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Cracking the Code: Keys to Success to the Empire Stage

This episode focuses on the "Empire Stage" of growing a pool business, where owners manage 200-250+ pools and their role shifts from hands-on work to leadership. The hosts emphasize that leadership, company culture, and internal customer focus are critical for scaling a business successfully, highlighting the importance of developing employees and fostering a strong team environment.

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Cracking the Code: Keys to Success to the Empire Stage 1:19:11

Cracking the Code: Keys to Success to the Empire Stage

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E-240 Pool Nation Podcast – Brace for Impact: Surviving Tariff Hikes in the Pool Industry 1:16:55

E-240 Pool Nation Podcast – Brace for Impact: Surviving Tariff Hikes in the Pool Industry

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Brace for Impact: Surviving Tariff Hikes in the Pool Industry 1:35:28

Brace for Impact: Surviving Tariff Hikes in the Pool Industry

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E-241 Pool Nation Podcast: Pool Pros Beware: Tariff Shocks & Price Hikes That Could Ruin Your Bottom 59:29

E-241 Pool Nation Podcast: Pool Pros Beware: Tariff Shocks & Price Hikes That Could Ruin Your Bottom

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Pool Nation Podcast – 5 Habits of Highly Successful Pool Pros 1:28:20

Pool Nation Podcast – 5 Habits of Highly Successful Pool Pros

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E-243 Pool Nation Podcast Boot Camps, and 5 Habits of Highly Successful Pool Pros 59:03

E-243 Pool Nation Podcast Boot Camps, and 5 Habits of Highly Successful Pool Pros

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Why Staying in Your Comfort Zone Is Killing Your Business 1:31:52

Why Staying in Your Comfort Zone Is Killing Your Business

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E-244 Pool Nation Podcast – Want to Grow Your Pool Business? Master These 5 Habits First 1:13:46

E-244 Pool Nation Podcast – Want to Grow Your Pool Business? Master These 5 Habits First

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We spill the Tea 1:37:34

We spill the Tea

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E-245 Pool Nation Podcast -This ONE Habit Skyrockets Your Pool Business 1:12:31

E-245 Pool Nation Podcast -This ONE Habit Skyrockets Your Pool Business

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E-246 Pool Nation Podcast – The Next Chapter in Pool Nation Education: Welcoming Doreen King to the 1:28:07

E-246 Pool Nation Podcast – The Next Chapter in Pool Nation Education: Welcoming Doreen King to the

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Pool Brain 1:50:58

Pool Brain

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E-247 Pool Nation Podcast – Build Systems: The Pool Nation Roadmap to a Profitable, Scalable Pool Bu 1:01:51

E-247 Pool Nation Podcast – Build Systems: The Pool Nation Roadmap to a Profitable, Scalable Pool Bu

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Rick Harvey Biolab 1:44:41

Rick Harvey Biolab

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E-248 Pool Nation Podcast – Game-Changing AI Pool Tech: How Pool Brain’s AI Is Slashing Costs, Killi 1:35:55

E-248 Pool Nation Podcast – Game-Changing AI Pool Tech: How Pool Brain’s AI Is Slashing Costs, Killi

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We answer your Water Chemistry Questions 1:08:56

We answer your Water Chemistry Questions

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E-249 Pool Nation Podcast – Pool Pro Lawsuits Acid Fails & Million Dollar Mistakes 57:34

E-249 Pool Nation Podcast – Pool Pro Lawsuits Acid Fails & Million Dollar Mistakes

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Haywards 100 Year Anniversary 1:44:30

Haywards 100 Year Anniversary

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E-250 Pool Nation Podcast – How to Build a 5-Star Pool Business: Rick Harvey & Alicia Stephens with 1:30:41

E-250 Pool Nation Podcast – How to Build a 5-Star Pool Business: Rick Harvey & Alicia Stephens with

