Electric Ladies Podcast - Women Leaders Discuss Careers, Trends, Technologies and Innovation in Energy, Climate, and Corporate Responsibility

Women leaders discuss careers, innovation, technologies and trends in energy, climate and corporate responsibility in inspiring conversations with journalist, business leader and coach, Joan Michelson. (Formerly known as Green Connections Radio.)

Study Shows Green Manufacturing Supports Economic Growth– Bethia Burke, President, The Fund For Our Economic Future 09/01/2026

Study Shows Green Manufacturing Supports Economic Growth– Bethia Burke, President, The Fund For Our Economic Future “It's really that investment to transition from a legacy industry into a future industry…that is aiming to drive more sustainability and manufacturing processes and products overall…One of the things that we fundamentally see as being important in this economic shift, and we say it in this Practical Guide to the Green Economy, is that this transition we believe will favor places that make things.… and we want to make them better and more sustainable.” Bethia Burke on Electric Ladies Podcast As communities seek economic growth and manufacturing jobs, a recent study found that manufacturing jobs related to clean energy and using environmentally-friendly practices are helping drive economic growth. What exactly are so called "green jobs," where are they really making a difference? Listen to Bethia Burke, President, The Fund For Our Economic Future, share the findings of their study - and lessons for other communities - in this fascinating discussion with Electric Ladies host Joan Michelson, which first aired last year. They also share insightful career advice. You’ll hear about: What their study found about “green jobs” and local economies, including job (re)training. What lessons other communities can take from Ohio’s experience – including in their Practical Guide to the Green Economy. Why manufacturing based on sustainable business attracts more workers, enhances communities and helps people stay where they are. How the Infrastructure Investment Act, Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS Act have been huge boosts to Ohio – and how other communities can tap them too. Plus, insightful career advice, such as… “Often we put women in these do-gooder roles, and, these socially beneficial roles, and they take significantly lower salaries because part of what they want to achieve is service and positive societal benefits forward.…(but) ask for a higher salary, even if it is in a social service oriented sector.… I think any woman in any job, whatever she is trying to achieve…take whatever you think your level is, and add at least 20% because you're definitely underselling yourself.” Betha Burke on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Read Joan’s Forbes articles . You'll also like: - with Workiva and KPMG experts. - with LGT Private Bank advisor Silvia Bastante de Unverhau - with Michigan Chief Growth Officer, Hilary Doe - with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus - with President of the Nuclear Energy Institute, Maria Korsnick, a nuclear engineer who also ran a reactor. Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/42638010

Organic Cotton From Female Farmers: Alison Ward, CEO of CottonConnect 08/26/2026

Organic Cotton From Female Farmers: Alison Ward, CEO of CottonConnect “I've been particularly passionate about working with women in those communities to teach them about new techniques so they can understand how to run their farm more effectively, but also understand their rights as women in those communities so they have a stronger voice…. And because they were called an ‘ambassador,’ their status in the village rose.” Alison Ward on Electric Ladies Podcast If you're shopping for back-to-school clothes or a new fall wardrobe, you'll look at the labels a bit differently after listening to today's episode. Why? Because the cotton in your jeans might have been grown organically by a female farmer - and the tag could be a clue. Cotton is everywhere but this vital crop is now facing serious threats from climate change. Women farmers are transforming it. One organization is working to change that. CottonConnect is training female cotton farmers in eco-friendly, climate-resilient farming practices – and tracking it. Listen to Alison Ward, CEO of CottonConnect on Electric Ladies Podcast with Joan Michelson and learn about the significant yet under recognized role of women in cotton farming. This episode originally aired last year. You’ll hear about: · How climate change is hitting female farmers the hardest · The ways CottonConnect is bringing transparency to the cotton supply chain · Innovative solutions in cotton farming, including a role played by the European Space Agency · How CottonConnect is empowering women and transforming communities · Plus, career advice for women navigating career transitions “If you can combine something you're passionate about with something you're good at, and you can make that into a career, that is success. Find other women that will be prepared to give back to help careers and connect. We have a Women in CottonConnect group where we are really looking at how we can advance women in our organization. “Not everything has to be an enormous career step. When I joined CottonConnect, it was a relatively small organization that has since grown into a much larger one. It was something I was passionate about, and I've been fortunate to have a great team and great advisors around me.” Alison Ward on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, articles, events and career advice – and special coaching offers. Read Joan’s Forbes articles . You'll also like: , CEO of MindClick, product intelligence company - on how to tell if staying in a hotel is good or bad for you · discussion on how some creative women are making sustainable fashion a reality, moderated by Joan Michelson. · , Managing Director of PVBLIC Foundation, on sustainability and social responsibility on the runway. · , cofounder of Daughters For Earth, on the pivotal role of women climate entrepreneurs. · of Women Climate Centers International, on how she is transforming rural communities by helping women solve daily challenges in climate-friendly ways. More from Electric Ladies Podcast! Elevate your career with expert coaching and ESG advisory with . Unlock new opportunities, gain confidence, and achieve your career goals with the right guidance. Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, articles, events and career advice – and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on , and and leaving us a review! Don’t forget to follow us on our socials BlueSky: @joanmichelson.bsky.social LinkedIn: Facebook: Ladies Podcast /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/42557280

