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Scaling CleanEpisode 46: Blake NixonMy latest Scaling Clean guest is Blake Nixon, CEO of Geronimo Power, formerly known as National Grid Renewables. Blake discusses Geronimo’s rebrand and what it signals for the company’s future. He also shares the inspiring story of his mentor, Geronimo Power founder, Noel Rahn.A few more standout moments from our conversation:1️⃣ Be a risk taker. It doesn't get easier to take risks as you grow older. So take them young.2️⃣ At any point in your career, you can choose how much you want to grow in your role. You can stick to a jo...2025-07-2238 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 45: Robert LaubachMy guest on the latest episode of Scaling Clean, Robert Laubach, knows what it’s like to weather industry headwinds. In his words:“We’ve gotten a lot of solar whiplash over the years. But you just keep going. You keep building.”Robert is the CEO of MBL Energy, a California-based solar EPC contractor that has designed and installed over 800 megawatts of commercial and industrial solar energy projects. He brings more than 25 years of experience in commercial roofing and solar construction, and today, three generations of his family work together in the business.This epi...2025-07-0136 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 44: John BelizaireCleantechers –My latest Scaling Clean episode is with a familiar guest: data center developer John Belizaire, the CEO of Soluna Computing.Because we’ve already talked to John about hiring and firing, I had more time to explore a topic near and dear to my heart: generating attention. A committed pro himself, John’s advice on how to build profile was excellent. Belizaire made three points I wholeheartedly agree with, I’m paraphrasing them below. Just do it. If you are just getting started, you've got to put in the time. In John’s w...2025-06-1040 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 43: Brandon MossOur most recent guest brings two decades of electrical industry experience. Brandon Moss is the CEO of Shoals Technologies Group, one of the major players in our industry. Brandon's leadership journey includes roles at Southwire Company, Lutron Electronics, and Stanley Black & Decker. Shoals Technologies Group is the leading provider of electrical balance of systems, or eBOS — electrical solutions that enable the rapid deployment of large-scale solar energy projects. Shoals is well respected in our field and among the more mature clean economy companies, having gone public in 2021. Here are Brandon’s B3P’s:6:36 - Despite...2025-05-1528 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 42: Host Handoff with Mike Casey#Cleantechers - After more than 40 interviews with some of the clean economy’s most thoughtful leaders, I’ve recorded my last episode as host of the Scaling Clean podcast.Since launching the show in 2021, I’ve had the privilege of learning from – and sharing the wisdom of – executives driving the clean energy transition. Their insights have made me a better leader and hopefully offered our audience tools to lead with more clarity, purpose, and resilience.I’m thrilled to pass the microphone to my colleague and friend, Melissa Baldwin. As Tigercomm’s Senior Vice President...2025-05-1315 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 41: Mark Lewis#Cleantechers -The latest episode of Scaling Clean will be my last hosting the show, because someone else at Tigercomm will be taking over the microphone. I get to end my tenure in the host chair with a guest who’s spent a lot of time growing companies. Mark Lewis is a veteran of some small, obscure companies you've never heard of, such as @Credit Suisse and @General Electric.From those, he became the CEO of Toronto-based ONEnergy, then got into fusion and investment. Mark's now managing director of Lime Rock New Energy, an innovative pr...2025-04-2933 minScaling CleanEpisode 40: Zoë Gamble#Cleantechers –My most recent Scaling Clean guest is a rare, career-long cleantecher. Zoe Gamble is a lawyer-turned-CEO who now serves as President of CleanChoice Energy, founded by my long-time buddy, Tom Matzzie. But this isn’t her first time leading a company. Zoe already served as CEO of Pine Gate Renewables, where she grew the company from 8 to 86 employees in just two years. I think you’ll find her a wealth of management experience. Here are her B3P’s:5:07 - Don’t overlook the small details early in a career. These "little things" ten...2025-04-1432 minScaling CleanEpisode 39: Emily WilliamsCleantechers - We have had guests on Scaling Clean with a lot of different backgrounds, but I think my most recent guest is the first who combines journalism, corporate communications, legal, renewable energy development, and an operations background on her rise to be the CEO of Indianapolis-based Geneex Solar. If we've ever had a Renaissance CEO on the show, Emily Williams is it. Here are her B3P's:14:37: An effective CEO's success depends on the team they build and trust. Their role is to set clear leadership principles, define a vision, align people, an...2025-03-3128 minScaling CleanEpisode 38: Ann WillCleantechers - My most recent Scaling Clean guest started in software and then migrated to digital marketing. But for the last 15 years, she's helped lead GroundWork Renewables, a California-based company offering on-site solar meteorological stations for utility-scale power developers, operators and owners. I had the pleasure of meeting Ann last year at RE+, and within five minutes of talking with her, I knew we had to have her on the show.Here are Ann’s B3P’s:4:34 - Working in the solar industry is like being in the midst of new technology era —...2025-02-2628 minScaling CleanEpisode 37: Jo-Jo Hubbard#Cleantechers -
On the show, we've had leaders with a variety of backgrounds. Some, like my guest in this episode, have come from investment and finance. But few have achieved so much so quickly in their careers as Jo-Jo Hubbard. This McKinsey veteran got her start in a fintech startup, then moved into renewable energy finance. From there, she helped found the UK-based Electron, a SaaS company, out to transform energy trading to make the grid cleaner.
Jo-Jo now runs Electron as CEO. Her company helps grid operators and municipal suppliers with what it calls “loca...2024-12-1137 minScaling CleanEpisode 36: Russ Bates#Cleantechers -
My most recent Scaling Clean guest has a compelling background. You might say he’s not afraid to get his hands dirty.
Russ Bates grew up in the southern Indiana coal fields, starting his career as a union electrician, then moving up the ladder to foreman, and eventually VP. At the 26-year mark, he moved into company ownership, and he's now the founder of the Cleveland-area NXTGEN Clean Energy Solutions. NXTGEN is a one-stop shop for solar, wind, battery storage, and EV charging station projects.
