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🎙️ Let’s Talk About Pools LIVE – 05/12/2026

With regular co-anchor Rob Stewart tied up with too many pool openings of his own up north, we brought in three guest co-anchors for a fun and insightful LIVE episode featuring Ryan Lunsford and Mike Sandoval from Arizona along with Denise Gough from Florida.

This episode covered a wide range of industry topics, including how Hollywood movies and TV shows portray pool service professionals — and how those portrayals can shape the way customers view our industry. The conversation also explored the major regional differences between maintaining pools in Arizona and Southern Florida, from climate challenges to water chemistry and service expectations.

To wrap things up, the panel dove into their preferred startup procedures for new concrete pools, sharing the “why” behind their methods, best practices, and real-world experiences from different parts of the country.

This was a great mix of education, perspective, and industry conversation with pool pros from coast to coast — plus live interaction from listeners throughout the show.

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Welcome back to Let’s Talk About Pools, the podcast where we dive into everything pool pros need to know to grow, scale, and succeed in this industry.

Today’s episode is all about something that can make or break your business—your books. Because let’s be honest, you can have the cleanest pools in town, but if your finances are a mess, your business is going to feel it.

That’s why we’re joined by QuickBooks expert Sharon Burch, who’s here to help pool pros like you get organized, understand your numbers, and build a more profitable business.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by bookkeeping, struggled with tracking your income and expenses, or just want to run a tighter ship financially—this episode is for you.

Let’s dive in.

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In this second LIVE episode of Let’s Talk About Pools, hosts Lauren Broom and Rob Stewart dive into a critical topic every pool professional needs to understand—safety around pressure-side equipment.

From pressure cartridge filters to DE separation tanks, pressure sand filters, and pressure DE filters, Lauren and Rob break down the real risks, common mistakes, and what every operator should be doing to stay safe and protect others on the job. This is a must-listen conversation packed with practical insight and industry awareness.

Plus, things take a lighter (and sometimes wild) turn as they swap stories about the unexpected critters found in pools—you won’t believe some of what’s been discovered!

Thank you to our Strategic Podcast Sponsor, Pool Brain, for their continued support of podcast education and helping move the pool industry forward.

Join the conversation, stay informed, and keep it safe—this is Let’s Talk About Pools.

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