How Hotel Rooms Affect Your Health & The Planet – JoAnna Abrams, Founder/CEO of MindClick 08/18/2026

How Hotel Rooms Affect Your Health & The Planet – JoAnna Abrams, Founder/CEO of MindClick “We did a study where we shared the story of the careful thought that went into products that were better for people and the planet … Then we administered the standard guest satisfaction survey, and what we found, Joan, was 150% increase in satisfaction, loyalty numbers… Why?...They equated it to service. They said a hotel that goes out of its way to choose products that are better for me and the planet is a hotel that I have confidence is going to take better care of me while I'm there.” JoAnna Abrams on Electric Ladies Podcast With summer travel season is in full swing, a lot of us are staying in hotel rooms - 56% of us, according to the American Hotel and Lodging Assn. (AHLA) per year. And business travellers stay in hotels a lot more - 77% of business travellers do. But did you ever think about what impact those rooms might have on your health? Or the planet's? Listen to JoAnna Abrams, Founder/CEO of MindClick in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. MindClick is a supply chain product intelligence company with deep experience in analysing hotels. They tell us if furniture, carpets, beds, etc. in hotels have toxic chemicals, were made with renewable materials, if hotels use clean energy, etc. Since this episode aired last year, they expanded into home furnishings too. You’ll hear about: ● How MindClick measures the impact of the furnishings in hotels on our health and the planet. ● How corporate travel buyers decide which hotels their executives and employees need to stay in when they travel – and how MindClick intelligence helps keep their teams safe & sustainable. ● How consumers can find information on hotels verifiably adhere to ESG-related standards. ● Plus, career advice, such as: “First of all, don't give up on that, wanting to make a difference. I remember early in my career saying that that's something I wanted to do, and the response was, no, you don't. You just want to make money. The truth is, you can find opportunities to make a difference and make money. The key is, being very clear in communicating that out to your network, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at how many people actually share that same sentiment. We all want to feel good about the work that we're doing, and by being open about that you'll find that people will be open in return and refer you to those that are on that path.” JoAnna Abrams on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan’s Forbes articles . You’ll also like: · – Yvonne Burton, Burton Consulting gives a tour of the Osaka Expo’s many sustainability features and exhibits · – Tabitha Stone, G.M. of Energy Solutions at Nucor Steel Corporation · – Marci Jenks, Eco Material Technologies · – Tensie Whelan, Director, the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/42386790

Make A Difference Where You Are – Laur Hesse Fisher, MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative 08/04/2026

Make A Difference Where You Are – Laur Hesse Fisher, MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative “There are those individual actions that we can take. But if I can work with my community or work inside of my company, or if I can work inside of my house of worship and we can build some community and some action that way, it will have a much bigger impact than anything that I can do as an individual… The communities that they're already a part of, whether they're residential, like in their neighborhoods, or it's the nonprofits that they're a part of, or the places where they have other kinds of communities like religious communities, and start conversations there. What could we do as a community? What could we do as an organization?” Laur Hesse Fisher on Electric Ladies Podcast Feeling unsure you can make a difference? In this overwhelming time when big forces seem to be pushing and shoving, financially and sometimes literally, it’s easy to feel powerless. But you do have power in your own world - your choices matter. Like what? Listen to Laur Hesse Fisher of MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative and TIL Climate podcast, in this discussion with Electric Ladies host Joan Michelson that aired last year and is more relevant than ever. Laur explains how we can leverage the things we do now, the places we already go, and people we currently talk to and make a difference that way. You’ll hear about: Why reaching people outside the climate-tuned bubble is critical. How we can leverage the relationships we already have, the local media, and local events to make a bigger difference than we can make on our own. Why voting is so crucial this year – and not for the reasons you might have heard Plus, insightful career advice, such as… “My advice would be, as you're thinking about where you want to go, talk to people about that. So you might not know where you want to go, in which case I recommend informational interviews. Those are great for learning about other people's career paths, what it took for them to get there, what did they learn along the way? I mean, people are really open to having a half an hour conversation.” Laur Hesse Fisher on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. You'll also like: · - with Paula Noble Fellingham, author, coach, speaker · , ELP Host Joan Michelson’s Forbes article that includes Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan. · - with Ann Marie (Canela) Chock, head of Niagara Cares, Philanthropic arm of Niagara Water · - with Melissa Jun Rowley, Author, "Beyond the Mic Drop," Communications Leader · - with Allison Agsten, USC Center for Climate Journalism & Communications Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/42309905

