Through the Noise

615 Empowering Onsite Energy Solutions with Gareth Evans, CEO and Founder of VECKTA

Join Ernesto as he sits down with Gareth Evans, the CEO and Founder of VECKTA, a groundbreaking software platform and marketplace designed to optimize onsite energy solutions. Listen as Gareth shares his vision for the future of energy, the challenges and opportunities in the industry, and how VECKTA empowers companies to achieve energy independence and sustainability. Gareth's time in Iraq following the Gulf War set his mission in motion; it opened his eyes to a world without access to reliable...

614 Plastic Bank: Turning Waste Into Wealth

Join Ernesto as he talks with Shaun Frankson, co-founder of Plastic Bank, who shares what it's like running a business that impacts billions of people on this planet by turning plastic waste into currency. Plastic Bank empowers the Social Recycling movement that stops ocean plastic and helps alleviate poverty.

613 The Rise to Popularity With Rural Minnesota’s Youtuber Off_JaWaggon

Join Ernesto as he goes behind the scenes with Off_JaWaggon , a YouTuber quickly rising in popularity with his raw opinions surrounding politics and life on the farm in rural Minnesota. You will hear about the challenges and what actually goes into creating digital content that gets large numbers of views on platforms such as YouTube and TikTok. Off_JaWaggon is a Youtuber and Content Creator who discusses life on the farm in rural Minnesota, politics, and his own raw opinions gaining him popular...

612 What Goes Into Creating Exceptional Content to Skyrocket Your YouTube Channel?

Mark Fastoso from Mark's Game Room takes you behind the scenes sharing everything from researching his ideas, to the preparation, and even the best practices for making his videos that have gained him a large number of views in a very short period of time. Mark Fastoso, is a multiple Emmy® and Edward R. Murrow award-winning producer with more than twenty years experience working for PBS, Curiosity Stream, History Hit and other digital platforms. Mark has extensive experience in creating highly i...

611 Building the World’s First Electric Plane With Gregory Davis

Have you ever considered the concept of an electric plane? Join Ernesto in this exciting episode as he sits down with Gregory Davis, President & CEO of Eviation Aircraft , as they dive into the groundbreaking achievement of creating the world's first all-electric commuter aircraft. Eviation Aircraft builds electric airplanes using advanced technology and design. It was founded in 2015 and is based in Arlington, Washington. Their mission is to build beautiful electric airplanes using advanced...

609 Growing Your YouTube Channel: What Works

Farzad Mesbahi is a YouTube content creator primarily focused on technology and its impact on our future. He's an entrepreneur, worked at Tesla for 4 years as a Program Manager, and was a Director of Business Intelligence and Pricing at the largest Pet Food Distributor in the United States, Phillips Pet Food and Supplies.

608 How Pacific Biochar Improves Soil While Reducing Carbon Emissions - with Josiah Hunt

Josiah Hunt, CEO of Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation, has had a career focus on biochar since 2009, helping pioneer methods of biochar production, processing, use in agriculture, and associated carbon accounting during these years. Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation is a biochar producer and distributor with a focus on climate change mitigation and long-term soil fertility improvements.

607 Making a Waste-Free Future with Jeremy Lang of Pela

606 Carbon Offsetting Software for Businesses featuring Patch

Climate change is accelerating, and Brennan Spellacy has built a platform that could exponentially scale our efforts to reverse its effects. He’s the CEO and co-founder of Patch, the platform for climate action. Backed by some of the world’s most visionary investors, he’s figured out how businesses can make bold, impactful climate action a reality with every transaction — with just four simple lines of code. Patch is the platform for negative emissions. Businesses can leverage their API to progr...

605 Can Private Jets Be More Accessible & Sustainable? with Andrew Collins of Sentient Jet

As the President and CEO of Sentient Jet, Andrew Collins is responsible for a $450 million consumer travel and aviation business that has rapidly flourished over the last six years. Under his leadership, the company has benefited from both a digital and business model transformation, in addition to an organizational restructuring. Founded in 1999 and now an integral part of Directional Aviation, Sentient Jet , inventor of the jet card, is one of the leading private aviation companies in the coun...

