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 a conversation with WQA President Jim Stern. We talk about the cancellation of the Mid-Year Leadership Conference and the quick pivot to WQA Engage 2022 online, the top concerns and challenges he hears from members, and his thoughts about next year’s WQA Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas April 18-20th, 2023. Learn more at https://wqa.org/convention.

Later, we’ll have our Motivational Minute, and our WQA Tip.

In this episode of WQA Radio, we feature a portion of a recent WQRF webinar – Protecting Public Health through Predictive Modeling.

You’ll hear Dr. Carleigh Samson, project manager and water process engineer with Corona Environmental Consulting. The focus of the study is looking ahead to see which drinking water contaminants will be of greatest concern over the next 5-10 years and what role point of use and point of entry water treatment products can play.

Later, we’ll have our Motivational Minute, and our WQA Tip.

Learn more about the Water Quality Association at https://wqa.org. Why not join the growing community of water treatment professionals.

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

Our featured guest in this episode is Kyle Corcoran with Corcoran Expositions, our partner for the WQA Convention & Exposition, which takes place in Las Vegas April 18-20th, 2023.

We talk with Kyle about the latest trends in trade shows as we emerge from the pandemic, how WQA has been able to thrive when it comes to live events and what’s planned for 2023 as we meet at the new Caesars Forum in Las Vegas.

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

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

In this episode, we’ll feature a portion of a recent WQA Essentials webinar on marketing tips and ideas to help you generate more leads and drive more sales.

We’ll hear from Amanda Crangle, Founder of Lamplight Digital Media in Colorado; Scott Schiesser, Sales & Marketing Director at Culligan Ultrapure in Minnesota; and Ashleigh Womack, Director of National Sales & Marketing at AquaOx Water Filters in South Carolina. You’ll find some great ideas for developing leads from current customers, making effective use of video and working with an agency.

See the entire webinar at https://wqa.org/webinars (click on "past webinars").

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

In this episode, we’ll get an update on Professional Certification from WQA and, specifically, the Instructor-led training program and the new rebate program that WQA offers. You'll hear why the attendees like it, why the instructors are enjoying it, and why business owners are seeing the value of getting their team members trained and certified. WQA Professional Certification & Training Director Tanya Lubner, PhD., is our special guest.

Our featured guest in this week’s WQA Radio podcast is Mike Herman, CEO of Culligan Ultrapure in Owatonna, Minnesota. Mike talks about boosting your business, from dealing with current business challenges for a multi-location dealership to his latest efforts to focus on company values, to the new WQA Business Operations Report. He feels it provides exceptional value to WQA dealer members.

Mike is also excited to attend this year's WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference in Lake Tahoe, California September 13-15, 2022. Learn more at https://wqa.org/mylc.

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

In this episode, we’ll feature a portion of an education session at the 2022 WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando last April.

We’ll hear from Dami Martins, Civil Engineer, and Clayton Anderson, Mechanical Engineer, at the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, as they discuss water treatment and reuse challenges in a variety of settings.

The Bureau of Overseas Buildings builds and operate American embassies and consulates as well as housing and support facilities worldwide.

Later we'll have our Motivational Minute and our WQA Tip. Learn more about our WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference at https://wqa.org/mylc.

In this episode, we’ll feature a segment from a recent WQA Essentials webinar that provided a look into different communication styles and their impact on the job.

The discussion is led by Kelley Mudgett, Human Resources Director, North America, at Culligan International. The panelists are: Claudia Milliron, Market Research Manager, Kinetico Incorporated; Mike Mitchell, Director of Advanced Technology, PUR; Rachel Cook, Director of Human Resources, Eco Water; and Irma Bishop, MWS, General Manager, Hall's Culligan.

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

Learn more about the WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference at https://wqa.org/mylc.

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

Our featured guest is Marcia Silva, Ph.D. and Associate Scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, from a segment of a recent Water Quality Research Foundation webinar that provided an overview of the WQRF Emerging Contaminants Consumer Study.

This independent study was performed by researchers from the University of Wisconsin system in June 2021 to gauge the American public's knowledge of emerging contaminants in drinking water and their interest in and willingness to use in-home water treatment. Marcia walks us through how the survey was conducted and the main results.

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

Register for the upcoming WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference, Sept. 13-15, 2022 in Lake Tahoe, California, at https://wqa.org/mylc.

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

This week's special guest is Amanda Moore, vice president at Atlantic Filter Corporation in West Palm Beach, Florida, and vice president of WQA. We discuss how she grew up in the water treatment industry, moving into management at Atlantic Filter, her work with the Florida WQA, and now her role on the WQA Board of Governors.

She also shares why this year’s Mid-Year Leadership Conference is so helpful to members. “You’re guaranteed to walk out of there with relationships that you never could have created in another space and even on a convention floor,” said Moore on the podcast. “You’re likely to walk out, and I know that I have, with one if not a half dozen mentors in this industry.”

Later, we’ll have our Motivational Minute, and our WQA Tip.

Learn more about the Mid-Year Leadership Conference at https://wqa.org/mylc.