Let's Talk About Pools

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 11,   Lauren Broom discusses all about pool heating with Tom Soukup , owner of Patriot Pool Heating. Tom Soukup, the founder and President of Patriot Pool Heating, began this journey over 12 years ago as a boiler expert.  Over the years, Tom has been brought into the pool heating industry as a consultant and designer for hydronic pool heating.  This consulting led to Pa...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 10, Lauren Broom interview Tom Schaefer, Technical Sales Director with Clear Comfort on alternative sanitization using AOP. Enjoy this episode as we are heading into chemical shortages and their system could be beneficial to look at.

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 9 a roundtable speaks about the future of pools in 2021. We speak about chemical shortages, materials shortage, COVID 19 and the economy and much more. Special Podcast Guests: Tom Soupkup, Owner of Patriot Pool Heating, Inc. Eric Knight, Vice President of Business Development, Orenda Ward Chace, General Manager, Conely Company Tom Schaefer, Technical Sales Director, Cle...

Send us Fan Mail In episode 8, Eric Knight is the guest to speak about winterization of pools the Orenda way. Eric Knight is the Vice President of Business Development at Orenda Technologies. He is a former competitive swimmer who got into the aquatics business to improve indoor air quality in indoor swimming pools. Eventually this led to water chemistry, and now Eric focuses most of his time on r...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 7 is all about the 2021 Texas Winter and how it affected the pool industry. Podcast Guest: Chris Bowen Owner of Bowen's Pools, been in business for 4 years. They service around 165 pools a month, renovate close to 150 pools this year and build 20-25 pools. They have won Best of Denton County and have been named Living Magazines Best Pool Company 2 years in a row for b...

Send us Fan Mail Podcast guests: Jack Nelson, CEO & Ryan Hash, Director of Customer Support Founded in 2017, Skimmer is the leading pool service software in the market - and it's the most intuitive and easiest to use pool service app available!   We have known many pool guys (and gals) over the years, and all of them loved providing pool services for their customers, but they were tired o...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 5 is about the Pool Trader App Pool Trader is a free app made by a fellow pool pro. A place everyone in the industry can go to buy, sell and trade pools. The mission is to help all my fellow pros to get as tight a route as possible, maximizing profit, and giving you more time each week. You can also advertise your company for free to alert other pros you are looking for mo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Aaron Trapp, Marketing & Sales ManagerACID Magic | Certol International, LLC   was interviewed regarding the product Acid Magic, a non-fuming muriatic acid.  Company/Product bio: Certol International has been manufacturing chemicals for the healthcare industry since 1979; detergents, disinfectants, sterilant and others. In 2001 ACID Magic was introduced as a s...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 3 features podcast guest, Jennifer Amato, Owner of Piranha Pool Service based in Tucson, Arizona. This episode details how her and her husband started a pool service company from training to equipment etc. She worked as a corrections officer in Ohio and decided that just wasn't for her. Her future husband and Lead Tech, Nicholas Foulk, came up with the idea to start a...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 2 of Let's Talk About Pools Podcast is the latest information regarding COVID-19 and pools as we enter into a period of time with increased cases across the country. Listeners can learn how to minimize infection by methods and other practices that they can follow in their facilities. This topic is conducted with host Lauren Broom and guest speaker Craig Sears. Guest S...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 1 of Let's Talk About Pools features guest Harold Evans from Orenda Technologies. He speaks candidly about the pool industry and the contributions his company has brought to it with Podcast host Lauren Broom. A little bit about Orenda...... An Orenda pool is one you would happily let your kids and grandkids play in.  It is a pool full of water without long-term byprod...