Episode #63, NASCAR and Hot Tubs with Ryan Truex
Truex as his “hot tub salesman” alter-ego. This episode’s guest is NASCAR racer Ryan Truex. Truex drives the #40 Chevrolet…
Episode #62, So What Exactly IS Happening in the Chemical Industry, with Alicia and Andrea from BioLab
In addition to the supply and demand stress that everyone in the industry has felt, BioLab had the added challenge…
Episode #61, Learning from the Past, Building for the Future with David Carleton
No matter how good or bad you were at marketing and promoting your pool and spa business in 2020, most…
Episode #60, BOPIS and Other Retail Trends to Try with Ted Lawrence from Poolcorp
Ted Lawrence, the corporate category retail manager at Poolcorp, brings a global perspective to hot tub and swimming pool retail…
Episode #59, More Supply Chain Woes with Bob Confer
Spa panels being made at Confer Manufacturing If you’ve learned more about the global supply chain in the last year…
Episode #58, Commercial Real Estate and COVID, with Brian Quint
We’re talking about expansion again. Obviously, it’s a weird and interesting time to think about adding a new location. On…
Episode #57, From the Ashes with the Michels from Backyard Leisure
Have you ever gotten so frustrated with your business that you threatened to “burn it down?” Earl and Josh Michels…
Episode #56, Helping Retailers through Forced Change with Ted Lawrence from Poolcorp
Ted Lawrence, the corporate category retail manager at Poolcorp, brings a global perspective to hot tub and swimming pool retail…
Episode #55 from Hot Tubs Direct to an Automatic Cover Lifter with Andy Tournas
Andy Tournas, founder of ThermoSpas, Hot Tub Products and the International Hot Tub Association, joins us on the podcast today…
Carleton introduces industry marketing podcast
Pool and spa dealer internet marketing consultant David Carleton introduced The Spa Pool Marketing Success Podcast,now available on Apple iTunes,…
Episode #53, A Two-Year Building Project, Opening During Covid, with Ronak Shah
(left to right) Neal Patel, COO; Nimisha Patel, CIO; Zena Shah, CFO and HR director; Ronak Shah, president and CEO…
Episode #52, The Rep Life with Dennis Gentek, Jacuzzi/Sundance
Dennis Gentek Dennis Gentek has pretty much seen it all in the hot tub industry. His 32-year career in the…