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Bigger Than Us

Nexus PMG welcomes you to the Bigger Than Us™ podcast, which we, as energy geeks lovingly refer to as the BTU. Bigger Than Us is a podcast that focuses on ideas that will shape the future of our planet and ultimately, our existence. We will occasionally lean into energy topics because after all, it’s the key to our collective survival, but we’ll also explore other areas that we believe will have an effect that is Bigger Than Us.

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00:33:06

#92 Jon Leland, Vice President of Insights and Head...

Bigger Than Us ·

2020/08/28

Jon is the Vice President of Insights and Head of Environmental Impact at Kickstarter, the world's largest platform for crowdfunding creative work. He leads data science, analytics, user research and strategy in addition to the company's environmental commitments. He is also the creator of This Place Will Be Water, a climate change mobilization campaign focused on Sea Level Rise with thousands of participants across 30 countries, and recently launched This Place Will Burn, mapping the increase in

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00:51:43

#91 David Slutzky Founder and CEO, Fermata Energy

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2020/08/25

David Slutzky Founder and CEO, Fermata Energy Prof. Slutzky is a recognized thought leader in the field of vehicle-to-grid technology. Slutzky founded Fermata Energy with the specific intention of developing and commercializing vehicle-to-grid technology in order to make electric vehicles more cost effective and the electric power grid more stable, as well as to provide large-scale energy storage to make the transition to renewable energy happen more quickly. He has earned the reputation of being a

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00:33:57

#90 Sam Arons, Director of Sustainability at Lyft Inc.

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2020/08/21

Sam joined Lyft in 2018 as the Director of Sustainability, where he oversees Lyft’s sustainability and climate impact efforts. Lyft was one of the first companies to join former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “We Are Still In” movement to pledge its commitment to the Paris Climate Accord. Most recently in June 2020, Lyft made an industry-leading commitment to reach 100% electric vehicles on the Lyft platform by 2030. Prior to Lyft, Sam spent 10 years at Google as Senior Lead for Energy

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00:35:08

#89 Matthew Dawson, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer,...

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2020/08/18

Dr. Matthew Dawson (PI): Dr. Dawson received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, graduating at the top of his class from both institutions. He has spent more than a decade of his career in research and project management roles at the likes of ExxonMobil, Lawrence Livermore National Labs, and MIT Investment Management Company. He has filed more than sixty (60) patent applications in the energy

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00:35:48

**Special and final In-between-esode - Roshan Vani...

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2020/08/17

Mr. Vani is a Project Management Professional with experience in the EPC, EPCM & PMC industry working on large capital projects ranging in value from $0.5B to $11B in the Power and Mining & Metals industries. He has experience in managing lump sum and cost reimbursable contracts in North America and Saudi Arabia. Prior to starting Nexus he was a Risk Manager & Project Controls Manager for a Fortune 500 firm and subject matter expert in project planning (Primavera), schedule (Primavera

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00:32:37

#88 Marilyn Waite, Program Officer in Environment at...

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2020/08/14

Marilyn leads the climate and clean energy finance portfolio at the Hewlett Foundation. She has worked across four continents in renewable and nuclear energy, startups, and venture capital and investment. Author of Sustainability at work: careers that make a difference, Marilyn is editor-at-large at GreenBiz. She previously led the energy practice at Village Capital, modeled and forecasted energy solutions to climate change as a Senior Research Fellow at Project Drawdown, and managed innovation

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00:34:56

#87 Stephanie Benedetto, Co-Founder of Queen of Raw

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2020/08/11

Corporate attorney turned fashion tech and sustainability entrepreneur, Stephanie is the Co-Founder of Queen of Raw, a marketplace to buy and sell unused textiles, keeping them out of landfills and turning pollution into profit. Prior to starting Queen of Raw, Stephanie worked as a lawyer in the fashion, media/entertainment, start-up, and technology industries. An advocate for women in business and sustainability, her companies have been featured in NPR, Good Morning America, The New York Times,

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00:21:40

**Special In-between-esode - Ben Hubbard Co-Founder &...

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2020/08/10

Unlike all other c-level positions, the word “Executive” does not tell us what a CEO is responsible for. It is the odd man out. A more appropriate title is Chief Vision Officer (CVO). My job is to define, embrace and protect our company’s vision and Just Cause of bettering our planet. This is accomplished by taking accountability for deciding when short-term finite costs are worth it to advance our infinite vision. I am responsible for ensuring our employees are fulfilled, and that their well-being

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00:34:43

#86 Sanjay Shrestha, Chief Strategy Officer at Plug...

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2020/08/07

Sanjay Shrestha joined Plug Power as Chief Strategy Officer in 2019. Prior to joining Plug Power, Mr. Shrestha served as theCIO of a global solar IPP and President Sky Capital Americas since 2015. Under his leadership, Sky Capital America built and acquired over 100MW of operating solar assets and securedpipeline over 100MW. He also sourced various types of financing solutions to support this growth including project debt, construction equity and long-term equity. He brings almost two decades of

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00:49:47

#85 Brenden Millstein, CEO & Co-founder of Carbon...

