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127 The One With Tom Hutchison   Episode 127: Show Notes Several months ago, I released a podcast on having multiple generations in the business ( EP 104 ). Since that time, I have heard from several members of the Nation! who wanted to know more about how one generation transitions to another. Many of the original owners of the water treatment companies out there are retiring.  So, what should a...

126 The One That Explains where 120,000 Comes From   Episode 126: Show Notes I think that one of the most chaotic fields out there is water treatment. Think about it. Most of your customers don't understand it, and many water treaters can't explain it. Everything can be perfect today and then be off tomorrow. Add to that the fact that most water treaters are only at their accounts every few weeks;...

125 The One with Justin Ranger, CWT   Episode 125: Show Notes I am an advocate for joining an association that contains people in the same type of water treatment as you.  Our job is so specific, it can be lonely. You won't exactly find people who do what we do at the local pub. But that is the most likely place to find our kind. Just because water treaters are challenging to find, it doesn't mean...

124 The One That's all about the International Water Conference  Episode 124: Show Notes Nation!, you know I talk a lot about the Association of Water Technologies , AWT. However, there are so many water-related organizations out there. I wanted to share some other ones with you.    Today we are speaking with Jim Summerfield and Jay Harwood, who volunteers with The Internation al  Water Conference...

123 The Other One with Reid Hutchison  Episode 123: Show Notes Last week we heard from Reid Hutchison of HOH . Reid told us about how he started in the industry and many more exciting things about himself.  One of the many items that he and I share is that we both use the Entrepreneurial Operating System to help run our companies. EOS is one of the tools that I can say has made my team better, the...

122 The One with Reid Hutchison Episode 122: Show Notes As water treaters, we all have many things in common. Our commonality is what allowed Scaling UP! H2O to form and grow a community called the Scaling UP! Nation! One of my favorite questions to ask members of the Nation! is: "how did you start in the industry?" While the answers can sometimes be similar, there is always a uniqueness to each o...

My hope as you listen to episode 120 and 121 is that you are starting to feel empowered to understand this preventable disease and that you are feeling equipped with better tools to fight this battle.    Dr. Janet Stout has always been a strong supporter of the water treatment community and Scaling UP! H2O. In this two-part episode, Janet fills us in on what has taken place in the world of " legio...

It is hard to believe that the last time I had a complete show featuring Dr. Janet Stout was in July of 2017.  That was only episode 9 , making her one of my first guests! Since that time, she has been on a few shows when I ran into her at various  conventions  we both attended.  Janet has always been a strong supporter of the water treatment community and Scaling UP! H2O.    Since airing the inte...

119 The First One of 2020 Episode 119: Show Notes Nation! Happy 2020!!   Everyone gets excited about the New Year. Some look at it as a fresh start. Others look at it as a time to get things accomplished. And I know some look at it as 11 months until you  have to  produce results for the end of the year. (I see you out there!)   Last year, I took Nation through a process I do every year called SCO...

118 The Last One Of 2019 Episode 118: Show Notes Nation! It's almost 2020! Where did 2019 go?       Last year I shared with all of you how I set my goals. After that show aired, I received a lot of great comments on how others were using that information. So why not do that again this year? I think it is essential to evaluate how the current year went before you start planning for next year. Doing...

117 The One With Temperament Expert, Kathleen Edelman Episode 117: Show Notes Nation! I am so excited to bring this show to you. As I mentioned in last week's episode, learning about the four temperaments is hand's down one of the most useful things I did this year. It has helped ALL of my relationships. You are probably are asking yourself: What is a Temperament? This show will answer that for yo...

116 Pinks and Blues: System Volume Episode 116: Show Notes I am so grateful for the members of the Scaling UP! Nation! I have the best audience in all of podcasting. To great content every week every episode, I beg the Nation! to help me by asking questions they would like for me to answer. The Nation! has responded to that call once again!    Today, a friend of the show, Eric Russo, of episode 11...

115 The One With Marketing Expert Jeff Henderson Episode 115: Show Notes Working in our day to day can be consuming, so consuming we sometimes forget how to market ourselves.  When we are not the ones communicating our story, we can't control the message.  Or even worse, we forget why we are doing what we are doing. That's where today's guest is going to help us.      Today's guest is Jeff Henders...

