The SpaRetailer Podcast

Megan Kendrick
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The SpaRetailer Podcast Podcast

A podcast dedicated to running a hot tub business from SpaRetailer magazine, the definitive trade publication for the hot tub industry.

  1. SEP 4

    Episode #113, Energize Your Sales Team with Steve Hasenmueller

    You may have heard that SpaRetailer has launched a sales training program for the industry. Today on the podcast, Steve Hasenmueller joins us to talk about that program. He explains why sales training doesn’t often doesn’t improve results and how this program breaks that narrative.

  2. JUN 12

    Episode #112, Two Power Women Share the Hot Tub History of Ultra Modern Pool & Patio

    Listen to the amazing history of a 70-year-old family business with current mother-daughter business partners Kara Weed and Rita Rowlen. Sponsored by Watkins Wellness

  3. MAY 29

    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 outlines how he and his boss developed a purchase plan that benefited them both. Read more > Brought to you by:

    1h 22m

  4. MAY 15

    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 does and why you should sell it in your store.

  5. MAY 1

    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 on the topic, Maichel chats about the biggest mistakes he sees hot tub retailers make, why he thinks design is so important and the No. 1 habit he says will improve your store. Brought to you by SpaBot

    1h 4m

  6. APR 17

    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 @ease for Swim Spas — and how products go from idea to creation. *Sponsored by King Technology

    49 min

  7. APR 3

    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 Van Fleet. Van Fleet was the first hot tub retailer to convert his company to an employee stock ownership plan back in 2017. Sign up for one of the SpaRetailer ESOP webinars. Sponsored by SpaBot:

    34 min

  8. APR 3

    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 Van Fleet. Van Fleet was the first hot tub retailer to convert his company to an employee stock ownership plan back in 2017. Sign up for one of the SpaRetailer ESOP webinars. Sponsored by SpaBot:

    24 min
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About

A podcast dedicated to running a hot tub business from SpaRetailer magazine, the definitive trade publication for the hot tub industry.

Information

  • Creator
    Megan Kendrick
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2024
  • Episodes
    115
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 SpaRetailer
  • Show Website
    The SpaRetailer Podcast

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