Sometimes, you just need a little help from your friends. Pool pro friends, that is. If you’ve been in the industry long enough, it’s likely you have a handful of trusted experts, colleagues and fellow professionals you turn to on a regular basis. “I absolutely have people who I’ve met throughout the years that I…
What to charge for pool service is not often discussed in our industry due to fear of anti-trust laws or price fixing. But while we need to be careful, everyone must figure out what to charge to run a profitable business. I’m not talking about cash flow or moving money around; I’m talking about understanding…
When Tyler Rasmussen was passed over for a promotion at his job in 2013, he started Brothers Pool Service in pursuit of his dream of working for himself. Greg Villafana joined Brothers in 2014 after he and Rasmussen reconnected; they were close friends in high school. Together they grew the company to 400 pool contracts…
Episode 13: PoolPro Magazine with Megan Kendrick “In this episode we interview Megan Kendrick who is the owner of PoolPro Magazine. It was such an honor for us as PoolPro is our favorite magazine in the industry. Reason being is, it is tailored more to us as pool pro’s. We pick up a copy of…
Pool service professionals often acquire service routes, typically because another company has gone out of business, or the route owner has retired or moved. This can be an efficient way for an established company to expand, or for new pool service companies to get started in the industry. However, the owner of a new service…
Part 1 of 2 For self-starters who’ve already launched a small business, it may not be surprising that the entrepreneurial bug eventually bites again. In part one of a two-part series, we look at three pool industry ventures that, born of necessity, changed the lives of those who dared to try something new. POWERVAC Father…
Last year I received an email about a PoolPro story on online reviews: “After reading The Review Conundrum article I was very inspired because this is exactly what we went after when starting our company three years ago. Taking Yelp and Google serious took our business to a whole new level … If you ever…
photography by Joan WoodPool built by Red Rock Pools & Spas, based in Mesa, Arizona When Tyler Rasmussen got passed over for a promotion at his job, he said enough is enough. He had always dreamed of working for himself anyway, and a friend had been telling him about a pool route he just purchased….
For Tyler Rasmussen and Greg Villafana of Brothers Pool Service and Repair in Scottsdale, Arizona, the company’s love affair with Jobber began with an invoice they received as customers. “A long time ago we had somebody put a vinyl decal on our window,” Villafana says. “The guy who put the decal on sent the invoice…