The Climate Champions

Tanya Barham, CEO & Founder, Community Energy Labs - Episode 128

Tanya Barham, CEO & Founder, Community Energy Labs, offering modern AI-powered clean building control solutions that make smart energy management and decarbonization accessible and affordable for community building owners to accelerate decarbonization.

Tim Barat, CEO & Co-Founder, Gridware - Episode 127

Tim Barat, CEO & Co-Founder, Gridware, an ex-power pole field worker, named in Forbes’ 30 under 30 innovator list for developing a 24/7 monitoring system increasing visibility along power distribution lines - after getting his EECS degree at UC Berkeley.

Chris King, Senior Vice President, e-Mobility, Siemens - Episode 126

Chris King, Senior Vice President, e-Mobility, Siemens is an entrepreneur that thrives on taking new technologies to market. A true decarbonization evangelist, he co-hosted the U.S. Congressional delegation at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Marzia Zafar, Deputy Director, Strategy & Decarbonization, Ofgem - Episode 125

Marzia Zafar, Deputy Director of Strategy & Decarbonization, Ofgem, Great Britain's Independent Energy Regulator, ensuring design of a multi-year clean and green environment strategy and roadmap protecting energy consumers, especially vulnerable people.

Suzanne Russo, Chief Executive Officer, Pecan Street - Episode 124

Suzanne Russo, Chief Executive Officer, Pecan Street, accelerating innovations in climate and conservation solutions, on the Board of the Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute, Member of the Forbes Technology Council and a Board Advisor for CleanTX.

Andrew Beebe, Managing Director, Obvious Ventures - Episode 123

Andrew Beebe, Managing Director, Obvious Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage, purpose-driven entrepreneurs reimagining trillion-dollar industries in three investment pillars: Sustainable Systems, Healthy Living, and People Power.

Katie Tweed, Senior Director of Content & Partnerships, Canary Media - Episode 122

Katie Tweed, Senior Director of Content & Partnerships for Canary Media, an independent nonprofit journalism dedicated to chronicling the transition to a decarbonized economy. She manages relationships with partners and clients to tell meaningful stories.

Dr. Raj DasGupta, Chief Executive Officer, Electrovaya - Episode 121

Dr. Raj DasGupta, CEO, Electrovaya has been there for 10+ years and been involved in every aspect of the business: cell manufacturing, engineering, business development, a successful ceramic battery, and hopefully, a transformational solid-state battery.

Debbie Dekleva, CEO & Milkweed Maverick, Monarch Flyway - Episode 120

Debbie Dekleva, CEO and Milkweed Maverick at Monarch Flyway and Founder of Sustainable Monarch. Monarch Flyway is the longest running milkweed business in history! She's a 2nd generation milkweed entrepreneur who apprenticed for her patent attorney father

Matt Schlegel, Founder and Principal, Schlegel Consulting, Best Selling Author - Episode 119

Matt Schlegel, Founder and Principal, Schlegel Consulting. Matt is a Bestselling Author of Teamwork 9.0, an Entrepreneur, Consultant, Engineer, and Speaker, focused on applying Enneagram to teams as well as individuals to maximize work-team effectiveness.