071 The One About The Israeli Water Delegation

02/01/19 • 21 min

As an industrial water treatment professional we all need water to do our jobs. But because of our jobs we have a tremendous opportunity to lead the way in reducing the usage of this valuable resource.

I am delighted to say that the Scaling UP! H2O podcast is reaching many nations and getting the attention of water treaters all over the world. Because of this we were contacted about a water delegation coming up in Israel. Israel is extremely innovative in water technologies. And if you have every stopped to look, many of the new water technologies we use today came from Israel.

Join me as I speak with Gili Elkin, General Partner at Israel - Colorado Innovation Fund. Together we will learn about how water treaters coming together can change how we use water on this planet we all share. (Habit 6 Rules!)

If you wish to reach out to Gili Elkin email her at [email protected].

KANDO provides a smart water solution that detects early stage water events within the upstream wastewater network and offers real-time insights for the water management team to help them prevent harmful events damaging the network and wastewater treatment plant process. Kando's solution enables water utilities and industrial customers the ability to sense, detect, react to water events, such as early stage pollution, in real-time. Kando game-changing IoT solution is offered as a cloud based SaaS solution together with our unique wireless hardware measurement units that allow collecting real-time data from the sewage network. Our innovative, proprietary machine learning and data analytics tools enable our customers to see their network in a way that has never been previously possible.

Gili is a General Partner in the Israel – Colorado Innovation Fund, investing in Israeli innovative companies in the water/energy/transportation sectors and supporting their scale up in the US market through Innosphere, the leading technology incubator in Colorado, and a General Partner in the ICI Fund. Gili is also the founder of the Israel – US Water Initiative, a platform that connects between US organizations and between Israeli companies with groundbreaking solutions for the water industry, with the goal to overcome water scarcity challenges all over the world. The initiative is supported by the Israeli government, by a couple of US states and by AWWA and has an advisory committee composed from leading US utilities and water organizations. Gili is an Israeli lawyer; she holds LLB and BA dual degree (in Law and Business) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an MBA degree from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.

Timestamps:

Enhancing your careers [00:34]

Water Delegation in Israel [01:58]

Technologies from Israel [04:26]

Water Management [08:06]

Water Delegation Goal [10:48]

Delegation Agenda [13:35]

ASHRAE [18:08]

AWT Technical Training [18:29]

Quotes:

"Everything starts with education." - Gili Elkin

"Start educating kids at a very young age to cherish every drop of water." - Gili Elkin

"The fact that people are reaching out to me through my podcast and it is allowing people to come together, to share ideas, and to spread ideas is awesome!" - Gili Elkin

"Synergy is when two or more people get together and create a result that's much bigger, that's much stronger than either one could create by themselves." - Gili Elkin

Links Mentioned:

067 The First One of 2019

Gili Elkin on LinkedIn

Israel-Colorado Innovation Fund

KANDO

AWT Technical Trainings

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

If you wish to reach out to Gili Elkin email her at [email protected].

Timestamps:

Enhancing your careers [00:34]

Water Delegation in Israel [01:58]

Technologies from Israel [04:26]

Water Management [08:06]

Water Delegation Goal [10:48]

Delegation Agenda [13:35]

ASHRAE [18:08]

AWT Technical Training [18:29]

Quotes:

"Everything starts with education." - Gili Elkin

"Start educating kids at a very young age to cherish every drop of water." - Gili Elkin

"The fact that people are reaching out to me through my podcast and it is allowing people to come together, to share ideas, and to spread ideas is awesome!" - Gili Elkin

"Synergy is when two or more people get together and create a result that's much bigger, that's much stronger than either one could create by themselves." - Gili Elkin

Links Mentioned:

067 The First One of 2019

Gili Elkin on LinkedIn

Israel-Colorado Innovation Fund

KANDO

AWT Technical Trainings

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

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070 The One About 2019 AWT Technical Training Seminars' Courses Available

When was the last time you spent time out of water treatment to work on water treatment? Sometimes you must take yourself out of the work you are doing so you can do the work you are doing better. The AWT’s Technical Training is the best opportunity available for this purpose.

Whether you're a professional in the water technology field, a supervisor, or the owner of a company, the Association of Water Technologies (AWT) Technical Training Seminars are an investment that will pay off.

Professionals — We will teach you the latest technologies and best practices that will help you advance in your career.

Supervisors — You'll benefit from your staff's increased knowledge and productivity.

Company Owners — Your company's reputation, customer loyalty, and bottom line will soar as your employees provide your clients with better service and you see increased sales.

Courses Available

Sales Training

Recognizing that everyone in the water treatment industry is actually selling, this course will take you from the basics to a full understanding of the process as it relates to this industry. This interactive "how to" session will give you the practical knowledge you will need to develop yourself, your business, and your brand. You will learn about basic and advanced marketing, including how to identify your company's values and discover and develop your brand image.

