Best Keith Zakheim Podcasts (2025)

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Data Centers and Decarbonization 22:08

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What if data centers could actually help solve the climate crisis instead of just consuming massive amounts of energy? Chris Pennington is Director of Energy and Sustainability for Iron Mountain Data Centers, leading the charge toward 24/7 carbon-free energy by 2040. How did a college student looking for part-time work become a global energy strate…

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Jigar Shah on Clean Energy’s Next Chapter 23:22

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Could populist sentiment actually accelerate clean energy adoption by fueling energy independence desires? Jigar Shah, widely considered a pioneer of the modern clean energy revolution, joins the Age of Adoption podcast to share his remarkable journey from mechanical engineer to industry transformer. As the former Director of the DOE's Loan Program…

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Helping Consumers Make Green Choices 21:13

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In our post-truth era, how does an 85-year-old publication maintain trust while testing tomorrow's technology today? Phil Radford, President and CEO of Consumer Reports, brings a unique perspective to consumer advocacy, combining decades of environmental activism with rigorous product testing. From his early days fighting waste incinerators in Chic…

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Why This Agency Matchmaker Rejects Fossil Fuel Clients 23:18

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Ever wonder what happens when a PR matchmaker draws a hard line against fossil fuel clients? Meet Steven Shimek. In this eye-opening conversation, Keith Zakheim welcomes the owner and CMO of Shimek Strategic—an influential voice who helps determine which agencies win multi-million dollar RFPs. Steven pulls back the curtain on agency practices most …

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Can Buildings Adapt to Climate Change? 25:17

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If buildings contribute 40% of global carbon emissions, what's stopping us from transforming the built environment? In this episode of Age of Adoption, recorded on Earth Day 2025, host Keith Zakheim speaks with Breana Wheeler, Director of Operations for BREEAM USA, about the critical role of certification in decarbonizing the built environment. Whe…

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Designing For The Next 100 Years 20:22

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"It's important that we share the knowledge that we create. We won't get where we need to go unless all ships rise." - Anica Landreneau As Global Director of Sustainability at HOK, Anica leads the firm that designed Mercedes-Benz Stadium—the NFL's first LEED Platinum-certified venue. From a Texas architecture student told she'd "never find a job" i…

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Disrupting Climate Deception 20:32

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In this episode of the Age of Adoption podcast, host Keith Zakheim welcomes Duncan Meisel, Executive Director of Clean Creatives, an organization challenging PR and advertising agencies to reject fossil fuel clients. Drawing from his background in climate NGO communications, Duncan has pioneered a global movement to eliminate ties between creative …

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The Future of Wind Energy 21:30

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In this episode of Age of Adoption, host Keith Zakheim welcomes Neal Rickner, CEO of Airloom Energy, about reimagining wind turbine technology. Neal, a former F-18 pilot with the Marines who later worked at Google X on the Makani project, explains how Airloom Energy is developing revolutionary wind turbines that can be mass-manufactured, easily tra…

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Revving Up Mobility Innovation 20:13

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How does a transit-dependent child from Los Angeles become the Chief Mobility Officer for America's automotive heartland? In this episode of Age of Adoption, host Keith Zakheim welcomes Justine Johnson, Chief Mobility Officer for the State of Michigan. Drawing from her extensive background spanning from the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission to Ford…

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Reimagining Food Production 19:25

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What innovative strategies is SunOpta implementing to transform food waste into valuable resources, and how is their new Texas facility contributing to sustainability goals? In this episode of the Age of Adoption podcast, host Keith Zakheim sits down with Stacy Seidel, Senior Director of ESG at SunOpta, to explore how the plant-based food and bever…

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Advancing Energy Resilience and Sustainability 17:23

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How did Rachel Posner Ross, the Former Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer for the U.S. Department of Defense, help transform the largest energy consumer in the nation into a leader in sustainability? Host Keith Zakheim has a compelling conversation (at the Pentagon!) with Rachel Posner Ross, the Former Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer at the De…

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Betting on Green Investments 24:50

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How is Breene Murphy pioneering sustainable investment strategies that challenge the status quo of traditional financial systems? Host Keith Zakheim speaks with Breene Murphy, President of Carbon Collective, as he recounts his extraordinary shift from the bustling world of NBA journalism to spearheading the movement for sustainable investing. Breen…

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Driving Change: Electro Dad's EV Mission for a Greener Europe 12:28

