Episode #36, Buying a Store 200 Miles Away, with Scott Clark
Scott Clark has added four locations since he and his wife Shelley opened The Spa and Sauna Co. in Reno,…
Episode #35, Justin Miller, founder of pHin, part 2
The second half of our conversation with Justin Miller, the founder of pHin. We talk about how pHin specifically works…
Episode #34, Justin Miller, founder of pHin, part 1
Justin Miller has a background unlike any other we’ve had on the podcast before — NASA, Apple, eBay and Comcast just…
Episode #33, Introducing the SpaRetailer 10
Megan and Jeff are back with a new season of The SpaRetailer Podcast. We chat about our sudden departure last…
Episode #30, The Freight State with Doug Punzel from Celtic Intermodal
In the February/March issue of SpaRetailer, we outlined how the trucker shortage was impacting hot tub retailers. This week on…
Episode #29, Chemical Merchandising with Linda Cahan
Longtime SpaRetailer columnist, Linda Cahan, joins us to talk about the right way to merchandise hot tub chemicals. Not the…
Episode #27, APSP/NSPF Merge with Larry Caniglia
On January 22, the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals and National Swimming Pool Foundation announced (again) that they were…
Episode #26, Buying Spring Dance Hot Tubs Pt. 2
Part 2 of Jeff’s journey to purchase Spring Dance Hot Tubs. Surprise — the deal actually gets done! But there…
Episode #25, Buying Spring Dance Hot Tubs Pt. 1
We finally go in-depth with cohost Jeff about the process he went through to buy his company. Jeff is candid…
Episode #23, Capitalizing on Shows with Norm Coburn
Norm Coburn from New England Spas in the Boston metro has been attending the industry trade shows for 30+ years….
Episode #22, Tom Junck, Combined Pool & Spa
In this episode Megan and Jeff talk to Tom Junck, co-owner of Combined Pool & Spa in Sioux Falls, South…
Episode #21 Flint Hills Spas
You may have already read about Flint Hills Spas in our last issue. But we think this story is so…