The Green Light

What was it like to transition from a divorce attorney to the President & CEO of Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), all while raising three young children? 

In today’s episode, Catherine speaks with Abby Hopper about this transition, mom guilt, managing consistently being the only woman in the room & the value of personal champions. Also discussing the exciting new ways SEIA is further developing both its internal & external diversity, inclusion & equity initiatives.

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Dylan Green | Clean Energy Recruitment Agency

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How has DNV GL been able to attract new hires that are roughly 40% racially diverse & 50% female over the past several years? 

In today’s episode, Catherine speaks with Marion Hill, SVP of Renewables Advisory for North America at DNV GL, about the effective diversity, equity & inclusion initiatives DNV has been implementing and why; what it’s been like to be a female engineer in the clean energy industry for over a decade & DNV’s impressive recent work with ENGIE. 

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Dylan Green | Clean Energy Recruitment Agency

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UK Phone: +44(0)7538921422
Email: [email protected]

Did you know that veterans are 39% more likely to be promoted earlier & 160% more likely to have a graduate degree or higher than non-veterans? But yet one-third of veterans remain underemployed. 

Today’s podcast guest is Dan Misch, Founder & Co-Director of the Veterans Advanced Energy Project (VAEP) & Senior Manager of Wind Asset Management at Invenergy LLC. Dan has made it his mission to ensure the 200,000+ military members who separate from the service every year can seamlessly transition into other purpose-driven industries like clean energy.

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Dylan Green | Clean Energy Recruitment Agency

US Phone: +1 (917) 287-6826
UK Phone: +44(0)7538921422
Email: [email protected]

68% of Americans say that climate change will play a very or somewhat important role this coming election…does Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan sufficiently address environmental injustices? 

In today’s episode, Catherine speaks with Jared DeWese, Senior Communications Advisor at Third Way. Their conversation addresses environmental injustices, specific ways in which more people can get involved in clean energy, and the recent research on how Black Americans perceive the climate crisis today.

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Dylan Green | Clean Energy Recruitment Agency

US Phone: +1 (917) 287-6826
UK Phone: +44(0)7538921422
Email: [email protected]

How are Democrats & Republicans coming together to move forward with swift climate action? What does the future hold for bipartisanship in cleantech?

In today’s Green Light episode, Catherine speaks with Julia Pyper, Contributing Editor for Greentech Media, Host & Producer of Political Climate & Atlantic Council Senior Fellow about this uncertain future, climate-focused podcasts & how our industry can move forward with greater diversity, equity & inclusion. 

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Dylan Green | Clean Energy Recruitment Agency

US Phone: +1 (917) 287-6826
UK Phone: +44(0)7538921422
Email: [email protected]

In today’s podcast, Catherine speaks with a woman who is leading and solving environmental injustices at the age of 27. That person is Julia Hamm, the President & CEO of Smart Electric Power Alliance, a non-profit organization helping electric utilities implement and deploy clean energy and distributed resources on a global scale. 

Julia and Catherine discuss the value of taking significant risks to achieve greater career paths, salary negotiation, and her own personal champions along the way. They also discuss SEPA’s robust, specific diversity, equity & inclusion initiatives, including a target of gender parity as well as having 40% of Board of Directors seats being filled by underrepresented groups. Julia and Catherine also talk about critical topics like environmental justice & a just clean energy transition. 

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Did you know 90% of solar employees believe mentorship is critical to advancement, yet only 37% of clean energy companies offer these programs, according to the Solar Foundation?

NEXTracker is one such company that offers a robust mentorship program for women, people of color & lower-income residents in order to facilitate greater diversity, equity & inclusion within the clean energy industry. 

Catherine speaks with Dan Shugar, CEO of NEXTracker, about this particular program, including their partnership with Women in Cleantech & Sustainability & Girls Inc. They also discuss NEXTracker’s involvement in the recently launched, ambitious Renewables Forward Initiative alongside other notable cleantech leaders; Sol Systems, Generate, SEIA, Volt Energy, Cypress Creek Renewables, New Columbia Solar, Nautilus Solar, Mosaic, EDF Renewables & the Solar Foundation.

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Dylan Green | Clean Energy Recruitment Agency

US Phone: +1 (917) 287-6826
UK Phone: +44(0)7538921422
Email: [email protected]

Is climate change the tipping point for the upcoming election?

In this episode, we talk to Nicole Steele, Co-Chair of Clean Energy for Biden, about CE4B’s impressive accomplishments thus far and their plan for an equitable, clean energy-led economic recovery.

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Dylan Green | Clean Energy Recruitment Agency

US Phone: +1 (917) 287-6826
UK Phone: 44(0)7538921422
Email: [email protected]

Is having zero overlap in demographics a strength for management teams? Devin Hampton, CEO of UtilityAPI answers this very question and why his recent LinkedIn post about the lack of diversity & inclusion in the clean energy industry went viral.

Devin and Catherine also will speak about what it takes to transition into & succeed in this industry today and Devin's own transition from bartending to working for President Obama & the U.S. Department of Energy to eventually become the CEO of a successful clean energy tech startup.

Are you looking for your next role in climate tech?

Join the largest growing network of cleantech professionals and be the first to know about when industry-leading cleantech companies post new job openings. From development to finance to marketing, check out our website: dylan-green.com/latest-jobs.

Dylan Green | Clean Energy Recruitment Agency

US Phone: +1 (917) 287-6826
UK Phone: +44(0)7538921422
Email: [email protected]

Are you an inventor looking to move your clean technology to market but need some extra support? Are you interested in providing strategic business guidance for early stage cleantech companies? 

The Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator (MEIA) is bringing key team members & strategic partners to new companies that are helping to mitigate climate change. One wind energy company has already earned sponsorship from Exelon as a result of MEIA. 

In today’s episode, we will speak with Katherine Magruder, Executive Director of Maryland Clean Energy Center, about MEIA’s Energy Executive in Residence program and the impact MEIA has had on facilitating the growth of critical clean tech companies thus far.

Are you looking for your next role in climate tech?

Join the largest growing network of cleantech professionals and be the first to know about when industry leading cleantech companies post new job openings. From development to finance to marketing, check out our website: dylan-green.com/latest-jobs.

Dylan Green | Clean Energy Recruitment Agency

US Phone: +1 (917) 287-6826
UK Phone: +44(0)7538921422
Email: [email protected]