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Awarepreneurs384 | Building Companies of Consequence within the Electron Economy with Phillip KrimBio: Philip Krim is the Co-Founder and CEO of Montauk Climate. Previously he founded early-stage investment firm Montauk Ventures. He also co-founded, led, and served as Chairman of Casper Sleep, scaling it to over $500M in revenue, taking it public on the NYSE, and overseeing its eventual sale. Mr. Krim is a Director of the Travis Manion Foundation and on the Leadership Council of the Robin Hood Foundation. He holds a B.B.A. in Marketing from the Red McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin Bio: Evan Caron is Co-Founder and CIO...
2025-11-2548 min
On The GridBurn the Spreadsheets: Leveraging Digital Infrastructure to Unlock The Clean Energy TransitionJason Rodriguez sits down with Patrick Davis of Cleartrace to talk about the clean energy data problem, the limits of spreadsheets, and how utilities can modernize to meet rising customer expectations.
2025-07-1825 min
Built for EarthPutting Oil Back Underground | Harris Cohn - Head of Sales at Charm IndustrialCharm Industrial is a leading carbon removal company that is leveraging earth’s natural carbon capture process to put gigatons of sequestered carbon back underground.
Harris Cohn is Head of Sales at Charm. Previously, he led business development and sales for leading climate technology companies including ClearTrace Technologies and Carbon Lighthouse. Earlier in his career, he spent time at Bloom Energy and led renewable investments at Pacific Gas and Electric.
In this episode we cover...
[1:15] Harris’s climate inspiration and journey to Charm
[4:38] How Charm is using nature to capture carbon
2024-03-1140 min
The Decarbonization RaceEnergy Minute: How The Emissions First Partnership is Putting Emissionality Front & CenterFollowing a riveting conversation with Killian Daly of EnergyTag about hourly matching in carbon accounting, this Energy Minute looks at the work of the Emissions First partnership - a group of companies including Akamai, Meta, General Motors and Salesforce - and its collective focus on carbon matching in clean energy procurement. Cleartrace's Steven Goldman delves into the difference between hourly matching and carbon matching approaches, and what principles the partnership members are applying in their work. He also explores the evolution from traditional electricity purchasing strategies and discusses how aligning with this approach might boost companies' carbon i...
2023-12-1104 min
The Decarbonization RaceMoving Corporate Clean Energy Adoption "Beyond the Megawatt" with Apex's Erik HaugCorporate demand for clean energy continues to grow across the globe, particularly in the United States. Apex Clean Energy, a developer of commercial-scale wind, solar and battery storage projects, is a key player in this growth. With a diversified portfolio of 60 gigawatts and more than $2B in assets under management across the United States, Apex has a range of corporate offtakers including Google, IKEA, Cargill, and Meta. On this episode of the Decarbonization Race, VP of Energy Marketing for Apex, Erik Haug joins our new co-host, Cleartrace Head of Customer Growth Zach Livingston, to discuss Apex's role i...
2023-11-0639 min
The Decarbonization RaceLincoln Payton Talks Tracking Carbon & Power by the Hour on the Entrepreneurs for Impact PodcastTurning the microphone around for an episode, our host Lincoln Payton joined Dr. Chris Wedding on his podcast, Entrepreneurs for Impact. Dr. Wedding interviews CEOs and investors on his podcast who are tackling climate change—an initiative we at The Decarbonization Race can certainly get behind. Listen in to hear the interview, including Lincoln's "origin story," - his career in investment banking prior to joining Cleartrace - the energy transition that led him to join the climate tech sector as Cleartrace's CEO, as well as delving into the company's mission and growth. If you'd like to hear mo...
2022-12-0546 min
The Decarbonization RaceEnergy Minute: Demystifying RECs & Their Role in Net Zero GoalsHow can businesses and individuals offset their carbon footprint and support clean energy? Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) have been the key—and are the topic of the first Energy Minute brought to you by Cleartrace. RECs commoditize renewable energy and encourage investment in green energy projects. But problems arise when too much of the clean energy companies are buying isn't coming from where and when it's being used. Buying RECs wholesale from different parts of the country with different-grade grid conditions may not take companies far enough on their net zero emissions journey. As they say in rea...
