In 2012, faced with the closure of her previous workplace, Marcia Gyles embarked on an expedition from Indiana to Montana with her two young children, seeking a fresh start. While substitute teaching and searching for jobs, she encountered Aqua Creek Products.
After spending 15 years in the hospitality industry, Marley Cunningham reached a crossroads in her career. She realized she was happiest when exercising her creativity, which happened most often in her marketing roles. So, she pivoted.
Anthony Pizzi began in pool service, where he identified an issue with pool ladder bumpers damaging vinyl liners. He founded Poolular and developed the product LadderBoss as a solution to protect liners.
Jessica Werner joined Clear Comfort as an intern before completing her studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Over five years later, she remains an integral part of the company’s success.
Johan Temple started in the pool industry as an apprentice, working alongside his father — Jon Temple, owner of Tempool Inc. — and learning the intricacies of the trade. He swiftly progressed, running crews by age 18.
Cody Williams served as a sales and finance manager at a local Ducati dealership, but a chance encounter with a customer — a pool industry veteran — set him on a new path. Williams decided to transition from selling motorcycles to building pools.
Angela Moss traded pine trees for palm trees when she and her husband moved from Janesville, Wisconsin, to Corpus Christi,...
While attending the University of Pittsburgh, Jordan Frabasilio spent much of his time playing Division 1 college baseball. Baseball helped...
Not many in the pool industry wear their World Series ring to trade shows, but Alexander Jacobs knows that such...
A millennial with a love of computers and competitive swimming since the age of 6, Lindsey Lawless says she absolutely...
The pool industry helped Colton Frabasilio along while he was also pursuing his dream of becoming a major league baseball...
Ravi Kurani can still recall the hot summer days he spent in Southern California as a child, watching his father,...