Here are Russ’s B3P’s:
2024-09-0633 minScaling CleanEpisode 35: Geraldine GrayMy most recent Scaling Clean guest has been at the helm of her company for 16 years. Geraldine Gray runs Endiem, a Salesforce practice based in Houston. Her company works to help companies drive commercial growth by aligning their strategic goals with their Salesforce options. She has served clients in a wide number of sectors, not just in cleantech.
Geraldine has also been very public about her successful battle with cancer, and I want to acknowledge her courage in sharing that story on LinkedIn. From several friends of mine, I've learned that overcoming such a challenge often brings...2024-08-0244 minScaling CleanEpisode 34: Katie MehnertMy newest Scaling Clean guest is Katie Mehnert. She got her start in oil and gas, and she’s become a leading thinker and evangelist for growing the clean energy talent pool as CEO of Ally Energy, a global consultancy based in Texas. Katie’s journey through the incumbent parts of the energy sector has given her an enhanced perspective on being a clean economy CEO.
Here are Katie’s B3P’s
12:38 - As a leader, you have to surrender the notion that you can control everything, because you can’t. CEO doesn’t stand for “Ch...2024-07-0339 minScaling CleanEpisode 33: Scott CaseCleantechers -
My recent Scaling Clean guest, Scott Case, is deeply experienced in starting successful ventures. He came to cleantech by way of Priceline, as that company’s founding Chief Technology Officer.
Among nearly 20 other different experiences, Scott now runs ZettaWatts, which has pioneered what it calls the “Additionality Rec Market” (AREC). It's offering fixed-price forward contracts to buy AREC from new projects under development. ZettaWatts is based in the National Capital Area, where I live and work, so it was good to have a neighbor on the show.
Here are Scott’s time-stamp...2024-06-1044 minScaling CleanEpisode 32: George HershmanGeorge Hershman is one of the most prominent leaders in U.S. clean energy. He spent his career running SOLV Energy, formerly known as Swinerton Renewable Energy. He also recently served as the Chairman of the Solar Energy Industries Association.
SOLV is a widely recognized EPC. It has built 8 GW of utility scale solar capacity and now manages over 9 GW across more than half the states in this country.
If there is anyone who has collected a lifetime of leadership and management wisdom, it's George.
Here are his big three points:
4:30...2024-05-0134 minScaling CleanEpisode 31: Stephen LaceyCleantechers –
My most recent Scaling Clean guest is someone I’ve known for 20 years, Stephen Lacey, who has a perspective on clean economy like no other.
He’s covered our sector as an editor and early podcaster at Renewable Energy World, then editor-in-chief for Greentech Media, and now he's the founder of a new media and research company, Latitude Media. Stephen's not only covered our CEO audience, he's joined their ranks as a founder.
Here are Stephen’s B3P’s:
3:58 - People used to view the...2024-03-2823 minScaling CleanEpisode 30: Scott KublyCleantechers -
My most recent guest on Scaling Clean has been an advisor to three Seattle-area companies, a policy lead for the e-mobility leader Lime, as well as an official in four municipal transportation departments. But, he's also the CEO of an innovative camper van sharing company, Cabana.
On a recent episode of This Week in Cleantech, I nominated Scott Kubly for “Cleantecher of the Week” because he courageously authored an open-kimono post on LinkedIn about Cabana’s ending.
Here's the thing about cleantech: It's hard. We're disrupting p...2024-02-2853 minScaling CleanEpisode 29: Nikhil VadhavkarWe've had serial entrepreneurs, power sector veterans, techies, and people with finance and energy trading backgrounds, but Nikhil Vodhovkar is one of the few first-timer CEO’s we've had on the show. Not only is he an alumnus of academia at a very high level – Johns Hopkins, MIT – but he leveraged that background to start Raptor Maps.
This SaaS company provides owners and operators of both utility-scale and C&I projects with digital solutions to boost production and manage the health of their assets. Raptor Maps plays a vital role in scaling the industry through software...2024-01-3044 minScaling CleanEpisode 28: Robin LaineAs listeners know, our show engages CEOs in conversations that harvest best practices and usable tips to successfully build, run and lead companies. Our diverse lineup has featured power sector veterans, techies, individuals with finance and energy trading backgrounds, among others. Now, we introduce our first CEO with an environmental consulting background, Robin Laine. She’s also possibly the youngest CEO we’ve had on the show.
Robin now runs the renewable SaaS company Transect. She founded her company with a mission to revolutionize the way traditional environmental consulting firms evaluate potential development sites for renew...2023-12-1229 minScaling CleanEpisode 27: Sean KellyOver the last 2 years of interviewing clean energy CEO’s, Sean Kelly is our first with the background as a veteran energy trader. In fact, Sean has traded or managed traders for over 7 different companies in his career
I brought Sean on the latest episode to speak about his background in energy trading and how that helped equip him for his role as co-founder and CEO of @Amperon for the last 6 years. He describes Amperon as “the forecasting company for the energy transition.”
Sean had some unique things to share. Here are his B...2023-11-2936 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 27: Sean KellyOver the last 2 years of interviewing clean energy CEO’s, Sean Kelly is our first with the background as a veteran energy trader. In fact, Sean has traded or managed traders for over 7 different companies in his career
I brought Sean on the latest episode to speak about his background in energy trading and how that helped equip him for his role as co-founder and CEO of @Amperon for the last 6 years. He describes Amperon as “the forecasting company for the energy transition.”
Sean had some unique things to share. Here are his B...2023-11-2936 minScaling CleanEpisode 26: Mahesh KonduruOn Scaling Clean, we have the pleasure of interviewing people with a variety of backgrounds. One less-represented experience on our podcast are PhD-ers turned CEOs.
That’s why I’m excited to talk to Mahesh Konduru, who is the former CEO and now board chair of ProSep, a global energy services company focused on water treatment and chemical efficiency.