Climate Modeling, Weather & Money – Maria Caffrey, Principal Scientist, UK’s National Physical Laboratory 07/29/2026

Climate Modeling, Weather & Money – Maria Caffrey, Principal Scientist, UK’s National Physical Laboratory “(Climate modelling)…it's being used in things like insurance companies. It's being used by companies for their ESG assessments. So, when you get your insurance premium at the end of the year, there is some kind of climate model that has said something about the risk of your house to flood. It has said something about your risk to fire. And so that might be driving up your insurance premium…And so it's being involved in your lives in many different ways. The food you consume, those grocery bills, there's prices behind it that are being driven by people using climate models saying something about the supply chain.” Maria Caffrey on Electric Ladies Podcast With France, Spain and parts of the U.S. and Canada ablaze, tornadoes and floods wiping out communities - and insurance costs rising - we see how critical climate modelling is. How does climate modelling work? How reliable is it? Listen to climate scientist Maria Caffrey, Ph.D., Principal Scientist at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (and formerly at the U.S. National Park Service) in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. You’ll hear about: ● How climate modelling actually works, and who uses it and why. ● How climate modelling measures risk and how reliable it really is – especially at a time of geological and weather patterns never seen before. ● What the economic and social impact is of how climate modelling is used today. ● Plus, career advice, such as: "I think my big advice would be you just have to roll with the punches and not let your vision of what you should be, define where you are now. You've just got to move with what's right for you at the time….I feel like I'm making a far greater impact honestly, with where I am right now than I never could have predicted….See where things take you. Networking was very important. I will say there are some people around me that have been incredible in getting me on the path that I'm in. And so yeah, if you're unsure, should I be going to this networking drinks or whatever after work, I would say, go for it for sure." Maria Caffrey on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. You’ll also like: · - with Nikki Greenberg, Urban Designer, Real Estate of the Future · - with Kanika Singh, Director of Catalytic Capital, the Milken Institute · – with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus · – with Stephanie Hare, Ph.D., Researcher, Author of “Technology Is Not Neutral” and BBC Broadcaster · – with Jessica Filante Farrington, AT&T’s Director of Global Sustainability Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/42237545

Plastic Bottles & Summer Vacations – Ann Marie (Canela) Chock, Head of Niagara Cares, the Philanthropic Arm of Niagara Water, America's Largest Water Bottler 07/21/2026

