The WQA Podcast

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.

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

This week's guest is Russ Harrison, Master Water Specialist and Key Account Manager at Kinetico, and president of the Pacific Water Quality Association.

We talk with Russ about his experiences in the water treatment industry and at Kinetico, the challenges and opportunities he sees in the next 6-12 months, and why he's excited to be attending his first WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference September 13-15th in Lake Tahoe, California.

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

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In this week's episode, we hear a portion of one of the main education sessions at the WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando in April 2022 regarding the WQA Business Operations Report, an online interactive business tool for WQA dealer members in the U.S. to analyze the success of their business and compare their performance to the industry.

Former WQA President DJ Shannahan serves as moderator, along with panelists Amanda Crangle, founder of Lamplight Digital Media, and Candice Wentling, Master Water Specialist and director of Certified Action. They’ll talk about the value of the report and how to use it to position your company for future success.

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

Welcome WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. Learn more at https://wqa.org.

Our guest is Doug Ramer, MWS and president of Martin Water Conditioning. Doug talks about his company, his role on the WQA Board of Governors, how he’s preparing now for a possible recession, and his strong belief in why the Mid-Year Leadership Conference is such an important event for the water treatment industry, and allows attendees to be a voice to share their ideas and help move the industry forward. https://mylc.wqa.org.

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

Our featured guest is Sean Caughron, president of the Chester Paul Company in Moorpark, California. Sean talks about his company, his role in the water treatment industry, his involvement in WQA over the past 20-plus years and why he’s looking forward to the WQA Mid-Year Leadership Conference coming up in September in Lake Tahoe, California. Learn more at https://wqa.org/mylc.

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Our featured guest is Julia Zhu, WQA’s Asia-Pacific operations manager. WQA's Susan Keaton talks with Julia about demand for water treatment products in the wake of the pandemic, Julia's role in representing WQA in China, and Asia overall, her background in the industry, and where she sees new opportunities in the international marketplace.

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

In this episode, we feature a conversation with Norma Leep, president of SoCal Water Solutions in Imperial, California. Norma talks about how she participated in a government grant program to supply water treatment equipment to disadvantaged areas.

Norma recently rejoined as a WQA member, inspired to do so while listening to WQA Executive Director Pauli Undesser at the Opening General Session of the WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando 2022.

She also talks about signing up for professional certification.

Later we'll have our WQA tip.

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

In this week’s WQA Radio podcast, we feature more of our interviews on the exposition floor at the WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando in April. You’ll hear from Tom McGrath of Hankscraft Runxin, LLC. In addition, we’ll feature a conversation with Annette Bos with Aquatech Global Events.

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

In this episode, we feature a portion of a presentation on ethics at the WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando in April 2022. WQA General Counsel Mike Sennett outlines the value of ethics in the water treatment industry and why the WQA Code of Ethics is so important.

As Mike explains during the podcast, "It protects consumers, it protects competition and most importantly, it protects the industry."

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

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

In this episode, we feature a portion of a recent class in WQA’s instructor-led installer training with Dr. Tanya Lubner, WQA's Professional Certification & Training Director.

Tanya talks about sources of water, the hydrologic cycle and how that affects the type of water treatment that might be required. Go to https://wqa.org/installertraining for more information. Also, get more information about WQA’s new rebate program to help cover the cost of your training.