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Float Tank Solutions
by Float Tank Solutions
Learn tips on finding funding for your float tank center, the best methods for soundproofing your rooms, and strategies to fill your floatation tanks with the floatiest people you’ll ever meet. Starting a floatation business isn’t as easy as placing sensory deprivation tanks in a room with a shower and opening the doors to a crowd of people waiting to get salty. There are nuances to making sure your float center can not only withstand the ever destructive salt monster but also withstand the test of time. Have a question for the show? Visit FloatTankSolutions.com/podcast to ask your questions and they might end up on a future episode!
Episodes
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What’s The Buoy Project? – OSP 11
Grashkahmn are back to talk about the latest product they've been putting together during quarantine: The Buoy Project, a social media toolkit designed specifically for float centers. Beyond just a shameless plug, the boys use the episode to explain the nature of the project and what they hope it...
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Adding Float Tanks to an Existing Business – OSP 10
Graham and Ashkahn kick off the New Year by discussing the things to consider when adding a float tank to an existing business. This is a fantastic episode to start with if you've already got a service-based business or are a practitioner looking to start up on your own and looking for ideas. The...
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Tank Topics – Business Partners
Graham and Ashkahn round out the end of the year by talking about all the naughty and nice things about having business partners. It's a shorter compilation today, which gives you plenty of time to talk to your own business partners about what you think about them!
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Tank Topics – All About Research
The holidays are a busy time for float centers and it often means lots of new customers asking questions. This means it can be a really great time to brush up on the facts about floating. Fortunately we've formed a folio of fantastic studies for you to fancy. Feliz Navidad!
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Tank Topics – Handling Difficult Customers
In every service business, there's a running joke that someone likes that's usually somehting along the lines of "this job would be great if it weren't for all the customers!" (*cue laugh track and uproarious applause*), well, the boys have not shied away from talking about the difficult sides of...
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The 2019 Float Conference Recap – OSP 09
You can tell this episode was recorded a little while ago, really close to after we all got back from the Conference. The boys are a little tired today, but they still have lots to talk about. Grashkahmn share their initial reactions to the Conference now that it's being run by the industry as a...
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The Russian Float Conference – OSP 08
Graham and Ashkahn are back to give their recap on the Float Conference. No, not THAT Float Conference, the Russian Float Conference. The guys got to go speak at the float event on the other side of the world and are reporting back on what that was like, how their industry is shaping up, and some...
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Tank Topic – Writing E-mails
This Tank Topic covers everything you need to know to get your e-mail on. You wanna know how long your e-mail newsletter should be and what topics you should cover? You wanna know how frequently to e-mail for special deals? You even wanna know how long your e-mails should have to be? You wanna…
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Tank Topics – Managing Employees
Summer may be coming to a close but we've still got Tank Topics to help you beat the heat. This collection focuses on managing employees, so we share everything from what to look for when hiring, what orientation looks like, and how we at Float On have structured our management hierarchy. Also......
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Pseudomonas in a Float Tank! – OSP 07
This is a bit of breaking news for the float world. There was a clearly defined case of someone getting sick in a float tank and Graham and Ashkahn are here to tell you what you as a float center owner (or future owner) should know about it and the steps you can take to keep yourself informed on...
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What’s Happening with the 2019 Float Conference? – OSP 06
Graham and Ashkahn are here to fill you in on all the exciting updates to the Float Conference, now that it's a non-profit, along with what to expect this year. They're hopping in quick to let everyone know what's going on before early bird tickets close, so definitely check the link in the...
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Rise Interview with The Petrovics – OSP 05
So by now it's old news that Chris and Donna Petrovics have closed up shop at ProFloat Inc. At Rise earlier this year, they gave an emotional, heartfelt farewell talk to the industry. There were tears, hugs, and words of love and encouragement all around. This interview takes place immediately...
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Tank Topics – Startup Funds for Float Centers
This Tank Topic is all about how to get startup funds for float centers and understanding the different avenues for funding as a whole. The guys talk about everything from bank loans to securing investors to funding everything yourself and what that looks like.
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What’s Going On With the Industry Report? – OSP 04
Come listen to Graham and Ashkahn pick the brain of Juliet, who are all in the studio talking about the State of the Industry Survey that has been released by Float Tank Solutions (hey! That's us!). To find out what's new in this year's survey and information on where to go to fill it out, check...