Plastic Bottles & Summer Vacations – Ann Marie (Canela) Chock, Head of Niagara Cares, the Philanthropic Arm of Niagara Water, America's Largest Water Bottler Plastic Bottles & Summer Vacations – Ann Marie (Canela) Chock, Head of Niagara Cares, the Philanthropic Arm of Niagara Water, America's Largest Water Bottler “We were the first to lightweight our bottles. So, if you think about a typical bottle of soda, it's about 27 grams of plastic. Our bottles, this year, I think they're coming in at 6.6 grams …We've created label-less bottles so they're easier to recycle. …We're now running lines that are entirely recycled content. So we are very committed to creating bottles that that do not harm the planet, and also that allow for the most circular of products while we also think about what the bottle of the future might look like.” Ann Marie (Canela) Chock on Electric Ladies Podcast Summer vacations tend to include a lot of plastic bottles - at the beach, in the car, at the airport. In 2025, people consumed an astonishing 500+ billion plastic bottles. That's about1 million plastic bottles per minute! Drinking water is good for you, but how do we deal with all that plastic? What's the responsibility of the bottling company for all that plastic? Listen to Ann Marie (Canela) Chock, Head of Niagara Cares and Director of Corporate Giving at Niagara Water in this fascinating and candid conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. (Note: This was recorded before she got married and changed her name to Chock.) You’ll hear about: ● How bottled water gets to your local market, ● How Niagara Water dramatically reduced the plastic content of its bottles and is taking steps to improve recycling. ● Where corporate philanthropy is focused at this tumultuous moment when so many government grants were abruptly cancelled. ● Plus, career advice, such as: “I think the best thing you can do is define you first….what your values are at this time, and have been for probably since you were a child. And some definition to what your purpose is in the world….The second one I think is.…I would just encourage, especially midcareer women to think, ‘what if the things that were right for you, you knew they were right for you because they were easy, not hard?’ Because they came to you in a way that felt aligned versus you're scrapping and fighting for them.…Hard work is a core of success, but it's not the only way to get there.…So what if we considered things that came to us and were at our feet as the right path for us to go down?” Ann Canela on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. You’ll also like: · : Keefe Harrison, President of The Recycling Partnership · : Emily Tipaldo, U.S. Plastics Pact · : Melissa Modica, Waste Harmonics · Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Movies & Television Productions: Emellie O’Brien, President of Earth Angel – who is taking a lot more than plastic bottles out of movie productions. · – Women business leaders from The Earth Day Women’s Summit on the unique role of business in addressing the climate crisis. Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/42157095

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone - Career Advice From 5 Women At The Top Of Their Game 07/14/2026

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone - Career Advice From 5 Women At The Top Of Their Game “The first one is own it…Your career…I'm constantly, even today having meetings with people that I don't know, requesting mentorship, reaching out through LinkedIn, going to events. I try to stay very connected and not just people in my close industry or even work type …Every single person you meet is a connection and could have an impact on your life and vice versa….When you meet somebody, keep the conversation going. …So one day if they need something or you need something, you have a connection….My second piece of advice is… you should always have a list of things that you want to accomplish…and regardless of what's going on around you in your job, focus on those things.” Nicole Pearson, Bentley Systems on Electric Ladies Podcast Summertime is a great to step back and think about your next career moves, take stock and sign up for some conferences or events coming up in a few months. It's slower and you can clear your head, think about who you want to meet, what you want to learn. Listen to these five amazing women from five different industries who were guests on Electric Ladies Podcast recently. What resonates with you? Post it to us @joanmichelson on social media. You’ll hear advice from: · , Impact Investor, Wealth Manager, Financial Executive · , Critical Minerals Expert, Former Head of Critical Minerals at the U.S. Department of Energy in the Biden Administration · , Chief Information Officer, Schneider Electric · , Director of Marketing, Energy at Bentley Systems , Documentarian, Producer of "From the Ground Up" About Farmers Leveraging Carbon Markets to our newsletter - and Join the waitlist for our new Membership Group . Elevate your career with expert coaching and ESG advisory with . Unlock new opportunities, gain confidence, and achieve your career goals with the right guidance. Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, articles, events and career advice – and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Don’t forget to follow us on our socials Twitter: LinkedIn: Facebook: /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/42061260

How Can Tech Reduce Housing Costs? – Nikki Greenberg, Real Estate of the Future, from Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 07/09/2026

