Are you too chicken to handle the heat?
Lucky for you, our Martin Aquatic team is going through the fire on your behalf!
Here at VeryMerryMartin.com, we’re bringing some sizzle to your holiday season, with full episodes of our signature HOT TAKES CHALLENGE. Watch as Josh Martin interviews more than 20 members of our staff all while eating progressively hotter chicken wings*.
So water you waiting for? Dive in and enjoy these clips!
Our Scorchin’ Sauce Lineup*
A mild sauce that’s perfect for chickens.
Take a cautious dip into this tangy tide of flavor.
Dive in at your own risk. Keep some water ready!
This one starts slow and sneaks up on you.
Synergize, circle back, and feel the burnout!
You’re in over your head with this one. RIP.
Episode 1:
Josh Grills the Business Development Team
In this episode of Hot Takes, watch as Matt Kent breathes fire through his elevator pitch, Annie Trimboli sweats the details as she talks about her first real job at Martin Aquatic, and Kerry Martin keeps the home fires burning explaining what it’s like to work for your husband.
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Kerry Martin
Communications Manager
Matt Kent
VP, Business Development
Annie Trimboli
Business Development Coordinator
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Episode 2:
Martin Aquatic’s Seasoned Team Members Can’t Handle the Sauce
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Episode 3:
All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Burnt
This Hot Takes brings the heat: Matt Pye sheds some tears as he forges new paths for Martin Aquatic in surf; Eli Jackson can’t laugh his way through the intense heat; and Nic Guerra regrets his wing-eating decisions—but not his best office pranks.
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Elijah Jackson
Production Technical Designer
Nicolas Guerra
Senior Production Technical Designer
Matt Pye
Project Manager
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Episode 4:
Things Get Heated for Martin Aquatic’s Project Managers
Next up in Hot Takes: Ben O’Riordan shares his love-hate relationship with some difficult projects (and hot wings); Mackenzie Campbell explains how to stay cool when her projects come under fire; and Steve Raymond fans the flames by accidentally touching his eye.
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Ben O’Riordan
Project Director
Mackenzie Campbell
Project Manager
Steve Raymond
Senior Project Manager
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Episode 5:
Tears for Engineers: How Hot is Too Hot?
Technically speaking, this Hot Takes episode heated things up: The burn of hot wings silences Diego Cordova from divulging confidential project information; Alex Castagna forgoes milk in order to qualify for the all-star challenge of hot wing eaters; and Victor De Marco leads the group in a Brazilian shot-taking chant hoping that tequila will quell the flames.
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Victor De Marco, PE
Project Engineer
Alex Castagna, PE
Project Engineer
Diego Cordova
Project Director
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Episode 6:
Can Studio Splash Douse the Fire of the Hot Takes Challenge?
In this episode of Hot Takes featuring the Creative Team: Becky Witt holds her feet to the fire in developing the best creative concept; Sidney Wolf stokes a burning desire to improve her technical skills; and the self-proclaimed ‘Buffalo Boy’ Jimmy Stuart talks about taking on aquatics while taking on hot wings with no milk.
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Episode 7:
A Fiery Family Face-Off
Featuring Production Designer, Dallas Twiford; Studio Director, JT Toavs; and Production Designer, Jared Toavs.
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Dallas Twiford
Production Designer
Jonathan “JT” Toavs
Studio Director, AFO
Jared Toavs
Production Designer
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*Intimidated to try these salacious sauces?
Don’t worry—each of the Martin Aquatic special Christmas gifts include a DIFFERENT sauce than what was used in the filming of our Hot Takes Challenge! While still zesty on their own, your bottles are the Melinda’s brand of craft condiments and sauces, each with a little heat and a lot of flavor. Just be careful diving into The Deep End!
We hope that this special gift leaves you with a lingering heat this holiday season, and a burning fire to kick off 2025 with a splash!
Visit our Home site at MartinAquatic.com to see more of our sizzlin’ projects from 2024.
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