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What is Water Activity? – OSP 03
Graham and Ashkahn are BACK! The newly monikered Occasional Solutions Podcast hits the ground running to share some big news about Water Activity. The Float Boys bring their banter to bear to the benefit of you, buds. Thanks to information and collaboration with Roy Vore, they found a way to...
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Tank Topics: Social Media
This tank topic is all about social media, how to use it, what the tools are, and what it's freaking good for. Derek Wyatt is featured prominently in these episodes as well, given that he's our social media wiz over here at Float On. It's chalk full of amazing info that'll make your Facebook…
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Rise Interviews with Angela McAllister and Wendi Elmore – OSP 02
In this second release of the Occasional Solutions Podcast, Juliet sits down with Angela McAllister the owner of Lucidity Float and Wellness Center in the Southside of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Wendi Elmore, an employee at Float STL and graduate from the University of Missouri. She has since...
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Rise Interview with The Perrys & Stephen Johnson – OSP 01
We're BACK! (sort of) The Not-So-Daily Solutions Podcast is back with some interviews from the Rise Float Gathering. When we were there, Juliet had a chance to speak with a lot of the speakers about their presentations and we decided to share them with all of you! Here's her conversation with…
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Tank Topics: All About Memberships
Here's a topic for everyone in the industry: Memberships! We've put together the best Daily Solutions into a triple threat of solutions. This collection covers everything from discounts, to marketing, to a detailed analysis of how Float On's own memberships. Download it into your brains here!
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Tank Topic: Special Float Center Cleaning Tips
Any float center owner knows that these tanks and the rooms they live in are fickle creatures that need particular supplies to maintain. This Tank Topic is a great collection of practical tips and tricks for keeping tanks, showers and rooms clean and happy.
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Tank Topics: Building Your Own Float Tank
This is a simple two episode compilation about advice on building your own float tanks. The guys are pretty against the idea. Having built two of the 6 tanks at Float On in house, they personally know the challenges that arise with this and how many unexpected obstacles you have to get over to…
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Tank Topics: Choosing a Location
Welcome back to DSP! We covered so many things over the course of 366 episodes, we thought we'd highlight some of the topics we covered in our new ongoing series of compilations: Tank Topics. With our first Tank Topic, we're covering how to choose a location and all the things to consider, from...
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Our Live Show Finale – DSP 367
Our final episode of the Daily Solutions Podcast. Join us as we take calls from the float industry and Graham and Ashkahn answer your most pressing questions. Watch the video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/wpTYbPAOg9E or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FloatSolutions/videos/267233400579454/
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One More Episode? Nope. – DSP 366
This isn't an episode. Stop reading this, silly! And don't even think about listening to the recording. What are you, incapable of listening to requests? There's no more podcast! We already told you that. Jeez, what a persistent person you are, still looking at this... Don't you have anything...
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How to Open Salt Tank Business? – DSP 365
Graham and Ashkahn finish up their penultimate episode by answering the most important question of all, "how to start a salt tank business?" They answer this question with the thoroughness and severity it deserves.
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Float On’s Membership Change – DSP 364
Earlier this year, Float On changed its membership structure along with its prices. It was mentioned on the podcast a little while ago, but it was still too early in the change to extract any meaningful data from it. The guys promised to get back to it. Before it's too late, Graham and Ashkahn...
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How Detailed are Your Finances? – DSP 363
It's possible to have a nearly infinite recursion of productivity vs. financial data. You can break down how much you could save per float by switching to a cheaper q-tip, but in the end, is it worth it? Ashkahn and Graham discuss how they handle financial details at Float On and where they...
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Groupon Revisited – DSP 362
In a previous episode, Graham and Ashkahn shared their experience running Groupons with Float On from like... 6 years ago. Groupon called them up and offered them an opportunity to try Groupon again and see what they thought of the experience. So here's their updated review of the modern Groupon...
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Some Other Common Objections to Floating – DSP 361
Graham and Ashkahn roll up their sleeves and get down and dirty dealing with objections to floating. To shake things up a bit, they're ignoring claustrophobia and talking about some of the other things people bring up when they say they're hesitant to try floating.
