Dylan Calm
Co-Host of Art of the Float
Unsatisfied with the world IT and empowered by his now wife Sandra, the goal of creating a holistic wellness center with a focus around float tanks was born.
On December 14th, 2011 Dylan and his now wife Sandra opened the a float center with 2 float tanks. Today, the Float Shoppe is an integrative wellness center which encompasses a total of six modalities (floating, counseling, yoga, acupuncture, massage, and naturopathic medicine) with a staff of thirty (2 owners, 8 float facilitators, 6 massage therapists, 1 acupuncturist, 1 naturopath, 2 counselors, 9 yoga teachers, and 1 meditation teacher.
Today, most of his thoughts are geared towards refining our float center and making the customer experience as perfect as possible. He is constantly thinking about how his team can continue to improve the Float Shoppe so it can facilitate furthering personal growth.
Dylan Calm has hosted 236 Episodes.
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168: State of the Industry Report with Juliet Mylan
October 16th, 2019 | Season 2 | 44 mins 19 secs
float therapy, floatation, floatationtherapy, floating, floattank
In this episode, Juliet Mylan, Supreme Float Historian from Float Tank Solutions, joins the crew to hash out the nitty gritty details about the 2019 State of the Float Industry Report that was just released. Juliet dishes out some humility and some words of wisdom about taking the survey data with a 50-pound bag of Epsom salt. You’ll hear a little behind the scenes info about what didn’t make the report and why, as well as some hopes and dreams for the future industry reports.
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167: Post-Float Conference Discussion 2019
October 10th, 2019 | Season 2 | 48 mins 18 secs
float therapy, floatation, floatationtherapy, floating, floattank
The hype is real… and long lasting. The crew is still buzzing from all things FloatCon2019. You’ll hear their takes on the venue, format, and favorite speakers, as well as the most important part of the Float Con experience. Woven throughout are stories of burnout, leaning on each other, finding inspiration, sharing struggles, learning, and operating on minimal sleep… all while soaking in the latest floaty research.
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166: Float Conference 2019 Hype!
September 25th, 2019 | Season 2 | 37 mins 17 secs
float therapy, floatation, floatationtherapy, floating, floattank
The gang talk with Graham Talley (Float Tank Solutions, Float On) about the Float Conference this weekend! It's a fun loose episode that captures the excitment and love for the float conference. Join us in the fun!
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165: To Membership or Not to Membership
September 19th, 2019 | Season 2 | 50 mins 53 secs
float therapy, floatation, floatationtherapy, floating, floattank, membership
165: Should you have a membership? Just one option? An annual option? None at all? Secret memberships? Shareable or not? There are more membership options than granules of salt in a float tank, so we’re here to help you sift through them all. Keep your notebook handy because this episode is loaded with ideas.
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164: Employee Scheduling
September 12th, 2019 | Season 2 | 46 mins 3 secs
float therapy, floatation, floatationtherapy, floating, floattank
If you’ve ever wondered about the best ways to schedule your team, you’ll want to tune in.
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163: Employee Training
September 4th, 2019 | Season 2 | 52 mins 27 secs
float therapy, floatation, floatationtherapy, floating, floattank
Continuing in our Employee series, this episode skims the surface of the glamourous world of employee training.
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162: Employee Turnover
August 27th, 2019 | Season 2 | 44 mins 22 secs
float therapy, floatation, floatationtherapy, floating, floattank
Tthe team talks about practical tips regarding employee turnover, like asking for a longer notice before an employee leaves, and inspirational concepts, like always appreciating the importance of each individual employee. We’ll leave you with tips for red flags, creating a paper trail, knowing “when it’s time”, planning for a departure, and why setting clear expectations and communicating well can help you avoid employee turnover heartache.
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161: Employee Retention
August 15th, 2019 | Season 2 | 43 mins 4 secs
float therapy, floatation, floatationtherapy, floating, floattank
We explore employee benefits, and dive into why it’s important to engage, empower, and motivate your team members to be more than just recipients of a paycheck.
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160: Hiring & Internships
August 8th, 2019 | Season 2 | 47 mins 3 secs
float therapy, floatation, floatationtherapy, floating, floattank
Hiring is a big task and hires requires different skill sets at a float center than any other industry... Let's dive in!
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159: Float Conference Updates with Graham and Ashkahn
August 1st, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 3 mins
ashkahn, float conference, float tank solutions, float therapy, floatation, floatationtherapy, floating, floattank, graham
Dylan shares his social media strategy using Buffer then Graham and Ashkahn join the pod to discuss the Float Conference! (recorded in April).
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158: Groupon
July 27th, 2019 | Season 2 | 57 mins 55 secs
float therapy, floatation, floatationtherapy, floating, floattank
Drew takes us on a history lesson of Groupon, then the gang share their insights on effectively using Groupon, or avoiding them altogether.
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157: We're Back Baby!
July 16th, 2019 | Season 2 | 33 mins 39 secs
float therapy, floatation, floatationtherapy, floating, floattank
Volume 2 is officially here! Volume 1 of Art of the Float ran for about three years, so we’re delighted to come back from a little break with a fresh take on the podcast. As we dive into this new season and a new take, we also have some new voices on the show! We're joined by Drew Kane, Gloria Morris, and Kim Hannan.
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156: Farewell 2018
December 12th, 2018 | Season 1 | 39 mins
We take a moment to reflect on the past three yea…
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155: Float Marketplace - Unplugged Float Essentials
November 8th, 2018 | Season 1 | 19 mins 19 secs
Kevin Rose from Unplugged Float Essentials joins …
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154: Float Marketplace - Float Scents
November 1st, 2018 | Season 1 | 24 mins 35 secs
Tim Warshaw, owner of Float Scents, joins us this…
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153: Float Marketplace - Mandala Float
October 27th, 2018 | Season 1 | 31 mins
Luke Krueger, owner of Mandala Float Systems join…