The Recreational Warehouse by Watson’s
When Craig Ecelbarger started a 10-year franchise agreement for The Recreational Warehouse location in Fort Myers, Florida, his family was looking for a simpler life.
Sales slow? We may have a solution …
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room — hot tub sales are not great right now.
Episode #112, Two Power Women Share the Hot Tub History of Ultra Modern Pool & Patio
Listen to the amazing history of a 70-year-old family business with current mother-daughter business partners Kara Weed and Rita Rowlen….
Honoring Women and Our Readers
I love writing about women in the hot tub industry. And what a treat it was to visit Rita Rowlen and Kara Weed in Wichita, Kansas, for this article.
Power Women: Rita Rowlen and Kara Weed
Rita Rowlen & Kara Weed, Ultra Modern Pool & Patio, Wichita, Kansas
Power Women: Patti Ryan
Patti Ryan, strategic sales manager, Jacuzzi Group
Seven Seas Pools & Spas
Ron Perkins worked at Seven Seas Pools & Spas in Pennsylvania for about 30 days before he decided he needed total reign.Â
Episode #111, Building a Creative Succession Plan from Within with Ron Perkins
Ron Perkins joined Seven Seas Pools and Spas intending to own the business eventually. COVID fast-forwarded that plan and Perkins…
Episode #110, A Hot Tub Cleaning Robot with Sarah Martin from Fluidra
Hot tubs get their first robotic cleaner, the SpaBot from Polaris. Sarah Martin joins us to talk about what it…
Episode #109, Store Design Do’s and Don’ts with Mario Maichel
Mario Maichel, dealer development manager at Watkins Wellness, is passionate about store design. As an addendum to our recent feature…
Episode #108, Alex Granlund with King Technology
Alex Granlund, product marketing manager for King Technology joins The SpaRetailer Podcast to talk about the company’s latest innovation — FROG…
Episode #15 RECAST, Launching an ESOP with Jim Van Fleet, Pt. 1
In honor of our ESOP feature in the April/May 2024 issue of SpaRetailer, we revisit an old podcast with Jim…