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What inspired Jan Stanek to become a leading influencer in the clean energy sector, known as 'Electro Dad' on YouTube? In this episode, Keith talks with Jan, aka 'Electro Dad,' a climate advocate and YouTube influencer passionate about electric vehicles. Jan shares his transition from living in extreme industrial pollution while working in Nanjing,…

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Redefining the Built Environment 25:18

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On this episode of the Age of Adoption podcast, Keith Zakheim sits down with Sonny Masero, Managing Director at Hines. Sonny discusses the integration of sustainability into investment decisions and the need for a collective movement toward a more sustainable built environment. He also emphasizes the importance of community to spur meaningful chang…

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Becoming Sustainable in a Generation 19:21

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In this episode of the Age of Adoption podcast, Keith Zakheim interviews Kevin Rabinovitch, VP of Sustainability and Chief Climate Officer at Mars. Kevin shares his 30-year journey at Mars, starting as a chocolate engineer and evolving into a leader in sustainability. He discusses Mars' proactive approach to climate initiatives, including the organ…

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Uncorking a Carbon-Free Future for Wine 21:15

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On the latest episode of the Age of Adoption Podcast, Keith chats with Sean Carroll, Director of Communications, Social Impact, and Sustainability at Jackson Family Wines. Sean shares insights on the environmental impact of wine production and the initiatives Jackson Family Wines is undertaking to promote sustainable practices. The discussion highl…

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Navigating Sustainability in Real Estate 18:37

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In the latest episode of the Age of Adoption Podcast, Keith chats with Sean Drygas, Global Head of Sustainability for Colliers International. With a responsibility to decarbonize approximately two billion square feet of real estate, Colliers International is not only embracing the Age of Adoption; it's spearheading it within the real estate sector.…

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Championing Sustainable Textiles 15:56

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Filium Corp. President Doug Lynch shares his unexpected journey from pro hockey to pioneering sustainable textiles. Hear how his passion for natural materials and climate consciousness is reshaping the fashion industry.By Doug Lynch, Keith Zakheim

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Making The Fashion Industry More Sustainable 17:23

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In this episode of the Age of Adoption Podcast, Keith Zakheim, CEO of Antenna Group, sits down with Romain Liot, the co-founder and COO of Adore Me. Romain shares how he wanted to combine sustainable practices into Adore Me's highly successful e-commerce lifestyle apparel brand, and how they sold the business in 2022 for $400 million dollars.…

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Investing In Climate Technology 17:04

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Keith Zakheim, the CEO of Antenna Group, sat down with Meir Rabkin, the founder of Blue Vision Capital, to learn how Meir transitioned from working in finance to creating an investment fund that supports climate tech start ups and entrepeneurs. In this episode, Meir shares how he built a network of high net worth individuals, and leveraged those re…

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Building The Biggest Brand on The Planet 19:31

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In this episode of The Age of Adoption Podcast, Keith Zakheim, CEO of Antenna Group, interviews Hap Klopp, one of the original founders and 20-year CEO of The North Face. Hap shares his journey from starting small in San Francisco to building an internationally recognized brand known for its sustainable, high-quality products. Together, they explor…

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Investing in Climate Tech 13:12

10M ago13:12

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In this exciting episode of the Age of Adoption Podcast, Keith Zakheim, CEO of Antenna Group, sits down with Eric Kohlmann, Partner at Climate First, to discuss the Future of Investing in Climate Technology. Keith and Eric dive deep into Eric's previous experience working in the financial sector, and how he sees investing in climate technology will…

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The Future of Sustainable Business 14:01

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In this episode of the Age of Adoption Podcast, host Keith Zakheim, CEO of Antenna Group, sits down with Chris Robinson, a United States Marine Veteran turned climate tech entrepreneur and the CEO of Clearyst, a leader in sustainable software solutions.Together, they explore Chris’s journey into the climate tech industry, diving deep into the pivot…

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The World's Most Sustainable Business 17:01

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In this insightful episode of the Age of Adoption Podcast, Keith Zakheim, CEO of Antenna Group is joined by Justin Saia, VP, European Communications and CEO Public Relations, recently named by Time Magazine as the World's Most Sustainable Business. Justin and Keith discuss how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles are placed at the…

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Getting to Zero 13:45

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In this episode of the Age of Adoption Podcast, Keith interviews Jess Bergman, Acting Director of Marketing and Communications at the New Buildings Institute. Jess shares her extensive career journey across nonprofits, government, Google, and more, offering lessons learned in the fields of energy efficiency and building decarbonization. The discuss…

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Simplifying Onsite Energy 10:12

