Nick Martel

Yeah, yeah, you said that 30 seconds ago. Well, what's the first thing that you learn about when it comes to electrical appliances and bathtubs? Well, Jack, the first thing you learn is that you do not use them together. So many people naturally are nervous about that scary looking wire. Salesmen find themselves having to assure customers that, you know, you won't get electrocuted in the bathtubs.

So if Jacuzzi really wants to be in every home in America, they're going to have to pivot again. But this next pivot only happens with the help of another Jacuzzi we haven't even mentioned yet.

So if Jacuzzi really wants to be in every home in America, they're going to have to pivot again. But this next pivot only happens with the help of another Jacuzzi we haven't even mentioned yet.

So if Jacuzzi really wants to be in every home in America, they're going to have to pivot again. But this next pivot only happens with the help of another Jacuzzi we haven't even mentioned yet.

So we've talked about Rakele, the engineering genius who invented the jacuzzi pumps for farmers. We've talked about Candido, the salesman who invented their home hydrotherapy product. Now we're going to talk about Roy Jacuzzi. Roy is Candido's grandnephew. He's born just a couple years after Candido's son, Kenneth. I mean, Jack, who's next? Cousin Greg? How many of them are there?

So we've talked about Rakele, the engineering genius who invented the jacuzzi pumps for farmers. We've talked about Candido, the salesman who invented their home hydrotherapy product. Now we're going to talk about Roy Jacuzzi. Roy is Candido's grandnephew. He's born just a couple years after Candido's son, Kenneth. I mean, Jack, who's next? Cousin Greg? How many of them are there?

So we've talked about Rakele, the engineering genius who invented the jacuzzi pumps for farmers. We've talked about Candido, the salesman who invented their home hydrotherapy product. Now we're going to talk about Roy Jacuzzi. Roy is Candido's grandnephew. He's born just a couple years after Candido's son, Kenneth. I mean, Jack, who's next? Cousin Greg? How many of them are there?

Enough for a 10th season of the Jersey Shore. Well, Roy, he's a true believer.

Enough for a 10th season of the Jersey Shore. Well, Roy, he's a true believer.

Enough for a 10th season of the Jersey Shore. Well, Roy, he's a true believer.

But Roy is not crazy about the design of their hero product, the J300. Remember, besties, the J300, great product, but it looks like an all-metal Vitamix slash boat motor that you stick into your backup. Yeah. Even if you're not worried about electrocution, this thing takes up a lot of space in the tub. I mean, Jack, do you put it behind you? Do you put it in front of you?

But Roy is not crazy about the design of their hero product, the J300. Remember, besties, the J300, great product, but it looks like an all-metal Vitamix slash boat motor that you stick into your backup. Yeah. Even if you're not worried about electrocution, this thing takes up a lot of space in the tub. I mean, Jack, do you put it behind you? Do you put it in front of you?

But Roy is not crazy about the design of their hero product, the J300. Remember, besties, the J300, great product, but it looks like an all-metal Vitamix slash boat motor that you stick into your backup. Yeah. Even if you're not worried about electrocution, this thing takes up a lot of space in the tub. I mean, Jack, do you put it behind you? Do you put it in front of you?

Like, do you scrunch forward? Roy calls it a birdbath because the tub is tiny when that thing's in there. And he vows to make something better. He's dreaming about the old country and the great Roman baths. Those marble-filled, hand-tiled masterpieces of meditative indulgence.

Like, do you scrunch forward? Roy calls it a birdbath because the tub is tiny when that thing's in there. And he vows to make something better. He's dreaming about the old country and the great Roman baths. Those marble-filled, hand-tiled masterpieces of meditative indulgence.

Like, do you scrunch forward? Roy calls it a birdbath because the tub is tiny when that thing's in there. And he vows to make something better. He's dreaming about the old country and the great Roman baths. Those marble-filled, hand-tiled masterpieces of meditative indulgence.

He envisions a deep tub. where you can submerge your entire body up to your neck. His design features hidden wiring and jets, which transforms the Jacuzzi from a medical device to a true luxury item. So, Jack, Roy is on to something here, and he develops the new self-contained model of the Jacuzzi, and he calls it the Roman.

He envisions a deep tub. where you can submerge your entire body up to your neck. His design features hidden wiring and jets, which transforms the Jacuzzi from a medical device to a true luxury item. So, Jack, Roy is on to something here, and he develops the new self-contained model of the Jacuzzi, and he calls it the Roman.

He envisions a deep tub. where you can submerge your entire body up to your neck. His design features hidden wiring and jets, which transforms the Jacuzzi from a medical device to a true luxury item. So, Jack, Roy is on to something here, and he develops the new self-contained model of the Jacuzzi, and he calls it the Roman.

He patents this design in 1968, and honestly, it's not that different from the Jacuzzis we see today. Yeah, it looks good, Jack. The price tag is about 800 bucks in 1968 or around $7,000 today. This change, it's more than just pivoting your marketing from like home health products to recreation.