Scaling up our knowledge, so we don't scale up our systems
How much money do you think you’d be able to save if you had better information when making daily purchases? I’d suggest that it is a lot. By having better data, we could also reduce our energy consumption and positively impact our environment (and our pocketbooks.) The truth is, we need better information so that we can make better …
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2020 has been quite a year. It has required all of us to be flexible and creative to keep our businesses running successfully. Earlier this year, I pulled together the best and brightest and hosted a webinar series to help our Mastermind Group navigate different aspects of the Covid-19 Pandemic. From Human Resources to Self-Care, …
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I have been a water Treater for over 25 years. And there is no doubt about it; I love my job. I get private tours of facilities that make products I use regularly. I have great relationships with my customers that have turned into friendships. I have met some outstanding fellow Water Treaters, some of …
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“Normally, during this time of year, I am getting ready to see all of you at The Association of Water Technologies Annual Convention. But, as everything goes, this year, I figured that wouldn’t be happening. ” Those were my thoughts before I learned more about the virtual convention AWT is doing instead of an in-person …
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It is the end of the 2nd quarter! Who knew what 2020 was going to bring? Nobody thought it was going to be a pandemic. As we all learn what the “new normal” is for our day-to-day routines that used to be so typical, we still have to deal with accounts that were not the best before the …
For the last two months, our world has been very different. Who would have thought we would have stay at home orders? I know I didn’t! But it did. As we reopen, everybody wants to know what they can do to get back to work. As a water treater, we have a different perspective on …
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EP 139 – The One With CRM Expert, Resa Gooding Nation! We have CRM (Customer Relationship Management) expert, Resa Gooding, on the Scaling UP! Podcast today. Resa is sharing her best tips and free CRM software tools for you to start tracking your activities. We all know that keeping track of what we do during our …
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Last week we heard from Evapco’s Brett Alexander. Brett explained the inner workings of all types of cooling towers and how we can tell the differences between them. We also discussed the different metallurgies that these devices are made of. If you didn’t get a chance to listen to last week’s episode, please do so. It is a great baseline on cooling tower knowledge. Today, Brett is back, and …
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Every day for the past 20+ years I think I have seen a cooling tower either in person, a picture or just thought about one. As an industrial water treater, cooling towers are part of our day to day lives. I do remember a time before that when I did not know what a cooling tower was …
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Episode 136: The One About The Mastermind Group Last January, I started a group called The Rising Tide Mastermind. You probably have noticed that I’ve mentioned it quite a few times on the podcast. The fact of the matter is, I want to get the word out about this group. I can say that it …