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In this episode of the Age of Adoption Podcast, Keith sits down with Gareth Evans, CEO of VECKTA. Growing up in Liverpool, England, Gareth dreamed of becoming a fast jet pilot with the Royal Air Force. Sponsored by the Air Force to study environmental science, his career journey began in environmental remediation, where he worked to clean up old oi…

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Harnessing the Power of Collaboration 10:12

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In this episode of the Age of Adoption Podcast, Keith hosts long-time friend and fellow climate warrior Scott Kitcher, President and CEO of Sustain SoCal. Scott takes us through his professional journey, highlighting how his start in the financial services industry led him to becoming a passionate advocate for sustainability and climate action.Keit…

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Delivering on Sustainability 12:49

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In this episode of the Age of Adoption Podcast, Keith interviews Mike Robinson, Head of Retail Solutions at the Eighth Notch. Mike shares how he made the leap from consumer products and management consulting to becoming an 'accidental retailer' and spearheading major initiatives at Gap and Macy's. Mike discusses his pivot toward sustainable retail …

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It All Starts and Ends in the Midwest 11:10

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Amy Heart shares her career journey from her roots in Wisconsin to her pivotal role as SVP of Public Policy at Sunrun. Keith and Amy discuss the increasing consumer interest in sustainability and Sunrun's customer-focused approach to making solar energy accessible and affordable for homeowners.By Amy Heart, Keith Zakheim

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Leading with the “Why” of Sustainability with the Climate Change Committee's Sophie Vipond 10:41

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Sophie emphasizes the importance of leaning into emotional and personal connections in climate-focused storytelling. By crafting compelling narratives around social justice, health perspectives, and the overall wellbeing of future generations, Sophie believes we can better motivate audiences to drive meaningful change. In the Age of Adoption, organ…

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Accelerating the Energy Transition with ABB’s Brian Nelson 13:32

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The Mission to Zero: ABB has fully embraced the challenge of achieving net-zero targets with a goal to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030. The company’s Mission to Zero initiative aims to significantly reduce emissions from its global facilities by implementing solar, energy storage, and smart switchgear solutions. By adopting digi…

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A Sustainable Approach to Transforming Global Health - With Northwell Health’s Dr. Eric Cioè-Peña 17:47

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In the latest episode of the Age of Adoption podcast, we had the privilege of hosting Dr. Eric Cioè-Peña, MD, MPH an emergency physician, and the vice president and founder of the Center for Global Health at Northwell Health, the largest healthcare provider and private employer in New York State. Dr. Cioè Peña shares Northwell Health’s Age of Adopt…

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Advancing Sustainable & Equitable Healthcare with Atlantic Health System 19:54

2y ago19:54

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Nikki Sumpter, Chief Administrative Officer of Atlantic Health System, joins us to discuss the health system's efforts to address health equity and sustainability in the Age of Adoption. Nikki shares how Atlantic Health System is working to create a more equitable and sustainable healthcare system for its staff, patients, and the communities in whi…

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Advancing Climate Justice in the Industrial Sector 20:54

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Decarbonizing the industrial sector is the next frontier in climate action, but for Dimensional Energy’s Co-Founder & CEO, Jason Salfi, the work doesn’t stop there. Dimensional Energy is instilling climate justice principles throughout their business, beginning by pairing sustainable, carbon neutral fuel development with binding community engagemen…

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Clean Economy Leadership in the SVB Aftermath 27:21

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Executive leadership in today’s highly-complex innovation economy requires more than the traditional investment in IP, market transformation, and engineers. According to this week’s Age of Adoption (formerly Raising Your Antenna) special guest, the most competitive, resilient startups depend on emotional awareness that begins at the C-Level. This i…

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Addressing Net Zero in the Existing Building Stock 30:04

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This week we are privileged to have two exceptional guests on Raising Your Antenna’s Special Inflation Reduction Act 8-Part Series, Mahesh Ramanujam and Sarah Merricks. They discuss how Global Network for Zero (GNFZ) is redefining net-zero strategy and green building certifications to optimize corporate sustainability efforts. GNFZ focuses on a sig…

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Large-Scale City Electrification in the Age of Adoption 27:09

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This episode of Raising Your Antenna features Jordan Feldstein, Product Co-Chief / Tech Lead at BlocPower, to discuss the path forward to upgrading all 125MM American homes and 5MM fossil fuel-burning buildings to make them more cost-effective, healthier, smarter, and greener. This transition is not only combating the climate crisis but creating in…

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Federal to Local: Unlocking Sustainable Transportation Investments 32:12

