The WQA Podcast

Our guest in this episode of WQA Radio is Kyle Corcoran, exhibit manager of Corcoran Expositions which handles exhibitors at the WQA Convention & Exposition. He talks about the success of the 2019 WQA Convention in Las Vegas and the strong interest in booth space for next year’s convention in Orlando.

Plus we'll have a regulatory update about PFAS from Kathleen Fultz along with our WQA Tip.

In this episode we'll hear a portion of a recent WQA Webinar on Getting Local Media Coverage for Your Business. Susan Keaton and Wes Bleed from the WQA Marketing & Communications Department present the information as part of the WQA Essentials webinar series.

They provide valuable tips on how to connect with your local newspaper, television or radio station and what they’re looking for when it comes to news.

Plus we'll have a regulatory update and our WQA Tip.

Our guest is DJ Shannahan, Vice President of the Water Quality Association.

In this episode we’ll talk with DJ and get his thoughts about the WQA Convention in Las Vegas, what he was surprised to see at Convention, year two of the WQA Business Boot Camp, and the Mid-Year Leadership Conference.

We'll also have a Regulatory Update from Kathleen Fultz and our WQA tip.

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Our guest is Debra Zabloudil, president and CEO of the Learning Studio and one of the featured speakers at the WQA Business Boot Camp in Las Vegas this past April.

We'll hear a portion of Debra's presentation at Boot Camp about effective leadership, the difference between managing and leading, and how essential they are to keeping good employees.

We'll also have a Regulatory Update from Kathleen Fultz and our WQA tip.

Kurt Rickhoff, Owner of Rickhoff & Associates and one of the featured speakers at the WQA Business Boot Camp in Las Vegas in April, 2019.

In this episode we’ll hear a portion of Kurt Rickhoff’s presentation at Boot Camp, as he talks about the value of financial statements and why it’s important to challenge your accountant to provide the information you need to grow your business.

Plus, we’ll get a regulatory update and our WQA tip.

Our guest is Mary Lynn Fayoumi, President and CEO of HR Source, one of the featured speakers at the WQA Business Boot Camp in Las Vegas in April.

We’ll hear a portion of Mary Lynn’s presentation at Boot Camp, and she makes it clear, that the ease of looking for a job means that if you, as a dealer or water treatment executive, show up for work in a bad mood or you don’t thank your team for their hard work the day before, they just might be heading over to LinkedIn to see who’s hiring. It can happen that fast.

Plus, we’ll get a regulatory update from Kathleen Fultz and our WQA tip.

This episode features highlights from our Consumer Opinion Study presentations at the WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas.

We'll hear from Tom Bruursema, WQA's Associate Executive Director for Member and Public Engagement for an overview of the study, followed by a dealer's perspective from DJ Shannahan of Sharp Water Culligan and a manufacturer's perspective from former WQA President Sam Kargee of A.O. Smith.

We'll also get a Regulatory Update from Kathleen Fultz and our WQA tip.

In this episode we feature the acceptance speeches of our two Hall of Fame inductees and our Lifetime Award recipient at the 2019 WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas.

We'll hear from Hall of Fame recipient Doug Haring, Regional Sales Manager for Clack Corporation, Vincent Kent, president of Abendroth Water Conditioning, and Doug Oberhamer, who served as WQA's executive director for 16 years.

We'll also have a Regulatory Update from Kathleen Fultz and our WQA Tip.

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Our guest is the Honorable Richard Gephardt, former House Majority leader and head of the Gephardt Group, WQA’s lobbyist in Washington.

He was honored at the WQA Convention & Exposition with WQA’s Honorary Member award.

We talk with Leader Gephardt about his work for the association, the mood in Washington, and what he thinks is possible when it comes to policy affecting the Water Treatment Industry.

Plus, we'll get a Regulatory Update from Kathleen Fultz and our WQA Tip. https://blog.wqa.org.

Our guest is Pauli Undesser, executive director of the Water Quality Association, talking about the changes in the WQA Code of ethics which will take effect in 2020.

In this episode we talk with Pauli to get her thoughts about the 2019 WQA Convention in Las Vegas, plus some good ways to take advantage of the momentum you may be feeling coming out of the convention.

We also have a Regulatory Update from Kathleen Fultz and our WQA tip.

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