Solving Water: A Xylem Podcast

Matt Johnson, VP of Business Development at Mitchell Lewis & Staver Co., and David De Rego, VP of Marketing at Mitchell Lewis & Staver Co., share their stories as distributors for Goulds Water Technology, as well as their learnings from past professional experience on both the manufacturer side and in different industries to tackle the dynamics, relationships and marketing opportunities unique to the residential water industry.
Johnson and De Rego also discuss business development and marketing working together, building organizational expertise and what their current selves would tell their past selves about industry insights. Finally, the guys from Mitchell Lewis & Staver Co. discuss their longtime ongoing partnership with Goulds Water Technology and Xylem.
Learn more about Mitchell Lewis & Staver at https://www.mitchellewis.com/mitchell-lewis-staver/

Lisa Riles, Xylem Global Product Manager for Residential and Americas Commercial Building Systems (CBS), and Susan O’Grady, Xylem Director of Marketing, Residential and Agriculture, join the show to discuss their experience and different respective career paths in the water industry. Riles and O’Grady share their insights on navigating a traditionally male-led industry, corporate social responsibility and the future of the industry, balancing family and career, and more.
Learn more about Xylem at xylem.com.

Christian Bogan, owner of E-Water Solutions and a Goulds Water Technology distributor, and Susan O’Grady, Xylem Director of Marketing, Residential and Agriculture, break down Goulds Water Technology’s recent stance on its updated Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) Policy. They discuss the value and impact of buying and installing with professional contractors, sharing perspectives from both the distributor and manufacturer sides on how MAP Policies are being enforced, the importance of defending independent contractors, and what comes next for the residential water industry.
Episode recorded live at Groundwater Week 2019 in Las Vegas.
Learn more about Goulds Water Technology’s MAP Policy: http://unitedstates.xylemappliedwater.com/files/2016/06/10-Promises-from-Goulds-Water-Technology.pdf

Ralph Franco, Xylem North America Applications Engineering Manager, and Julia Beilsmith, Xylem Treatment Regional Manager, join the show to share their expertise on UV disinfection and its role in water reuse, treatment, and potable consumption. They also weigh in on the different tasting notes in produced water and how municipalities are selling water reuse. Recorded live at WEFTEC 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.
Learn more: https://www.xylem.com/en-us/solutions/clean-water/

Adam McNeill, Xylem Treatment North America Sales Manager, and Alex Krapas, Field Product Manager for Sanitaire, stop by the show to break down biological treatment processes, aeration, aerobic and anaerobic digestion and how these processes are crucial components to a successful water treatment train. Recorded live at WEFTEC 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.
Learn more about Xylem biological treatment solutions: https://www.xylem.com/en-us/brands/sanitaire/sanitaire-products/

Host Kyle DelPiano talks with colleague Jennifer Freres, Americas Product Manager, Motors for Xylem, about ECM motors and the latest motor technologies and requirements, VFDs, and the future of ECM motors in HVAC applications.
Learn more about Bell & Gossett ECM motors at http://bellgossett.com/

Salvador Dominguez, Xylem Treatment Product Manager, and Jens Scheideler, Global Reuse & AOP Manager for Xylem Treatment, join the show to talk about water disinfection technologies with an emphasis on ozone and advanced oxidation processes (AOP) in the face of global water quality issues on the rise such harmful algal blooms (HABs). Recorded live at WEFTEC 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.
Learn more: https://www.xylem.com/en-us/products-services/treatment-products-systems/

Kristel Zaman, Senior Manager, Flygt Products, and Tyler Elkins, Flygt Concertor Regional Product Manager, break down the features and benefits of the industry-leading Flygt Concertor, intelligent pumping in the wastewater industry, and what this technology means for equipment users and suppliers. Recorded live at WEFTEC 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.
Learn more about the Flygt Concertor: https://www.xylem.com/en-us/products-services/pumps-packaged-pump-systems/pumps/submersible-pumps/wastewater-pumps/flygt-concertor2

Tom Stephan, Training Manager at Goulds Water Technology, shares how he approaches educating industry professionals for residential and wastewater applications and what’s next for training methods and technology. Stephan breaks down how training topics are selected, the benefits of hands-on installation scenarios in the Factory School’s state-of-the-art laboratory, and the importance of staying connected digitally with dealers, engineers, contractors, end-users and other trainees by producing how-to videos and live webinars.
Learn more about the Goulds Water Technology Factory School: rhttp://goulds.com/factory-school/
Watch videos from the Factory School: https://www.youtube.com/user/GouldsWaterTech/videos

Mike Ivory, Regional Sales Manager for Xylem Dewatering Solutions, and Bruce Countryman, District Sales Manager for Xylem Rental Solutions, join the show to discuss temporary water management systems’ place in an overall water utilities management strategy, what to know when deciding between renting and buying, and they share examples of Xylem Rental Solutions for utilities and municipalities. Recorded live at WEFTEC 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.