Scaling up our knowledge, so we don't scale up our systems
This is the podcast where we “Scale up on knowledge so we don’t scale up our systems.” I’m your host, Trace Blackmore, and today, I want to motivate you to be your best self this year. Before we dive in, I want to ask you a couple of questions: What do you want to accomplish …
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True story: Years ago, when I was sitting in Atlanta traffic, I had an idea pop into my mind to start a podcast for water treaters, and the first person I called to get their advice about starting such a venture was James McDonald. I called James because he was someone I respected in the …
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The time has come, we are kicking off Industrial Water Week 2021 with Pretreatment Monday! Join us every day this week as we bring you a new podcast episode and a new mini-challenge from the man who started this holiday for us, James McDonald. Don’t forget to post your daily mini-challenge photos by tagging them …
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Hey Scaling Up Nation! Fellow Mastermind member Conor Parrish is interviewing me in part one of a two-part series starting today. Conor Parrish is Director of Business Development at FCT Water Treatment. He attended Drake University, graduated with a degree in Environmental Science, and then moved to Colorado to take an opportunity with FCT Water. …
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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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I am always looking for ways to find out what I don’t know I don’t know. The problem with that is you don’t know what you don’t know, you know… For this reason, I try to put myself in situations to force what I don’t know to become apparent to me. Some of the ways …
Nation!, one of my favorite things to do on this podcast is to talk to other water treaters. As a fellow water treater, I can relate to the trials and tribulations others in our industry face. I am continuously amazed at how water treaters will selflessly help other water treaters with issues. We are a part …
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As you know, I love to make goals. I love achieving those goals even more. At a very early age, I learned how to stretch myself to accomplish things I wanted to do. However, it wasn’t until later in life that I learned tools to help me be more efficient at reaching those goals. Last …
Nation! Are you as excited as I am about Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s). I’m guessing probably not. There was a time where I didn’t get very enthusiastic about them either, but they have changed my life. I promise, they did! SOP’s are the specific items that have to be completed in order to perform a particular task or duty. …
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