In this episode, we sit down with Scott McClintock whose journey from a traditional career path to earning an MBA in Renewable Energy is nothing short of inspiring. We dive into: 🔋 What sparked Scott to shift to sustainability and why it led to an MBA in Renewable Energy 📈 How Scott carved out a niche in Sales and Business Development in clean energy—and advice for those entering the space 🏢 How utility and facility sustainability demands have evolved over time 🌡️ Why ...

🎙 New Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast Episode: A Journey from Architecture to Global Sustainability Leadership featuring Daniele Horton, CRE® Founder and CEO of Verdani Partners In this inspiring conversation, we sat down with Daniele Horton, the visionary founder of Verdani Partners, to explore the intersection of personal purpose and global impact. We covered a powerful range of topics, including: 🌱 What inspired the career leap from architecture to sustainability 🏗️ The origin sto...

Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast is back with a new episode of featuring Irina Filippova, Chief Operating Officer of Electrada. Irina shared how her time in the Oil and Gas Industry shaped her transition in the renewable and sustainability Industry. We discussed how Irina came to join Electrada and what drew her to the EV Infrastructure space. It was impressive to hear about Electrada's offering and its mission to provide clean electric fuel for fleets across the country. ...

🚮 Do you have visibility on how the waste you generate is impacting your organization. On this episode of the Decarbonization Disrupters Podcast, I sit down with Laurent Canneva, CEO of Spare-it toto learn how they are revolutionizing how we track and leverage waste data in our buildings. 🌍 Laurent was gracious in sharing his motivation for start Spare-it and their mission to help businesses, office owners and universities get access to live intelligence for all kinds of workspace waste...

Another episode of the Decarbonization Disruptors podcast is available featuring Tim Stewart, the Founder & COO of Exergenics. In our recent conversation, Tim shared his journey into built environment sustainability, paving the way for the creation of Exergenics. He detailed how Exergenics offers a cloud-based machine learning tool designed to tackle the efficiency gap in operating chilled water plant systems. This innovative solution simplifies the complexities of chilled water plants by...

Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast is back with another extraordinary episode with our featured guest, Mary Nitschke, Chief Sustainability Officer at GreenT Climate Software Mary and I had a spirited discussion where she shared her transition from multifamily real estate to an established career in Sustainability Leadership. We delved into the ever-changing ESG and sustainability real estate landscape and how GreenT climate software solutions help the Multifamily industry to solve its complex...

It was a pleasure speaking with Lisa who shared her career path from operations early in her tenure to focusing on sales and sales management which allowed her to focus on helping customers lower their energy costs and reduce carbon emissions. Lisa has a unique perspective on the built environment market given her previous global roles in operations management and M&A. We discussed the tightening labor market in the industry which is in need of skilled trade and experienced da...

🏭 How can we turn commercial buildings into grid interactive assets? 🏢 Courtney Blodgett, Co-Founder of Edo shares how they are accomplishing this on the latest episode of the Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast Courtney and I had a great discussion where she shared how her passion for sustainability is based on her connection with the natural world. We delved into Courtney's previous work in Sub Saharan Africa where she discovered the impact of real time energy consumption d...

For our latest conversation on the Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast, I was pleased to chat with Matt Stanberry, Vice President at Highland Electric Fleets. 🚌 Matt was gracious in sharing his career journey and his motivation to focus his career on sustainable technologies and policy initiatives. We had an engaging discussion on Highland's "Electrification as a Service" offering and how their services are transforming the electricity and transportation needs of school districts n...

Transitioning a fleet of vehicles to EV can seem like a daunting task. On this episode of Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast, Selinay Parlak, Co-Founder & COO of Bluedot shares how they are making this transition a seamless process. Selinay was gracious in sharing her motivation to focus her career in Cleantech from a desire to innovate new technologies while simultaneously tackling the urgency of climate change. We discussed Bluedot's platform that can mange diverse EV Fleets...

