Pool Nation Awards

  • That’s a Wrap

    It’s 30 Under 40! Congratulations to all the 2024 recipients — and if you entered this year and didn’t make the list, please try again next year. Each year we have more entries, and it gets harder to whittle it down to 30. Don’t see this as a rejection but more like being put on a waitlist. For those on the 2024 list, I encourage you to take full advantage of this honor by posting about it and sharing it with your customers, friends and the industry. Part of the reason we do this program is to help recruit a new generation of potential pros — and showing off this accolade is one way we can demonstrate how awesome it is to work in the pool industry!

  • Pool Nation Grows

    The guys from Pool Nation are tired of answering one question about their business: “ ‘How profitable is it? How are you gonna make money off it?’ ” says founder Edgar De Jesus. As hard as it may be to believe, De Jesus and his partners John Chakalis, co-owner of J&J Flawless Pools in the…

  • Pool Nation Awards 2021

    On November 17, industry professionals gathered at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Center in Dallas to celebrate the first Pool Nation Awards. The sold-out event bestowed awards on 19 products, people and companies nominated and voted on by pool service professionals. PoolPro also honored two of its 30 Under 40 recipients. Winners Variable-Speed Pump of the…