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The GroomPod

Barbara Bird and Susy the Groomer chat about grooming.

Business Careers
Update frequency
every 9 days
Average duration
52 minutes
Episodes
107
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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Episode 436: GroomPod 436 Influencers, and Shampoo for coat types

Episode 436: GroomPod 436 Influencers, and Shampoo for coat types

Listen in as Susy and Barbara discuss the influencers they enjoy, and then Barbara tells us if shampoos for coat types are effective or just marketing.  
00:46:14  |   Wed 05 Feb 2025
Episode 435: GroomPod 435 Melissa Jepson talks Precision sharp, and modified haircuts

Episode 435: GroomPod 435 Melissa Jepson talks Precision sharp, and modified haircuts

Melissa Jepson joins Barbara and Susy to discuss our sponsor Precision sharp and how she became involved with them, then they all chat about ways to modify haircuts to make things easier for everyone…
00:51:11  |   Wed 29 Jan 2025
Episode 434: GroomPod 434 How long to leave it on, and Coat Defense powder

Episode 434: GroomPod 434 How long to leave it on, and Coat Defense powder

Barbara shares her thoughts on leaving shampoo and conditioner sitting on the coat and skin. And then she gives us an ingredient review of the Coat Defense powder.  
00:42:23  |   Mon 20 Jan 2025
Episode 434: GroomPod 433 Specialize to stand out

Episode 434: GroomPod 433 Specialize to stand out

Barbara and Susy talk about all the different ways we set ourselves apart from the others in our industry by specializing.  We read responses from our Facebook discussion group, too. 
00:53:58  |   Sun 12 Jan 2025
Episode 433: GroomPod 432 The science of Drying and Silver Nanoparticles in Nexderma products

Episode 433: GroomPod 432 The science of Drying and Silver Nanoparticles in Nexderma products

Barbara and Susy try to figure out why Susy couldn't get her akita mix dry, and then Barbara tells us about Silver Nanoparticles in Nexderma products.
00:50:47  |   Tue 31 Dec 2024
Episode 432: GroomPod 431 Shavedowns, And is Coconut oil an allergen

Episode 432: GroomPod 431 Shavedowns, And is Coconut oil an allergen

Barbara and Susy talk about the necessary evil known as "the smoothie" and Barbara revisits the topic of Coconut oil and cocamidopropyl betaine as it relates to allergies and irritations.
00:50:13  |   Tue 24 Dec 2024
Episode 431: GroomPod 430 Fads, Be Wash and Fermentation

Episode 431: GroomPod 430 Fads, Be Wash and Fermentation

Barbara and Susy remember and discuss some of the grooming fads that we experience.  Then Barbara enlightens us about a unique product from Japan that uses fermentation called Be Wash. 
00:44:54  |   Wed 11 Dec 2024
Episode 430: GroomPod 429 Carding and undercoat with Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins

Episode 430: GroomPod 429 Carding and undercoat with Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins

Listen in to the ladies as they chat about the history of undercoat and how to deal with it in our shops. 
00:54:09  |   Wed 04 Dec 2024
Episode 429: GroomPod 1001 Remix Customer service, Ophytrium, and hypoallergenic

Episode 429: GroomPod 1001 Remix Customer service, Ophytrium, and hypoallergenic

This episode has 3 segments from past episodes.  First is how to provide exceptional customer service.  It's followed by the ingredient Ophytrium that is used in Duoxo shampoo.  Lastly, we talk about…
00:45:27  |   Mon 25 Nov 2024
Episode 428: GroomPod 428 Dana Chavez-Rey talking Cats

Episode 428: GroomPod 428 Dana Chavez-Rey talking Cats

This is the audio from the video we did with Dana Chavez-Rey. We talk about doing cat nails, and drying cats in a mobile, and all kinds of other stuff.  The video can be found on YouTube @theGroomPod…
01:04:19  |   Tue 19 Nov 2024
Episode 427: GroomPod 427 Hypothermia at the table, and the affects of cold on our products

