Scaling UP! H2O

Have FOMO because you were unable to attend the 2022 AWT Convention in Vancouver, Canada this year? Get ready for all that guilt and stress to melt away because Trace Blackmore is bringing the Convention experience to you.  Trace Blackmore brought his microphone to the 2022 AWT Convention in Vancouver, Canada, and recorded the Convention experience so even if you were not able to attend this year,...

What are the secrets to a successful leadership transition? What do you need to know before you hand over the company you built to someone else in your family, your team, or a competitor? What are some of the most common mistakes that happen in a leadership transition? What is the hardest part of phasing out of leadership? And what is the significance of 57? Today, Trace Blackmore is interviewing...

In this year's Industrial Water Week, Trace Blackmore invited Semra Gül , Technical Manager at Syntec Corporation to answer Scaling UP! Nation's Pretreatment questions. This week, Trace Blackmore welcomes her back to talk about her career, how she got her start in the water treatment industry, volunteering, troubleshooting. Semra Gül is originally from Turkey and had worked in Turkey and Europe be...

The work that Kathleen Edelman does has given thousands of people, including podcast host Trace Blackmore, the communication tools they need to speak the language of kindness which has the power to change every relationship in your life. There has never been a better time to choose kindness. And Kathleen would punctuate that kindness is a constant choice, and once you understand how to use words t...

Trace Blackmore brings back podcast favorite Tim Fulton , President of Small Business Matters , Vistage Chair Emeritus, and Executive Coach back to the Scaling UP! H2O Podcast to talk about being a small business owner, leadership, how to become a better leader, Masterminds, and so much more! Tim Fulton is one of Trace Blackmore's most trusted mentors. It is an honor to have Tim back on the show t...

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Trace Blackmore invites Antoine Walter , host of the ( don't!) Waste Water Podcast and Senior Business Development Manager at Georg Fisher , on the show to discuss their mutual love of hosting podcasts about water.  What started as a way for Antoine to connect with others during the COVID-19 lockdown has transformed into an inspirational podcast show where water professionals share their fields of...

Trace has been hosting the podcast since 2017, and in this episode, he is going to answer your listener questions. Do we record our episodes live, or do we pre-record them? Why did Trace Blackmore start the podcast? What does Trace get out of hosting the weekly podcast? How do our listeners find the podcast? Why does he strongly support the Association of Water Technologies (AWT)? Who is on the po...

Welcome to the last day of Industrial Water Week. I'm your host Trace Blackmore, and I'm bringing back listener favorite Shawn McGrade of Kurita America for today's interview. Shawn's 2 previous episodes about his career experience in water treatment are some of our most shared podcast episodes, so if you know of someone considering a career in water treatment, this is the perfect episode to pass...

On day 4 of Industrial Water Week, we are celebrating Wastewater Thursday with water treatment expert and consultant Dave Christopherson .  What is Wastewater and Wastewater Treatment? How do you describe what you do for a living to those unfamiliar with your field? What are the 4 types of Wastewater? Do you only work in sewers when working in Wastewater (*asking for a friend)? What do you need to...

The time has come for us to celebrate Day 3 of Industrial Water Week with Cooling Wednesday. For today's special episode, I invited Cooling experts and the father-and-son duo from Guardian CSC , Bruce Ketrick Sr. , and Bruce Ketrick Jr . Listen to this episode as Bruce Sr. and Bruce Jr. share with the Scaling UP! Nation the meaning of Cooling, primary concerns when it comes to Cooling, things indu...

Welcome back to the Scaling UP! H2O Podcast. The podcast where we scale up our knowledge so we don't scale up our systems. In today's special Industrial Water Week episode, we are going to celebrate Boiler Tuesday! What better way to mark the second day of Industrial Water Week than by having a Boiler expert on the show? I am proud to welcome back Chuck Hamrick Jr. of Eagle Engineering Water Techn...

Finally, the time has come. We are kicking off Industrial Water Week, and this year, we are going to do something special. We are sharing Water Treater stories about things they wished they knew on their first day as a Water Treater. As is our tradition here at Scaling UP! H2O,  I've invited experts to talk about Pretreatment, Boilers, Cooling Towers, Wastewater, and Careers in Industrial Water Tr...