114 The One Where We Talk Masterminds Episode 114: Show Notes This week we are getting ready for our 2020 goals.  But before we get started on the next year, we are going to analyze the current year.    What have you accomplished this year?  Why did these items get accomplished?  What did you not get accomplished this year?  Why didn't these items get accomplished?  On today's show ,  we welcome r...

113 Pinks and Blues: Questions From the Nation!, Using Your Five Senses Episode 113: Show Notes Pinks and Blues: Questions From the Nation!, Using Your Five Senses   Nation! ,  once a  a gain friend of show James McDonald, CWT is trying to help us become better water treaters.   James wants to know  " how  do  we use our  five  senses to be better water treaters ?"    While I answer his question,...

112 The One Where Trace Is Interviewed By Mark Lewis Episode 112: Show Notes This episode is all about lessons learned from when your friend, Mark Lewis, CWT , comes to your office.  You see, Mark and I are both SCUBA Divers .  We decided that we were going to celebrate Industrial Water Week by going SCUBA Diving in The Florida Keys.  Pretty great idea, huh?  You might have even seen the post we d...

111 The One with Eric Russo, CWT Episode 111: Show Notes I am sure I have shared with the Nation! before that I love hearing from people who listen to the Scaling UP! H2O podcast. At last year's AWT Convention and Expo, I met Eric Russo. Eric told me that he absolutely loved the Scaling UP! H2O podcast. He went on to say it was the perfect format for a water treater because we drive so much. What...

110 Pinks and Blues: Boiler Surging Episode 110: Show Notes Pinks and Blues: Questions From the Nation!, Boiler Surging  Nation! Once again, we have a show because one of  the  members  of  The  Scalin g  UP!  Nation ! g ave us a topic to talk about.  Adam Sites, CWT sent us a voicemail about boiler surging.   Hi s frustration was that the water treater always gets  blamed.  And he's right, we do....

109 The One with Super Villain Royalty, Brian Fisk Episode 109: Show Notes Nation! You have heard me speak on this show previously about going to trade association functions to expand your knowledge level. Going to these events is also a great way to expand your network.   I love meeting new water treaters. By this, I mean new to the industry water treaters and new to me water treaters. We, as wat...

108 Pinks and Blues: Cooling Tower Feed Episode 108: Show Notes Pink and Blues: Questions  From the Nation!, Cooling Tower Feed Option  I hope you had a great time celebrating industrial water week.  I also hope part of your celebration included listening to an episode of Scaling UP! H2O  each and every  day last week.  The next Industrial Water Week is October 5 th , 2020.  So, start  your  celeb...

107 Day 5 Of Industrial Water Week (Careers) Episode 107 (Day 5): Show Notes Industrial Water Week, Day 5: Careers  It's hard to believe, we are on our last days of celebrating Industrial Water Week. If you haven't done anything to celebrate, it's not too late. We have heard from people who are having special parties to celebrate. Here, we went out for tacos. Because when you think of water treatm...

  107 Day 4 Of Industrial Water Week (Wastewater) Episode 107 (Day 4): Show Notes Industrial Water Week, Day 4: Wastewater     It's a dirty job, but someone  must  do it. That someone is us, the Industrial Water Treater.    Today we are celebrating Wastewater Thursday. Wastewater is all about taking something out of our discharge water that came from our process. Most municipal plants require that...

107 Day 3 Of Industrial Water Week (Cooling) Episode 107 (Day 3): Show Notes Happy Industrial Water Week everyone! Today, Day 3, of our weeklong holiday is all about Cooling. Yesterday was about boilers. Since we put heat (BTU's) into something, today we have to cool it down. We are taking BTU's out of something. In most processes, heat is a byproduct that slows the process down. The more widgets...

Episode 107 (Day 2): Show Notes Happy Industrial Water Week Scaling UP! Nation!      We are celebrating Day 2 of Industrial Water Week. Day 2 is all about boilers. One of the ways I like to think about our job is that we are heat transfer, efficiency managers. That means we take heat from one place and transfer it to another as cost-effectively as possible. When we talk about boilers, we are putti...

107 Day 1 Of Industrial Water Week (Pretreatment) Episode 107: Show Notes Industrial Water Week, Day 1: Pretreatment   Happy Industrial Water Week Nation! We have an entire week that is devoted just for us, the Industrial Water Treater. Last year, a friend of the show, James McDonald launched this holiday to help us celebrate how awesome our job is. Industrial Water Week is always the first full w...