How Can Tech Reduce Housing Costs? – Nikki Greenberg, Real Estate of the Future, from Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 "There's a housing shortage crisis in places all around the world. And for me, as somebody that is from architecture, from urban design, from property development, especially for residential buildings, I believe that technology is …an avenue to be able to facilitate lower cost development…One of the things that (an expert from Los Angeles) told me about, which was a great example of being able to speed up construction and affordability, is just around the recent fires that happened. And one of the things that they're doing is that they are using artificial intelligence to help speed up that development program." Nikki Greenberg on Electric Ladies Podcast Housing costs are out of control, especially in cities. As A.I. tools proliferate, can they reduce housing costs? Can A.I. and other technologies make cities more climate-resilient at the same time and while maintaining the vibrancy that attracts billions of people? Listen to architect and urban designer, Nikki Greenberg, CEO of Real Estate of the Future and an advisor on urban innovation, in this fascinating conversation Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson had with her at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, Spain in 2025. You’ll hear about: ● How cities are using A.I. to reduce housing costs and improve climate-resilience. ● How cities can be hubs of “soft diplomacy” as city leaders across the globe share best practices, tips and strategies to make their cities better, more affordable and more climate-resilient. ● How climate change has affected city building codes: From the type of energy systems to have to where to locate them, to designing flexibility into building structures. ● Plus, insightful career advice: “You can't stop learning and you can't be complacent. And yes, you might have time constraints. Yes, you might have disadvantages. Yes, you may have been in your career and been very good at it for a very long time, but it doesn't mean that you can sit still and stop learning.…The advantage that you have is that you have experience, you have professional networks, you know how to hold down a job….But you have to get behind the new technology and learn how to use it because that's the tools that we're using moving forward.” Nikki Greenberg on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. You’ll also like: · : Listen to Joan’s panel with three extraordinary urban women leaders from across the globe who are using creative strategies to address climate issues. · – with Maria Caffrey, Ph.D., UK National Physical Laboratory, on how climate modelling works and how best to use it most effectively · – With Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network, on the range of crises cities are facing all at once today and how to manage them, at Smart City Expo World Congress 2024. · – With Majora Carter, Urban Revitalization Expert and CEO of the Majora Carter Group · – with Jessica Filante Farrington, AT&T’s Director of Global Sustainability Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/42015840

Climate Is A Security Emergency – From A Top Climate Scientist & A Geopolitical Expert, From The Earth Day Women's Summit® 07/01/2026

Climate Is A Security Emergency – From A Top Climate Scientist & A Geopolitical Expert, From The Earth Day Women's Summit® “The climate crisis has roots in fossil fuels, but at the same time, fossil fuels fund this Russian inversion to Ukraine. So it means this is a fossil fuel war. If we will actually fight against our overall actually dependency on fossil fuels in the same way we will fight against climate change." Svitlana Krakovska, Ph.D. on Electric Ladies Podcast With so much geopolitical chaos and dangerous heat waves and other extreme weather, we have vivid reminders that climate change is a security “threat multiplier,” as former Defense Undersecretary Sherri Goodman says. How? Listen to this live recording of a “Fireside Chat on Climate Security” at The Earth Day Women’s Summit at Earthx2025 with two extraordinary experts and Electric Ladies Podcast’s Joan Michelson about the issues at the intersection of climate change, security and sustainability. You’ll hear from: · Svitlana Krakovska, Ph.D., the top climate scientist in Ukraine · Mirian Vilela, Executive Director of Earth Charter International Secretariat & Center for Education for Sustainable Development · Joan Michelson, Executive Producer of The Earth Day Women’s Summit and host of Electric Ladies Podcast. “We are looking at business and (the) economy and make bigger decisions without looking at it through a lens that sees the interconnectedness of all these social and environmental challenges. [We have] to expand our planetary consciousness and deepen our ethical responsibility with the wellbeing of humans across cultures and nations.” Mirian Vilela on Electric Ladies Podcast You’ll also like: · - with Liv Carroll, Critical Minerals Expert and former Managing Director, EMEA Mining Lead and Global Natural Resources Lead for Data and A.I. at Accenture · , former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense, on climate change as a security threat. · _ with Lauren Sorkin, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Resilient Cities Network · – from The Earth Day Women’s Summit 2025, with top scientists and innovators in these fields · - from The Earth Day Women’s Summit 2025, with top business leaders · Joan Michelson’s Forbes article on . Elevate your career with expert coaching and ESG advisory with . Unlock new opportunities, gain confidence, and achieve your career goals with the right guidance. Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, articles, events and career advice – and special coaching offers. More from Electric Ladies Podcast! Thanks for subscribing on , and and leaving us a review! Don’t forget to follow us on our socials Twitter: LinkedIn: Twitter: Facebook: Ladies Podcast /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/41914860

Critical Minerals, Energy and A.I. – Liv Carroll, Critical Minerals Expert, former Managing Director - EMEA Mining Lead and Global Natural Resources Lead for Data & A.I. at Accenture 06/23/2026

