Podcast Episodes

The 12 Days of Scaling UP! H2O 2025

Episode 456

A year-end recap is more than a highlight reel—it's a practical reset. In this New Year episode, Trace Blackmore walks through 2025 using a "12 Days of the Scaling Up Nation" format, tying together …

Published on 9 hours ago

Mentors, Mindset, and the CWT: Owning Your Water Career with Nella Fergusson

Episode 455

"So one thing I never do is try to start giving remediation or advice before I truly have understood and diagnosed the problem."

Mentorship and certifications don't replace experience—but they can …

Published on 1 week ago

Water Recycling, Innovation, and Industry Wisdom with Dr. Kelle Zeiher

Episode 452

Industrial cooling is one of the biggest levers industrial facilities can pull on water use—and it's getting harder to ignore as data centers and other high-heat operations grow. Returning guest Dr.…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Water Risk, Governance, and Community Engagement with Dr. Annette Davison

Episode 453

Industrial water professionals sit at the intersection of risk, regulation, and community trust. In this episode, Dr. Annette Davison ("the water risk doctor") joins Trace Blackmore to show how disci…

Published on 3 weeks ago

UV Innovation and Whole-Building Water Safety with Ron Blutrich

Episode 452

Entamoeba histolytica nearly ended Ron Blutrich's scientific career. Instead, it pushed him to rethink how we protect people in multi-family buildings, senior facilities, and dense urban centers fro…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Building a Culture of Innovation and Customer Service with Frank Lecrone

Episode 451

What happens when you build a company around one niche, listen obsessively to customers, and never stop improving?

In this episode, host Trace Blackmore finally sits down for a full-length conversati…

Published on 1 month ago

Wastewater Advocacy and Innovation with Robin Deal

Episode 450

"The More You Know" - Robin Deal

A million-gallon-a-day perspective, distilled into actionable steps. Robin Deal, AquaPure Product Manager at Hubbard-Hall unpacks how seasoned pros can squeeze more …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Michael Bourgeois on AWT Partnerships and Professional Growth

Episode 449

Get stuck in – Michael Bourgeois, CWT

How do standards get written in ways that working water treaters can actually meet? In this conversation, AWT Past President, current Related Trade Organization…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

2025 Halloween Special

Episode 448

Holidays don't usually line up with release day—but this year they did. In this Halloween special, Trace uses the horror-movie trope of the "scary boiler room" to deliver practical, field-tested remi…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Unlocking Team Potential with Culture Index with Randi Fargen

Episode 447

Hiring in industrial water is slow, specialized, and expensive to get wrong. In this conversation, executive advisor Randi Fargen explains how a two-question, 5–7 minute Culture Index survey becomes…

Published on 2 months ago