Polymeric-Membrane Separation Technologies RO/Ultrafiltration Training

This one-day in-depth course is suited for anyone looking for a better understanding of commercial and industrial reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, EDI, or related membrane technologies.

Fundamentals and Applications Training

The Fundamentals and Applications course is designed for service technicians new to the industry. This highly interactive class brings the mechanical room into the classroom and focuses on real-world examples; attendees learn directly from leaders in the industry as well as their peers. The curriculum allows for question and answer sessions and fosters learning in a collaborative environment, providing attendees with the knowledge and theory behind the "whys" of their role in water treatment.

Water Treatment Training

This intensive three-day training covers regulatory and safety issues, water chemistry and testing, calculations, boiler water treatment, cooling water chemistry, advances in Legionella methods and regulations, and much more.

Wastewater Training (Every other year)

This comprehensive three-day course will cover all aspects of wastewater treatment, including influent and effluent clarification, solids removal and dewatering, chemical application, and how to screen products for application. If your company has passed on wastewater treatment applications because you lack the knowledge to take advantage of these opportunities, now is the time to gain this knowledge and expand your business potential!

Visit www.pearsonvue.com/awt for more information.

Questions answered in this episode:

I’ve already been, should I go again?

Should I go to both (east and west)

How do I make the most out of going?

How do I convince my boss to make the investment in me?

How do I ensure my employees pay attention and bring something back?

When should I schedule my CWT Examination after taking the seminar?

Timestamps:

2019 Goals [0:00:28]

Technical Trainings [0:01:15]

Questions you have before certification [0:01:51]

Upcoming Agenda/Schedule [0:03:02]

Opportunities from Technical Training [0:07:05]

Common Questions [0:09:12]

Best Legionella Seminar [0:21:36]

Quotes:

"The people attending the training seminars are your peers and if you are going just to learn, you are missing 50% of the opportunity there. Take time to meet them." -Trace Blackmore

"There are people that can help you be a better water treater and you can help them be a water treater as well." -Trace Blackmore

"When you start investing in yourself (with time/money/keeping commitments to yourself), there is only one thing that can happen. You become better in what you are trying to do." -Trace Blackmore

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072 The One About LEAN

If you have ever been in a manufacturing facility, you’ve probably seen something from the LEAN process, even if you didn’t recognize it. LEAN is mostly thought of at a “streamlining” system used in the world of manufacturing. And this is how I thought of it.

Our guest today is Jason Burt of EHIIP Consulting. And I know what you are thinking, Why are we talking about LEAN, we are water treaters? And that’s where I was too, until; I learned more about LEAN. LEAN is a problem-solving tool that can be used for anything, not just manufacturing. Since it originated in manufacturing, that’s what it is always associated with. Join me as I lean more about the LEAN process and get tips from Jason on how to make ones I’ve already implemented better.

Jason Burt works with business leaders to take a holistic view of their company and use the lean manufacturing strategy developed by Toyota to drive growth, profitability, quality, and any key performance indicators (KPIs) that a company needs to succeed.

Jason had the amazing opportunity to receive coaching and mentorship from Toyota on lean principles for over 19 years, and has continued to learn as a business owner. His career has progressed through many functional areas; operations management, supply management, distribution, logistics, dealerships, engineering, and quality in both commercial and healthcare markets while working for large organizations. In each of these areas, he was able to show high-level results to the business through a balanced strategic focus with a “hands on” day-to-day approach.

Since venturing into the entrepreneurial world, Jason has had the opportunity to work with many fascinating companies and to help them achieve new potential in terms of business strategy and culture development.

Jason’s consultant business Evolve Holdings is focused on Investing In Potential. They believe potential is found in leaders, businesses, products, cultures, industries, and places we haven’t even been looking yet.

Timestamps

AWT Annual Training [0:00:42]

GOALS [0:02:58]

Problem Solving [0:04:25]

LEAN Production [0:06:12]

How LEAN can help the Water Industry? [0:09:08]

LEAN on acquiring customers [0:10:34]

Manufacturing [0:14:02]

Developing Metrics [0:17:12]

Kanban Cards [0:26:33]

Sales Process vs. LEAN Process [0:34:16]

How do we know what we need to start measuring? [0:48:46]

Quotes

"It is my hope that you are skilled or becoming skilled to find what the proper issue that really needs to be identified and then solve!" - Trace Blackmore

"LEAN is not just a manufacturing process." - Jason Burt

"Whenever someone goes to that problem solving process, it's also self-development." - Jason Burt

"Whether you solve a problem or whether you fail in that moment, you're learning something!" - Jason Burt

"Figure out the sales funnels before going to LEAN." - Jason Burt

Links Mentioned

Audible

Jason Burt's Website

Jason Burt on Facebook

Jason Burt on LinkedIn

Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production by Taiichi Ohno

The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer by Jeffrey Liker

LEAN Startup by Eric Ries