I had the pleasure of speaking with David Meyers, Founder & CEO of Gridtractor. David and I had an engaging discussion where David shared his journey transition from black energy consulting for the shipping industry to the Energy Efficiency world after joining EnerNoc, a place that has created multiple Cleantech Entrepreneurs. David shared the vital work he is doing at Gridtractor that focuses on solving the puzzle of farm vehicle electrification buy working with farmers, OEMs, utilities,...

"You can't change what you don't measure" This key sentiment to a sustainable world was the focus of the latest episode of the Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast with our feature guest, Stephen Prince, CEO of Vutility. Stephen and I had a engaging discussion on the bright future of the Cleantech world that is driven by strong economics models in favor of technology adoption. Stephen share Vutility's unique offering of a submetering solutions that is highly accurate, self powered and non...

25% of HFC Refrigerants are know to leak from Grocery Stores. Amrit Robbins and Axiom Cloud are on a mission to curb this serious climate issue. On the latest episode of the Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Amrit Robbins, CEO and Co-Founder of Axiom Cloud. Amrit shared how taking part in a screening of the acclaimed documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" catapulted him into striving for a career in climate change. We discussed Axiom Cloud'...

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur or a current founder of a startup focused on creating innovative products for decarbonization? You need to connect with Grant Morgan, our latest guest on the Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast I enjoyed speaking with Grant Morgan, Founder and Partner at One Dream Ventures. Grant shared his entrepreneurial background, the genesis of him founding R-Zero as well as the challenges of starting a crucial company to transform the health of indoor spaces d...

How do we simplify the complex task of Implementing EV Charging Infrastructure? Chris Nihan and EVready® Energy explain their unique approach on the latest Episode of the Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast. I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Nihan, President of EVready Energy, who shared his journey from Accounting to Sustainable Energy Product Sales after taking a Tesla test drive.. Chris highlighted EVReady's focus on helping customers understand the true cost of EV charging ownershi...

Collaboration is crucial for the Energy Transition! In the latest episode of the Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kristin Barbato, Co-Founder & President of Dynamo Energy Hub. Kristin, a seasoned executive in the Utility Industry, shared her passion for joining this sector due to its significant societal impact. We delved into Kristin's inspiration behind founding Dynamo Energy Hub, aiming to unite key players in Investment, Utilities, and Entr...

"It starts and ends with the Customer". Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jennifer Nuckles, CEO of R-Zero, on the Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast to dive deep into this sentiment. Jennifer, with a background in Brand Management and Marketing leadership, discussed her philosophy on brand building, focusing on Features, Functions, and Emotional connections. Leveraging her experience at Clorox, she now leads R-Zero, a Building Intelligence that automates building and wor...

New Episode of the Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast is Live! Excited to sit down with Philip Farese, CEO of Mojave Energy Systems, Inc. Philip shared his journey and passion for Energy Efficiency as a practical and cost effective decarbonization solution. We explored Mojave Energy Systems' mission to pioneer a Dedicated Outdoor Air System using liquid desiccant technology for moisture control and hyper-efficient cooling. 🌬️ Our discussion highlighted the urgent need for HVAC innovation, bac...

It's estimated that air pollution has a $2.9 trillion global economic cost. David Lu and Clarity Movement are revolutionizing the way we understand and respond to this global issue. I had the pleasure of speaking with David Lu, Co-Founder & CEO of Clarity Movement, on the latest episode of the Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast. David's passion for atmospheric science stems from his experiences in China, witnessing the impacts of chronic air pollution firsthand. During our convers...

Being at the forefront of understanding customers' challenges is essential for Energy & Sustainability solutions. Al Subbloie and Budderfly embody this customer-centric approach. In Episode 7 of The Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast, I had the pleasure of conversing with Al Subbloie, Founder and CEO of Budderfly. Al shared his "lead from the front" mentality, emphasizing active engagement with team members and customers to grasp challenges and implement sustainable solutions effectively....