Episode 225: BluTex Pools - The Inspirational Journey from Startup to Exit with Former Owner Carl Spinnler
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Episode Summary:\\xa0
Today, we sit down with Carl Spinnler, the former owner of BluTex, a West Houston-based residential swimming pool maintenance and repair company based in West Houston established in 2012.\\xa0
Carl got his \\u201cstart\\u201d in the industry when he got his first job as a lifeguard at the age of 15, after which he began doing winter maintenance for local commercial pools. A friend eventually reached out to Carl to clean his pool. A decade later, that friend remained a customer of Carl\\u2019s\\u2014along with the many others he has built up over the years as the head of BluTex.\\xa0
Listen in as Carl looks back on his journey from pool cleaner to owner of his own LLC, all the way to his decision to let go of the company in order to begin the next phase of his career. He speaks in particular on his hiring strategy as BluTex began to see considerable growth, and how he was able to successfully exit the business.\\xa0
Here\\u2019s a Glimpse of What You\\u2019ll Learn:\\xa0
- 01:36 - How Carl got in touch with Pool Chasers\\xa0
- 06:07 - Carl\\u2019s journey in the pool industry\\xa0
- 14:27 - Why Carl decided to start his own business\\xa0
- 18:31 - Making his first hire at 45 pools\\xa0
- 22:27 - The story behind the BluTex name and logo\\xa0
- 28:17 - Building the business infrastructure\\xa0
- 37:52 - Why and how Carl exited his business