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 #109, Store Design Do’s and Don’ts with Mario Maichel
Mario Maichel, dealer development manager at Watkins Wellness, is passionate about store design. As an addendum to our recent feature…
Episode #108, Alex Granlund with King Technology
Alex Granlund, product marketing manager for King Technology joins The SpaRetailer Podcast to talk about the company’s latest innovation — FROG…
Episode #15 RECAST, Launching an ESOP with Jim Van Fleet, Pt. 1
In honor of our ESOP feature in the April/May 2024 issue of SpaRetailer, we revisit an old podcast with Jim…
Episode #16 RECAST, Launching an ESOP with Jim Van Fleet, Pt. 2
In honor of our ESOP feature in the April/May 2024 issue of SpaRetailer, we revisit an old podcast with Jim…
Episode #15 RECAST, Launching an ESOP with Jim Van Fleet, Pt. 1
In honor of our ESOP feature in the April/May 2024 issue of SpaRetailer, we revisit an old podcast with Jim…
Episode #107, Under Private Equity Ownership and Loving It with Kathi Belcourt
Kathi Belcourt rejoins the podcast, this time to discuss the Aqua-Tech Pool, Spa, and Whole Home Renovation journey. In 2021,…
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….
Episode #103, Hot Tub History with JP Parent
In 1983, Zodiac hired Jean Pierre Parent, an aeronautical engineer, to work in its aeronautics segment. But he eventually made…