Mahesh's company is private equity financed, with operations and subsidiaries in four regions around the world. He's also CEO of Momentum Technologies, a company that processes critical minerals and metals into high-purity materi...2023-11-2929 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 26: Mahesh KonduruOn Scaling Clean, we have the pleasure of interviewing people with a variety of backgrounds. One less-represented experience on our podcast are PhD-ers turned CEOs.
That’s why I’m excited to talk to Mahesh Konduru, who is the former CEO and now board chair of ProSep, a global energy services company focused on water treatment and chemical efficiency.
Mahesh's company is private equity financed, with operations and subsidiaries in four regions around the world. He's also CEO of Momentum Technologies, a company that processes critical minerals and metals into high-purity materi...2023-11-2929 min
VoltsWhat rural people actually think about clean energyRural community pushback to new wind and solar farms has the potential to slow the US clean-energy transition, but very little research has been done on what rural Americans actually think about renewable energy. A recent survey of thousands of rural residents about their opinions on climate change and clean energy development sheds some light; in this episode, Robin Pressman of Embold Research and Mike Casey of clean-energy PR firm Tigercomm discuss the results.(PDF transcript)(Active transcript)Text transcript:David RobertsOf the handful of forces that have...2023-11-0854 min
Clean Power HourCelebrating 20 Years of Clean Economy Communications with Tigercomm | EP166Please take our listener survey.Today on the Clean Power Hour, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Tigercomm, a leading clean economy communications firm. Tim Montague is joined by Tigercomm founder Mike Casey, Senior Vice President, Melissa Baldwin, and Former Vice President, Mark Sokolove (now with Qcells North America) to reflect on the past two decades disrupting polluting industries and accelerating the clean economy.In this episode, we learn how Mike started Tigercomm to fill gaps he saw while working in the environmental community: the need to advocate for sustainable solutions, deliver effective narratives, and...2023-10-1035 min
Factor ThisThis Week in Cleantech (10/6/23) — Green hydrogen unicorn, renewables popularity, and clean stocks collapseTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will air every Friday in the Factor This! podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts.This week’s episode features Wall Street climate finance reporter Amrith Ramkumar who breaks down a major fundraising deal for green hydrogen startup Electric Hydrogen. This Week in Cleantech — October 6, 20231...2023-10-0616 min
Factor ThisThis Week in Cleantech (9/22/23) — EV forced labor ties, battery recycling, and carbon tariffsTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will air every Friday in the Factor This! podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts.This week’s episode features Washington Post business reporter Evan Halper who shares insights from his reporting on forced labor concerns linked to electric vehicle supply chains.This Week in Cleantech — September 22, 20231...2023-09-2216 min
Factor ThisThis Week in Cleantech (9/15/23) — RE+, lithium discovery, and battery firesTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will air every Friday in the Factor This! podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts.This week’s episode features Bloomberg energy reporter Mark Chediak who breaks down solar's growing pains and experiencing RE+ for the first time. This Week in Cleantech — September 15, 20231. A Huge Lith...2023-09-1512 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 25: Paige CarratturoCleantechers, welcome back to Scaling Clean. The podcast that gathers company-building and management tips from the most accomplished leaders in cleantech.
I don’t know about you, but everywhere I go, and everyone I hear from in cleantech leadership is wrestling with the same thing: Where to find talent in a tight labor market. At Tigercomm, we’re having clients ask us to build their corporate communications partly to support recruitment, which is a relatively recent development.
Our guest today is someone with 20 years’ experience solving that problem, much of it fo...2023-09-1336 minScaling CleanEpisode 25: Paige CarratturoCleantechers, welcome back to Scaling Clean. The podcast that gathers company-building and management tips from the most accomplished leaders in cleantech.
I don’t know about you, but everywhere I go, and everyone I hear from in cleantech leadership is wrestling with the same thing: Where to find talent in a tight labor market. At Tigercomm, we’re having clients ask us to build their corporate communications partly to support recruitment, which is a relatively recent development.
Our guest today is someone with 20 years’ experience solving that problem, much of it fo...2023-09-1336 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 24: Hala BallouzCleantechers, welcome back to Scaling Clean. This is the podcast that gathers company building and management tips from the most accomplished leaders in clean tech. Today we talk with Hala Ballouz, who has spent the last 15 years growing Electric Power Engineers, EPE as it's known among developers, from a consultancy of 10 staff to a national presence of over 200 grid connection experts. Hala is actually the CEO of two companies, EPE and ENER-i.AI.
She's also led both GridNEXT and the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance. In her current role, she helps developers connect to the i...2023-09-1320 minScaling CleanEpisode 24: Hala BallouzCleantechers, welcome back to Scaling Clean. This is the podcast that gathers company building and management tips from the most accomplished leaders in clean tech. Today we talk with Hala Ballouz, who has spent the last 15 years growing Electric Power Engineers, EPE as it's known among developers, from a consultancy of 10 staff to a national presence of over 200 grid connection experts. Hala is actually the CEO of two companies, EPE and ENER-i.AI.
She's also led both GridNEXT and the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance. In her current role, she helps developers connect to the i...2023-09-1320 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 23: Tom Starrs PT. IIThis is Part II with the brilliant Tom Starrs. Tom’s interview was rich with information on cleantech government affairs and communications, so we decided to split this episode in two parts.
2:11 - We need to scale up renewables to make it a larger portion of our electricity supply, but to do so, we need a new grid model and new technologies such as battery storage and transmission enhancements.
19:04 - There have been missteps in managing the solar supply chain issue. While we’ve aimed to reduce dependence on impor...2023-09-1140 minScaling CleanEpisode 23: Tom Starrs PT. IIThis is Part II with the brilliant Tom Starrs. Tom’s interview was rich with information on cleantech government affairs and communications, so we decided to split this episode in two parts.
2:11 - We need to scale up renewables to make it a larger portion of our electricity supply, but to do so, we need a new grid model and new technologies such as battery storage and transmission enhancements.