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AquaStar Studios 1:41:31

AquaStar Studios

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E-257 Pool Nation Podcast Best of Pool Nation Podcast: Industry Journeys, Big Wins, and Lessons Lear 1:06:33

E-257 Pool Nation Podcast Best of Pool Nation Podcast: Industry Journeys, Big Wins, and Lessons Lear

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E-258 Pool Nation Podcast – Inside the Industry’s Most Advanced Pool Studio: First Podcast from Aqua 1:24:53

E-258 Pool Nation Podcast – Inside the Industry’s Most Advanced Pool Studio: First Podcast from Aqua

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Nidec & US Motors 31:57

Nidec & US Motors

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E-261 Pool Nation Podcast: Roadmap to Profitability Part 2: Avoiding Profit Killers for Pool Pros 59:40

E-261 Pool Nation Podcast: Roadmap to Profitability Part 2: Avoiding Profit Killers for Pool Pros

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E-263 Pool Nation Podcast – Hands-On Training + Financial Mastery (Day 1) 1:13:06

E-263 Pool Nation Podcast – Hands-On Training + Financial Mastery (Day 1)

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Pool Nation Podcast 1:24:31

Pool Nation Podcast

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Megan Magana PSP Expo 2025 1:34:51

Megan Magana PSP Expo 2025

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E-265 Pool Nation Podcast Inside Heritage: Scott Frost on Culture, Disruption & What’s Next for Pool 1:36:59

E-265 Pool Nation Podcast Inside Heritage: Scott Frost on Culture, Disruption & What’s Next for Pool

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Scott Frost President Heritage 1:57:38

Scott Frost President Heritage

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E-264 Pool Nation Podcast – The Pool Pro’s Playbook: Education, Networking & Innovation PSP Expo 202 1:26:12

E-264 Pool Nation Podcast – The Pool Pro’s Playbook: Education, Networking & Innovation PSP Expo 202

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E-266 Pool Nation Podcast: From Good Enough to Great: How Private Companies Are Rewiring the Pool In 1:32:49

E-266 Pool Nation Podcast: From Good Enough to Great: How Private Companies Are Rewiring the Pool In

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The New 3 1:49:36

The New 3

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E-267 Pool Nation Podcast – How We’re Uniting 7,200 Pros to Raise the Bar – SPPA & Pool Nation 1:33:36

E-267 Pool Nation Podcast – How We’re Uniting 7,200 Pros to Raise the Bar – SPPA & Pool Nation

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SPPA & Pool Nation Strategic Partnership 1:42:01

SPPA & Pool Nation Strategic Partnership

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Ted Lawrence & Alicia Stephens 1:43:59

Ted Lawrence & Alicia Stephens

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E-268 Pool Nation Podcast – From Napkin to Shelf: How BioLab Creates the Chemicals That Run Your Poo 1:33:22

E-268 Pool Nation Podcast – From Napkin to Shelf: How BioLab Creates the Chemicals That Run Your Poo

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E-273 Nidec – US Motors 1:28:01

E-273 Nidec – US Motors

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E-274 Pool Nation Podcast – Pool Service Pricing 2025: How to Charge Profitably and Stop Losing Mone 1:03:33

E-274 Pool Nation Podcast – Pool Service Pricing 2025: How to Charge Profitably and Stop Losing Mone

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E-273 Pool Nation Podcast – What Pool Pros Must Know Before It’s Too Late. Goodbye Single Speeds! 1:16:54

E-273 Pool Nation Podcast – What Pool Pros Must Know Before It’s Too Late. Goodbye Single Speeds!

