Pool Builder Reflects on Advice from Industry Mentor

In this edition of Top 50 Builder Bites, Ben Evans shares some words of wisdom he received from a pool industry peer.

In this edition of Top 50 Builder Bites — our podcast series on the biggest issues the industry faces today — we hear from Ben Evans, owner/president of Orlando-Fla.-based American Pools and Spas, who shares an important piece of advice he received from a pool industry mentor.

“All you need to know is to keep the steps in the shallow end … and what I think he meant was to keep it simple.”

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About the Author

Erin Ansley

Erin Ansley is a frequent freelancer for Pool and Spa News and Aquatics International. She has been a professional journalist since 2001. When not sleuthing the web for the latest news or calling on sources in the construction industry for the inside scoop, Erin can be found surfing waves along the California coast, challenging her athletic limits in her favorite CrossFit box, playing drums with her indie rock band, and spending time with her daughter and husband.