Greg & Justin, Swimming Pool
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Whether you own a business, service, repair, build, design, or market swimming pools, this is the podcast for you. We interview swimming pool industry business owners, entrepreneurs, pool service and repair companies, builders, manufactures, marketing and social media experts, as well as many others that can help progress, inspire and entertain us all.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Trade-level detail connects pool workmanship, equipment knowledge, marketing, and customer service to the daily economics of running a specialized business.
Pool Chasers Podcast turns the working details of the pool industry into candid business conversations. Greg Villafana and co-host Justin ask builders, service professionals, inspectors, and equipment representatives how their work actually holds together, from product design…
Greg Villafana takes you from a 200 PSI filter test to a builder's unexpectedly thankless office.
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Connected pool service is framed as practical: fewer truck rolls, faster fixes, and more trust after handoff.
Pentair frames connected pools around the work that happens after install. Israel Sari lays out the practical side: watching systems remotely, changing schedules and heater settings from afar, and cutting down on truck rolls.
A practical guide to pool inspections, centered on judgment, equipment checks, and knowing when replacement is the right call.
Pool inspection work is framed as a matter of judgment, detail, and knowing when a system has crossed from serviceable to replaceable. Dennis Boyd and Greg Villafana keep the discussion grounded, with Dennis stressing careful equipment handling, close attention to detail, and…
A backyard marketplace story about trust, money, and what a good first booking can unlock.
Swimply comes across as a trust story before it feels like a marketplace pitch. Bunim Laskin is strongest when he gets specific about the first booking, the deposit landing, and how the human side of the exchange mattered as much as the money for many owners.
Perfection here means staying alert long after the job looks done.
The episode frames perfection as steady vigilance: staying alert, checking in, and not relaxing just because things appear to be in order. Its point about leaving a client untouched for months lands plainly, since distance can leave someone poorly positioned when trouble finally…
A clear look at pool inspection work, with enough detail to be useful for professionals and a narrower fit for everyone else.
The episode treats pool inspection as a job with a clear routine, not guesswork. Dennis Boyd and Charlie Raphael move through the basics: perimeter fencing, self latching gates, surface cracking, heater bonding, and the app that pulls the checklist together at the end.
A field-built inspection workflow that cuts paperwork drag and keeps reporting tidy.
The discussion frames pool inspections as a workflow problem as much as a technical one: better information, faster movement, and cleaner records.
A practical look at marketing as an ongoing relationship built on clarity, trust, and follow-through.
Greg Villafana and Matt Dube frame marketing as something built over time, not as a single burst of effort. The episode keeps returning to the basics: stay visible, make it simple for people to reach the business after they land on a site, and pay attention to what happens once…
A grounded trade-business listen about youth, energy, patience, and the work nobody sees.
Matt Lord's story offers a practical look at what it takes to build credibility in a pool industry that can still feel old-school and guarded.
Serious farrier craft, taught from the foot up.
Clearer marketing for wedding businesses.
Matt Lord, a 25-year-old second-generation builder from Coastal Pools in Melbourne, says his age became an advantage because clients respond to his energy, patience, and enthusiasm.
Matt Horowitz walks through how he handles Pentair equipment and automation, with a focus on knowing the gear instead of just swapping parts.
Greg and Justin sit down with Monica Archibald from Hayward Pool Products and open with a support story that lands right away for pool people.
Greg, Justin, and Mike open with beer talk before the conversation shifts to a Clear Comfort install at Ganey Ranch.
Swimply runs on backyard trust.
Pool inspection could get crowded fast.
Greg Villafana and Justin welcome Todd Pieri and Steve Barnes back to Pool Chasers.
Greg and Justin welcome Cole and Lisa Workman from Thunderbird Pools.
ClearComfort starts with chemistry, but keeps it practical.
Israel Sari gets straight to it.
Pool Chasers Podcast focuses on the gas installation process for pool and spa heaters at JMAX, with Greg Viafagna and Justin explaining why every job starts with a pre-site, meter-to-heater measurements, and photos.
Good marketing is relational.
Pool inspections begin at the fence.
Three pool industry professionals discuss why perfection is essential in the contracting business, sharing real stories about how single mistakes can destroy client relationships and credibility.
Greg Viafagna welcomes ASP president Jimmy Meese for a practical conversation about the franchising side of pool work.
Greg Villafania talks with Dennis Boyd of Pro Pool Inspectors about a pool inspection workflow built for field use.