Ravi Kurani grew up in the pool and spa industry — his parents owned a supply store in southern California. Kurani went on to get a mechanical engineering degree and then an MBA. It was actually a pro

Amanda Annis, president of Ohio Pools & Spas, didn’t want anything to do with the family business. But now she’s all in and shares her thoughts on everything from employee reviews, selling used hot tu

Merchant Cost Consulting is every small business owner’s dream. They do the work and you don’t pay them a dime unless they deliver — and in this case they are delivering pretty significant savings in

It took Isotec International many years to perfect a polyurethane that could replace the typical polyester resin used to back hot tubs. Acrylobond not only offers to same strength as polyester resin,

On January 25, Monomoy Capital Partners announced its acquisition of both Artesian Spas and Marquis. (Read more about the acquisition(s) here.) On this episode of The SpaRetailer Podcast, Megan sits d

Rick Harvey, director of sales (Pool Division) at KIK Consumer Product/Biolab Inc. is the current chair of the PHTA’s WAVE Young Professionals Network. Megan, who is the WAVE vice-chair, and Rick sit

Gunnar Graven is the second generation in his family at the helm of Steepleton in Louisville, Kentucky, but the fourth generation overall to run the business founded in 1908. Read more about the compa

As a local business you surely have filled out your Google My Business listing, gathered as many reviews as you can and have even done some paid advertising to get your company at the top of local sea

For more than a decade Multi-Tech Products has been supplying acrylic repair materials to the hot tub and bath industries, working behind the scenes with manufacturers and acrylic suppliers. Under new

The International Hot Tub Association has been working to protect the hot tub industry since 2008. Now part of the PHTA, the chair and vice-chair of the organization’s leadership team joins the podcas