In this episode, we sit down with Scott McClintock whose journey from a traditional career path to earning an MBA in Renewable Energy is nothing short of inspiring.

We dive into:
 🔋 What sparked Scott to shift to sustainability and why it led to an MBA in Renewable Energy
 📈 How Scott carved out a niche in Sales and Business Development in clean energy—and advice for those entering the space
 🏢 How utility and facility sustainability demands have evolved over time
 🌡️ Why carbon emissions from the built environment need more attention
 🧠 The tech shaping the future—from advanced analytics to customer-focused engagement platforms
 🚀 What’s new and upcoming at Coveny and how they’re making an impact

This conversation is packed with insight for anyone passionate about sustainability, the energy transition, and innovation in the built world.

🎧 Tune in now and join the conversation

#Sustainability #CleanEnergy #BuiltEnvironment #CarbonReduction #EnergyTransition #GreenTech #SalesInCleantech #Coveny #Podcast

🎙 New Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast Episode: A Journey from Architecture to Global Sustainability Leadership featuring Daniele Horton, CRE® Founder and CEO of Verdani Partners

In this inspiring conversation, we sat down with Daniele Horton, the visionary founder of Verdani Partners, to explore the intersection of personal purpose and global impact.

We covered a powerful range of topics, including:

🌱 What inspired the career leap from architecture to sustainability

 🏗️ The origin story of Verdani and the personal values that shaped its mission

 🚀 How Verdani's services and capabilities have evolved with the growing ESG demand

 📊 The biggest shifts in real estate ESG—mindset, regulation, and leadership response

 🌍 Why carbon emissions in the built environment demand urgent, collective action

If you’re working in real estate, ESG, or just passionate about driving climate solutions through the built environment, this episode is a must-listen.

Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast is back with a new episode of featuring Irina Filippova, Chief Operating Officer of Electrada.

Irina shared how her time in the Oil and Gas Industry shaped her transition in the renewable and sustainability Industry.  We discussed how Irina came to join Electrada and what drew her to the EV Infrastructure space.  It was impressive to hear about Electrada's offering and its mission to provide clean electric fuel for fleets across the country.  We then delved into an thoughtful discussion on how fleet owners think about transition to electrification, emerging EV technologies and how we can pushback against the headwinds of the EV revolution.

A Big Thank you to Irina for her insight and the crucial work she is doing to electrify our nation's fleets.

🚮 Do you have visibility on how the waste you generate is impacting your organization. On this episode of the Decarbonization Disrupters Podcast, I sit down with Laurent Canneva, CEO of Spare-it toto learn how they are revolutionizing how we track and leverage waste data in our buildings. 🌍 

Laurent was gracious in sharing his motivation for start Spare-it and their mission to help businesses, office owners and universities get access to live intelligence for all kinds of workspace waste.  We had an engaging discussion on the types of waste that is typically overlooked in buildings as well as how he his balancing the social impact of waste reduction with an attractive ROI for his customers. We also delved into how we can increase awareness for overall reusability in the US market.

Thanks, Laurent, for your impactful work!

Another episode of the Decarbonization Disruptors podcast is available featuring Tim Stewart, the Founder & COO of Exergenics.

In our recent conversation, Tim shared his journey into built environment sustainability, paving the way for the creation of Exergenics. He detailed how Exergenics offers a cloud-based machine learning tool designed to tackle the efficiency gap in operating chilled water plant systems. This innovative solution simplifies the complexities of chilled water plants by integrating top-notch control strategies directly into existing BMS.

We delved into the significance of having detailed data at our fingertips to drive energy efficiency within the built environment. Our discussion also shed light on the crucial need to raise awareness about reducing carbon emissions originating from the built environment.

A big thank you to Tim for an insightful discussion and for championing decarbonization solutions! Stay updated by connecting with us on LinkedIn and subscribing to our YouTube channel for upcoming episodes.

Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast is back with another extraordinary episode with our featured guest, Mary Nitschke, Chief Sustainability Officer at GreenT Climate Software

Mary and I had a spirited discussion where she shared her transition from multifamily real estate to an established career in Sustainability Leadership. We delved into the ever-changing ESG and sustainability real estate landscape and how GreenT climate software solutions help the Multifamily industry to solve its complexities, challenges and pain-points related to efficiency and carbon reduction. We discussed emerging technologies in the multifamily energy efficiency space as well as how we can create more awareness of the importance of built environment sustainability. 

A big thank you to Mary for her insight and her contribution to carbon reduction.

It was a pleasure speaking with Lisa who shared her career path from operations early in her tenure to focusing on sales and sales management which allowed her to focus on helping customers lower their energy costs and reduce carbon emissions.  Lisa has a unique perspective on the built environment market given her previous global roles in operations management and M&A.  We discussed the tightening labor market in the industry which is in need of skilled trade and experienced data analysis professionals as more data is being produced but not utilized effectively.  Lisa shared her motivation for joining Optimum Energy given the strong vision of the company to meet client needs with holistic HVAC system optimization delivered through a unique end-to-end approach that includes innovative technology, engineering expertise, and creative financial solutions.  Lisa stressed the importance of how the future of energy optimization is being able to digest complex data to usable pieces of information that changes how buildings operate and improve energy efficiency.  We also discussed the changing landscape of the needs of building operators from focusing on demand reduction to procuring sustainable energy sources.  

Thanks Lisa for your valuable insight and your continued leadership in decarbonization solutions.

🏭 How can we turn commercial buildings into grid interactive assets?  🏢 Courtney Blodgett, Co-Founder of Edo shares how they are accomplishing this on the latest episode of the Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast 

Courtney and I had a great discussion where she shared how her passion for sustainability is based on her connection with the natural world.  We delved into Courtney's previous work in Sub Saharan Africa where she discovered the impact of real time energy consumption data that can help create energy and sustainability programs.  Courtney shared Edo's mission to enable a decarbonized grid through a building-centric approach that unlocks the ability of commercial buildings to become reliable grid assets.  They accomplish this mission by leveraging Virtual Power Plants (VPPs), an emerging technology given the increased demand of manufacturing, electrification and data center infrastructure.  We also discussed the potential for sustainability initiatives for the built environment, where 30% of carbon emissions come from building operations.

For our latest conversation on the Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast, I was pleased to chat with Matt Stanberry, Vice President at Highland Electric Fleets. 🚌 

Matt was gracious in sharing his career journey and his motivation to focus his career on sustainable technologies and policy initiatives.  We had an engaging discussion on Highland's "Electrification as a Service" offering and how their services are transforming the electricity and transportation needs of school districts nationwide. Matt shared data from a recent survey done by Highland that 65% of parents would want their kids riding on EV powered school busses.  Matt and I discussed how the demand for EV Transformation is there, and it requires both a push for education as well as attractive ROI for school districts and similar organization that have fleet level needs.   

Thanks Matt for a spirited discussion and the work you are doing in Decarbonization.

Transitioning a fleet of vehicles to EV can seem like a daunting task.  On this episode of Decarbonization Disruptors Podcast, Selinay Parlak, Co-Founder & COO of Bluedot shares how they are making this transition a seamless process.

Selinay was gracious in sharing her motivation to focus her career in Cleantech from a desire to innovate new technologies while simultaneously tackling the urgency of climate change.  We discussed Bluedot's platform that can mange diverse EV Fleets by offering a streamlined solution which provide public charging access, home charging reimbursements and vehicle analytics.  Selinay shared her insight on the growth of EV Fleet Management and how the EV Industry can better position itself as an obvious cost savings for business and consumers.