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16 June 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 49 - Charles McConnell - Exec. Dir. - UH Energy
There isn’t much Charles ‘Chuck’ McConnell hasn’t seen in his 35 years in the Energy Industry, which makes this one of the more fascinating interviews we’ve done at The Green Insider. The Executive Director at the Center for Carbon Management and Energy Sustainability for the University of Houston, McConnell goes …
09 June 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 48 - Anita Nouri - CEO - Green Energy Solutions
For some, the title ‘Queen of Garbage’ may not be all that flattering, but for Anita Nouri, not only does she wear that title, but she wears it proudly as the undisputed Queen of Garbage in the MENA (Middle East North Africa) Region. For more than a decade now, Anita …
02 June 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 47 - Mohammad Alrai - President - RAI Energy
We venture back out to the Golden State and visit with long-time solar and renewable businessman and advocate Mohammad Alrai, President and Head of Development at RAI Energy. A 20-year veteran of the industry, Alrai has done solar deals both domestically and internationally, but he and his team at RAI …
27 May 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 46 - Katie Ginsberg - Founder/Exec. Dir - CELF
We continue with our educational trend in this episode, sitting down with Katie Ginsberg, Founder of the Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation. It’s an incredible story as to how Katie came up with the idea for CELF, the work that went into creating it and what her and her team have …
21 May 2021
The Green Insider - Power Chat - Anna Dai - CEO/Founder - Varea Energy
No better way to end the week than with a Power Chat with an amazing young entrepreneur. Anna Dai is changing the way buildings get efficient and is trying to overhaul an aging sector of commercial and industrial sectors with her company – Varea Energy. As part of our continued …
19 May 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 44 - Jesson Bradshaw - CEO/Founder - Energy Ogre
We take a trip to the Retail Electric side of the world in this episode and sit down with Jesson Bradshaw, CEO and Founder of Energy Ogre. For a monthly fee, Bradshaw and his team help their customers get the lowest REP rate available. It’s something Bradshaw knew there was …
14 May 2021
The Green Insider - Power Chat - Antonio Dixon - Founder/Director - Solar-Fi
This week’s Power Chat features up-and-coming renewable entrepreneur Antonio Dixon, whose Solar-Fi is looking to change two fundamental ways of life on two continents with his sustainable pods. Think We-Work Meets Mother Nature. It’s a fascinating concept that he and his team created for the US Market while bringing much …
12 May 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 42 - Cynthia Nesser - President - AZSA
We venture out west for our latest episode and sit down with Cynthia Nesser, President of the Board of Directors for the Arizona Sustainability Alliance. It’s remarkable what Nesser and her team have accomplished in her two years on the board, not to mention what they’re doing with sustainability education …
07 May 2021
The Green Insider - Power Chat - Katie Mehnert - CEO /Founder - Ally Energy
In this week’s Power Chat, Mike and I venture over to Greentown Labs and visit with Katie Mehnert, CEO and Founder of Ally Energy. A 20-year veteran of the energy industry, Katie gives us a quick but detailed look into her thoughts on the Energy Transition, bringing all forms of …
05 May 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 40 - Kevin Doffing - CEO - Energy Capital of the Future
Forty episodes in and we have one of our most candid interviews yet. Kevin Doffing, former combat officer in the Army and no stranger to the oil and gas world, tells us why he’s all in on the Energy Transition here in Houston, where Oil and Gas went wrong, what …
30 April 2021
The Green Insider - Power Chat - Juliana Garaizer - Greentown Labs - Launch Director
As Houston ramps up to stake the claim to not just Energy Capital of the World, but Energy ‘Transition’ Capital of the World, it can bank on the presence of Greentown Labs as a reason for the title. The climatech incubator opened its newest branch in Houston on Earth Day, …
28 April 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 38 - Raina Hornaday - Co-Founder - Caprock Renewables
In our latest episode, we sit down with Raina Hornaday from Caprock Renewables, who not only has a devout interest in renewables – essentially since birth – you’ll learn how – but she’s equally as driven to educate adults and kids alike on the emerging energy landscape here in Texas …
