The WQA Podcast

Welcome to WQA Radio, a podcast of the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. This podcast is sponsored by A. O. Smith North America Water Treatment. Built on family values that provide better water everywhere, while making solutions reliable, innovative, and friendly. Visit the AO SMITH TEAM at Booth 837 at the WQA Convention & Exposition April 6-8, 2022 in Orlando.

In this episode, we'll help you get the most out of the WQA Convention. We will talk with Nicole Reisdorfer, Senior Manager of Marketing, QCS Purchasing Cooperative; Kurt Gruett, Director of Operations for Water Right, a division of AO Smith North American Water Treatment; and Ted Jones, Vice President – North American Dealer Sales at Kinetico Incorporated.

You’ll hear reflections, tips for navigating the exposition floor and why they believe convention is such an important factor for them as leaders in the water treatment industry.

Later, we’ll have our WQA Tip.

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

Welcome to WQA, a podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry.

In this episode, we will talk with John McCartan, WQA’s Training and Program Manager and Peter Cartwright of Cartwright consulting and WQA Hall of Fame member – we’ll discuss the education tracks and topics at the upcoming WQA Convention & Exposition, set for April 6-8, 2022 in Orlando, FL.

We'll look at how education plays such a vital role in preparing the industry for the technical challenges with water, and get a preview of Peter’s Reverse Osmosis sizing workshop that will be offered one day before Convention begins.

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

Welcome to WQA Radio, our weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association.

In this episode, we will talk with Chris Wilker, former WQA President with the Canature Water Group, and Candice Wentling of Certified Action to get an overview of the blockbuster sessions that will be presented the first morning of the WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando, March 6-8, 2022.

Ethics, inflation, Business Operations and a Dealer Section combine for a meeting that will offer powerful takeaways to dealers and other attendees as well.

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

Become a WQA Member and your convention registration is free! Go to https://wqa.org/membership to learn more about joining our growing water treatment community.

Welcome to WQA Radio, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote the betterment of water quality around the world.

This is episode #254. If you’re a first-time listener, welcome. Be sure to hit that subscribe button on your podcast app so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. And, please leave a rating and review at Apple Podcasts. Thanks!

We’re publishing this on February 16, 2022. You can always find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Plan to join us for the WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando April 6-8th. Learn more at https://wqa.org/convention.

In this episode, we will talk with Tom McGrath, Vice President of Sales at Hankscraft Runxin, LLC about the value of exhibiting at the WQA Convention & Exposition, how his company became a global manufacturer as a result of Convention, and his advice for first time exhibitors at the show.

Later, we’ll have our WQA Tip.

Welcome to WQA Radio, news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote the betterment of water quality around the world.

If you’re a first-time listener, welcome. Be sure to hit that subscribe button so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. And, please leave a rating and review at Apple Podcasts. Thanks!

We’re publishing this on February 9, 2022. You can always find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Plan to join us for the WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando April 6-8th. Learn more at https://wqa.org/convention.

In this episode, we will feature another conversation with our members about marketing. We recently discussed radio advertising, and in this episode, we talk television advertising. We’ll talk with Sam Baron of Maher Water in Wisconsin about why he’s sold on TV, the type of ads he uses, and why he feels the ads really make an impact with customers.

Learn more about becoming a WQA member at https://wqa.org/membership.

Welcome to WQA Radio.

In this episode, we will feature a portion of a recent WQA webinar entitled How to Rise, a conversation with Water Quality Industry veterans. We’ll hear from Dennis Rupert, owner of Rupert's Culligan Water Conditioning, and Doug Anderson, Senior Director, Global Engineering and R&D at Culligan International.

They talk about what’s ahead for the industry, how younger water treatment professionals can have an impact, and how they view their purpose.

R.J. Easton, Director of Marketing and Business Development for Culligan of Wheeling, leads the discussion.

If you want to see the entire webinar, go to https://WQA.org/webinars and click the tab to view past webinars. You’ll see many other webinars that you can take advantage of, as well. These webinars are another great member benefit of WQA. Go to https://wqa.org/membership to learn more and join.

If you'd like to be a podcast sponsor, reach out to us at [email protected].

Welcome to WQA Radio, news and insights for the water treatment industry. Find us at https://wqa.org.

In this episode, we will talk radio advertising with water treatment dealer Mike McGowan of McGowan Water Conditioning in Mankato, Minnesota. Mike is a member of the WQA Board of Directors.

You’ll hear how Mike works with both radio stations and a marketing agency to develop his advertising mix, how he often voices his own commercials to personalize the message, and one of the ways he knows radio ads work.

We’ll talk about TV advertising in a future episode.

Later, we’ll have our WQA Tip.

Remember to register for the WQA Convention & Exposition at https://wqa.org/convention.

Welcome to WQA Radio. This week, WQA Radio marks episode 250. Our weekly podcast is now in its sixth year.

This week’s program features a segment from our recent WQA Essentials webinar in which we provided a Government Affairs Update with our new Government Affairs Director Jeremy Pollack, Nick Plebani from Gephardt Government Affairs in Washington, and Josh Greene from A.O. Smith, who provided the latest on WQA’s Clean Water for All initiative in Washington.

In this episode, we will hear from Dr. Tanya Lubner, WQA Director of Professional Certification & Training. She'll discuss the new instructor-led training program at WQA, what’s behind the change, what’s involved in the online instruction, and how it will benefit those who enroll in the program.

In this episode, we will hear from WQA Technical Affairs Director Eric Yeggy with his predictions for top contaminants and water treatment issues for 2022.

Eric looks back at his predictions for 2021 – what he got right, and what he got wrong…and then offers his forecast or 2022.

It’s always one of our most popular podcasts of the year.

Later, we’ll have our WQA Tip.

Learn more about the WQA Convention & Exposition at https://wqa.org/convention.