Megan Kendrick

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Episode #133 From Sales to Success: Dustin Hutcheson’s Spa Retailer Journey

In this episode of The SpaRetailer Podcast, hosted by Megan Kendrick, Dustin Hutcheson, a wellness consultant at Hot Spring Spas…
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Joe King — Hot Tub Hall of Fame

Joe King’s life in the pool and spa industry began before he even had a driver’s license. As a teenager, he worked alongside his father, servicing swimming pools and learning firsthand the value of clean water, customer trust and hard work. That experience planted the seeds for what would become King Technology, officially founded in 1979 by King and his father, Lloyd, who had invented a brominator small enough for a hot tub.
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Alice Cunningham — Hot Tub Hall of Fame

In 1977, Alice Cunningham and her late husband, Blair Osborn, took a leap of faith. Leaving behind successful careers — Cunningham as a U.S. Department of Labor administrator and Osborn as a mechanical engineering professor — they founded Olympic Hot Tub in Seattle. With no business experience and little precedent to follow, they launched one of the first dedicated hot tub companies in the Pacific Northwest and helped create a new category in the American home experience.
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The Jacuzzi Family — Hot Tub Hall of Fame

The story of Jacuzzi is an American dream realized through water and wellness. It began in the early 20th century, when seven brothers from Casarsa della Delizia, Italy, immigrated to the United States. Settling in California, the Jacuzzi brothers — Valeriano, Francesco, Rachele, Candido, Giocondo, Gelindo and Joseph — channeled their mechanical knowledge into aviation and agricultural pump technologies, founding Jacuzzi Brothers Inc. in 1915.
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30 Under 40, HOF and PSP!

I can’t believe it’s already time for 30 Under 40! This is our second year celebrating young professionals in SpaRetailer, and I hope you enjoy reading their stories as much as I do. Help us continue to grow this program by nominating and applying for 30 Under 40 when it opens next April. 
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