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E-275 Pool Nation Podcast – Pool Service Pricing 2026: How to Calculate Your REAL Cost Per Pool 1:13:55

E-275 Pool Nation Podcast – Pool Service Pricing 2026: How to Calculate Your REAL Cost Per Pool

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Pool Service Pricing 2025 Part 2 1:20:44

Pool Service Pricing 2025 Part 2

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E-276 Pool Nation Podcast – Pool Service Pricing 2026: 5 Hidden Profit Leaks Killing Your Cost Per P 1:05:04

E-276 Pool Nation Podcast – Pool Service Pricing 2026: 5 Hidden Profit Leaks Killing Your Cost Per P

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E-279 Pool Nation Podcast – Pool Service Pricing Explained: How to Build Real Profit and Margins Th 57:44

E-279 Pool Nation Podcast – Pool Service Pricing Explained: How to Build Real Profit and Margins Th

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E-278 Pool Nation Podcast – The Motor That Drives Successful Pool Pros: A Deep Dive with Michelle Wa 54:46

E-278 Pool Nation Podcast – The Motor That Drives Successful Pool Pros: A Deep Dive with Michelle Wa

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E-281 Pool Nation Podcast – You Raised Your Pool Service Prices — Now What? The First 90 Days Explai 1:06:06

E-281 Pool Nation Podcast – You Raised Your Pool Service Prices — Now What? The First 90 Days Explai

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E-280 Pool Nation Podcast How to Raise Pool Service Prices Without Losing Customers | Pool Nation Po 1:11:19

E-280 Pool Nation Podcast How to Raise Pool Service Prices Without Losing Customers | Pool Nation Po

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E-283 Pool Nation Podcast – Marketing with Crystal Lengua, Algae Fixes with Alicia Stephens, and Hir 1:15:41

E-283 Pool Nation Podcast – Marketing with Crystal Lengua, Algae Fixes with Alicia Stephens, and Hir

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E-282 Pool Nation Podcast – Busy Doesn’t Mean Profitable: Why Pool Business Owners Must Know Their N 1:08:53

E-282 Pool Nation Podcast – Busy Doesn’t Mean Profitable: Why Pool Business Owners Must Know Their N

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Rocco Russo Trainer of the Year 1:55:15

Rocco Russo Trainer of the Year

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E-285 Pool Nation Podcast – Upskilling vs Reskilling: How Pool Pros Stay Relevant, Profitable, and A 1:31:42

E-285 Pool Nation Podcast – Upskilling vs Reskilling: How Pool Pros Stay Relevant, Profitable, and A

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E-284 Pool Nation Podcast – Rocco Russo – From HVAC to Pool Industry Leader: How Training Builds Con 1:39:44

E-284 Pool Nation Podcast – Rocco Russo – From HVAC to Pool Industry Leader: How Training Builds Con

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E-286 – Pool Nation Podcast – Training vs. Readiness: Why Pool Education Isn’t Translating to the Fi 1:20:36

E-286 – Pool Nation Podcast – Training vs. Readiness: Why Pool Education Isn’t Translating to the Fi

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E-288 Pool Nation Podcast – Pool Service Growth: Why Being Busy Is Killing Your Profit 1:01:54

E-288 Pool Nation Podcast – Pool Service Growth: Why Being Busy Is Killing Your Profit

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Adam Beech Pool Brain 2:14:55

Adam Beech Pool Brain

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E-290 Pool Nation Podcast Adam Beech with Pool Brain Scaling a Pool Service Business: Consistency Wi 2:03:05

E-290 Pool Nation Podcast Adam Beech with Pool Brain Scaling a Pool Service Business: Consistency Wi

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Pool Nation Matrix 2:42:59

Pool Nation Matrix

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E-296 Pool Nation Podcast Part 2: The System Your Pool Business Needs to Actually Scale 1:25:07

E-296 Pool Nation Podcast Part 2: The System Your Pool Business Needs to Actually Scale

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E-297 Pool Nation Podcast – Why Pool Filtration Is Broken (And How It’s Being Reinvented) | Featurin 1:34:31

E-297 Pool Nation Podcast – Why Pool Filtration Is Broken (And How It’s Being Reinvented) | Featurin

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Jose Perez OnCore Filtration 1:45:25

Jose Perez OnCore Filtration

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Mike BellaFina Outdoors 1:40:33

Mike BellaFina Outdoors

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