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Welcome to the Scaling UP! H2O podcast, where we scale up our knowledge, so we don\\u2019t scale up our systems.\\xa0

Today\\u2019s guest is TGWT (Tannin Guys Water Treatment) President & Chief Executive Officer located in beautiful Longueuil, Quebec, Canada,\\xa0Louis-Philippe Cloutier. Louis has fifteen years of experience working as President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board at TGWT, and since TGWT started in 2005 he has been a knowledgeable and passionate advocate for using tannin in water treatment.\\xa0

\\xa0Louis has been honored with several awards and accommodations including Best Startup Award for TGWT, Sustainable Supplier\\xa0Of\\xa0The\\xa0Year Award, and\\xa0Eur\\xeaka Award Winner: Public and para-public categories.\\xa0

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Bottom line:\\xa0Louis-Philippe Cloutier knows how to run a successful water treatment business and one of those keys to his success is using tannin.\\xa0

Your roadside friend, as you travel from client to client.\\xa0

-Trace\\xa0

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Timestamps:\\xa0\\xa0

Louis-Philippe Cloutier shares the history of tannin [6:40]\\xa0

Tannin and food safety: FDA Approved, Organic Certified, and Kosher Certified [17:02]\\xa0

Tannin chemistry [18:30]\\xa0

Feeding the tannin [21:30]\\xa0

Advantages switching to tannins, and operating parameters [24:08]\\xa0

Why have you used tannin since 2005? [35:59]\\xa0

What\\u2019s the strangest thing to happen to you since you started doing water treatment? [44:10]\\xa0

Lightning Round questions [45:45]\\xa0

James\\u2019 Challenge: \\u201cQuestion every chemical product you use at each location to ensure they are the best choice for the application.\\u201d [53:10]\\xa0

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Quotes:

\\u201cOur purified tannin triples cycles in steam boilers. It reduces energy consumption and greenhouse gases.\\u201d - Louis-Philippe Cloutier\\xa0

\\u201cTannin is a natural extract. There are 3,000 species of tannin. The species we use comes from the bark of trees. It has to be purified to become a purified tannin.\\u201d - Louis-Philippe Cloutier\\xa0

\\u201cPressure. Temperature. Purification.\\u201d - Louis-Philippe Cloutier\\xa0

\\u201cTannin replaces your sulfite and your polymer/disbursement.\\u201d - Louis-Philippe Cloutier\\xa0

\\u201cTannin will interlink with the\\xa0magnetites\\xa0and form a thinner and more robust film on metal than the usual products.\\u201d - Louis-Philippe Cloutier\\xa0

\\u201cTannin is Green Chemistry. It is FDA Approved, Organic Certified, and Kosher Certified\\u201d - Louis-Philippe Cloutier\\xa0

\\u201cIt\\u2019s the best career out there. I don\\u2019t know why anyone would want to do anything else, other than water treatment.\\u201d - Trace Blackmore\\xa0

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Connect with Louis-Philippe Cloutier:\\xa0

Website: www.tgwt.com

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Links Mentioned:\\xa0

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Rising Tide MasterMind\\xa0

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Books Mentioned:\\xa0

Scaling Up by Vern Arnish\\xa0

Playing To Win by A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin \\xa0

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