604 How GHGSat Monitors Greenhouse Gases via Satellite - with Jean-Francois Gauthier

Jean-Francois Gauthier is a mechanical engineer, lifelong space geek, and the Vice-President of Measurements and Strategic Initiatives at GHGSat. GHGSat provides actionable greenhouse gas emissions data and insights to businesses, governments, financial markets, and regulators worldwide.

603 A Hydrogen Fueled Future - with Tony Pan from Modern Electron

Tony Pan is the co-founder and CEO of Modern Electron. He is an inventor on 250+ patents pending, and has been named to Forbes 30 under 30, MIT Technology Review Innovators under 35, and Business Journal 40 under 40. Modern Electron is a cleantech company that develops new technologies for energy efficiency, resilience, and hydrogen.

602 Everything you Need to Know About the Solar Industry - with Scott Nguyen from Bodhi Solar

Scott Nguyen is CEO of Bodhi Solar and a Fellow at the University of Texas Energy Institute. Scott has 15 years of energy industry experience, 18 USPTO patents, and a PhD in Physics from Harvard University. Bodhi software platform empowers residential solar companies to deliver amazing customer experiences. Find Scott Nguyen's previous episode here ....

601 Ocean Generated Power - with Reenst Lesemann from C-Power

C-Power has groundbreaking technologies that can harness the immense power of ocean waves and accelerate decarbonization at sea and on land. Its kilowatt-scale products change the ocean from a power desert into a power- and data-enriched environment, reducing operational costs, carbon, and complexity for offshore, island, and coastal applications. Reenst Lesemann is CEO of C-Power with 30 years of operational, executive and financial experience to the role. Reenst holds a bachelor's degree from ...

600 What is ESG and what does Tesla have to do with it? - with Jason Howell

Tesla got cut from the S&P 500 ESG Index. What? Jason Howell comes back to step us through the world of ESG and what’s going on with Tesla and the S&P ruckus. Jason also informed us about the SEC’s open for public comment meeting on ESG’s Sunshine Act Notice. That should be a fun one! https://www.sec.gov/os/sunshine-act-notices/sunshine-act-notice-open-052522 Jason Howell is a Certified Financial Planner™ and Chartered SRI Counselor™ professional. He is also a professor, author, former U...

599 Inside Carbon Caption Technology - with Stefan Koester

Stefan Koester is a senior policy analyst with the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation where he focuses on clean energy innovation and climate change policy. He has a background in energy and environmental policy and has worked on carbon pricing, corporate sustainability, energy efficiency, electricity markets, and issues related to the electric power sector and renewable energy at the state, regional, and federal levels. ITIF is a Washington, D.C.-based think-tank with a mission ...

598 Green Computing Power from Surplus Renewable Energy - with John Belizaire

John Belizaire’s parents escaped Haitian dictatorship and potential death before reuniting and coming to the United States. Since the age of 14 selling floppy discs in high school, John has had an entrepreneurial spirit and interest in technology. He was a recipient of the Intel Scholarship Program and he went on to receive a computer science and engineering degree from Cornell University. When he was 28 years old, he sold his first start-up company for $150 million. He has gone on to become a v...

597 Turning Excess Heat into Electricity - with Tony Pan

Tony Pan is the co-founder and CEO of Modern Electron. He is an inventor on 250+ patents pending, and has been named to Forbes 30 under 30, MIT Technology Review Innovators under 35, and Business Journal 40 under 40. Modern Electron is a sustainable heat and power technology company that helps building owners and homeowners save money, reduce carbon emissions, and increase resiliency during power outages.

596 Crisis Prevention vs Crisis Response with Dr. Dan Brooks

Daniel Brooks is a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Linnean Society of London, and a Research Fellow of the Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum. He has been working for the past decade as a free-lance consultant on the evolutionary biology of climate change and emerging disease. He is also an author of The Stockholm Paradigm, which we discussed in his first episode , during the beginning of the cor...

595 Sailing Towards a Cleaner Future - with Zéphyr & Borée

Amaury is an entrepreneur and business executive with past experiences in financial consultancy and business development. Zéphyr & Borée is a shipping company specialized in delivering low carbon fret transport solutions using wind-propelled merchant ships. Recognized to have developed in partnership with JIFMAR and AYRO the Canopée vessel : first modern wind-propelled ship of 120 meters being built currently in Europe and that will be dedicated to carry the satellite launchers of ArianeGrou...

