The WQA Podcast

Welcome to the Water Quality Association podcast. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we focus on volunteerism and mentoring within WQA and the water treatment industry. Our guest is Becky Tallon, who leads the water treatment technology team at A.O. Smith’s Corporate Technology Center. She successfully managed the launch of the company’s water treatment products in North America and h...

Welcome to the Water Quality Association Podcast. Learn more at https://wqa.org. As we mark WQA’s 50th anniversary, we feature one of our memorable podcasts from the past several years. We go back to October of 2018 and our conversation with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the pediatrician who helped bring to light the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan. We talk with Dr. Mona, as she likes to be called, about...

Welcome to the Water Quality Association podcast from WQA, the leading voice of the residential, commercial and industrial water treatment community. Find us at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature Part 2 of our look at growing your water treatment business through recurring revenue. Iin Part 1, we talked with Mike McGowan in Mankato, Minnesota. In this podcast, we have a great conversatio...

Welcome to the Water Quality Association Podcast. Learn more about WQA at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we'll take a look at growing your water treatment business through recurring revenue. Our featured guest is Mike McGowan, owner of McGowan Water Conditioning in Mankato, Minnesota. Mike is a third generation water treatment dealer, active in both WQA and the Minnesota Water Quality Associati...

Welcome to the Water Quality Association Podcast. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we take a look at marketing, AI, the water treatment dealer business and building a solid workplace culture. Our guest is Bryan Trilli, a former water treatment dealer who now helps dealers grow their business through his company optimized-marketing. He also runs an AI training company and has written...

Welcome to the Water Quality Association podcast. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we take a look at the latest version of the WQRF Contaminant Occurrence Map which tracks literally millions of data points across the United States. Our guest is Callie Matheny, Foundation Operations Director for the Water Quality Research Foundation, who explains the latest changes and new features,...

Welcome to the Water Quality Association Podcast. Find us at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we’re continuing our series on the history of the water treatment industry, as we mark WQA’s 50-year anniversary as a trade association. We are joined by Ned Jones, past WQA and WQRF President and Chairman of Gordon Brothers Water in Ohio, and his son Ted Jones, Vice President of North American Dealer Sa...

In this episode of the Water Quality Association Podcast, we take a look at the new Manufacturer/Supplier confidence report, as we talk with long time water industry member Sean Caughron, former manufacturer and now a business coach. We’ll discuss the numbers from the survey, what they say about the level of confidence our members have in the industry, the economy overall and what that means for n...

Welcome to the Water Quality Association Podcast. In this episode, we dive into the new EPA rule on PFAS. We’ll head to Washington to talk with WQA Government Affairs Director Jeremy Pollack who fills us in on the details of what the rule means for the water treatment industry and when it takes effect. Later, we’ll talk with WQA Toxicology Director Kristin Kerstens and WQA Laboratory & Facilities...

In this episode, we focus on the significance of history within the water treatment industry, as we mark WQA’s 50-year anniversary as a trade association. We're joined by DJ Shannahan, past president of WQA, along with his father Duke Shannahan. We talk about their family’s multi-generational legacy, how they evolved the company over the past 34 years, what’s been the secret sauce to their success...

Welcome to the Water Quality Association podcast. In this episode, we look back at the WQA Congressional Fly-in, two days of meetings and visits with Congressional staff on Capitol Hill. It’s a unique opportunity for WQA members to promote point-of-entry and point-of-use water treatment solutions while also serving as a resource for members of Congress. Josh Greene, Corporate Vice President – Gove...

Welcome to the WQA Radio Podcast. In this episode, we feature Part Two of a popular session at the WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando. It was entitled, "THE FUTURE FLOW: EXPLORING AI OPPORTUNITIES IN MARKETING." The presentation looked at the promise as well as the pitfalls of AI. First up is Dale Filhaber, president of the Dataman Group, and later we’ll hear the Q&A, led by WQA Vice president...

Welcome to WQA Radio - the weekly podcast of the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. You can find our podcast on most podcast apps. We also feature our podcasts on YouTube. Go to https://youtube.com/@waterqualityassociationvideos to both see and hear our show. We'd love for you to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss any upcoming shows. That's the ma...

This is the WQA podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. https://wqa.org Also, we now feature these podcasts on our WQA YouTube channel. Go to youtube.com/@waterqualityassociationvideos. In this episode, we feature highlights from the Keynote Session at the WQA Convention & Exposition. We’ll hear from WQA Chief Operating Officer Tom Bruursema,...

Welcome to the WQA podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature the remarks from WQA CEO Pauli Undesser, on stage at the Keynote Session at the WQA Convention & Exposition. Pauli talks about the Convention theme of "Catalyst" and what that means for members, her optimism for the industry in the year ahea...

Welcome to the WQA Podcast, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature the remarks from WQA leadership award recipients at the keynote session of the WQA Convention & Exposition. We’ll hear from Darci Meyers, the daughter of Peter Meyers, from Resintech, who was honored, posthumously, with the Lifetime Membership Award. Next, w...

Welcome to the WQA podcast, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature an informative conversation with Judd Larned, president of Culligan north America, and the new president of the Water Quality Association. Judd joined us at WQA Central, at the WQA Convention & Exposition. W...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature a very informative conversation with WQA’s Chief Legal Officer Mike Sennett about the WQA Antitrust policy. We define what antitrust means, how it applies to associations like WQA, why it’s an important benefit of being a WQA member and the practical impact of the...

In this episode, we feature remarks and comments from our 2024 Leadership award winners who received their awards at the 2024 WQA Convention & Exposition in Orlando. As you’ll hear, these awards mean a great deal to the honorees, and speak to their level of commitment to the water treatment industry.

Welcome to the WQA Podcast, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we feature a conversation with the Florida Water Quality Association Leadership -- FWQA President Jeff Sadonis with All American Purification, Vice President Cindy Schieber and Executive Director Suzanne Trueblood. We talk about top water issues in Florida, the FWQA co...

In this episode, we feature WQA members Jennifer Smith, MWS, of Resintech and Jami West of C-Tech Water Solutions along with Haley Fioretti and Monica Sanchez from WQA as we discuss how to get the most from the WQA Convention & Exposition, March 5-7, 2024, in Orlando. We’ll talk about planning ahead, the WQA App which you can download, pre-convention programing and how to take advantage of the man...

Welcome to the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world. Learn more at https://wqa.org. 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. Also, we n...

Welcome to the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, promoting better water quality around the world. Learn more at https://wqa.org. 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. Also, we n...

Welcome to WQA Radio, the weekly podcast from the Water Quality Association, the leading voice of the water treatment industry. Learn more at https://wqa.org. In this episode, we’re joined by Jennifer Smith, CWS, from Resintech, who chairs the technical education task force and John McCartan, training and program manager at WQA. They’ll discuss the technical education sessions available at the WQA...

Welcome to 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. Also, we now feature these podcasts on our...