Critical Minerals, Energy and A.I. – Liv Carroll, Critical Minerals Expert, former Managing Director - EMEA Mining Lead and Global Natural Resources Lead for Data & A.I. at Accenture Critical Minerals, Energy and A.I. – Liv Carroll, Critical Minerals Expert, former Managing Director - EMEA Mining Lead and Global Natural Resources Lead for Data & A.I. at Accenture “The energy transition is certainly where critical minerals started, but now we're obviously supporting all of the digital technology and the AI infrastructure such as data centers and others…now, there are conversations addressing the minerals required to feed this ginormous population of over 8 billion that we have because that is actually not possible without mining certain minerals that then go into the fertilizers to ensure that we have sufficient yields to feed the population of the planet…There's another factor as well as them being at risk of a supply shock.” Liv Carroll on Electric Ladies Podcast There are uses of critical minerals that we may not think about, such as how they are critical to our food supply. Now we have a huge need for them with the rapid expansion of data centers and A.I. as well as the rest of our electronics, appliances, computers, automobiles, weaponry and aircraft. But they are also at the mercy of geopolitical and economic forces, and the climate. What do we need to know? Listen to Liv Carroll, a top critical minerals expert for over 20 years who recently served as Managing Director - EMEA Mining Lead and Global Natural Resources Lead for Data & A.I. at Accenture in this illuminating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. Liv has also served on the board of Women in Mining and on the board of the Global Mining Guidelines group for many years. You’ll hear about: ● How critical minerals are vital to our food supply for this massive population. ● Where and how critical mineral supplies are at the mercy of geopolitical and economic forces, as well as climate change. ● The role of critical minerals in "responsible A.I."….and so much more. ● Plus, career advice, such as: “I think it's really important to gather along the way a number of people that you feel it's not just that they wave a flag for you and they're a cheerleader, but you feel that they seriously, they see you, you don't have to explain yourself for what you meant by something that you said to them…the people who really get you, you don't have to elaborate.… And they are often not in the company you are working in at the moment. They could in fact be a boss from a previous company….The other piece of advice I would say is continue adding strings to your bow. And they might not be the strings that you think you would want or need, but as you get into later stages in your career, they're the strings that will stand you apart." Liv Carroll on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. You’ll also like: · : Abby Wulf, Critical Minerals Expert, Former Head of Critical Minerals at the Dept. Of Energy, & Center for Critical Minerals Strategy · - with Lisa Jacobson, President of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy on their 2026 Energy Factbook · - with Elizabeth Hackenson, Chief Information Officer, Schneider Electric · – with Claire Seaborn, energy attorney and former Chief of Staff to the Canadian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources · – with Monica Batchelder, Chief Sustainability Officer of HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprises) · – with Page Motes, Chief Sustainability Officer at Dell Technologies Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/41734350

What's Sustainable Fish & Seafood? – Amanda Leland, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Author of "Sea Change: Unlikely Allies and a Success Story of Oceanic Proportions" 06/16/2026

What's Sustainable Fish & Seafood? – Amanda Leland, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Author of "Sea Change: Unlikely Allies and a Success Story of Oceanic Proportions" “Sustainable aquaculture needs to be part of the solution set for health, for feeding a growing population, and it increasingly can be done well, that's the thing. There's been a lot of innovation in that field over the last few decades….There are different types of aquaculture. So the gold standard, if you're offered an oyster or a mussel or a clam, you can always feel good about those choices because they are a net benefit to the planet…What I think is important is a lot of chefs and a lot of startup aquaculture companies are getting in the game and looking to make the industry more and more sustainable, which is better for all of us going out to restaurants." Amanda Leland on Electric Ladies Podcast Do you eat fish and seafood? Over 3 billion people depend on fish for their protein (like me) and that number is growing. Over 60 million people are employed by the fishing and acquaculture industries. But pressures from climate change, plastic pollution and overfishing are threats. What can we do to save our fish and seafood? Listen to Amanda Leland, Executive Director of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the author of the new book, "Sea Change: Unlikely Allies and a Success Story of Oceanic Proportions," in conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson You'll hear about: · What sustainable fish and seafood is and why it matters · What overfishing is, why it matters and what to do about it · How plastic in the oceans is affecting our fish and seafood · What legal strategies EDF is employing to try to clean up and protect our fish and seafood, · Plus, insightful career advice. “I think this is an undervalued thing, always hire people better than yourself…It gives you more scope to grow, I think if you hire people better than you into the roles that report to you. So that's one thing I think is a secret of success….Somebody who's doing things better, more efficiently on your team than you did them, even though it might feel like you're going to read it as a reflection that you didn't get it quite right, you actually end up getting rewarded because that person is doing the job better and it's under your oversight and management support…. disconnect from the personal so much and make it actually, when my unit is successful or my team is successful, then I'm successful." Amanda Leland on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, articles, events and career advice – and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on , and and leaving us a review! You'll also like: · - From The Earth Day Women's Summit · - with Gabrielle Rubenstein, Cofounder, Managing Partner, Manna Tree Partners · - with Melissa Jun Rowley, Author of "Beyond the Mic Drop: How Stories Can Shift Culture, Power & Policy" · , Chief Science Officer at LanzaTech, on how carbon emissions are converted into sustainable materials for clothing, food, and fuel. · And, insightful career advice… Elevate your career with expert coaching and ESG advisory with . Unlock new opportunities, gain confidence, and achieve your career goals with the right guidance. Don’t forget to follow us on our socials X/Twitter: LinkedIn: Twitter: Facebook: Ladies Podcast YouTube: /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/41657210

