Today we're excited to bring you our conversation with Owen Barrett. Owen is the founder and CEO of Shine solar, which builds solar solutions for commercial and large residential buildings. He's also the host of of his own Podcast called "Less Talk More Action" about what it's like on the front lines of decarbonization and a cleaner net-zero Future. Let's get to work! 

Welcome back to the Team. Today we’re really happy to welcome Melissa Chan to speak with us. Melissa is Senior Director of Ecosystem Development at Analog Devices, a Boston company makes semiconductors for all sorts of technology. She holds a PhD in Engineering & Public Policy and has spent her entire career in Energy and Climate. An exceptionally smart person, Melissa drops a lot of knowledge in the next hour. We’re going to try to catch as many of the references as we can and post the links in the show notes. We hope you get as much out of this conversation as we did. Lets get to work.

References

Vehicle-Grid Integration Council (VGIC) A national membership-based advocacy group focused on advancing the role of flexible electric vehicle charging and discharging.

Edge Computing doing more of your data processing close to where it's created—on your phone, home router, factory floor, or even inside devices themselves—instead of sending it all to a distant cloud.

The Institute for Regulatory Law & Economics (IRLE) a hub that brings together law, economics, and technology to improve how we regulate key industries—especially energy and digital networks .

Analog Devices Melissa’s employer, they build software and hardware for all kinds of technology solutions across aerospace, automotive, communications, consumer, energy, industrial automation, and healthcare.

Community Development Financial Institution ( CDFI ) a specialized financial institution that provides financial services to underserved communities and populations.

DOE GRIP- Department of Energy Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships. A Government Grant Program for companies and individuals that help enhance grid flexibility and improve the resilience of the power system against extreme weather.

“Mass Energy Center” refers to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). MassCEC is a public agency dedicated to accelerating the growth of the clean energy sector in Massachusetts.

Rainforest Action Network Activist Group Taking action against the companies and industries driving deforestation and climate change.

All In Energy  a nonprofit with a mission to advance an inclusive clean energy economy.

Today We’re excited to bring you our chat with Melanie Adamson.

Melanie is Founder and CEO of Portland Based Alder & Co.  a brand marketing and creative agency focused on energy and cleantech industries.

She is also founder of the Substack Tofu -  an online community for climate tech marketers

Let's get to work!

In this episode of Team Climate, we're joined by Cam McDonald, Sales Director at Voltus, DER Task Force member, Terra.do fellow, and passionate mentor helping others pivot into climate careers. Cam walks us through his personal journey, sharing how he successfully leveraged years of SaaS sales experience—including building and leading sales and account management teams—to land a meaningful role modernizing the electrical grid. At Voltus, Cam's work directly supports grid flexibility, demand response, and the transition to cleaner energy.

Today, we’re thrilled to have Olivia LaRoche with us. Olivia is the Program Manager for Cleantech Open Northeast, ACT, which supports climate tech startups with funding, hiring, and all the little decisions you have to make to build a business. Olivia is a super knowledgeable and passionate climate advocate who organizes all sorts of events, like recruiting mixers, bootcamps, and pitch competitions. We’re glad you’re here, lets get to work!

Amanda Moore is a communications and marketing professional driven by a passion for connecting people with purpose. She specializes in building authentic brands and strategic communication plans that engage diverse audiences and amplify recycling and the circular economy. With a background in geography, urban planning, and communications, She brings a unique lens to promoting sustainability through thoughtful storytelling and outreach. 

Chris Brereton is a technology executive and investor specializing in climate tech and digital infrastructure. As Chief Product Officer at MARA and Head of US Investments at MOHARA, he leverages his extensive product leadership experience to drive innovation. Chris is passionate about mentoring startups and investing in technologies that improve climate solutions and sustainability. His expertise is focused on creating impactful solutions in clean energy.

Michael Glasky  is a marketing and sales consultant who specializes in working with climate tech startups. With over 10 years of experience, he pivoted from traditional tech to focus specifically on mission-driven companies tackling environmental challenges.

As a Climatebase fellowship graduate and mentor for the Cleantech Open accelerator, Mike has immersed himself in the climate innovation ecosystem. He combines his business acumen with a deep understanding of sustainability to help bridge the gap between technical founders and commercial success.

Radhika Bhatt is a climate career coach, recruiter, and founder of Saathe Studio, a climate and social impact career coaching agency. She’s coached 400+ climate-motivated professionals, from recent grads to mid and senior career levels, on the start-to-finish strategy of a successful climate job search, including strategic resume updates, improving LinkedIn profiles and the algorithm, networking with a regenerative mindset, telling stronger career stories, and discovering the hidden job market. In working with Radhika, many people have landed jobs at climate tech startups, environmental nonprofits, international philanthropies, and B-corps, and many have successfully started their own sustainability consulting businesses. She works with people to navigate their job searches in climate in general, and helps people dig deeper into topic areas like climate tech, circular economy, nature-based solutions, clean energy, regenerative agriculture, food systems, environmental justice, and climate communications. She also partners with leading climate organizations to deliver workshops to job-seeker communities, and clients of hers have included: Terra.do, The Bloom, My Climate Journey, Green Jobs Board, the Sustainability Service Corps, Earth Advisors, Climate People, TechChange, and General Assembly. She has also given keynote speeches and facilitated workshops at NY Climate Week (2024), Climate Careers Week (2024), the White House (2016), the UN Global People's Summit (2017), and Cisco Live (2017).

Find Radhika at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/radhika-bhatt/

https://www.saathestudio.com/