19:04 - There have been missteps in managing the solar supply chain issue. While we’ve aimed to reduce dependence on impor...2023-09-1140 min
Factor ThisThis Week in Cleantech (9/8/23) — Texas' battery betrayal, the billionaires behind climate denial, and Biden's EV boostTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will air every Friday in the Factor This! podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts.This week’s episode features MIT Tech Review climate and clean energy reporter Casey Crownhart, who shares insights around the Biden administration's $400 million loan to alternative battery maker Eos Energy. This Week in Cleantech — Sept...2023-09-0814 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 22: Tom Starrs PT. IToday we're interviewing somebody who has not only been a CEO, he's also advised other CEOs on marketing and public affairs, something he continues to do for his present employer, EDP Renewables.
And Tom Starrs is our precedent-setting guest for a reason. While he's done a lot of things in a career spanning 21 years in five different companies, Tom is, by my reckoning, the longest tenured and most experienced clean tech government affairs and communications lead in America.
And as the accelerating clean energy transition meets growing pushback from th...2023-09-0818 minScaling CleanEpisode 22: Tom Starrs PT. IToday we're interviewing somebody who has not only been a CEO, he's also advised other CEOs on marketing and public affairs, something he continues to do for his present employer, EDP Renewables.
And Tom Starrs is our precedent-setting guest for a reason. While he's done a lot of things in a career spanning 21 years in five different companies, Tom is, by my reckoning, the longest tenured and most experienced clean tech government affairs and communications lead in America.
And as the accelerating clean energy transition meets growing pushback from th...2023-09-0818 min
Factor ThisThis Week in Cleantech (9/1/23) — Gulf offshore wind dud, Google’s solar AI, and Las Vegas Sphere goes greenTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will air every Friday in the Factor This! podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts.This week’s episode features Reuters correspondent Nichola Groom, who shares insights from a lackluster offshore wind auction in the Gulf of Mexico.This Week in Cleantech – September 1, 20231. Google to begin selling maps data to c...2023-09-0117 min
Factor ThisThis Week in Cleantech (8/25/23) — Solar tariffs, grid tech, and wind-powered cargo shipsTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will air every Friday in the Factor This! podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts.This week’s episode features Bloomberg energy and environmental policy reporter Jennifer Dlouhy for a breakdown of the Commerce Department's final ruling in the Auxin Solar tariff case.This Week in Cleantech – August 25, 2023...2023-08-2517 min
Factor ThisThis Week in Cleantech (8/11/23) — IRA anniversary, NIMBYs target offshore wind, and carbon removal cashTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will air every Friday in the Factor This! podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts.This week’s episode features The Hill energy and environment reporter Rachel Frazin for a breakdown of the Inflation Reduction Act's impact after one year. This Week in Cleantech – August 11, 20231. Big Oil’s Talent Crisis...2023-08-1116 minScaling CleanEpisode 22: Jonathan DrobisOver the last 12 years, Jonathan Drobis has run grasstops campaigns for Fortune 500 companies from The Dewey Square Group (DSG), a heavy-duty firm with its own Wikipedia definition.
Grasstops, sometimes derisively called “astroturf,” is a form of corporate communications that helps large mature companies secure their policy goals from public officials – often at the state or local level. It parallels the type of grassroots community engagement that clean energy companies pursue to win the social license needed to secure project approval from the local county commission.
Before his current role, Jonathan spent a decade working in polit...2023-08-0429 min
Factor ThisThis Week in Cleantech (8/4/23) — New interconnection rules, a nuclear milestone, and concrete batteriesTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will air every Friday in the Factor This! podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts.This week's episode features Reuters correspondent Valerie Volcovici for a deep-dive on FERC's monumental interconnection ruling. This Week in Cleantech - August 4, 20231. The U.S. Clean-Energy Company That Hit the Subsidies Jackpot — Wall Street Journal2023-08-0416 min
Factor ThisThis Week in Cleantech (7/28/23) — Solar manufacturing, IRA rollout, and clean energy in Coal CountryTell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will air every Friday in the Factor This! podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts.This Week in Cleantech - July 28, 20231. Solar Manufacturing in the US Is Facing a Bleak Future, Analysts Warn - Bloomberg2. Small-town GOP officials are torn over Biden’s clean energy cash - Wa...2023-07-2815 minScaling CleanEpisode 21: David ArfinIf you want a boring guest, you should skip this episode. My guest has worked in over 10 countries on three continents – in the private sector, non-profits and in government across multiple cleantech sectors. After all of that, you might expect David Arfin would be picked to star in the next round of Dos Equis commercials as “The Most Interesting Man in the World.”
Instead, he’s the CEO of NineDot Energy, a New York-based laboratory for clean energy business model innovation. Today I’m tapping David’s varied, fascinating career for management and leadership tips we can use in runni...2023-07-2625 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 21: David ArfinIf you want a boring guest, you should skip this episode. My guest has worked in over 10 countries on three continents – in the private sector, non-profits and in government across multiple cleantech sectors. After all of that, you might expect David Arfin would be picked to star in the next round of Dos Equis commercials as “The Most Interesting Man in the World.”
Instead, he’s the CEO of NineDot Energy, a New York-based laboratory for clean energy business model innovation. Today I’m tapping David’s varied, fascinating career for management and leadership tips we can use in runni...2023-07-2625 min
Factor ThisThis Week in Cleantech (7/21/23) — Geothermal 2.0, offshore wind, and 'Bidenomics'Tell us what you think of the show! This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. Produced by Renewable Energy World and Tigercomm, This Week in Cleantech will air every Friday in the Factor This! podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts. This Week in Cleantech - July 21, 2023 1. How Biden's climate law will — and won’t — transform America - The Washington Post2. US announces first offshore wind rights...2023-07-2119 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 20: Nick CohenOver the last 17 years, Nick Cohen has held leadership positions in five companies, with four of them in clean energy. He's now the president and CEO of Doral Renewables LLC, which is developing the appropriately named Mammoth solar project at 1.3 gigawatts. It will be America's largest utility scale solar farm. I've wanted Nick on the show since I first talked with him last year.
