The WQA Podcast

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 #217 – 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 grow our audience.

Our guest is Candice Wentling from Certified Action. She is one of the speakers at the WQA Business Boot Camp on July 27 in Las Vegas. Learn more at https://wqa.org/bootcamp.

Candice explains what Boot Camp is, the topics to be covered and what attendees can take away and put into practice when they return to the office.

Plus, we’ll have our WQA Tip. Register for Boot Camp as you register for the WQA Convention & Exposition. Learn more about Convention 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.

Find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This is episode #216. 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 grow our audience.

Our featured guest is Simon T. Bailey, the keynote speaker at the upcoming WQA Convention & Exposition during the Opening General Session in Las Vegas. Simon discusses how he’s managed to adjust during the pandemic, his message to WQA Convention attendees, including the power of adaptive resilience, and how customer love is a mindset you’ll want to practice in the coming year.

Join us at the Convention July 28-30 in Las Vegas. Learn more and register at https://wqa.org.convention. Join WQA and your registration is free. Learn more at https://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 #215. 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, 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 grow our audience.

Our guest is Marianne Metzger, executive director of the Eastern Water Quality Association. She joins us to talk about the challenges members face coming out of the pandemic.

Learn the latest going on at the Eastern Water Quality Association, their upcoming education and training program which will be held in person, and why she looks forward to the WQA Convention in July. (Go to https://wqa.org/convention to learn more and register).

Plus, we’ll have our WQA Tip.

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. 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 grow our audience.

Our featured guest is Paul Hurlbut, president of Professional Water Systems, a WQA member company in Ridgefield, Connecticut, talking about the new WQA Business Operations Benchmarking report. Learn more at wqa.org/bizops.

Paul explains why it was developed for dealers, how dealers can get signed up, and why it will become such a valuable tool for dealers across the country.

Plus, we’ll have our WQA Tip. Join us at the WQA Convention in Las Vegas July 28-30. Learn more at https://wqa.org/convention?utm_source=wqaradio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=learn

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 https://wqa.org and on social media.

In this episode, we will feature portions of the WQA virtual annual meeting which saw the transition to a new president, Toby Thomas, President and CEO of Kinetico. Toby has served on the WQA Board of Directors for nine years, including four on the Board of Governors. First, we’ll hear from outgoing president DJ Shannahan as he wraps up his year of service, followed by Toby, and finally, we’ll hear from WQA executive Director Pauli Undesser.

Later, we'll have our WQA Tip. Plan now to attend the WQA Convention July 28-30 in Las Vegas. Learn more at https://wqa.org/convention.

Welcome to WQA Radio, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry. Find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. This is episode #212 – if you’re a first-time listener, glad you are here. Be sure to hit that subscribe button so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting.

We’re publishing this on April 21, 2021. In this episode, we talk with Samantha Barnes, Project Leader on the WQA Product Certification team who heads up the Sustainability Certification program. We discuss the Sustainability Certification program, the mission behind the certification, how it affects profitability and why it is easier to obtain that you might think.

Plus, our WQA Tip. Join us at the WQA Convention in Las Vegas July 28-30, 2021. Go to https://wqa.org/convention for more info and to register.

Welcome to WQA Radio, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry. Find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you’re a first-time listener, we are glad you are here. Be sure to hit that subscribe button on your podcast app so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting.

We’re publishing this on April 14, 2021. In this episode, we talk with Candice Wentling from Certified Action and Chair of the CWS Challenge task force which is reaching out to all certified professionals for input into updating the Certified Water Specialist certification. A survey will be sent out in the next few weeks.

Learn more about how WQA is advancing certification to meet the challenges of the future.

Welcome to WQA Radio, where we bring you news and insights about the water treatment industry.

Find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. If you’re a first-time listener, glad you are here. Be sure to hit that subscribe button so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting.

In this episode, we feature the Chairs of the three WQA Section meetings taking place as part of our Volunteer Summit in April. Find out more at WQA.org/summit.

We’ll talk with Bill Jeffries about the Commercial-Industrial section meeting taking place on Wednesday, April 14th. We’ll also talk with Doug Ramer, who chairs the Dealer Section about their meeting on Wednesday, April 21st. And we’ll wrap things up with a conversation with Sam Karge about the Manufacturer-Supplier section about their section meeting on Tuesday, April 20th.

Each section is open to all WQA Members, so plan to join us for these important meetings. And if you’re not yet a member, this would be a good time to join. Go to wqa.org/membership.

Plus, we’ll have our WQA Tip.

Welcome to WQA Radio, news and insights about the water treatment industry. Find us at WQA.org, and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This is episode #209 – 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.

We’re publishing this on March 31, 2021. In this episode, we talk with Peter Cartwright, longtime WQA member and educator about WQA's upcoming RO Sizing Workshops, what will be covered during the sessions, why you’ll want to attend starting April 8th, and some of the key takeaways you can expect from these interactive problem-solving sessions. Go to wqa.org/rosizingworkshop to learn more and register.

Plus, we’ll have our WQA Tip: Registration is open for the 2021 WQA Convention & Exposition. Go to wqa.org/convention to learn more and to register. We'll be meeting in Las Vegas July 28-30th for top education, industry experts and new technology. Check out our COVID guidance.

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

Our guest in this episode is WQA Meeting Services Manager Stephanie Salvatierra-Minor, who will talk about the upcoming WQA Convention in Las Vegas in July. Registration opens March 31st at wqa.org/convention.

If you’re a first-time listener, thank you for joining us. We are glad you are here. Be sure to hit that subscribe button on your podcast app (or player) so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting.

We’re publishing this on March 24, 2021. In this episode, we talk with Stephanie Salvatierra-Minor about the Convention, about the COVID safety protocols that will be in place for attendees, about the new and expanded trade show floor and how you can participate virtually if that’s the best option for you.

Plus, we’ll have our WQA Tip.