Megan Kendrick

Wellness Shop

In 2011, Jacuzzi Hot Tubs of Ontario was born. Now, 13 years and a pandemic later, Wasney’s business is undergoing another rebrand after more than a yearslong process. The Wellness Shop officially launched in February of 2022.

Podcasts

Episode #117, Hot Tub History with Don Elkington of Coast Spas

Don Elkington, the now retired founder of Coast Spas, joins the podcast to tell his hot tub history. Elkington shares…

Podcasts

Episode #116, Patio Pleasures Converts to an ESOP with Rene Huston

Patio Pleasures in Madison, Wisconsin, is the latest hot tub retailer to convert to an employee stock ownership plan. One…

Podcasts

Episode #115, Selling a Family Business with Elle Hansen

As the managing partner and successor president at REGENERATION, Elle Hansen has worked with 100s of companies as they work through…

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Meet our first 30 Under 40s

I am thrilled to share our first recipients of SpaRetailer’s 30 Under 40 award.

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Patio Pleasures Pools & Spas

Tom Tritt and Brett Huston were doing electrical work as a side gig for a local swimming pool company when the owner asked if they’d be interested in buying the business. Along with their wives, twin sisters Rene Huston and Adrianne Morgan, the couples decided to go for it. Twenty years later, in May, they converted Patio Pleasures Pools & Spas to an employee stock ownership plan.