The WQA Podcast

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In this episode, we will hear from WQA Executive Director Pauli Undesser in her remarks at the Opening General Session of the WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas last month. Pauli underscores the theme of the convention, Imagine, and offers her reflections since the last in-person convention in 2019, including the challenges of moving to the new WQA headquarters and Laboratory during the pandemic.

Later, we’ll have our WQA Tip.

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Welcome to WQA Radio. Thanks for listening. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on your podcast app so you never miss a show. We’re publishing this on August 4, 2021. This podcast is sponsored by Aqua Finance. When other lenders strikeout, Aqua Finance can hit it out of the park for you and your customers. Learn more at: aquafinance.com

In this episode, we will hear from our four major award recipients at the Opening General Session of the WQA Convention & Exposition held in Las Vegas in July, 2021.

In this order – we’ll hear Richard Mest, accepting the 2020 Lifetime Member award, Joe Huemann receiving the 2021 Lifetime Member Award, Peter Cartwright with the 2020 Hall of Fame award and we’ll end with Mike Mecca, receiving the 2021 Hall of Fame Award.

Convention & Exposition. WQA President Toby Thomas announces the winners.

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Welcome to WQA Radio.

In this episode we hear from from Anita Kantak of Applied Research, West Inc. about the 2021 WQA Consumer Opinion Study, what she we can learn about public attitudes toward the quality of the water supply, the level of confidence in household water, the impact of the pandemic on water, and where there is opportunity for water treatment professionals to do more to educate consumers. She made her comments during a recent WQA webinar.

The Consumer Opinion Study will be a topic at the WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas July 28-30. Learn more and register at https://wqa.org/convention.

Plus, we’ll have our WQA Tip. And a special Convention offer you won’t want to miss.

Our guest is Justin Mest with Master Water Conditioning. Justin discusses TDS Creep for RO treatment devices. It’s a topic at the upcoming WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas July 28-30, 2021. Register at https://wqa.org/convention.

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In this episode, we will hear from Justin about TDS Creep, how to deal with it, and what you need to know when sizing an RO system.

Plus, we’ll have our WQA Tip, plus a special offer for WQA Radio listeners.

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In this episode, we will hear excerpts from a recent WQA Essentials Webinar -- "Let the Science Do the Talking: How to Grow Your Business With WQRF Research Results."

The webinar focused on the use of WQRF Research when helping customers. Specifically, we’ll hear about the use of the Boil Water Notice Study. We’ll hear from WQRF Foundation Relations and Research Manager Kim Redden, Dale Filhaber, President and Listologist at Dataman Group Direct, and Jennifer Smith, from Moti-Vitality. Plus, we’ll have our WQA Tip.

And we have a special offer at the end. You won't want to miss it.

Join us at the WQA Convention & Exposition July 28-30 in Las Vegas. Learn more at https://wqa.org/convention.

Our featured guest is Shannon Murphy with Aquamor LLC in southern California. Murphy will be a presenter on day one of the WQA Convention & Exposition, discussing WQA's Clean Water for All program.

The WQA Convention & Exposition takes place in Las Vegas July 28-30. Learn more and register at https://WQA.org/convention.

Shannon explains the Clean Water for All program, how it is being developed into legislation in Washington, and how it all ties together with WQA’s Professional Certification program.

And, 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. Find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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Our featured guest is Jeff Kortes with Human Asset Management, one of the featured speakers at this year’s WQA Business Boot Camp, taking place July 27th in Las Vegas.

Jeff’s presentation is Recruit to Win: Winning the War for Talent. Jeff talks about what it takes to find new employees in a tight labor market, building a comprehensive recruiting strategy, and how to come up with creative ideas to find the right people to help grow your business.

Learn more and register at wqa.org/bootcamp.

Thanks for joining us on WQA Radio, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry and promote the betterment of water quality around the world. Find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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

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.

Find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This is episode #220 – 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 if you’ve been listening for a while, do us a favor and go over to Apple podcasts and leave us a rating. That’s how you can help us reach more members of our industry.

Our featured guest is Kyle Corcoran, the WQA Exhibit Manager for the WQA Convention & Exposition, coming up July 28-30th in Las Vegas.

In this episode, we will talk with Kyle about the trade show, both virtual and in person, what to expect when you get on the trade show floor, and how there is still time to book booth space at the Convention, but space is limited.

Register at https://wqa.org/convention

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.

Our guest in this week’s podcast is Doug Ramer of Martin Water & Conditioning, and of the featured speakers at the WQA Business Boot Camp, taking place July 27th in Las Vegas, one day before the WQA Convention & Exposition. https://wqa.org/bootcamp.

Doug talks about onboarding for success -- how to promote vision for a culture of professionalism in our companies and reduce the "Hire-Train-Leave" phenomenon so prevalent in business today.

Join us at Convention. July 28-30th in Las Vegas. Learn more and register: https://wqa.org/convention.

Our featured guest is Mariyana Spyropoulos, a member of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's Board of Commissioners since 2010.

Mariyana recently served as Chairperson for the 3rd International Water and Waste Management Conference and Expo. She talks about the role of the MWRD and its connection to drinking water in the greater Chicago area.

Also joining us on the podcast is WQA's Global Government Affairs Director David Loveday.

Join us at the WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas, July 28-30. Learn more and register at https://wqa.org/convention.