Austin Anderson — 30 Under 40 2025
Austin Anderson first joined Dover Pools while in high school, working part time in both service and retail for his parents’ pool and hot tub business.
Kaydee Maloney — 30 Under 40 2025
Kaydee Maloney joined Real Market Solutions in 2018 with no experience in the pool and spa industry — but quickly proved herself indispensable.
Daniel Greeson — 30 Under 40 2025
Daniel Greeson may be new to the hot tub industry, but his impact has been immediate and substantial. In 2023, he joined Generation Hot Tubs as plant manager, helping launch a manufacturing facility from the ground up.
Rachel Rutter — 30 Under 40 2025
Rachel Rutter joined Taylor Water Technologies in 2020 as a research and development chemist, bringing her scientific background to an industry she was eager to learn from the inside out.
Juan Pablo Alzate — 30 Under 40 2025
Juan Pablo Alzate didn’t just step into a sales role when he joined Gohlke Pools in 2019 — he reshaped the company’s approach to hot tubs.
Mario Kumar — 30 Under 40 2025
Mario Kumar stepped into the hot tub and swim spa industry fresh out of college in 2021, joining Hydropool Hot Tubs and Swim Spas as a digital content creator. In just a few years, he’s advanced to web and digital marketing manager, overseeing online strategy for both the manufacturing side of the business and two corporate retail stores.
Joe King — Hot Tub Hall of Fame
Joe King’s life in the pool and spa industry began before he even had a driver’s license. As a teenager, he worked alongside his father, servicing swimming pools and learning firsthand the value of clean water, customer trust and hard work. That experience planted the seeds for what would become King Technology, officially founded in 1979 by King and his father, Lloyd, who had invented a brominator small enough for a hot tub.
Alice Cunningham — Hot Tub Hall of Fame
In 1977, Alice Cunningham and her late husband, Blair Osborn, took a leap of faith. Leaving behind successful careers — Cunningham as a U.S. Department of Labor administrator and Osborn as a mechanical engineering professor — they founded Olympic Hot Tub in Seattle. With no business experience and little precedent to follow, they launched one of the first dedicated hot tub companies in the Pacific Northwest and helped create a new category in the American home experience.
The Jacuzzi Family — Hot Tub Hall of Fame
The story of Jacuzzi is an American dream realized through water and wellness. It began in the early 20th century, when seven brothers from Casarsa della Delizia, Italy, immigrated to the United States. Settling in California, the Jacuzzi brothers — Valeriano, Francesco, Rachele, Candido, Giocondo, Gelindo and Joseph — channeled their mechanical knowledge into aviation and agricultural pump technologies, founding Jacuzzi Brothers Inc. in 1915.
30 Under 40, HOF and PSP!
I can’t believe it’s already time for 30 Under 40! This is our second year celebrating young professionals in SpaRetailer, and I hope you enjoy reading their stories as much as I do. Help us continue to grow this program by nominating and applying for 30 Under 40 when it opens next April.
2025 Hot Tub Hall of Fame Inductees
The Hot Tub Hall of Fame was established in 2024 through a partnership between SpaRetailer magazine and the International Hot Tub Association. Created to celebrate the pioneers and visionaries of the industry, the Hall of Fame shines a spotlight on the people whose passion and dedication have shaped the way the world experiences hot water. Honorees come from every corner of the hot tub world.
Profit and Purpose
For Amanda Annis, sustainability is a principle that’s guided her personally and professionally. Annis first explored environmental studies in high school and deepened her interest in college, where, in addition to her courses on the subject, she also joined a sustainable living organization.