01:47 – Hone in on your listening skills, and never assume you’re the smartest person in the room. The best leader is someone who can listen and enable the
peop...2023-07-1237 minScaling CleanEpisode 20: Nick CohenOver the last 17 years, Nick Cohen has held leadership positions in five companies, with four of them in clean energy. He's now the president and CEO of Doral Renewables LLC, which is developing the appropriately named Mammoth solar project at 1.3 gigawatts. It will be America's largest utility scale solar farm. I've wanted Nick on the show since I first talked with him last year.
01:47 – Hone in on your listening skills, and never assume you’re the smartest person in the room. The best leader is someone who can listen and enable the
peop...2023-07-1237 minScaling CleanEpisode 19: Jeff WolfeJeff Wolfe is an "OC"; – an “original cleantecher.” This entrepreneur has three companies under his leadership belt, including two that he founded. Jeff’s work has spanned solar installation, EV fast charging and investment considerations for Shell New Ventures. His current company is Veloce Energy, which offers easy-to-install EV fast charging infrastructure that's designed to speed the electrification of America's vehicle fleet.
Strap in for some well-earned wisdom on building and running successful companies.
3:31 – Just like any job, being a manager requires specific training. But most managers are
promoted wi...2023-06-0826 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 19: Jeff WolfeJeff Wolfe is an "OC"; – an “original cleantecher.” This entrepreneur has three companies under his leadership belt, including two that he founded. Jeff’s work has spanned solar installation, EV fast charging and investment considerations for Shell New Ventures. His current company is Veloce Energy, which offers easy-to-install EV fast charging infrastructure that's designed to speed the electrification of America's vehicle fleet.
Strap in for some well-earned wisdom on building and running successful companies.
3:31 – Just like any job, being a manager requires specific training. But most managers are
promoted wi...2023-06-0826 minScaling CleanEpisode 18: Jennifer Von BismarckMost of our guests to date have led companies that develop renewable energy plants, sell cleantech equipment, or provide energy services. But today our guest is a pure play. She's a career-long investor who served in leadership positions at sequential investment funds, and she now serves as the co-founder and CEO of the DC-based Galway Sustainable Capital. Jennifer Von Bismarck's shop invests in companies, projects and assets that drive environmental and social resilience at the local level. I wanted to learn from Jennifer how a career in investment shaped her views on running a successful company.
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Scaling CleanEpisode 18: Jennifer Von BismarckMost of our guests to date have led companies that develop renewable energy plants, sell cleantech equipment, or provide energy services. But today our guest is a pure play. She's a career-long investor who served in leadership positions at sequential investment funds, and she now serves as the co-founder and CEO of the DC-based Galway Sustainable Capital. Jennifer Von Bismarck's shop invests in companies, projects and assets that drive environmental and social resilience at the local level. I wanted to learn from Jennifer how a career in investment shaped her views on running a successful company.
2023-05-2434 minScaling CleanEpisode 17: Jesse Grossman#Cleantechers, Scaling Clean listeners know that we seek out clean economy CEOs for their
lessons on building teams and running companies. All our guests to date have developed their
leadership abilities by ascending a career ladder, and they’ve done that across several companies.
Today’s guest has instead learned his leadership lessons on the job, so to speak. Jesse Grossman
founded Soltage 17 years ago, and he’s led since then as Chairman and CEO. Soltage is a New
Jersey-based utility-scale solar IPP company that was founded on the belief...2023-05-1734 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 17: Jesse Grossman#Cleantechers, Scaling Clean listeners know that we seek out clean economy CEOs for their
lessons on building teams and running companies. All our guests to date have developed their
leadership abilities by ascending a career ladder, and they’ve done that across several companies.
Today’s guest has instead learned his leadership lessons on the job, so to speak. Jesse Grossman
founded Soltage 17 years ago, and he’s led since then as Chairman and CEO. Soltage is a New
Jersey-based utility-scale solar IPP company that was founded on the belief...2023-05-1734 minScaling CleanEpisode 16: Miranda BallentineIn Miranda Ballentine, we have a CEO with both.com and.org experience and
some.gov experience to boot. Most know her as the head of the Clean Energy
Buyer's Alliance, but her experience runs a gamut that includes stints as a
sustainability director of Walmart Consulting through David Gardner Associates,
and as Air Force Assistant Secretary, managing energy budgets for 170 military
installations. She also was CEO of Toronto-based Constant Power that develops
distributed energy projects.
6:40 - Don’t feel pressured to au...2023-05-0940 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 16: Miranda BallentineIn Miranda Ballentine, we have a CEO with both.com and.org experience and
some.gov experience to boot. Most know her as the head of the Clean Energy
Buyer's Alliance, but her experience runs a gamut that includes stints as a
sustainability director of Walmart Consulting through David Gardner Associates,
and as Air Force Assistant Secretary, managing energy budgets for 170 military
installations. She also was CEO of Toronto-based Constant Power that develops
distributed energy projects.
6:40 - Don’t feel pressured to...2023-05-0940 minScaling CleanEpisode 16: Jeff WolfeHello Cleantechers! Jeff Wolfe is an "OG" cleantech entrepreneur, with three companies under his leadership belt, including two he founded. His work has spanned solar installation, EV fast charging and investment considerations for Shell New Ventures. His current company is Veloce Energy, which offers easy to install EV fast charging infrastructure that's designed to speed the electrification of America's vehicle fleet. Strap in for some well-earned wisdom on building and running successful companies.
3:31 - Just like any job, being a manager requires specific training. But most managers are promoted without it – and it's hurting the clean economy.
...2023-04-2826 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 15: Kevin SmithHello Cleantechers! Kevin Smith, CEO of Lightsource bp, is one of the few people in cleantech who's led two major solar companies. Kevin's a great interview in part because of the depth of his background: Fossil fuels and renewables, Europe and the US, and experience in two different types of solar. Throughout it all, he's proven to be an impressive company builder who draws consistent praise from the people that work for him.
