Episodes
123
March 5, 2025
Episode #123, Designing Success: Edie Bukenya on Transforming Hot Tub Showrooms
In this episode of The SpaRetailer Podcast, host Megan Kendrick interviews Edie Bukenya, owner of Crested Crane Interiors, about her...
122
Feb. 19, 2025
Episode #122, Mastering Sales Events in the Hot Tub Industry with Shawna Mesher
In this episode of The SpaRetailer Podcast, host Megan Kendrick, owner of SpaRetailer magazine, brings back Shawna Mesher, director of...
122
Feb. 19, 2025
Episode #122, Mastering Sales Events in the Hot Tub Industry with Shawna Mesher
In this episode of The SpaRetailer Podcast, host Megan Kendrick, owner of SpaRetailer magazine, brings back Shawna Mesher, director of...
121
Feb. 5, 2025
Episode #121, From Chaos to Clarity: Shandi Evertsen’s Tale of Resilience at Tropical Spas
In this episode of The SpaRetailer Podcast, host Megan Kendrick interviews Shandi Evertsen, the General Manager of Tropical Spas in...
121
Feb. 5, 2025
Episode #121, From Chaos to Clarity: Shandi Evertsen’s Tale of Resilience at Tropical Spas
In this episode of The SpaRetailer Podcast, host Megan Kendrick interviews Shandi Evertsen, the General Manager of Tropical Spas in...
120
Jan. 22, 2025
Episode #120, Revolutionizing Hot Tub Maintenance with Gecko’s Waterlab
In this episode of The SpaRetailer Podcast, host Megan Kendrick speaks with Jerome Landry, a product manager at Gecko Alliance....
120
Jan. 22, 2025
Episode #120, Revolutionizing Hot Tub Maintenance with Gecko’s Waterlab
In this episode of The SpaRetailer Podcast, host Megan Kendrick speaks with Jerome Landry, a product manager at Gecko Alliance....
119
Jan. 8, 2025
Episode #119, Jacuzzi True Water
In this episode, guests Larry Ovalle, vice president of innovation and technology, and Erica Moir, senior vice president of design,...
119
Jan. 8, 2025
Episode #119, Jacuzzi True Water
In this episode, guests Larry Ovalle, vice president of innovation and technology, and Erica Moir, senior vice president of design,...
118
Nov. 20, 2024
Episode #118, Water by Design Celebrates 40 Years
Oops — missed last weeks release due to the Pool | Spa | Patio Expo. Paul Madden Sr. and Paul Madden...
118
Nov. 20, 2024
Episode #118, Water by Design Celebrates 40 Years
Oops — missed last weeks release due to the Pool | Spa | Patio Expo. Paul Madden Sr. and Paul Madden...
117
Oct. 30, 2024
Episode #117, Hot Tub History with Don Elkington of Coast Spas
Don Elkington, the now retired founder of Coast Spas, joins the podcast to tell his hot tub history. Elkington shares...
117
Oct. 30, 2024
Episode #117, Hot Tub History with Don Elkington of Coast Spas
Don Elkington, the now retired founder of Coast Spas, joins the podcast to tell his hot tub history. Elkington shares...
116
Oct. 16, 2024
Episode #116, Patio Pleasures Converts to an ESOP with Rene Huston
Patio Pleasures in Madison, Wisconsin, is the latest hot tub retailer to convert to an employee stock ownership plan. One...
116
Oct. 16, 2024
Episode #116, Patio Pleasures Converts to an ESOP with Rene Huston
Patio Pleasures in Madison, Wisconsin, is the latest hot tub retailer to convert to an employee stock ownership plan. One...
115
Oct. 2, 2024
Episode #115, Selling a Family Business with Elle Hansen
As the managing partner and successor president at REGENERATION, Elle Hansen has worked with 100s of companies as they work through...
115
Oct. 2, 2024
Episode #115, Selling a Family Business with Elle Hansen
As the managing partner and successor president at REGENERATION, Elle Hansen has worked with 100s of companies as they work through...
114
Sept. 18, 2024
Episode #114, Selling to Watson’s with Craig Ecelbarger
After 49 years in the hot tub industry, Craig Ecelbarger sold his The Recreational Warehouse to Watson’s in March. With...
114
Sept. 18, 2024
Episode #114, Selling to Watson’s with Craig Ecelbarger
After 49 years in the hot tub industry, Craig Ecelbarger sold his The Recreational Warehouse to Watson’s in March. With...
113
Sept. 4, 2024
Episode #113, Energize Your Sales Team with Steve Hasenmueller
You may have heard that SpaRetailer has launched a sales training program for the industry. Today on the podcast, Steve...
113
Sept. 4, 2024
Episode #113, Energize Your Sales Team with Steve Hasenmueller
You may have heard that SpaRetailer has launched a sales training program for the industry. Today on the podcast, Steve...
112
June 12, 2024
Episode #112, Two Power Women Share the Hot Tub History of Ultra Modern Pool & Patio
Listen to the amazing history of a 70-year-old family business with current mother-daughter business partners Kara Weed and Rita Rowlen....
112
June 12, 2024
Episode #112, Two Power Women Share the Hot Tub History of Ultra Modern Pool & Patio
Listen to the amazing history of a 70-year-old family business with current mother-daughter business partners Kara Weed and Rita Rowlen....
111
May 29, 2024
Episode #111, Building a Creative Succession Plan from Within with Ron Perkins
Ron Perkins joined Seven Seas Pools and Spas intending to own the business eventually. COVID fast-forwarded that plan and Perkins...