594 Reducing Carbon Emissions with the Emitwise Platform - with Lizzy Almond

Lizzy is a Carbon Accounting Lead at Emitwise. She works with Emitwise’s customers to provide the most accurate picture of a company’s carbon footprint, so that effective reduction strategies can be implemented. A Chartered Accountant, she began her career at PwC, working in Assurance, where she specialized in Sustainability Assurance. Emitwise is a tech company that enables large organizations to measure, report and reduce the carbon footprint of their operations and supply chains - all done th...

593 Battling Climate Change, One Garment at a Time - with Infinited Fiber

Infinited Fiber Company CEO and co-founder Petri Alava is a business developer and strategist with over 15 years of CEO experience in both the B2B and B2C environments. He is an expert in waste management, and was already pioneering circular initiatives before the concept was widely understood. Infinited Fiber Company’s technology stops waste from being wasted by turning discarded textiles into brand-new Infinna™ fibers that look and feel soft and natural like cotton and can be used to create th...

592 What 2022 Has in Store for Lithium-Ion Batteries - with Dr. Francis Wang from NanoGraf

Dr. Francis Wang serves as the Chief Executive Officer for NanoGraf Technologies, a leading advanced materials company in the energy storage space. He brings over 20 years of experience in technology innovation and commercialization in the energy storage and clean energy industries. NanoGraf is an advanced battery material company whose patented silicon-anode technology enables longer-lasting, higher-energy, and higher-power lithium-ion batteries....

591 The Future of Food Waste Reduction with Winnow

David Jackson is the Director of Marketing and Public Affairs at Winnow. He is a marketing professional of over 15 years working with brands like The Guardian, American Express, and NGOs like Shelter and WaterAid. Winnow develops Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to help chefs in large businesses like hotels, contracting caterers, casinos, and cruise ships to run more profitable and sustainable kitchens by cutting food waste in half....

590 What is Working at Tesla Like? Farzad Mesbahi on Dynamic Workspaces

589 Repurposed Wind Turbines and the Road to Circularity - with Chris Howell from Veolia

Chris has spent nearly 30 years with Veolia NA and currently serves as the Senior Director of Operations for Veolia’s Wind Turbine Blade Repurposing service offering, REM (Repurposed Engineered Material). Chris and his team manage an innovative program recycling wind turbine blades and other composites at end of life rather than placing them in landfills, providing circularity and the ability to contribute to a global ecological transformation. Veolia North America is a national leader in the co...

588 Conquering Space Debris - with Araz Feyzi from Kayhan Space

Araz is Co-founder and CTO of Kayhan Space. He has over 10 years of experience in technology and analytics working for startups, as well as Fortune 500 companies. Kayhan Space is a software analytics platform focused on space domain awareness capabilities including identifying potential collision threats and automating collision avoidance maneuvers to make spaceflight safer.

587 The New Sustainable Concrete - with Chris Stern

Chris Stern is a cleantech entrepreneur and consultant. He is co-founder and CEO of CarbiCrete. CarbiCrete is a carbon removal technology company whose patented process enables the production of cement-free, carbon-negative concrete.

586 Implementing a Circular Economy in Our Residential Buildings - With Tara Gupta, Founder of Anamakos & Map-Collective

Tara Gupta is an artist and entrepreneur focused on creating systems-oriented solutions, and the founder of Map-Collective and Anamakos. Map-Collective is a carbon tracking and supply chain transparency platform, providing a unified data hub for carbon data. Anamakos is a regenerative real estate development company, focused on implementing circular economy principles in design and construction of residential building, and stimulating a biophilic transition....

585 The future of EV Charging with FreeWire - with Arcady Sosinov

Arcady Sosinov is the Founder and CEO of FreeWire Technologies, a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging and power solutions. Prior to founding FreeWire, Arcady spent almost a decade in finance and investment management, most recently at GMO and prior to that, BNY Mellon. Arcady holds an MBA from UC Berkeley and an economics degree from Boston University. FreeWire ’s turnkey power solutions make it possible for ultrafast EV charging to be ubiquitous, delivering reliable electrification at the ...