That's why I wanted to learn more about how Kevin does it:
5:34 - A vital, underused...2023-04-2437 minScaling CleanEpisode 15: Kevin SmithHello Cleantechers! Kevin Smith, CEO of Lightsource bp, is one of the few people in cleantech who's led two major solar companies. Kevin's a great interview in part because of the depth of his background: Fossil fuels and renewables, Europe and the US, and experience in two different types of solar. Throughout it all, he's proven to be an impressive company builder who draws consistent praise from the people that work for him.
That's why I wanted to learn more about how Kevin does it:
5:34 - A vital, underused...2023-04-2437 minScaling CleanEpisode 16: Kevin SmithHello Cleantechers! Kevin Smith, CEO of Lightsource bp, is one of the few people in cleantech who's led two major solar companies. Kevin's a great interview in part because of the depth of his background: Fossils fuels and renewables, Europe and the US, and experience in two different types of solar. Throughout it all, he's proven to be an impressive company builder who draws consistent praise from the people that work fro him.
That's why I wanted to learn more about how Kevin does it.
Timestamps:
2023-04-0837 minScaling CleanEpisode 15: Jeff WolfeHello Cleantechers! Jeff Wolfe is an original cleantecher. This entrepreneur has three companies under his leadership belt, including two that he founded. Jeff's work has spanned solar installation, EV fast charging and investment considerations for Shell New Ventures. His current company is Veloce Energy, which offers easy-to-install EV fast charging infrastructure that's designed to speed the electrification of America's vehicle fleet.
Strap in for some well-earned wisdom on building and running successful companies
Timestamps:
3:31 - Just like any job, being a manager requires specific...2023-04-0826 minScaling CleanEpisode 14: Jing TianHello #cleantechers! Listeners of Scaling Clean know our show is designed to bring you management and leadership wisdom from experienced company leaders in the clean technology industry. Today, we are bringing you perspective from Jing Tian, who co-founded her own company early in her career and also led the U.S. presence for three different international cleantech firms. And Jing Tian is also Dr. Tian, who earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from Drexel University and served as a postdoctoral fellow in the Chemistry Department at Princeton University.
Jing is now the chief growth officer of Tigo...2022-12-2022 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 14: Jing TianHello #cleantechers! Listeners of Scaling Clean know our show is designed to bring you management and leadership wisdom from experienced company leaders in the clean technology industry. Today, we are bringing you perspective from Jing Tian, who co-founded her own company early in her career and also led the U.S. presence for three different international cleantech firms. And Jing Tian is also Dr. Tian, who earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from Drexel University and served as a postdoctoral fellow in the Chemistry Department at Princeton University.
Jing is now the chief growth officer of Tigo...2022-12-2022 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 13: Silvia OrtínHello #cleantechers. On today’s Scaling Clean, a discussion with Silvia Ortín. She has worked in the power sector her entire career. Silvia started as a contract trading analyst for TXU Energy in the late 1990s. Over a quarter century later, she is the CEO of RWE Renewables Onshore Wind and PV division. Silvia is the first woman to hold the position.
Our goal on Scaling Clean is to aggregate insights from CEOs, investors and advisors on building and running winning teams at clean economy companies. I am really excited to share this interview with our lis...2022-12-0830 minScaling CleanEpisode 13: Silvia OrtínHello #cleantechers. On today’s Scaling Clean, a discussion with Silvia Ortín. She has worked in the power sector her entire career. Silvia started as a contract trading analyst for TXU Energy in the late 1990s. Over a quarter century later, she is the CEO of RWE Renewables Onshore Wind and PV division. Silvia is the first woman to hold the position.
Our goal on Scaling Clean is to aggregate insights from CEOs, investors and advisors on building and running winning teams at clean economy companies. I am really excited to share this interview with our lis...2022-12-0830 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 12: Claus NussgruberHello #cleantechers! Ever heard the joke about the engineer who walked into a podcast interview and turned out to be a fountain of wisdom and soundbites? Well, our guest today is just that… except he’s no joke.
South African-native Claus Nussgruber leads Utility Global, a net-zero hydrogen company based in Houston. He spent his 31-year career working in and leading corporate initiatives focused on hydrogen and other rare industrial gasses. To me, Claus represents the influx of talent that’s coming into cleantech from other parts of the economy. They’re diversifying the available expertise and perspect...2022-12-0521 minScaling CleanEpisode 12: Claus NussgruberHello #cleantechers! Ever heard the joke about the engineer who walked into a podcast interview and turned out to be a fountain of wisdom and soundbites? Well, our guest today is just that… except he’s no joke.
South African-native Claus Nussgruber leads Utility Global, a net-zero hydrogen company based in Houston. He spent his 31-year career working in and leading corporate initiatives focused on hydrogen and other rare industrial gasses. To me, Claus represents the influx of talent that’s coming into cleantech from other parts of the economy. They’re diversifying the available expertise and perspect...2022-12-0521 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 11: John Belizaire, Part 2Hey #cleantechers, this week we’re back with part two of our conversation with Soluna Computing CEO John Belizaire. John’s current company is building modular green data centers that run on renewable energy. And though he just turned 50, John has already sold two companies.
Our conversation for Scaling Clean was incredibly rich. You can hear the first half of the conversation on last week’s episode. In last week’s episode, John described the attributes such as active listening and mentorship that are keys to successful entrepreneurship.
Part two is just as interesting. John and I di...2022-10-3123 minScaling CleanEpisode 11: John Belizaire, Part 2Hey #cleantechers, this week we’re back with part two of our conversation with Soluna Computing CEO John Belizaire. John’s current company is building modular green data centers that run on renewable energy. And though he just turned 50, John has already sold two companies.
Our conversation for Scaling Clean was incredibly rich. You can hear the first half of the conversation on last week’s episode. In last week’s episode, John described the attributes such as active listening and mentorship that are keys to successful entrepreneurship.
Part two is just as interesting. John and I di...2022-10-3123 minScaling CleanEpisode 10: John Belizaire, Part 1Hey #cleantechers, ever hear about someone and feel at least a little bit awed by what they have accomplished in their lives? Well, we’ve got one of those folks featured in this episode of Scaling Clean.
