We had the good fortune of connecting with Eddie Cruz and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Eddie, can you share the most important lesson you’ve learned over the course of your career?
To Be Trustworthy with people that give you their Trust. The reason I say this, it’s only because I know what it’s like to be done wrong by a fake pool company. I lost a lot of money hiring a pool company that claimed to help me fulfill my Family’s dream back yard. I had to pay 2x after I had to hire another pool company to finish the job. This made me think of all those people loosing their savings on bad pool companies. That’s why I decided to build my own Pool Company that will work hard to earn my Communities Trust. Trust can’t be bought so when we get it, we make sure to hold on tight to it. We want to make sure bad business is not done to another Family like what happened to mine.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
It was hard getting where I started. This is my second business. I started with $10 years ago. I now own and run a successful EDEM Auto Body shop in Fort Worth that’s been in business for a while now. I have learned a lot through the years and experienced things that will help me understand my clients more. My business is on cruise control now which allows me to have time to do what I’ve been wanting to do. Make pools! Why? Because I want to help people and bring joy to families in their own home.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Easy I would take them out to the heart of Fort Worth. The Stockyards where there is fun things to see, learn and great food! So many different great place to eat there. Lunch can be Taco Heads and dinner at H3 Ranch . For fun and dancing go over to Pacos Mexican Restaurant on Magnolia in Fort Worth.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I want to thank my Family. They are my biggest fans and supporters. I couldn’t make this happen without my Familys support.

Website: Panthercitywavepools.com

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