Take Charge Podcast

Take Charge Podcast

By Jamie Sheard, Head of Battery Technologies at Strativ GroupTechnology
Download on the App Store

Take Charge Podcast episodes

  • Ep 8: EnergyX, Forbes 30 under 30 - Early-Career Essentials.
    In episode 8 Nick Grundish, the VP Battery Technologies at EnergyX Takes Charge. Nick was included in the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Energy Storage in 2023 and was also mentored by the late Professor John Goodenough. Nick talks us through his experience of being mentored by the great Professor, whilst imparting knowledge and experiences during his young and fast-paced career to date. Nick also provides plenty of advice on getting perspective, addressing imposter syndrome and generally advancing yourself as a battery engineer/scientist. Nick, it’s time to Take Charge!

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min
  • Ep 7: NavaFlex on the Bright Future of Wearable Batteries
    I’m joined today by Ramachandra (Ram) Revur, who is the Co-Founder & COO of NavaFlex (formerly FlexEnergy LLC). The press you see around Batteries and Electrification is typically across EV, Energy Storage and eVTOL, but in this episode, we spotlight wearables and flexible batteries as a market with great potential. Ram talks us through the different application areas, such as medical, military and construction, how batteries can survive in the washing machine and why this industry has a bright future ahead. Perhaps you’re curious about how your battery & electrification career will look in the future, well this podcast provides insight to a pathway you might just want to consider.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min
  • Ep 6: Burning Questions: Soteria’s E-bike Battery Safety Project
    Thank you to the New York Fire Department for the video that opens this podcast. It’s a scary reminder of how important battery safety is, as we scale these technologies to electrify our future. It’s alarming when you think about all the times you’ve been close to an e-bike, at a café, walking down the street or sat in traffic. Brian Morin, the Founder & CEO of Soteria joins me to talk all things battery and e-bike safety, highlighting some eye-opening figures from their recent research project, sharing pieces of the report Soteria will release early 2024. It’s critical human-centric issues such as these that are so important to discuss, so thank you Brian for Taking Charge.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min
  • Ep 5: Say hello to TELO, the Mini EV Pickup Truck
    Telo Trucks Take Charge in this episode, as I’m joined by Co-Founders, Jason Marks (CEO) who appears on the left of the screen and Forrest North (CTO) on the right. We talk about the EV Truck market and their mini-EV Truck, which is designed by the world-renowned designer Yves Behar, who is also a Co-Founder, as well as the Chief Creative Officer at Telo. I really enjoyed talking to the guys about how trucks got so big in North America, the safety and efficiency issues it has brought and how the EV truck market needs to become more human centric. Lots of fascinating data and figures flying around in this episode, we hope you enjoy. So Forrest, Jason, it’s time to Take Charge.  

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 min
  • Ep 4: Li-Metal - Technology, Local Supply Chain and Operations Insights

    The Chief Operating Officer of Li-Metal; Keshav Kochhar joins on this episode to talk through their anode, PVD and reprocessing technologies, whilst highlighting the importance of local supply chain due to recent tightening on graphite export from China.

    Coming from a diverse industry background, Keshav also shares his transition into battery technologies, whilst providing insight into building operational functions such as HR and supply chain, highlighting when to bring operational functions in-house and how to build a culture for success. Keshav, it’s time to Take Charge!

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min
  • Ep 3: Career & Culture Lessons from a Battery CEO
    Todd Peters has been a senior leader at the likes of Intel, Microsoft and most recently; BrightVolt. His experience of working in large companies amongst leaders such as Andy Grove, whilst also leading agile start-ups has allowed him to gain a unique perspective. Todd imparts career and culture advice during two sections of this conversation; the first part is all about providing career advice to battery professionals, do I stay in academia or go into industry? Do I join a small or large company? How can I develop and thrive as a professional in the battery space? etc. In the 2nd section, Todd shares his stories and advice on how to build a culture for success in the battery industry. I really enjoyed this conversation with Todd and took a lot from it. We hope you do too. Todd, it's time to Take Charge!

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr 4 min
  • Ep 2: NMA Cathodes, Let's Get Positive!
    The Co-Founder & CEO of TexPower EV Technologies joins me in today's very cathode conversation. TexPower builds upon innovations led by the late Prof. John B. Goodenough and Prof. Arumugam Manthiram, who is also the Chairman and Co-Founder of TexPower. Evan shares the story of founding a battery start-up just before the pandemic, whilst advising on raising investment, the benefits of NMA cathodes, completing a PhD, forming partnerships and much more. Evan, it's your time to Take Charge!

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min
  • Ep 1: SES AI - From Start-Up to Scale-Up
    The VP of Growth Operations at SES AI, Aseem Juneja is our esteemed guest on this episode. Aseem talks us through the challenges and essentials when growing battery teams, whilst sharing his experience of scaling SES AI from 19 to over 260 people. We also highlight the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion when scaling, creating a positive culture to help start ups thrive! Aseem, it's time to Take Charge!

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

About Take Charge Podcast

From the publisher's feed

Take Charge is a global community of Battery & Electrification professionals, with a focus on people and technology topics. We collaborate with some of the most pioneering thought leaders in the…