Nick Martel

So Rekele stopped looking up into the sky. Yeah. and he starts looking down to the ground. He takes that airplane instinct and focuses it on farming instead. Riquela gets an idea for how to improve irrigation pumps. He invents a new pump that forces water into the ground, creating a vacuum that draws more groundwater up from the aquifers below. And Jack, this new pump really works.

So Rekele stopped looking up into the sky. Yeah. and he starts looking down to the ground. He takes that airplane instinct and focuses it on farming instead. Riquela gets an idea for how to improve irrigation pumps. He invents a new pump that forces water into the ground, creating a vacuum that draws more groundwater up from the aquifers below. And Jack, this new pump really works.

It's wildly effective. And as soon as the Jacuzzis put this new pump on the market, it is in high demand. Soon, the lettuce seedlings, blossoming almond trees, and fragrant orange groves feeding America are being watered by the hot, new, powerful pump. Oh, baby.

It's wildly effective. And as soon as the Jacuzzis put this new pump on the market, it is in high demand. Soon, the lettuce seedlings, blossoming almond trees, and fragrant orange groves feeding America are being watered by the hot, new, powerful pump. Oh, baby.

It's wildly effective. And as soon as the Jacuzzis put this new pump on the market, it is in high demand. Soon, the lettuce seedlings, blossoming almond trees, and fragrant orange groves feeding America are being watered by the hot, new, powerful pump. Oh, baby.

The Jacuzzi pump. I'm sorry, Jack. Pause the pod for a moment. Time check here.

The Jacuzzi pump. I'm sorry, Jack. Pause the pod for a moment. Time check here.

The Jacuzzi pump. I'm sorry, Jack. Pause the pod for a moment. Time check here.

I mean, what's good for California, it must be excellent for the Jacuzzi brothers. It is. And even the youngest brother, little Candido Jacuzzi, is pitching in for this family business. Unlike Rikele and his older brothers, Candido had only gotten a little taste of schooling.

I mean, what's good for California, it must be excellent for the Jacuzzi brothers. It is. And even the youngest brother, little Candido Jacuzzi, is pitching in for this family business. Unlike Rikele and his older brothers, Candido had only gotten a little taste of schooling.

I mean, what's good for California, it must be excellent for the Jacuzzi brothers. It is. And even the youngest brother, little Candido Jacuzzi, is pitching in for this family business. Unlike Rikele and his older brothers, Candido had only gotten a little taste of schooling.

As one of the last siblings to arrive in the United States, his English isn't great, but he's going to school at night and he's selling jacuzzi water pumps door to door by day. Despite being the worst brother at English, Candido is a natural born salesman. He's like heading out to the farms, demonstrating a new pump.

As one of the last siblings to arrive in the United States, his English isn't great, but he's going to school at night and he's selling jacuzzi water pumps door to door by day. Despite being the worst brother at English, Candido is a natural born salesman. He's like heading out to the farms, demonstrating a new pump.

As one of the last siblings to arrive in the United States, his English isn't great, but he's going to school at night and he's selling jacuzzi water pumps door to door by day. Despite being the worst brother at English, Candido is a natural born salesman. He's like heading out to the farms, demonstrating a new pump.

And it turns out the language of sales isn't about the words you're actually saying. It's just about making a relationship with people. It's pretty inspirational. Soon, the Jacuzzis are handling everything from deep well injector pumps to swimming pool supplies. America doesn't run on Duncan. By the 1930s, it's running on jacuzzi pumps. Yeah, it is.

And it turns out the language of sales isn't about the words you're actually saying. It's just about making a relationship with people. It's pretty inspirational. Soon, the Jacuzzis are handling everything from deep well injector pumps to swimming pool supplies. America doesn't run on Duncan. By the 1930s, it's running on jacuzzi pumps. Yeah, it is.

And it turns out the language of sales isn't about the words you're actually saying. It's just about making a relationship with people. It's pretty inspirational. Soon, the Jacuzzis are handling everything from deep well injector pumps to swimming pool supplies. America doesn't run on Duncan. By the 1930s, it's running on jacuzzi pumps. Yeah, it is.

But in 1937, Rekele, working feverishly on new inventions, from solar power generators to crop defrosters, he suddenly dies of a heart attack at the age of 50. Rekele, he's been the family's leader and the primary driver of the company's entire strategy.

But in 1937, Rekele, working feverishly on new inventions, from solar power generators to crop defrosters, he suddenly dies of a heart attack at the age of 50. Rekele, he's been the family's leader and the primary driver of the company's entire strategy.

But in 1937, Rekele, working feverishly on new inventions, from solar power generators to crop defrosters, he suddenly dies of a heart attack at the age of 50. Rekele, he's been the family's leader and the primary driver of the company's entire strategy.