SpaRetailer

In this episode, guests Larry Ovalle, vice president of innovation and technology, and Erica Moir, senior vice president of design,...

Oops — missed last weeks release due to the Pool | Spa | Patio Expo. Paul Madden Sr. and Paul Madden...

Don Elkington, the now retired founder of Coast Spas, joins the podcast to tell his hot tub history. Elkington shares...

Patio Pleasures in Madison, Wisconsin, is the latest hot tub retailer to convert to an employee stock ownership plan. One...

As the managing partner and successor president at REGENERATION, Elle Hansen has worked with 100s of companies as they work through...

After 49 years in the hot tub industry, Craig Ecelbarger sold his The Recreational Warehouse to Watson’s in March. With...

You may have heard that SpaRetailer has launched a sales training program for the industry. Today on the podcast, Steve...

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

Ron Perkins joined Seven Seas Pools and Spas intending to own the business eventually. COVID fast-forwarded that plan and Perkins...

Hot tubs get their first robotic cleaner, the SpaBot from Polaris. Sarah Martin joins us to talk about what it...

Mario Maichel, dealer development manager at Watkins Wellness, is passionate about store design. As an addendum to our recent feature...

Alex Granlund, product marketing manager for King Technology joins The SpaRetailer Podcast to talk about the company’s latest innovation — FROG...

In honor of our ESOP feature in the April/May 2024 issue of SpaRetailer, we revisit an old podcast with Jim...

In honor of our ESOP feature in the April/May 2024 issue of SpaRetailer, we revisit an old podcast with Jim...

Kathi Belcourt rejoins the podcast, this time to discuss the Aqua-Tech Pool, Spa, and Whole Home Renovation journey. In 2021,...

Alice Cunningham and Blair Osborn, founders of Olympic Hot Tub, graced the cover of the very first issue of SpaRetailer...

Business coach, author and SpaRetailer columnist Martin Holland joins us to discuss open book management. What is it and how...

Jacque Johnson saw a need in the industry for better customer education, so she went out and created it herself....

In 1983, Zodiac hired Jean Pierre Parent, an aeronautical engineer, to work in its aeronautics segment. But he eventually made...

Mike Dunn retired in 2021 after 42 years in the hot tub industry, 27 of which were spent at Watkins...

Mallory Bjekich-Wachowski has always had a passion for education, she just didn’t realize she’d be educating pool and spa professionals....

For our 100th episode(!) we chat with J. Michael Coleman about the 2023 Pool | Spa | Patio Expo. Both...

One of our 2023 Retail Stars, Paradise LeisureScapes in Saskatchewan Canada is always on the hunt for the best products...

One of our 2023 Retail Stars, Atlas Spas and Swim Spas is growing across Texas. Brought to you by MAAX...

Shawna Mesher may be a new name to some, but she could be who you get your next big business...