Scaling up our knowledge, so we don't scale up our systems
Today I’m talking about sales. I know, I know, sales can sometimes feel like an icky word, but an excellent salesperson is a professional who is always trying to solve their clients’ problems, instead of trying to sell them a product. And before we can help our clients find solutions, we need to be able …
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When I recorded this interview some months back, I didn’t realize how important this topic would become. For so many of us, our lives have moved to the digital space due to the pandemic. We are online now more than ever! Our kids are learning online, our meetings and even our conferences have moved to …
Hello, and welcome back to our special series for Industrial Water Week. Today’s episode is all about wastewater! Test your water treatment knowledge with Industrial Water Treatment Jeopardy and find out what Detective H2O has been up to since we last talked. In regards to wastewater we will discuss filtration, coagulants, flocculants, microbiological treatment, filter presses, oxidation, gray …
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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Last week we learned some Legionella basics. I think it was a good refresher for all of us. We are always learning new information about Legionella bacteria, so make it a point never to stop learning about this critical topic. This week, we will learn about alternative testing when it comes to sampling water systems to detect Legionella bacteria …
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Scaling UP! Nation!, as a water treater, we always need to learn new things. If we ever stop learning, somebody else or the industry is going to pass you by. Staying ahead of this curve is especially important when it comes to learning new and innovative ways to treat the water treatment systems we oversee. If we …
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Nation! thank you for being a part of this platform that brings helpful information about our industry. The Scaling UP! Nation! is growing every day. That’s because of you. And because we have an impressive following, we can attract guests to interview on this show. Our Guest today is Charles Fishman, an award-winning, best-selling author …
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 day is essential. But if you were to ask most …
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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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