In the latest episode of Zpryme on the Grid, Jason Rodriguez, CEO and Co-Founder of Zpryme and Froliq, sits down with Carlos Ayala, Founder and Managing Partner of Mentora. Carlos shares his career journey in the energy industry, the inspiration behind launching Mentora, and why leadership, culture, and personal growth are critical to building high-performing utility organizations. The conversation explores blind spots in executive leadership, the role of diversity and AI, and what it really means to lead with purpose as the industry heads into 2026.

Zpryme CEO and Co-Founder Jason Rodriguez sits down with Matthew Smith, Grid Management Executive at Itron, to unpack what AMI 2.0 really means for utilities. They dive into intelligent connectivity, edge computing, and how utilities can move beyond meter-to-cash to orchestrate a smarter, more resilient grid. This podcast builds off the The AMI Low-Voltage Landscape Revisited at the Grid Edge research done by Itron and Zpryme. Download the report here: https://zpryme.com/media/infographics/the-ami-low-voltage-landscape-revisited-at-the-grid-edge/

Jason Rodriguez sits down with Patrick Davis of Cleartrace to talk about the clean energy data problem, the limits of spreadsheets, and how utilities can modernize to meet rising customer expectations.

Dylan Lockwood sits down with Peter Hanna and Priyanka Padmanabhan of Deloitte to talk about digital transformation and how outage management is evolving as utilities continue to upgrade their systems.

Today's episode will feature Erin Autin talking with Mandeep Singh of Deloitte about generative AI and it's applications for grid modernization, vegetation management, decarbonization and whole host of other applications as well as general trend discussion.

In the latest episode of Zpryme on the Grid, Zpryme and Froliq CEO and Co-founder speaks with 4Liberty CEO, Sharelynn More during DistribuTECH 2024 in Orlando, Florida. Tune in to hear Sharelynn's career journey, 4Liberty's mission and commitment to customer greatness, and her key insights about the future of utility industry.

Energy systems innovator and economist, Erin Grossi, sits down with Zpryme's Erin Autin to talk about the "mission critical" nature of building out digital platforms to detect, measure, monitor and control EVs today.

On today's episode, InnovationForce founder and CEO Kim Getgen joins to talk about how the utility industry is changing its perspectives on innovation as the grid modernizes and new challenges arise.

In this exclusive episode of On the Grid, Zpryme and Froliq CEO and co-founder, Jason Rodriguez sits down with Zeina El-Azzi, CEO and founder of Gage Zero to chat about her founder journey, Gage Zero's mission to advance fleet electrification, the state of female entrepreneurship, and how Austin has become a global clean tech leader.

On today's On the Grid episode, the Director for the NREL Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis Liz Doris joins us to discuss the evolving decarbonization landscape among utilities. We dive into various aspects of America's zero carbon journey including tech, agriculture, equity, and much more.

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