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Build, Repeat. (A Paces Podcast)Customer-Centric Solar Development with Erica Brinker - E136In this episode, Erica Brinker, Chief Commercial and Sustainability Officer at Chaberton Energy and board member of the Coalition for Community Solar Access, shares her unique career journey and insights into the renewable energy sector. The conversation covers:Erica’s early roles in the fashion and luxury goods industry, followed by her transition to healthcare technology, aerospace, and eventually renewable energy, reflecting her customer-centric approach throughout.Navigating the challenges in renewable energy including the complexities of stakeholder engagement, from landowners to policymakers, and the importance of understanding diverse priorities to drive successful projects.How Chaberton prioritizes ma...
2025-02-0438 min
The Green LightEp. 85 | From Aerospace to Leading the Nation’s #1 Fastest-Growing Community Solar Developer, CSR, & the Toughest Decisions as a C Suite Executive | Erica Brinker, Chaberton EnergyWhat does it take to transition from aerospace to leading the nation’s #1 fastest-growing community solar developer? In this episode, Catherine McLean spoke with Erica Brinker, Chief Commercial & Sustainability Officer at Chaberton Energy, about the company’s 7,300% growth & its origination of 350 MW annually. Some of the company’s recent work includes floating solar projects with Noria Energy & community solar projects throughout the U.S. with Pivot Energy & Prosperity Works. Erica also shared about how Chaberton is donating $5,000 per MW deployed to local communities, prioritizing pollinator habitats, & about some of toughest decisions she’s had to make in her role at...
2024-11-2015 min
The Storied FutureThe Brand Builder Who Drove Demand Through the Roof w/ Erica Brinker of Array TechnologiesChris closes out the first season of the podcast with a conversation with Erica Brinker, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of ESG at Array Technologies. Erica is an extraordinary leader who knows how to build a brand and prove her impact. Prior to Array, Erica was CMO at Honeywell, an industrial that historically didn’t believe in marketing. She drove demand through the roof for Honeywell by building a brand campaign that is still driving impact years later. Her insights and approach should prove incredibly valuable for CMOs who are leading through the turbulence of this current ec...
2022-12-1551 min
Bad On PaperThe Vanishing Half Book ClubThis month, we read The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. This the story of identical twin sisters (and their daughters) spanning the fifties through the nineties. Desiree and Stella are inseparable growing up in the fictional light-skinned Black town of Mallard, Louisiana during the fifties in the Jim Crow-era south. When they are 16, they run away together to New Orleans. From there, their lives take completely different turns. Desiree marries a dark-skinned man and returns home to raise her daughter in Mallard, while Stella goes on to pass for white - hiding her identity and past from her new...
2020-07-291h 09
Insomnia Radio: OrlandoIR Orlando Point Blank: Semisoul brings the FUNKThis Point Blank episode of Insomnia Radio Orlando focuses on Lakeland’s SemiSoul.
SemiSoul takes a healthy dose of funk and hip hop, mixes in a dash of reggae and blues, and seasons it with jazz and rock to produce a unique blend of organic hip hop with a funk core.
They are in the studio, working on their first full-length release, due later this year. In the meantime, they have a 3-track CD available and will soon be releasing a DVD of a couple of music videos.
SemiSoul plays The Social in Or...
2007-08-1900 min