The WQA Podcast

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. This week, we talk with Kyle Whalen, associate director of business development at WQA and Abigail Cain, certification operations manager at WQA. They’ll explain what’s involved in WQA's Gold Seal product certification program, how manufacturers can benefit from Gold Seal, and how WQA’s busine...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association. Find us at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we’re joined by Mae Stevens, Senior Vice President, Banner Public Affairs, WQA’s new government affairs firm in Washington. Mae will present a state of the union for the water industry at the Keynote Session of the WQA Convention & Exposition April 18, 2023 in Las Vegas. She’ll t...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we’re joined by Candice Wentling, director of Certified Action, one of the WQA members who’s been putting together the topics and speakers for this year’s business boot camp coming up on April 17th, in Las Vegas, one day before the WQA Convention & Exposition. Candice explai...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world. This is episode #307. If you’re a first-time listener or new to the industry, welcome. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. And be sure to share the podcast with someone on your team or a friend or associate. in this ep...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Find out more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we’re joined by Margaret Martens, executive director of the Water Systems Council, which works on behalf of well drillers and others in the water well industry. Margaret talks about their programs and policy initiatives as well as common points of interest with the water...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association. Our guest this week is Amanda Crangle, founder of Lamplight Digital Media, one of this year’s WQA Business Boot Camp speakers. Amanda talks about the importance of a digital marketing strategy, how marketing needs to continue to change over time, and some key takeaways you’ll leave with after attending the WQA Business Boot...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. In this episode, we’re joined by WQA Training and Program manager John McCartan along with Peter Cartwright, a member of the WQA Hall of Fame and Chair of the Technical Education Task Force. They tee up Convention Education – all of th...

In this episode, we’re joined by WQA Technical Affairs Director Eric Yeggy for his annual contaminant predictions show. Eric looks back at the challenges the industry faced in 2022 and offers his forecast for what will likely be the top issues we will face and how the point-of-use and point-of-entry providers can respond.

Welcome to WQA Radio, a podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. Our featured guest is Kim Redden from Pentair and chair of a new Ethics Communications Task Force at WQA. This is episode #302. If you’re a first-time listener or new to the industry, welcome. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcas...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world. If you’re a first-time listener or new to the industry, welcome. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss a show. That’s the magic of podcasting. And be sure to share the podcast with someone on your team or a friend or associate. We’re publishing this on January...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, industrial and commercial water treatment industry. Find us at https://wqa.org. In this episode, Susan Keaton from WQA talks with WQA President Jim Stern about the past year in the water treatment industry, the outlook for the year ahead and why he feels the WQA Convention in April offe...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we’re featuring part three of Rewind 2022. We’ll take you back to shows featuring Mike Herman, CEO of Culligan Ultrapure in Owatonna, Minnesota. Mike talked about boosting your business;...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we’re featuring part two of Rewind 2022. We’ll take you back to shows featuring Pacific Water Quality Association President Russ Harrison, Master Water Specialist and Key Account Manager...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we’re featuring part one of Rewind 2022. We’ll take you back to the 2022 WQA Convention & Exposition in April in Orlando. We’ll hear then-president Toby Thomas introduce Lifetime Award re...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature a conversation with Adrian Cavlan, owner of Quality Water in Aptos, California. Adrian explains what prompted him to sign up for WQA’s instructor-led training, the advantages he has experien...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. https://wqa.org. Our guest in this episode is Anthony Karas, owner of Austin, Houston and San Antonio Water Solutions, one of the members we're featuring during Member Appreciation Month at WQA. Learn more at https://wqa.org/membership...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Find out more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature a segment from a recent webinar during Member Appreciation Month. David Oppedahl, Senior Business Economist and policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, talks about the general conditions of the U.S. economy, economic trends, employment, inflation a...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. Find us at https://wqa.org. In this episode we’re joined by WQA Vice President Amanda Moore with Atlantic Filter, in Florida. Amanda discusses member benefits, how you and your team can get more engaged in WQA and the challenges she sees as she prepares to take the gavel...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. November is Member Appreciation Month, where we say Thank You to our WQA member companies serving the residential, industrial and commercial water treatment industry. In this episode, we’re joined by Jennifer Smith, as we again focus on WQA members who are helping move the industry forward. Je...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. This week, we're joined by Thomas Horgan of Crystal IS, who helps us kick off Member Appreciation Month. We discuss how his company joined WQA, what he’s learning from his involvement in two WQA Committees, and why he’s looking forward to once again exhibiting at the WQA Convention & Exposition in April. Learn more about...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature a WQA Government Affairs Update with WQA Government Affairs Director Jeremy Pollack. We’ll talk more about plans for the DC Fly-in next year in Washington, about the Healthy H2O Act, which should continue to get more attention in Washington in the coming year, WQA...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment industry. In this episode, we feature a segment from a recent WQA Essentials webinar: Appreciation in the Workplace, presented by the RISE Advisory Council. Julie Hayla, cirector of Human Resources at Packard Culligan Water, has a number of idea...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association (WQA) https://wqa.org. In this podcast, we feature a series of interviews about the Water Quality Research Foundation's (WQRF) Next Wave Campaign, which is raising funds for new water treatment research. We'll talk with WQRF President Richard Mest, Culligan President and WQA Treasurer Judd Larned, Kinetico's North America Ma...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association (WQA). Find out more at https://wqa.org. In this week’s WQA Radio podcast, we talk with WQA Member Kenny Gibson on the front lines of the response to Hurricane Ian. Kenny describes his experience when the storm roared ashore, the impact it’s had on his employees and family, how his team is responding to customer needs and le...

Welcome to WQA Radio, a weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature a conversation with WQA President Jim Stern. We talk about the cancellation of the Mid-Year Leadership Conference and the quick pivot to WQA Engage 2022 online, the top concerns and challenges he hears from members, and his thoughts about next year’s WQA Convention...