Our Guides

Michael Wagner was born in California but grew up a military brat who lived in many spots and traveled around the world. Michael graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with degrees in Economics and Spanish. Prior to Pool Scouts he worked as the Corporate Sales Officer for Chartway Federal Credit Union. Before Chartway, Michael was the Global Client Services Leader for DuPont Sustainable Solutions. He held multiple senior leadership roles for Coastal Training Technologies Corporation (acquired by DuPont) over a 19-year career. As the President of Pool Scouts, Michael oversees the business and works to drive growth and ensure franchisee support. When not working hard to set new benchmarks for the pool cleaning and maintenance business, he enjoys traveling around the east coast with his wife and two children for soccer games and training sessions. He also enjoys soccer, surfing and time at his own pool with the family.

Chris Bushey joined Pool Scouts in 2016. In 2017, he and his wife Casey launched their own Cycle Bar franchise, which he has been running for over four years. With over 20 years of franchise industry experience, both on the franchisor and franchisee side, Chris is a perfect fit for our growing brand. His strengths include managing teams and finding efficiencies in business operations.

Carl Alfred joined Pool Scouts with over 21 years of pool experience. Growing up in the Brooklyn, New York area, Carl relocated to Virginia Beach and found his calling in the pool business. Most recently, Carl oversaw both the retail and service arms of a local Virginia Beach pool business, Aegean Pools, and prior to that worked as the General Manager for Bermuda Pools. Identifying new industry trends and supporting franchisees are all in a day’s work for Carl.

Erik joined Pool Scouts with over 22 years of experience in the franchise industry. Prior to joining Pool Scouts, he was a director of operations for a tax company, where he supported over 150 franchisees operating out of 250 office locations. Erik’s support in developing our systems is perfect for our growing Pool Scouts family.

Trent has been working in the pool and spa industry since 1996, and prior to joining Pool Scouts worked as a pool and spa dealer in Virginia Beach. His experience includes building, repairing and maintaining swimming pools and spas and he is an expert on pool systems. He is a huge asset in bringing his strong skill set to help support our franchisees and local business operation.

Timothy was born and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In fact, his mother still lives in that same house they brought him home to from the hospital. Timothy has been in franchise development for more than 20 years and loves the opportunity to help people realize their dreams of being in business for themselves. The former VP of Development at Geeks on Call and most recently, CEO & Founder of Franmogul, he has worked with more than 80 brands to grow their franchise networks. The greatest joy of his life is spending time with his son, either playing basketball in the front driveway or watching him participate in sports teams including basketball, soccer, and tennis.

Dave was born and raised in Alaska, spent 30 years in Sacramento, California, and now resides in Thomasville, Georgia. Dave has been in franchise development for more than 12 years and loves helping people feed their entrepreneurial spirit and free up time through scaling a business. The former VP of Development at Deka Lash enjoys the outdoors camping, fishing, and spending time with his family and four-legged friends.

Austin James was born and raised in Norfolk, VA and is a proud alum of James Madison University. He started his career with Buzz Franchise Brands and has held prior positions on both the operations and finance side of the business. Now, as a Director of Franchise Development, Austin enjoys getting to know prospective franchise owners and helping guide them through the discovery process. In his free time, he enjoys going to the beach, biking, and boating. He is also a foodie and enjoys cooking new cuisines and tasting different craft beers. Austin lives with his girlfriend Amanda and their Goldendoodle Kylo.

As Director of Franchise Development, Natalie enjoys guiding prospective owners through the discovery process. Being a part of Buzz Franchise Brands, Weaver touts the support, leadership team and the backbone of the franchise as major benefits to joining Pool Scouts as a franchise owner. Prior to joining Pool Scouts, Natalie started her franchise development career at Outdoor Living Brands in Richmond, VA, where she also gained experience in compliance, legal, and business ownership as a Conserva Irrigation franchisee. Most of her “off-time” is spent on her 19-foot Mako fishing boat on the intercoastal or off Siesta Key.