Episodes

Monday Feb 01, 2021
E-23 Of the Pool Nation Podcast - Want your Pool Business to be Profitable?
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
In Episode 23 of the Pool Nation Podcast, we talk about how to make sure you are making a Profit in the Pool Service Industry. We break it down so it’s easy to understand, and so you can apply it to your business to ensure you are quoting high enough rates to make money and the profit that you want. We talk about using 1 simple metrics like cost of service, average cost, and how simple a profit and loss statement is.

Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
In Episode 22 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk to Bob Lowry founder of the Pool Chemistry Training Institute. In this episode we answer pool water chemistry question from pool guys and pool girls that are sent to us to Bob can answer them. Bob is a legend in the pool industry. He has written 21 books on pool water chemistry and even the manuals that IPSSA uses were written by Bob himself.

Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
E-21 of the Pool Nation podcast we talk to Kelli Carillo a fellow Pool Girl and owner of Legacy Pools & Spa, and founder of the Pool Girl Training. She is a second generation Pool Girl, and owns her own pool service company where she does service, repairs and installs. She is also one of the founders of Pool Girl Trainings. She shares her story on how they created and founded the Pool Girl Trainings to provide a safe environment for fellow pool girls to learn and to be able to give them their own platform to share and build on their experiences.

Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
E-20 of the Pool Nation podcast we talk about the business side of your company. We talk about setting up your business. We talk about business credit vs personal credit and why you should set your company up the right way. How business credit is different than personal credit and how to separate them to protect yourself from personal liability. We talk about business credit, lines of credit, and business loans. We also talk about what affects your business credit and what increases or decreases your business credit scores, and the difference between them.

Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
In Episode 19 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk about the 8 + reasons why the pool industry is such a good industry. We talk about Income Potential, Profits, Start Up Cost, Ease of Learning the Industry, we also talk about Guaranteed Income, Cash Flow, Business Growth Potential, and how Recession Proof the industry is. We compare the industry to other industries using these key factors to show how solid the Swimming Pool Service and Repair industry is.

Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
E18 - of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk to Bob Lowry in his monthly visit to the Pool Nation Podcast to talk about swimming pool water chemistry and answer pool guys questions. We talk about how to treat black algae, we discuss Galvanic Corrosion, we talk to Bob about what causes foaming in swimming pools, and an in-depth conversation about UV, Ozone & AOP. We discuss the importance of keeping a residual amount of chlorine in the water to protect bather to bather transmission of diseases.

Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
In E-17 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk to Kevin Bulling from Hayward. We do a deep dive into their loyalty rewards program so that you can signup before the year starts and take advantage of that program. We also talk about the Warranty for those that sign up and we talk about their pump that has a 4 year warranty. We also talk about products like the HydraPure all in one UV and Ozone Solution, and the AquaVac 6 Series Robotic Pool Cleaner, and the Omnilogic Automation.

Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
In Episode 16 of the Pool Nation podcast we talk to Dennis Cecil from Jandy. We talk about Jandy's Loyalty Rewards program, we also talk a little bit about their new DV2 Variable speed pumps with the 2 auxiliary ports, and how to sign up for their rewards program to start the year off right.

Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
E-15 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk about the launch of our new project www.PoolManUniversity.com we talk about where the idea came from and the ideas we want to incorporate into it. We also talk to Terry Arko from HASA about their rewards program, and we talk briefly about Jandy's loyalty program.

Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
In Episode 14 of the Pool Nation Podcast we talk to Lindsay from Oasis Pool Management, Jeanette from Horn Family Pools, Anna from SeaSide Pools, Janey from JJ Flawless Pools, and Leslie from the Pool Boys. We get their stories on how they started in the pool industry and they share their challenges, and strengths as Pool Girls in an industry that is male dominated. They share where they are in their journeys and what we should do as an industry to help other females in our industry. A podcast you don’t want to miss.

Pool Nation
Welcome to Pool Nation. The Podcast where it’s all Pool Talk. We are talking about becoming a nation of pool pros. We talk about the latest products, trends and training in the Swimming Pool Industry. We interview leaders, and educators in the swimming pool industry.