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2020/08/04

Brenden Millstein is CEO & Co-founder of Carbon Lighthouse, where he is responsible for corporate growth, engineering, and long-term planning. Under Brenden’s leadership, Carbon Lighthouse became profitable and began reducing emissions within 6 months of operations. Brenden previously worked for NYSERDA, the State agency charged with addressing New York’s largest energy and environmental issues. Working with a small team comprised of leading energy experts, Brenden co-administered a budget of

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00:22:15

**Special In-between-esode 2 -Paul Hammond Co-Founder...

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2020/08/03

Chief Financial Officer & Principal at Nexus PMG. Responsible for financial strategy, governance & compliance. Dedicated to delivering world-class services for our clients in the lending & investing communities and owner/developer teams. Chartered Global Management Accountant with a successful track record of applying industry-leading standards to create operational and management efficiencies that optimize strategic decision making. Previous roles include Business Services Manager for

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00:43:15

#84 Elizabeth Sawin, Co-Founder and Co-Director of...

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2020/07/31

Elizabeth Sawin is Co-Founder and Co-Director of Climate Interactive and an expert on solutions that address climate change while also improving health, well-being, equity, and economic vitality, and she is the originator of the term ‘multisolving’ to describe such win-win-win solutions. Beth writes and speaks about multisolving, climate change, and leadership based on systems thinking to local, national, and international audiences. Her work has been published in Non-Profit Quarterly, The Sandford

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00:34:21

#83 Bruno Sarda, President of CDP North America

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2020/07/28

Bruno Sarda is a leader in driving a sustainable future, with more than a decade of sustainability leadership experience. As the President of CDP North America, he works to grow the organization and increase environmental disclosure and action among companies and local governments, as well as manage the North American team and operations. Previously he served as Chief Sustainability Officer for NRG, a leading integrated power company, and has also worked at Dell and Charles Schwab. Bruno is a

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01:56:17

*Special In-between-esode - Nexus PMG Behind the Scenes

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2020/07/27

Over the next few weeks in celebration of our 7 year anniversary, we’ll be releasing content, both audio and written that gives an insight into who we are as a company. We’re launching with a book club session we recorded earlier this year during which our founders and a few employees engaged in a discussion about Artificial Intelligence and it’s implications on society. https://nexuspmg.com/

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00:33:18

#82 Franz Hochstrasser, CEO and Co-founder of Raise...

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2020/07/24

Franz Hochstrasser is CEO and Co-founder of Raise Green, and is also CEO and Co-founder of New Haven Community Solar which were both founded in 2018. He has been working at the intersection of policy, climate change, environmental and social issues for more than a decade. Prior to graduating from Yale School of the Environment with a focus on sustainable finance, clean energy and business in 2018,Franz served eight years in the Obama Administration. Franz served as Senior Advisor to the Special

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00:36:13

#81 Mo Vargas, President & CEO of BayoTech - On-Site...

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2020/07/21

Mo is the President & CEO of BayoTech. Mo brings new technologies to market, whether leading investor-backed companies or running growth and transformative initiatives in global corporations. His Fortune 500 experience includes executive leadership roles at GE, Siemens, AES and Lockheed Martin. In addition, he has led 4 early stage technology companies including BayoTech. MBA from the University of Southern California and a BS in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in combustion from

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00:36:42

#80 Sabrina Williams, CEO of SEED

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2020/07/17

Sabrina is CEO of SEED and, with a background in architecture, law and urban planning, she has almost 25 years of experience working with groups in 40 states as a community organizer and organizational development specialist. In 2000 she founded a non-profit that addressed sustainability and food security in low-income populations, while challenging ordinances and public housing policies that restricted home gardening and urban farming. She organized “SEED Farming, Food Access &

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00:36:29

#79 Juliana Garaizar, Launch Director at Greentown...

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2020/07/14

Juliana Garaizar is an experienced global executive and general manager with demonstrated success working with entrepreneurs in angel investment, venture capital and private equity across multiple industry sectors including medtech, cleantech, fintech, consumer and impact. Most recently she served as the Director of the Texas Medical Center Venture Fund, and prior to that as the Managing Director of the Houston Angel Network. The Houston Angel Network is the most active angel network in the United

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00:32:16

#78 Maurits van de Ven, Co-Founder of Plantible Foods

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2020/07/10

Maurits van de Ven, Co-Founder of Plantible Foods. Maurits founded and exited two software-driven trading companies in The Netherlands and after acquiring his masters in finance at ESADE in Barcelona he worked as an investment banker focused on the US CPG industry at a NY based boutique bank. https://www.plantiblefoods.com/ https://nexuspmg.com/

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00:47:13

#77 Johannes D. Escudero, Chief Executive Officer and...

Bigger Than Us ·

2020/07/07

Johannes D. Escudero is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Coalition For Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition). Mr. Escudero founded the RNG Coalition in July, 2011 to provide the renewable natural gas industry with a public policy platform and an advocacy voice. Today, the RNG Coalition’s membership is international and includes leading companies and organizations from each sector of the RNG industry. RNG Coalition members produce more than 90% of the renewable natural gas

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