In this episode of The Dive Locker Podcast you’ll discover DEMA’s outstanding resources for re-opening dive businesses during and after COVID-19 restrictions.
Welcome To The Show!
Welcome to The Dive Locker Podcast, the podcast for dive professionals where we bring you the latest in diving industry resources that make you excellent at teaching techniques, risk management and dive business.
So things are changing with respect to COVID-19. Retail businesses are opening back up, restaurants are back to life, we’re getting there folks. And in our industry we have seen dive boats are running and scuba centers opening back up too. As you know training agencies and other organizations are stepping up to give guidance on how to do the “new normal” – again every time i hear that expression I picture the meme running around the internet which is a picture of Samuel L Jackson in his character in Pulp Fiction, where he has this intense disgusted expression on his face as he’s saying “Say New Normal One More Time”.
DEMA’s Retailer Resources
But no one has put as much research and development into resources for dive businesses as DEMA – the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association. They put together a committee called the 2020 Retailer Resource Committee. It includes:
•Robin Bostater, Kaizen SCUBA, Santa Fe, NM
•Bill Cole, Sea Experience, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
•Merial Currer, Patriot Scuba, Occoquan, VA (Chair)
•PatrickHammer, Dive Right In Scuba, Chicago, IL
•Joseph Letts, Letts Dive,St. Petersburg, FL
•Rich Thomas, International Scuba, Carrollton,TX
Also, Dan Orr of Dan Orr Consulting but I’ve got to include Betty Orr – because no matter what great stuff Dan does, Betty has her hand in it giving it excellence!
Now this committee has create three downloadable resources called the RE-LAUNCHING DIVE RETAIL POST COVID-19, they come in Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3. So I invited Tom Ingram, President and CEO of DEMA for an interview to talk about the items in these great resources.
But before that interview I want to let you know about our next week’s episode it is all about professional liability insurance. With all the options out there which one is the best for you? you want to listen to this episode as I’ll be going into some extreme detail so that you can make an informed decision about your professional liability insurance policy. Feel free to drop me a line at scubaguru.com if you have any questions you’d like answered on that episode.
Alright pro’s here’s my interview with Tom Ingram of DEMA.
Items In This Episode
- RE-LAUNCHING DIVE RETAIL POST COVID-19: Phase I
- RE-LAUNCHING DIVE RETAIL POST COVID-19: Phase II
- RE-LAUNCHING DIVE RETAIL POST COVID-19: Phase III
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