have our Motivational Minute and WQA Tip.

Now's the time to become a WQA Member. Learn more at https://wqa.org/membership.

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

In this episode, we feature a segment from a recent WQA Essentials webinar: Appreciation in the Workplace, presented by the RISE Advisory Council. Julie Hayla, cirector of Human Resources at Packard Culligan Water, has a number of ideas and suggestions for creating a great company culture through workplace appreciation.

You’ll learn the three types of recognition, how often do you offer appreciation, and how to get into the habit of letting your employees know that you are paying attention to them.

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association (WQA) https://wqa.org.

In this podcast, we feature a series of interviews about the Water Quality Research Foundation's (WQRF) Next Wave Campaign, which is raising funds for new water treatment research.

We'll talk with WQRF President Richard Mest, Culligan President and WQA Treasurer Judd Larned, Kinetico's North America Marketing Director Beth Allison, Sam Karge, president of North America Water Treatment for A.O. Smith and past WQA President DJ Shannahan, president of Sharp Water Culligan.

They discuss the value of new research for the industry, the opportunities for more of our members to get involved in the Next Wave campaign at any level, and how ultimately the campaign will help drive public awareness of the value of water treatment products and provide more people with quality water.

Plus, our Motivational Minute and WQA Tip. Learn more about the WQA Convention here: https://wqa.org/convention.

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

In this week’s WQA Radio podcast, we talk with WQA Member Kenny Gibson on the front lines of the response to Hurricane Ian.

Kenny describes his experience when the storm roared ashore, the impact it’s had on his employees and family, how his team is responding to customer needs and lessons learned from the storm. Plus, some ideas on how we can help.

Later we have our Motivational Minute and our WQA Tip.