Pool Certs CPO Certified Instructor

After spending time in a corporate office, I caught an entrepreneur bug. I looked around, and noticed, here in Southern California, that there were swimming pools everywhere; I thought maybe that would be a good industry to get into. I had no mentors and no knowledge, but I like water. Since I didn’t know anything about pools, I signed up for the CPO Certification course and then dove in and bought a pool route with my life savings. 

My first month was going great…until I turned a pool purple. PURPLE. I was freaking out, I didn’t have the money to re-plaster this pool - I wanted to quit. Burying my head in the sand seemed like a good option. I didn’t know what to do or who to call, so I called the only person I knew that could help - my CPO Certified Instructor. He came out, calmed me down, created a game plan, and helped me correct the pool. He is still one of my closest mentors; we occasionally teach classes together. 

Fast forward to today, I’ve been in the industry for 10 years and have done it all - started a pool business from scratch, serviced all types of pools - residential and commercial, made mistakes, resolved miscommunications with customers - I’m the “Pool Guy.” I became a PHTA CPO Certified Instructor to educate my staff of pool operators and to provide mentorship and allyship to other industry professionals.