AWT’s in‑person technical training is a keystone for developing competent water treaters. Yet classroom knowledge only matters when it survives the drive home and emerges later in the field. In this second …
465 From Classroom to Cooling Towers: Teaching Water Treatment with Dan Merritt (Part 1)
Industrial water training only works when the knowledge transfers. That means the material lands with the audience, survives the drive home, and shows up later in the field when decisions …
408 Pinks and Blues: The Power of Processes
What gets measured gets improved. But without a process, how do we know what to improve? In this brand-new episode, Trace Blackmore, the host of Scaling UP! H2O Podcast and the …
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406 Eight Tips for Business Management: Part 2 – Essential Strategies
“The only way you really know what you want to do is by learning more about it.” – Mark Lewis Welcome back to Scaling UP! H2O as we dive into …
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404 Eight Tips for Business Management: Part 1 – Essential Strategies
In this episode, Trace Blackmore and Mark T. Lewis, Certified Water Technologist of Southeastern Laboratories, Inc. dive into practical tips for managing your business effectively, particularly in the water treatment …
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400 Celebrating 2024 and 400 Episodes!
“Take a victory lap today and celebrate all the wonderful things you’ve done this year.” – Trace Blackmore In this milestone 400th episode, host Trace Blackmore reflects on the podcast’s …
306 A Dialogue with Darius Barkauskas, part 2
“Don’t settle for the way it’s always been done, instead, push for excellence, and it will pay off.” Back for part two of his 2-part series, Darius Barkauskas, CWT, LEED-AP …
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305 A Dialogue with Darius Barkauskas, part 1
Some people are born into water treatment, and others fall into it. Darius Barkauskas, CWT, LEED-AP water career journey started after graduating from Purdue and serendipitously landing his first job …
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277 Pinks and Blues: Answering Listener Questions About the Podcast
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 …
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258 The One To Listen To If You Are Considering Becoming A Water Treater, Part 2
In Episode 188, Shawn McGrade talked about why you should consider a career in Water Treatment, and because so many of YOU wrote in to our producer asking for him …
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