You’re invited to a one-of-a-kind event designed to inspire, elevate, and challenge your way of thinking! The second annual MasterMind Summit is happening September 23-25, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and promises to deliver an unmatched education experience.
Come to town early to take advantage of in-person education with our esteemed GENESIS® faculty, and get one step closer to earning your Expert CBP or Master CBP. Please note: Pre-conference courses are optional. Additional fees required.
PHTA Member: $1,690 / Non-member: $2,190
In our business, drawing is a tool that you must have in order to effectively communicate with your clients. In this course, we'll teach you fundamental sketching, drawing, and drafting skills, along with how to read and layout plans. No previous drawing experience needed.
This is a required course to become a Certified Expert Pool Builder & Design Professional.
Learning Objectives:
Instructor: Andy Kaner, MLA
PHTA Member: $1,690 / Non-member: $2,190
Foresight is an essential component of good design. In this course, you will retrain how you think of water vessel design by changing the sequence of designing outdoor improvements first, and integrating the pool last. This course will challenge your design approach with a landscape-based process that considers the functionality of the entire space first. The course lecture and projects will focus on sightlines, living spaces, traffic flow, special considerations, and more, and will help you create beautiful designs with high functionality.
This is a required course to become a Certified Master Pool Builder & Design Professional.
Learning Objectives:
Instructor: Kirk Bianchi
PHTA Member: $1,690 / Non-member: $2,190
Understanding the architecture of both built structures and the surrounding landscape will enable watershape designers to coordinate details and relate the water elements back to the surrounding environment in an appropriate way. It is easy to find examples of pools that clearly do not reflect the style of the home. They are usually the result of a production-type builder that is only comfortable replicating the same pool they have built many times. However, when the pool is well-designed to match the home’s architecture, the effect can be breathtaking and add real value to the property. This process can only begin after a basic understanding of architectural styles - the palette from which we draw from. These pools not only reflect the home but also the surrounding landscape.
This is a required course to become a Certified Expert Pool Builder & Design Professional.
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Instructor: Paul John Boulifard, Architect + LEED AP
*Schedule subject to change.
Join us right on the beach at the beautiful Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa! MasterMind Summit attendees can get the special room rate of $239/night + tax. Note: This special rate is available on a first come, first serve basis. Reservations for this special rate must be made by Friday, August 29, 2025.
Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa
3030 Holiday Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
(800) 222-6543
Reservation link coming soon!
Our GENESIS® instructors have been hand-selected based upon their subject matter expertise. And they bring uncompromising commitment across a range of industry services. Our experienced and innovative teachers are passionate about what they do, and want to share that passion and experience with you. Meet the full GENESIS® team here.
Interested in becoming a MasterMind Summit sponsor? Click here to learn about available sponsorship opportunities or contact Sheri Jackson, PHTA Senior Director of Business Development, at sjackson@phta.org or 703-838-0083, ext. 157.