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This episode of Raising Your Antenna features David Kim, former U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Administrator under President Obama and California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) Secretary under Gov. Newsom, to discuss the ways in which industry can help unlock billions of dollars in local transportation investments and help build a m…

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Deploying Transformative Grid Edge Technologies for Net-Zero 30:22

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The BlackBerry is now just a distant memory to some, and a fruit to others (ehm, Gen Z) but in 2022, it represented the cutting edge technology that brought AI to your fingertips, one keyboard “click-click” at a time. What does the BlackBerry phone have to do in the context of climate action? New, disruptive technologies are analogous to the type o…

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Shaping the Future of Equitable Transportation 38:18

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This week on Raising Your Antenna, we welcome Mayor of Truckee, CA and Head of Market Strategy for Resource Innovations Courtney Henderson, alongside her colleague Kelly Helfrich, Vice President of Resource Innovations’ Electric Vehicle Practice. Resource Innovations is a women-led and controlled organization making clean energy more accessible and…

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Reimagining Regulations for the U.S. Energy System 29:11

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On this episode of Raising Your Antenna, we are thrilled to welcome former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Neil Chatterjee for an insightful discussion on grid transformation and regulatory innovation in light of the Inflation Reduction Act. Chairman Chatterjee formerly served as Commissioner and Chairman of FERC, where he cham…

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A New Era of Public-Private Partnerships under the IRA 31:40

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Cities aren’t going anywhere. Half of the world’s population currently resides within them and if their unwavering strength during a global pandemic says anything, they are certainly here to stay. But cities also account for about 75% of global CO2 emissions, and the sustainability and public health challenges they present are substantial. On this …

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The Future of Climate Legislation & Innovation 35:46

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This episode is the first of a 6-part series, The Inflation Reduction Act in the Age of Climate Adoption, released in light of the Inflation Reduction Act and its impact on climate tech innovation, emerging technologies, and a just transition. I was honored to have Hawai’i State Senator Chris Lee as my first guest on the series. Senator Lee is a gl…

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Fostering Curiosity in the Workplace 35:29

3y ago35:29

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On this episode of Raising Your Antenna, I had the pleasure of engaging with Rich Kenny, Nurse Intrapreneur at SAS. We talked about curiosity. Namely, the value of being curious in the workplace, and how it is a trait that both predicts high performers as well as successful enterprises. Rich is an incredibly insightful guest, and the research done …

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Health Equity Issues are Environmental Issues 40:25

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I’m not sure that the climate change and sustainability community would include issues related to the pandemic, biodiversity, health equity, and modern slavery in their definition of ESG. Yet, today on RYA, we address all of these issues with our guests Chris Kline (Global Senior Principal for Sustainability and ESG at Cardno), Natalie Egnot (Epide…

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The Net Zero Backlash Has Arrived 34:39

4y ago34:39

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Having Joel Makower appear on your podcast is, in the clean tech world, akin to Oprah landing Harry and Meghan. Like Harry and Meghan, Joel is a celebrity in our world, everyone wants to hear what he has to say and he provides salacious details about the royal family. Okay, maybe not the royal stuff. But the rest is true. As the founder and Chairma…

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Mobility is Sexy 30:57

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When we imagine what our energy transformation will look like, we tend to focus on the shiny new toys — solar panels, electric vehicles, Tesla powerwalls, and Nest Thermostats. While those products are necessary for a carbon net-zero future, they are in no way sufficient. Today on RYA, I chat with Benjamin Birnbaum, partner at Keyframe and co-found…

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The Importance of Utility-Consumer Partnerships 39:26

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It’s not every day that I have the opportunity to interview two utility executives — especially from Texas, and especially a mere two months after the historic freeze in the State of Texas. While we didn’t spend a lot of time dissecting the causes of the February grid failure, much of our conversation addressed the types of challenges, programs and…

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Creating Energy Tech Unicorns with Launchpad's Siobhan Clarke 29:10

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Today’s guest on Raising Your Antenna is Siobhan Clarke, Operating Partner of Launchpad — a bp scaling engine accelerating the growth of digitally-led businesses that re-imagine energy. As Operating Partner, Siobhan is helping bp reinvent its company and lead from the front on building a clean energy future. Siobhan brings a unique perspective to c…

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AgTech Innovation & Investing with Adam Bergman and Andrew Rose 39:26

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One of the nice things about hosting a podcast is the opportunity to make new friends and reconnect with old ones. On today’s episode of Raising Your Antenna, I was able to do both. I've known Adam Bergman for 15 years as we go back to the halcyon days of the solar revolution and have stayed in touch as renewables have waxed and waned as well as re…