Episode #121, From Chaos to Clarity: Shandi Evertsen’s Tale of Resilience at Tropical Spas
In this episode of The SpaRetailer Podcast, host Megan Kendrick interviews Shandi Evertsen, the General Manager of Tropical Spas in…
Episode #120, Revolutionizing Hot Tub Maintenance with Gecko’s Waterlab
In this episode of The SpaRetailer Podcast, host Megan Kendrick speaks with Jerome Landry, a product manager at Gecko Alliance….
Episode #119, Jacuzzi True Water
In this episode, guests Larry Ovalle, vice president of innovation and technology, and Erica Moir, senior vice president of design,…
Episode #118, Water by Design Celebrates 40 Years
Oops — missed last weeks release due to the Pool | Spa | Patio Expo. Paul Madden Sr. and Paul Madden…
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…
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…
Episode #114, Selling to Watson’s with Craig Ecelbarger
After 49 years in the hot tub industry, Craig Ecelbarger sold his The Recreational Warehouse to Watson’s in March. With…
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 #106, Hot Tub History with Alice Cunningham
Alice Cunningham and Blair Osborn, founders of Olympic Hot Tub, graced the cover of the very first issue of SpaRetailer…
Episode #105, Get Started with Open Book Management with Martin Holland
Business coach, author and SpaRetailer columnist Martin Holland joins us to discuss open book management. What is it and how…
Episode #104, Jacque Johnson The Hot Tub Lady
Jacque Johnson saw a need in the industry for better customer education, so she went out and created it herself….