Pool Nation Podcast

E-72 Pool Nation Podcast - How to Survive the Great Resignation with Leanne De Jesus

In Episode 72 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk to Leanne De Jesus an HR expert with over 30 years in the HR. She has worked for billion dollar companies such as Hilton, Disney and JCP. She talks about the current labor market and the current hiring conditions.
She explains how the pandemic has changed the employment market & how the market has shifted power from the employers to the workers. We discuss what is attractive to this new workforce that we are seeing out there and what employers are having to do to attract talent.
We do a deep dive into developing and sustaining employee engagement so that your business can thrive during the Great Resignation. Leanne also explains the difference between, engagement, motivation and recognition as they are not the same.   
She also talks about what you should do if you are wanting to hire your first employee. A must listen to podcast!!!
 
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E-71 Part 2 Pool Nation Podcast we talk to Luke & David host of the Splash Podcast from Australia

In Episode 71 Part 2 of the Pool Nation Podcast we continue our talk with David and Luke. They are the host of the Splash Podcast all the way from Australia also known as the land down under.
We will talk about our industries and get some great insights into the pool industry from around the world. We talk about SPASA and their mission to protect the pool industry in Australia. We learn about their market, and what things they do differently than us here in the US.
 
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E-71 Pool Nation Podcast we talk to David & Luke Hosts of Splash Podcast from Australia

In Episode 71 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk to David and Luke. They are the host of the Splash Podcast all the way from Australia also known as the land down under.
We will talk about our industries and get some great insights into the pool industry from around the world. We talk about SPASA and their mission to protect the pool industry in Australia. We learn about their market, and what things they do differently than us here in the US.
 
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The SPPA       Ultimate Pool Tools       Pool Invoice

E-70 Pool Nation Podcast - 7 Reasons its Important to Take Time Off & Work Phone Policies

In Episode 70 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk about the 7 reasons why its so important to take time off. We talk about your company policies when it comes to vacation for you and your employees and your work phone policy. We will do a deep dive into the importance of setting those up properly so it allows you to succeed from the beginning.
 
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E-69 Pool Nation Podcast - Pool Nation Awards Recap

In Episode 69 of the Pool Nation Podcast we do a recap of the Pool Nation Awards. I ask John and Zac for their take on the event and the outcome of how they feel it went. We share a behind the scenes on what it takes to put the event together and we share how we are already looking forward to next years event at the show in Vegas. We also pay tribute to our friend Bob Lowry, and talk about the Bob Lowry Lifetime Achievement Award.
 
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E-67 Pool Nation Podcast- The Life of Bob Lowry Part 2

In Episode 67 of the Pool Nation podcast we continue our series on the life of Bob Lowry part 2. Bob and Eric talk about Bob's 
career and how they started service industry news, his time with Dell Ozone, his 5 years at Leslie's and what led him to 
create the Pool Chemistry Training Institute. We also talk to Terry Arko from Hasa about his friendship with Bob and how
they met.
 
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E-66 Pool Nation Podcast - The Life of Bob Lowry Part 1

In Episode 66 of the Pool Nation Podcast Eric Herman talks to Bob Lowry about his life and how he ended up in the Pool Industry. They talk about Bob's early years, his military service, the aquarium products he invented and how the FDA knocked on their door came to talk to them about those products and how his life would eventually take him to the swimming pool industry.
 
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E-65 Pool Nation Podcast - 5 Things to look at when creating your business logo

In Episode 65 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk about your logo.  We talk about 5 key things to look at when having someone build your logo.
We talk about the different uses, and how to ensure yo have a design that will work for your business. We share some of our learning experiences and some
of the mistakes we made along the way. Even now with our Pool Nation Logo.
 
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E-64 Pool Nation Podcast - Increase your brand awareness -Branding Part 2

In episode 64 of the Pool Nation Podcast we continue our conversation on your company brand and how to increase your brand awareness.
We talk about choosing your name, and how important it is to make sure you do not choose a name too similar to your competition, and how that 
can affect your business. We also talk about how to be memorable, but not to unique & how to deliver your brand message.
 
Here are some questions that we talk about and that you should ask yourself when doing something with your brand:
Does this – in any way – increase the value of the business?
Does it have the POTENTIAL to increase the value of the business later down the road?
Does this – improve our efficiency?
Does it allow us to charge more?
Does it allow us to charge more – WITHOUT having to spend more? Basically does the benefit out weigh the cost?
Does this improve our professional image?
Does it add value for the customer? Or increase their trust and comfort level when doing business with The Pool Boys.
And one of my #1 questions – can it be successfully scaled OR will the business outgrow it.
 
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E-63 Pool Nation Podcast - Your Company Branding & Brand Awareness

In Episode 63 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk about your company branding and why its so important. We talk about the things you need to make sure
you take into consideration when choosing a company name. For example, does you company name send a message, are you choosing names that does not
include hard to pronounce words, does your name have numbers in the name. Or like in John's case does it have the word "And" or the "&" in the name. He talks
about how he has had to change his name to avoid some of the issues of having the word "And" in it.
 
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