Episode 427: GroomPod 427 Hypothermia at the table, and the affects of cold on our products

Barbara is Back! She tells Susy all about Hypothermia and the pets in our care, then she follows up with a segment about how icy  cold temperatures affect the products we use.  
00:41:01  |   Thu 14 Nov 2024
Episode 426: GroomPod 426 Aids for your table, and Science

Episode 426: GroomPod 426 Aids for your table, and Science

This episode Susy and Barbara talk about all of the things that you can use on and around your table to make your grooming life easier, the Barbara tells us how to sort out good and bad science.
00:59:09  |   Thu 26 Sep 2024
Episode 425: GroomPod 425 Language of dogs in stress, and The great divide between Us and Them

Episode 425: GroomPod 425 Language of dogs in stress, and The great divide between Us and Them

Susy tells us about the body language of dogs in stress and how to recognize what the dogs are telling us. Then Barbara thinks out loud about the divide that is present in our world today. 
00:50:33  |   Mon 16 Sep 2024
Episode 424: GroomPod 424 Ashley and Chris Hanvey about Big Van Energy, Behavior, plus going mobile

Episode 424: GroomPod 424 Ashley and Chris Hanvey about Big Van Energy, Behavior, plus going mobile

Susy is joined by Ashley and Chris Hanvey to talk about Hanvey Big Van Energy and the newest innovations in inverter power, then we let Chris go and Ashley and Susy talk behavior.  Lastly, you get a …
00:39:12  |   Tue 10 Sep 2024
Episode 423: GroomPod 423 Things we want to try, and Allergy Thresholds: the missing link

Episode 423: GroomPod 423 Things we want to try, and Allergy Thresholds: the missing link

Barbara and Susy dream about neat things we want to test out and review Including the Coat Tender from Jodi Murphy, and wide blades.  Then Barbara gives us a lesson on Allergy Thresholds and how they…
00:47:58  |   Fri 06 Sep 2024
Episode 422: GroomPod 422 Raising prices, Manely long hair and Girl with the dogs products

Episode 422: GroomPod 422 Raising prices, Manely long hair and Girl with the dogs products

Barbara and Susy talk about that dreaded topic of raising prices, and Barbara takes a look at a couple of companies: Manely Long Hair, an equine line that's expanding into human and dog products,  an…
00:43:06  |   Tue 20 Aug 2024
Episode 421: GroomPod 421 Tear Staining and Hair science revelations

Episode 421: GroomPod 421 Tear Staining and Hair science revelations

Susy and Barbara discuss the science of tear staining, and Barbara enlightens us on with some Hair science revelations. 
00:46:14  |   Mon 12 Aug 2024
Episode 420: GroomPod 420 Live 9 Susy on the products she carries, roller coasters, and behavior shaping

Episode 420: GroomPod 420 Live 9 Susy on the products she carries, roller coasters, and behavior shaping

Barbara is at a dog show so Susy talks about Roller coaster favorites (yay),  all the products she uses in the trailer and even some behavior shaping talk.   
00:28:32  |   Mon 05 Aug 2024
Episode 419: GroomPod 419 Pawsitive Ed with Mary Oquendo and Anjie Coates

Episode 419: GroomPod 419 Pawsitive Ed with Mary Oquendo and Anjie Coates

What does the future hold for Pawsitive Ed and Mary Oquendo?  Barbara and Susy are joined by Mary Oquendo and Anjie Coates to discuss the changes coming to both of their lives.  
00:32:39  |   Tue 30 Jul 2024
Episode 418: GroomPod 418 Combs and rakes, and is Pre-bath brushing and clipping bad?

Episode 418: GroomPod 418 Combs and rakes, and is Pre-bath brushing and clipping bad?

Explore all the combs and rakes available for pet grooming and then Barbara talks about the effect that brushing and clipping before the bath has on skin and coat.  
00:48:36  |   Mon 22 Jul 2024
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