Jan 29, 2026 · 36 min · 12 segments
\[00:00] - Intro \[01:43] - New Baby and 2026 Goals \[05:44] - Service 2211 has been recorded, and will soon be online \[07:48] - 2026: A Building Year for Watershape U \[09:01] - Watershape U =…
So we're all recognizing a need in this industry that we need to elevate ourselves if we are to be considered one of the major trades.
It's hard for us to recruit out of high school because this doesn't seem like a desirable trade.
Or it's just, even if it's not a desirable trade, it's just not a trade that people think about.
And I think a lot of that has to do with when a homeowner sees a pool service pro or a maintenance repair tech, when they see them coming into the backyard, the work that they see, like, say, emptying a skimmer basket or netting the pool for leaves or testing water chemistry, it doesn't look that hard.
Because they don't really see the intricacies and the amount of knowledge it takes to do that well.
But to test chemistry and make chemistry decisions, as you've learned from this show, not the easiest thing to do.
And if it's any consolation to you, over half of our listeners are homeowners because they're frustrated because the advice they're getting from pool stores is not working for them.
So they come to this show, and hundreds of you have reached out to me, by the way.
So we're all recognizing a need in this industry that we need to elevate ourselves if we are to be considered one of the major trades.
It's hard for us to recruit out of high school because this doesn't seem like a desirable trade.
Or it's just, even if it's not a desirable trade, it's just not a trade that people think about.
And I think a lot of that has to do with when a homeowner sees a pool service pro or a maintenance repair tech, when they see them coming into the backyard, the work that they see, like, say, emptying a skimmer basket or netting the pool for leaves or testing water chemistry, it doesn't look that hard.
Because they don't really see the intricacies and the amount of knowledge it takes to do that well.
But to test chemistry and make chemistry decisions, as you've learned from this show, not the easiest thing to do.
And if it's any consolation to you, over half of our listeners are homeowners because they're frustrated because the advice they're getting from pool stores is not working for them.
So they come to this show, and hundreds of you have reached out to me, by the way.
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