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What’s More Important than the Podcast? – DSP 360
It's no secret that Graham and Ashkahn are shutting down the podcast (check out the resources for details on how to call in for the finale), but why? Today, Graham and Ashkahn talk about all their projects that they'll be dedicating themselves too now that they don't have a daily podcast to rush...
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How to get your Water Tested – DSP 359
Every once in a while during float industry events, during this podcast, or talks given by health department professionals and the like, they'll say something like "if you get your water tested and...". But how does a float center do that? Where should they look? Is there just a lab that they can...
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A Few of Our Favorite Things – DSP 358
Graham and Ashkahn take a break from all the doom and gloom of the float world to talk about the amazing things that floating has brought them. What they love, the things that surprised them, and the many ways in which they're inspired to stick with it and pioneer in this wild and crazy industry.
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Learning to Trust Your Gut in Business – DSP 357
Sometimes, the hardest part of starting any project is to just take the leap of faith complete step one. With some words of encouragement and caution, Graham & Ashkahn channel their inner Tony Robbins and encourage a highly knowledgeable aspiring float center owner, to trust their gut and start...
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How Long to Run a Filter Between Floats – DSP 356
How long should you run the filtration system for between floats? It's an eternal question that has plagued float center owners since the dawn of time (Or at least until 1978 when the first float center opened up). Ashkahn and Graham break down the science behind why you should filter for as long...
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How to Reward your Employees – DSP 355
Recognizing that your employees rock is one of the most valuable traits an employer can have, but only as long as said employer is able to properly acknowledge that appreciation. Graham and Ashkahn share their take on rewarding employees for their hard work and how to make it count when you want…
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Problems with Free Floats – DSP 354
The question asker today calls out Graham and Ashkahn on their most common marketing tip: giving away free floats! The guys are put on trial and forced to defend the practice from someone who has experienced some major fallout from giving out floats to people. They offer some solid advice on how…
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If Money were No Object – DSP 353
Graham and Ashkahn have some fun and talk about all the crazy things they'd add to Float On if money were no object. They cover everything from the impractical to the insane. And Ashkahn reveals his love of robots... and sandwiches.
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Accepting Insurance for Floats – DSP 352
There are rumors everywhere in the float industry about float centers billing insurance for floats and how they pulled it off. This podcast is no exception! Listen to Graham and Ashkahn opine on the hypothetical and the barely confirmed tales they've heard about the possibility of float centers...
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Surviving a Recession – DSP 351
Graham and Ashkahn take on the unenviable task of talking about the harsh realities that the float industry will likely face in an upcoming recession, as well as how to be prepared for it. The guys discuss what it was like for Float On opening during 2010, and the pragmatic view of the things…
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How to Talk to New Float Enthusiasts – DSP 350
One of the most amazing things about the float industry is how open and friendly everyone is. Every float center we've ever talked to has stories about receiving help, advice, or information from another center or offering it themselves. It makes sense that float center owners would want to pass...
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Staff Doing Tasks Differently – DSP 349
If you run a business, one of the benefits is that it's run exactly the way you want it, right? If the "millennials" that you hire don't do the job exactly the way you want, they're wrong, right? Well, maybe. It could just be that the people on the ground doing the day to day operations have…
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Dealing with Entrepreneurial Dread – DSP 348
Opening a float center is stressful, and when you first get started, there's a lot of uncertainty involved. Will people keep coming in to floating from one month to the next? Will it be enough to cover costs? What happens if surprise expenses rise up and throw your center underwater. Graham and...
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Leasing Float Tanks – DSP 347
Recently, the float community has been introduced to some companies willing to lease float tanks for businesses. These are usually different from manufacturers and come with a small fee associated with it. Graham and Ashkahn discuss the issues to consider when looking at these companies and in…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Learn tips on finding funding for your float tank center, the best methods for soundproofing your rooms, and strategies to fill your floatation tanks with the floatiest people you’ll ever meet. Starting a floatation business isn’t as easy as placing sensory deprivation tanks in a room with a shower and opening the doors to a crowd of people waiting to get salty. There are nuances to making sure your float center can not only withstand the ever destructive salt monster but also withstand the test of time. Have a question for the show? Visit FloatTankSolutions.com/podcast to ask your questions and they might end up on a future episode!
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