Pool Magazine Interviews Pool Scouts Franchise President Michael Wagner

In a recent interview with Pool Magazine, Michael Wagner, Pool Scouts President, discussed the meteoric growth the franchise brand has experienced this year.

Pool Scouts, a pool cleaning and maintenance franchise with 101 locations around the country, is riding the post-pandemic wave of pool construction, smashing revenue and franchise sales records in the process.

“A lot of this is attributed to existing franchisees just having spectacular growth years,” said Wagner. “Amidst challenging labor markets, some of our franchisees have not been able to expand as quickly,” continued Wagner. He indicated that hiring still remains a challenge in some markets but has slowly been improving.

Reporting big leaps in sales, numbers were up 76.3% year-to-date. The pool service franchise had a year-over-year revenue increase of 77.8% in Q3 2021 versus Q3 2020. In the process, they have grown considerably, recruiting 20 new franchisees and 42 purchased territories. Pool Scouts reached that coveted 100-unit milestone (now 101) as they began operating in their 15th state on the map.

Wagner says back-of-the-house operations are the driving engine. The franchise has in-house staff handling marketing for franchisees. A team of graphic designers, videographers and marketing professionals helps drive lead generation for all of the offices.

Above all, Wagner credits the culture and camaraderie of the Pool Scouts organization with being their differentiating factor. Wagner has his sights on the horizon. While proud of the growth his team has managed to make, he says they will continue to absorb market share. 

“We’ve added nine new states to our franchise system this year. We’re going to be opening up in Salt Lake City, Utah, and just opened up in Boise, Idaho. We’re super excited to be in Kansas City and had a great first year in Columbus, Ohio. I see us continuing to expand robustly across multiple states.”

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