Episode 125: Get to Know the 2020 Pleatco Perfect Pool Guy/Gal Winners - Jesse Gist & Shannon Sellers
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Last Thursday, Pleatco announced the winners of the 2020 Perfect Pool Guy/Gal Search. In this episode, we get to know Jesse Gist of Gallagher Pools and Spas and Shannon Sellers of Jeff’s Pool and Spa Service. We discuss how they got into the industry, their current positions in the companies, what it was like entering, competing, and winning the contest, and what 2021 holds for each of them.
We kick off the episode with Pleatco's Chief Marketing Officer Battista Remati reflecting on this year’s contest and the entries they received and what it was like to run the contest exclusively online. Later, he closes the conversation by explaining what he saw in Jesse and Shannon that led him to choose them as the winners of the contest.
Listen in as Jesse and Shannon discuss how they got their start in the pool industry, what they did to win the 2020 Perfect Pool Guy/Gal Search, and what they are looking forward to in the new year as the winners of the contest.
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Show Notes
01:10 - Battista discusses the entries for the 2020 Perfect Pool Guy/Gal Search
04:08 - How Shannon got involved in the pool industry
10:13 - What sets Shannon apart from others
11:40 - How Jesse got involved in the pool industry
17:26 - Being an effective service manager
19:50 - Motivating younger team members
24:30 - Jesse & Shannon’s process for entering and competing in the contest
32:54 - What it was like winning the contest
37:17 - How Jesse & Shannon are going to take advantage of the title
43:16 - What Battista saw in Jesse & Shannon that made them the clear choice