John Belizaire is CEO of Soluna Computing, which builds modular green data centers running on renewable energy. Though he just turned 50, John has already sold two companies. In his current role, he testified before the U.S. Congress and rang the NASDAQ bell. His speaking and writing attract the interests of new and legacy media, including Cheddar News, The New Yo...2022-10-2030 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 10: John Belizaire, Part 1Hey #cleantechers, ever hear about someone and feel at least a little bit awed by what they have accomplished in their lives? Well, we’ve got one of those folks featured in this episode of Scaling Clean.
John Belizaire is CEO of Soluna Computing, which builds modular green data centers running on renewable energy. Though he just turned 50, John has already sold two companies. In his current role, he testified before the U.S. Congress and rang the NASDAQ bell. His speaking and writing attract the interests of new and legacy media, including Cheddar News, The New Yo...2022-10-2030 min
Energy Transition SolutionsTalking about Communicating with Mike Casey of Tigercomm, Ep060In this episode, our host Joe Batir talks communications with Mike Casey, President and Founder of Tigercomm. The discuss how and why Mike started Tigercomm, why the clean economy isn’t growing the way it needs to, and how Tigercomm is attempting to solve that.
Mike’s book recommendation:
The Tiger by John Vaillant
Mike’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikecaseytigercomm/
Tigercomm: https://www.tigercomm.us/home
Tigercomm’s recent opt-ed: https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/how-clean-energy-can-prevent-the-next-manchin-like-holdout/
This episode is made possible by AWS Energy.
Br...2022-09-1300 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 9: Al SubbloiePay attention to this episode, cleantechers, because it’s a good one. As our readers know, we designed the Scaling Clean podcast to bring you management and leadership wisdom from experienced company leaders. We’ve got a heavily experienced growth company CEO for you in this episode who is lighting up the traditionally workhorse energy-efficiency sector.
But first, a bit of context; the climate destruction crisis keeps accelerating, and yet here in the U.S. we waste an astounding 40% of all the electricity we generate. We can and should – build a lot of renewable energy capacity. But if we k...2022-08-2932 minScaling CleanEpisode 9: Al SubbloiePay attention to this episode, cleantechers, because it’s a good one. As our readers know, we designed the Scaling Clean podcast to bring you management and leadership wisdom from experienced company leaders. We’ve got a heavily experienced growth company CEO for you in this episode who is lighting up the traditionally workhorse energy-efficiency sector.
But first, a bit of context; the climate destruction crisis keeps accelerating, and yet here in the U.S. we waste an astounding 40% of all the electricity we generate. We can and should – build a lot of renewable energy capacity. But if we k...2022-08-2932 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 8: Kimberlee CenteraWe designed Scaling Clean to bring you wisdom from clean technology leaders, and this episode won’t disappoint.
Host Mike Casey speak to Kimberlee Centera, President and CEO of TerraPro Solutions. Kimberlee is a trailblazer in the renewable energy sector who has helped build over 10,000 renewable energy projects in the U.S. alone. She can accurately be described as an “OC,” an “original clean-techer,” and has been involved in land-use questions her entire professional life.
If you look up “breadth of development” experience on Wikipedia, Kimberlee’s photo ought to be the visual. That’s why we were thrilled...2022-08-1532 minScaling CleanEpisode 8: Kimberlee CenteraWe designed Scaling Clean to bring you wisdom from clean technology leaders, and this episode won’t disappoint.
Host Mike Casey speak to Kimberlee Centera, President and CEO of TerraPro Solutions. Kimberlee is a trailblazer in the renewable energy sector who has helped build over 10,000 renewable energy projects in the U.S. alone. She can accurately be described as an “OC,” an “original clean-techer,” and has been involved in land-use questions her entire professional life.
If you look up “breadth of development” experience on Wikipedia, Kimberlee’s photo ought to be the visual. That’s why we were thrilled...2022-08-1532 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 7: Graham RichardHost Mike Casey talks with Graham Richard, the former mayor of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He's one of the few people in clean tech who served in elected office. After his political career, Graham took the reins at the Advanced Energy Economy, a national trade association. He's now a senior advisor at the San Francisco-based investment fund, Finite.2022-07-1226 minScaling CleanEpisode 7: Graham RichardHost Mike Casey talks with Graham Richard, the former mayor of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He's one of the few people in clean tech who served in elected office. After his political career, Graham took the reins at the Advanced Energy Economy, a national trade association. He's now a senior advisor at the San Francisco-based investment fund, Finite.2022-07-1226 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 6: Ken LocklinHost Mike Casey talks with Ken Locklin, who is the cleantech oracle you probably haven’t heard of because he has the enviable combination of foresight and humility. For more than three decades, Ken’s honed his ability to observe the major developments within multiple clean economy sectors, and then distill the trends for the rest of us. While serving as Impax Asset Management’s North American Director, he co-wrote a Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) 2016 “Mapping the Gap: The Road from Paris.” In clean economy, BNEF reports are the closest thing we have to religious scripture, and it’s fair to...2022-06-2130 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 6: Ken LocklinHost Mike Casey talks with Ken Locklin, who is the cleantech oracle you probably haven’t heard of because he has the enviable combination of foresight and humility. For more than three decades, Ken’s honed his ability to observe the major developments within multiple clean economy sectors, and then distill the trends for the rest of us. While serving as Impax Asset Management’s North American Director, he co-wrote a Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) 2016 “Mapping the Gap: The Road from Paris.” In clean economy, BNEF reports are the closest thing we have to religious scripture, and it’s fair to...2022-06-2130 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 5: Abby HopperHost Mike Casey catches up with Abby Hopper, the head of Solar Energy Industries Association. That's the U.S.' main solar trade association. Abby is a lawyer by training, and a veteran of several top regulatory posts at the state and federal levels. That includes leading the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the years that followed the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in 2010. In short, Abby’s developed an expertise in leading teams within complex organizations facing big, existential challenges. 