Want to learn the secrets to purchasing a company or the top 5 sales tips? If so, my podcast interview with Chuck Hamrick Jr. is a must-listen. I'm Trace Blackmore, host of the Scaling UP! H2O podcast, and in this episode I have the pleasure of interviewing Chuck Hamrick Jr. of Eagle Engineering Water Technology , and today we're covering everything from purchasing a company, sales tips, creating...

Let's talk about money. Not many people know about finance because it is daunting. When I was just a little boy, my grandfather introduced me to stocks and investments, and that opened the door to my interest in finance and learning how to make my money work for me.  In today's Pinks and Blues, I am going to talk about why you should take advantage of company-sponsored retirement accounts, how to...

What will you do if you have a novel idea that you know could help the Water Treatment Industry? Not many of us would take the first step and make whatever idea we have a reality. My guest today took a leap of faith and created something out of an idea he had. He created a matrix that all Water Treaters could use, wrote a paper, gave a presentation at AWT, consulted with peers, and now helps other...

In today's episode, I am bringing another seasoned Water Treater from one of the leading Industrial Water Treatment companies in the United States: Jeffrey L. Garratt , the president of the Garratt-Callahan Company . Jeffrey L. Garratt started working part-time at Garratt-Callahan in 1983, blending, packaging, and shipping formulas. He was then hired full-time in 1986 and serviced customers for 10...

A few episodes ago, I talked about the economics of Price Increases and what happens if we don't increase our prices. I am going to talk more about that today. Supply Chain Issues are something that the Scaling UP! Nation constantly thinks about, and that is why I dedicated another episode to talk about this very topic. Whether you are a business owner or an employee, Supply Chain Issues impact yo...

Last week, we heard from Tower Water 's Russell Baskin . He talked about the letter he received from FedEx with the Legionella Legislation from the Commissioner of New York City that forever changed how he does business. He set the scene for what he is about to tell us today: ways we can all start scaling up our Legionella knowledge BEFORE Legionella Legislation pushes us to make hasty adjustments...

Nation, what would you do if your company was told they needed to service ALL of its cleaning towers within the next 14 calendar days? How would you do that and what would it look like? Today's interview is all about how a FedEx letter with Legionella legislation changed a New York water treater's company forever. Join me as I interview Russell Baskin , a Water Treatment, Waterborne Diseases, and...

Nation, for the 2nd week of this year's Legionella Awareness Month, I am bringing back Dr. Janet Stout to talk about what we, as Water Treaters, need to know about Legionella, what's new in Legionella risk management, ASSE-12080 Certification Training, and many more. Buckle your seatbelts because this is going to be one groundbreaking conversation! Dr. Janet E. Stout is the Executive Vice Presiden...

In 1976, there was an outbreak of a mysterious disease that caused attendees of the American Legion Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to suffer from a pneumonia-like disease. It was discovered that this disease was caused by a bacteria later named Legionella; to commemorate the Legionnaires who suffered and lost their lives from this disease. This month, we are celebrating Legionella Awaren...

I'm your host Trace Blackmore and in today's episode, I answer your question in this Pinks and Blues episode that is all about PROFIT . As many of you know, my favorite thing about this industry is solving my clients' problems. Early in my career I didn't want to take the time to look at my business' numbers, but once I understood how to look at the data, I could make better decisions, which incre...

We've talked about what Legionella bacteria is and how to prevent Legionella from developing in your clients' systems on previous podcast episodes (see list of episodes below), but what do you do when your building does test positive for Legionella bacteria? Over the past few months, the Scaling Up Nation has submitted dozens of questions on this topic, so on today's episode, we're answering your...

When you know that you need to hire someone, what do you look for? How do you know if the person you are interviewing is a good fit? What does your hiring process look like? In today's market, do you still find it easy for you to find the right person for an open position?  If hiring the right person is something that you are struggling with, then this episode is for you. My lab partner today, Chr...