2022-09-1904 min
Climate CEOs: Scaling StartupsCarbon Tracking: Hourly Data → Verified Claims (+ VC-Backed SaaS)Explore how Cleartrace merges real-time grid data, emissions analytics, and automated auditing to help companies prove true carbon-free power use.PODCAST GUEST BIO:Cleartrace is a decarbonization SaaS platform that provides the actionable data companies need to meet their renewable energy goals. They function as an "anti-greenwashing" tool that helps corporations prove they are carbon-free on Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions. Investors include ClearSky, Tenaska, EDF Energy North America, Brookfield Renewable, and Exelon.Lincoln Payton is the CEO of Cleartrace and former Head of Investment Banking Americas and Global Head of I...
2022-09-1546 min
The Decarbonization RaceIntroducing The Decarbonization Race with Lincoln PaytonIt's not enough to think about what it takes to be more sustainable. Now is the time to act. The question is, who will lead the pack in saving our planet, and what do they need to stay on track and honest with their goals? The Decarbonization Race is a show for ESG and sustainability leaders ready to go beyond 100% renewable, beyond the bare minimum, and truly make an impact. Join host Lincoln Payton, CEO of Cleartrace, and a passionate executive leader with over a decade of experience in the energy sector. He explores what organizations are...
2022-08-1901 min
The Nexus Podcast🎧 #113: The Data Required for The Third Phase of ESG“Why isn't everybody that's using energy accurately collecting data on the source of their energy and also the use of their energy? And then saying, what is the accurate carbon footprint of that energy? And what, if anything, should I be doing about it?"—Lincoln PaytonMy HighlightsThe founding story of Cleartrace (5:35)Why data is so important for decarbonization (11:22)How we go from old standards to gaining access to hourly energy and carbon data (27:15)How data can be used to plan out this roadmap (48:35)Integration into the real estate tech stack (54:55)Carveouts (58:32)You...
2022-08-111h 04
YPE PodcastDEN Talks: Ariel SmithOn this episode of the YPE Podcast, we bring you the May edition of DEN Talks: Discussions on Energy and Networking. Ariel Smith, Director of Sales at ClearTrace, discusses the current state of carbon capture technologies and answers audience questions about the industry.
Show notes:
00:19 Ariel's background and role at Cleartrace.io
02:45 The different scopes of greenhouse gas emissions; carbon accounting & carbon offsets
07:48 Carbon capture and decarbonization in the marketplace
16:37 The benefits of granular carbon accounting
18:36 Why isn't nuclear energy included in the credits?
21:07 How reliable are carbon accounting data? Should we be focusing on reducing energy demand, instead of...
2022-05-2338 min
The Green Insider Powered by eRENEWABLEThe Green Insider – Ep. 103 – EMC17 Recap – Part OneYou never forget your first time. And that’s certainly the story after The Green Insider made its Energy Marketing Conferences Debut this week at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Houston. With nearly 500 attendees, Jack Doueck and his team put on an incredible show with non-action including panels on renewable energy, a CEO Roundtable that was very well received and a risk management discussion – just to name a few. The feedback was positive and folks are already looking forward to the next one in NYC in September. And of course you know The Green Insider was everywhere, and in toda...
2022-03-3033 min
Rainmakers: featuring business development's eliteInterview with Zach Livingston, Head of Sales at ClearTraceZach Livingston discusses how taking one class in college on climate science set the course for his career, and how he has established himself as a trusted advisor in that industry with repeat customers.Join the Rainmakers Networkon LinkedIn Guest - Zach LivingstonHost - Carl GrantProducer - Seth Grant
2021-03-0616 min
SunCastInnovation in ESG Data Collection with Zach Livingston, Head of Sales at ClearTrace Today, we are going to have an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, a friend of mine down in Austin, Texas called Zack Livingston, Head of Sales at ClearTrace. We’ll get into the ins and outs of carbon accounting, and all the reasons why it has not to date been done very well, and how his company ClearTrace is leveling up their game and yours.ClearTrace is a cloud-based SaaS company enabling stakeholders to track, trace, and manage their clean energy footprint. Zach was previously the 'Vice President of Sales and Head of the Americas' at Locus En...
2021-02-121h 12
RunAs RadioBill Graziano Tunes Up Our SQL Server Queries!Richard and Greg talk to Bill Graziano about performance tuning in SQL Server. Bill digs into using SQL Profiler to focus on where the problems lie. The discussion digs into the procedure cache and how you can optimize your queries for caching. He also talks about ClearTrace, a free tool he distributes to help understand trace data. Check it out at http://www.cleardata.biz.
2009-04-0130 min