2022-06-1324 minScaling CleanEpisode 5: Abby HopperHost Mike Casey catches up with Abby Hopper, the head of Solar Energy Industries Association. That's the U.S.' main solar trade association. Abby is a lawyer by training, and a veteran of several top regulatory posts at the state and federal levels. That includes leading the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the years that followed the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in 2010. In short, Abby’s developed an expertise in leading teams within complex organizations facing big, existential challenges. 2022-06-1324 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 4: Chad FarrellSo far on our podcast, we’ve interviewed cleantech leaders that are in a later stage of their careers. We figured that wisdom comes from a combination of gray hair and track record. Chad Farrell is different, and that’s a good thing. As the CEO of Encore Renewable Energy, Chad’s first company is his current company. Encore develops what it calls “community-scale” renewable energy projects, often on land reclaimed from past industrial uses. But Chad’s been driving Encore’s success for almost 15 years, which is plenty of time to gather a body of lessons learned we can pass to ot...2022-05-0426 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 4: Chad FarrellSo far on our podcast, we’ve interviewed cleantech leaders that are in a later stage of their careers. We figured that wisdom comes from a combination of gray hair and track record. Chad Farrell is different, and that’s a good thing. As the CEO of Encore Renewable Energy, Chad’s first company is his current company. Encore develops what it calls “community-scale” renewable energy projects, often on land reclaimed from past industrial uses. But Chad’s been driving Encore’s success for almost 15 years, which is plenty of time to gather a body of lessons learned we can pass to ot...2022-05-0426 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 3: Mark BassettHost Mike Casey catches up with Mark Bassett, the former CEO of Hemlock Semiconductor. During his tenure, he saw sales surge even in the face of the COVID recession. He's worked most of his career in heavy, mature industries, including more than a decade rising through the ranks of Dow Chemical.2022-03-3024 minScaling CleanEpisode 3: Mark BassettHost Mike Casey catches up with Mark Bassett, the former CEO of Hemlock Semiconductor. During his tenure, he saw sales surge even in the face of the COVID recession. He's worked most of his career in heavy, mature industries, including more than a decade rising through the ranks of Dow Chemical.2022-03-3024 minScaling CleanEpisode 2: Bob FishmanHost Mike Casey catches up with Bob Fishman, a veteran leader of energy companies. His background includes stints at Ausra, General Atomics, and the NAES Corporation.2022-02-2728 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 2: Bob FishmanHost Mike Casey catches up with Bob Fishman, a veteran leader of energy companies. His background includes stints at Ausra, General Atomics, and the NAES Corporation.2022-02-2728 minScaling CleanEpisode 1: Brad MattsonBrad Mattson has been appropriately described as a Silicon Valley legend. He’s founded and run two renewable energy companies. Before he shifted his energy over to solar, Brad took two semiconductor companies from his garage all the way to NASDAQ.2022-02-2526 min
Scaling CleanEpisode 1: Brad MattsonBrad Mattson has been appropriately described as a Silicon Valley legend. He’s founded and run two renewable energy companies. Before he shifted his energy over to solar, Brad took two semiconductor companies from his garage all the way to NASDAQ.2022-02-2526 min
SunCastCleanTech Podcaster's Roundtable Q3-'21 Welcome back, Solar Warrior. This is a SunCast Rewind that’s also a Tactical Tuesday, typically a short form conversation with subject matter experts designed to give you the practical tools, tips, and advice for building your solar business or career.Today is a special collaboration with Mike Casey from Tigercomm as host of our Quarterly Podcasters Roundtable. Originally recorded live as a video interview (watch it on youtube!), this idea was inspired by Tigercomm's quarterly Cleantech Editor's Roundtable series, which has grown in popularity during the pandemic. As it progressed, we kept hearing from pe...2021-10-1357 min
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CleanTech Talk — Tesla, Solar, Battery, Climate, AI, EV, & Other Tech News & AnalysisScooter Share Industry Needs to Up It's Social License Game Per Study from TigerCommIn this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Mike Casey and Nathaniel Schub from Tigercomm, sit down to talk about micromobility.2021-02-071h 05
CleanTech Talk — EVs, Solar, Batteries, AI, TeslaScooter Sharing Industry Needs To Up Its Social License Game, Per Study from TigerCommIn this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Mike Casey and Nathaniel Schub from Tigercomm sit down to talk about micromobility.2021-01-151h 05
Watts UpThe Soft Cost Barrier with Yann Brandt and Mike CaseyYour Watts Up team are coming back on the mics with two very special guests - Yann Brandt of Solar Wake Up and returning guest, Mike Casey of Tigercomm. Yann and Mike co-authored the article 'A no-brainer for U.S. job creation: Update solar permitting and inspections' published by PV Magazine. During our conversation we dive into the article and get a further take from Yann and Mike about how adjusting current permitting/inspection methods for solar will deeply effect the soft-costs of solar installations.
From the show:
Yann Brandt, Solar Wake Up: h...2021-01-1448 min
Solar Maverick PodcastSMP 88: The New Paradigm in Clean Energy MarketingEpisode Summary
In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy talks with Mike Casey who is the Founder and CEO at Tigercomm. Tigercomm is the leading U.S. cleantech PR, marketing communications and public affairs firm, counsels cleantech executives and investors and passionately designs, builds, and runs winning communications programs. Mike discusses how clean energy companies should market during COVID, how stronger brands can help solar move out from under commoditization, how to be a thought leader, and many other interesting topics.
Benoy Thanjan
Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO o...2020-12-0841 minWatts UpLooking at the Clean Economy Landscape with Mike Casey of TigercommMarie, Ryan, and Conner are joined by Mike Casey of Tigercomm. During this episode, we discuss everything from marketing, sales, and the landscape of the clean energy economy.
From the Show:
Tigercomm - https://www.tigercomm.us/
PV Magazine - https://www.pv-magazine.com/
Planet of the Humans- https://planetofthehumans.com/
Seth Godin - https://www.sethgodin.com/
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