23 April 2021
The Green Insider - PowerChat - Mike Nemer & Jeff Merola - *Special Announcement*
In this very special episode of The Power Chat, eRENEWABLE CEO and Founder Mike Nemer joins Intelometry Executive VP and Co-Founder Jeff Merola to announce the two companies strategic partnership moving forward. The two discuss why the move made sense now, how the process played out for both companies, what …
21 April 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 36 - Maneesh Sagar - RS Metrics - CEO
ESG – (Environmental, Social and Governance) is one of the early buzz terms of 2021 and trying to understand what all it pertains and its importance is vital to a company’s long-term financial health. In our latest episode of The Green Insider, Maneesh Sagar, CEO of RS Metrics, goes on …
15 April 2021
The Green Insider - Power Chat - Ep. 35 - Paula Gold-Williams - CPS Energy - CEO/President
In this week’s Power Chat – we bring back an Oldie but Goodie – Ms. Paula Gold-Williams, CEO and President with CPS Energy in San Antonio. In this excerpt from last year’s sitdown, Ms. Gold-Williams discusses the company’s Flexible Path initiative and a funny quip about how the name for …
14 April 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 34 - Jeff Merola - Intelometry - EVP & Co-Founder
We dive into the backend on our latest episode of The Green Insider as we welcome Jeff Merola from Intelometry to the program. Intelometry, a behind-the-scenes powerhouse when it comes to the Energy Software space, has adapted and maneuvered over the last 17 years from four guys with an IT …
09 April 2021
The Green Insider - Power Chat - Ep. 33 - Colleen Migl - Kilmer, Crosby & Quadros
It’s the Larry Bird edition of the show – Numero 33 – and we welcome Colleen Migl to the Power Chat of the Podcast, and Ms. Migl does not disappoint. In today’s show, Migl, who is a Shareholder with the Law Firm Kilmer, Crosby and Quadros, discusses some of what’s …
07 April 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 32 - Preston Ochsner - Managing Partner - Ochsner Interests
In Episode 32, we take a peek behind the curtain that is the Mergers & Acquisition space in both the energy and renewable energy sectors as we welcome Preston Ochsner from Ochsner Interests on the podcast. Preston details his eventful career route to Texas, the M&A fallout from ERCOT, what …
30 March 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 31 - Jane Stricker - Sr. Relationship Mgr. - BP
No better way to close out the month of March and Women’s History Month than with Jane Stricker, Sr. Relationship Manger with BP. In this episode, Jane details a variety of the roles she’s had in her 20 years with BP, including her work spearheading BP’s involvement in the 2019 …
29 March 2021
The Green Insider - Power Chat - Ep. 30 - Anne Nemer - Co-Founder / eRENEWABLE
It’s a brand new episode of The Green Insider, but we’re rolling out something new for our listeners as we debut ‘Power Chat’ – a short form version of the podcast where we get you in and out in 10 Minutes or Less. It’s the same great content with the …
24 March 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 29 - Kay McCall - Exec. Director - REAL Houston
We continue to celebrate Women’s History Month here on The Green Insider as we welcome longtime energy executive and CEO Kay McCall to the program. Kay is no stranger to the renewable scene as she’s been in it for nearly 15 years, but what she was green to was starting …
17 March 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 28 - Beth Vaughan - Exec. Director - Cal-CCA
We head out to the West Coast for Episode 28 and welcome Beth Vaughan to the program, Executive Director of the California Community Choice Association. A 20+ year veteran of the California Energy scene, Vaughan takes us through her career starting out in New Zealand and the adaptation she made …
10 March 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 27 - ERCOT Series Finale - Ed Hirs
It’s the Finale of our Three-Part ERCOT Series and it does not disappoint as longtime University of Houston Professor and Energy Fellow Ed Hirs joined us and he pulled no punches in his blunt and candid assessment of the ERCOT failure. Hirs also explains the collateral damage from the disaster …
04 March 2021
The Green Insider - Ep. 26 - ERCOT Series Pt. 2 - Evan Caron & Ken Donohoo
In Part Two of our ERCOT Series looking at what went wrong and what needs to happen moving forward – we welcome Evan Caron, founder of Clear Trace and HGP Storage and one of the brightest minds in renewable energy to share his thoughts. And making a return to the …