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Episode #16, Launching an ESOP with Jim Van Fleet, Pt. 2

ByMegan Kendrick April 11, 2018December 19, 2025

In part 2, Jim discusses the process of converting to an ESOP.

Megan Kendrick

Megan Kendrick is the owner and editor-in-chief of SpaRetailer magazine. She has written about the hot tub industry since 2008.

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Sean Doyle, longtime marketer and author of Shift, joins us on the podcast to discuss the marketing challenges facing small…

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In this episode of The SpaRetailer Podcast, host Megan interviews Kayla Hagan, associate product marketing manager at King Technology. Kayla…

ByLinda Cahan May 9, 2018January 28, 2026

Longtime columnist Linda Cahan joins us to discuss some of the good and bad things she sees in hot tub…

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