Episode 158: State of the Pool Industry with Scott Frost of Fluidra
Today, we sit down with Scott Frost, who has served as Senior Vice President of Sales for North America at Fluidra for almost three decades.
Episode 157: Grow Revenue by Offering Diving Boards, Slides, Rails, Lifts, and Mod-Lites with Brett Fritts of S.R. Smith
Listen in as Brett shares the evolution of the diving board, how S.R. Smith came to develop its line beyond the diving board such as slides, rails, lifts, lighting, and in-pool furniture, and how pool professionals can grow their revenue by offering these products to their clients.
Episode 156: Price Increase - Business Tip of the Month with Hal Denbar of National Pool Partners
Listen in as Hal explains why higher prices are actually expected by consumers at this very moment and why we probably only have a few months to capitalize on this trend. He also shares his tips on crafting a great email to send to your customers informing them of your price increases.
Episode 155: How the Manufacturer's Role Should go Beyond Just Supplying Product with Brad Parker and Donny Cislo of Fluidra
Joining us today are Fluidra’s North America’s Vice President of Marketing Brad Parker, and Director of Trade Marketing & Sales Ops Donny Cislo. After a brief introduction to Donny and his professional journey, we talk about the overall response to Fluidra’s rollout of Jandy® quitting the internet (a topic which we discussed at length with Brad back in Episode 31) as well as the merger between Fluidra and Zodiac.
Episode 154: Thinking Like an Owner with Jack & Kevin of Skimmer + Tagging, Mass Emails, and Billing/Payments
Listen in as Jack and Kevin share how they entered the world of pools and why they dedicated themselves to developing the technology offered by Skimmer. They go deep into what makes effective software for the pool professional and their owner-centered approach to deciding which features need to be added or further optimized.
Episode 153: CCH® - How Cal-Hypo Tabs Could be the Answer to the Chlorine Shortage with Alan Wing
Listen in as Alan offers a primer on cal-hypo, tri-chlor, and liquid chlorine. He explains the advantages of cal-hypo and best practices for applying both tabs and granular to a pool. Finally, he speaks on CCH’s® cal-hypo slow dissolving tabs and its chemical feeder, the CCH® Endurance system.
Episode 152: The In’s and Out’s of Pool Financing with Natalie Doyle of Presidential Pools and Sarah Bess of Lyon Financial
Today, we speak with Natalie Doyle, Finance Manager at Presidential Pools, Spas & Patio; as well as Sarah Bess, Marketing Director at Lyon Financial.
Episode 151: How Leslie’s is Committing to Trade Professionals Through their Pro Partner Program
Leslie’s was founded in March 1963 as a one-man pool supply operation working out of a backyard shed in North Hollywood, California. 54 years later, the company had grown to become “The World’s Largest Retailer of Swimming Pool Supplies”.
Episode 150: How Pool Service Companies Can Integrate Leak Detection with Lance & Brad of Anderson Manufacturing
Listen in and learn how pool service companies can incorporate the basic tools and skills of leak detection to provide the best experience for the homeowner that may have a leak problem. We also discuss Anderson’s Leakalyzer and first responder kit, as well as when pool professionals should consider calling in dedicated leak detection experts for a particular case.
Episode 149: ACID Magic - The 90% Less Fumes Muriatic Acid Alternative with Ed Cassinis
Listen in and learn the history of Certol and how they came to acquire ACID Magic, how the product does everything that muriatic acid does but better, and how pool professionals can incorporate ACID Magic into their business.
Episode 148: The Fundamentals of CPR Certification and Why it’s Important in the Workplace with Kerrie Zakaras
Listen in as Kerrie discusses the CPR Certification fundamentals, all the common terms we need to know (ex. “CPR”, “cardiac arrest”, “AED”, heart attack, etc.), how to perform CPR in different situations, and how to update your marketing as a pool professional if you are CPR certified.
Episode 147: Living Legendary with Industry Pioneers Al Curtis (Ask the Pool Guy) & Sandi Maki (Ask the Pool Girl)
Al Curtis and Sandi Maki are the creators of Ask the Pool Guy and Girl, a brand that began at the dawn of social media out of a sheer passion for the art and craft of building a pool.