Innovative Climate Finance – Kanika Singh, Milken Institute, Director of Catalytic Capital 06/09/2026

Innovative Climate Finance – Kanika Singh, Milken Institute, Director of Catalytic Capital “We're seeing hurricanes, four of the 10 most damaging hurricanes in the United States happened in the last 10 years. Recovery and rebuild continues in many cases. Last year we had the world's most expensive wildfire on record in Los Angeles. These are market failures. Why are these things happening? Something is misaligned. Is it we're not taking care of the natural environment? Is it that our built environment, our buildings and our structures are not able to cope? Where are the policies? Where are the updated building codes?...Now these storms are happening more frequently and with greater intensity and impacting a lot more people, people, communities, companies. It's across the U.S. Everybody's being impacted. So that's the market failure. So how do we fix this?" Kanika Singh on Electric Ladies Podcast Every community in the U.S. and across the globe is now at risk from the ravages of climate change. What is your community doing to prepare? Kanika Singh calls these damages "market failures" because the market did not protect you/us from the damages. How? Listen to Kanika Singh, Director of Innovative Finance at the Milken Institute in this enlightening conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. (You'll want to take notes.) You’ll hear about: ● How to identify the market failures in your community, area or region. ● What the role and risk is of insurance companies in today's physical, economic and political climate. ● Financial resources you might tap to make your homes and buildings more climate-resilient (including parts of the Inflation Reduction Act & Infrastructure Act that are still intact). ● How to rebuild differently so your homes, businesses, schools etc. are more resilient. ● Plus, career advice, such as: " Don't hesitate. Trust your gut…Try everything. Try what's out there, go for a walk. Clear your brain. The outdoors always helps. You will find something, and if you don't the first time around, that's still okay because we are getting chances…. Look, learn, but don't be afraid to take a chance, and if it doesn't work out, it's okay. I think we hold ourselves to very high and perhaps exacting standards of success sometimes. And that's not human. It's okay to be human.” Kanika Singh on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. You’ll also like: · , Financial Executive, Investor and Wealth Advisor · - with Katharine Hayhoe, Climate Scientist, Professor at Texas Tech University & Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy · - Carol Gomes, CEO & COO, Stony Brook University Hospital · - Cecile Blilious, Veteran Venture Investor, Venture ESG, European Women in VC · - with Megan Pater, CEO/Founder of Fund Nation and ECE Solutions · - with Meredith Shields, CEO of Citi Impact Fund Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/41578140

How Stories Can Shift Culture – Melissa Jun Rowley, Author of "Beyond The Mic Drop: How Stories Can Shift Culture, Power & Policy" 06/02/2026

How Stories Can Shift Culture – Melissa Jun Rowley, Author of "Beyond The Mic Drop: How Stories Can Shift Culture, Power & Policy" “What are the stories that people can participate in and see themselves in? I think that's one of the keys that we can unlock when it comes to the whole climate narrative is telling stories that build the scaffolding blocks to a larger narrative that people want to be a part of, and we need to make it feel inevitable….The way that justice prevails, whether it's environmental justice or any kind of justice, I think it's that the leaders make it feel inevitable. And that's the climate movement's job. And I think we have every opportunity and ability to do that." Melissa Jun Rowley on Electric Ladies Podcast The movements have been struggling to connect with people to communicate the vital messages about protecting the planet and its inhabitants. How can the climate and justice movements engage people again? Listen to Melissa Jun Rowleg, author of "Beyond the Mic Drop: How Stories Can Shift Culture, Power & Policy" and communications expert and journalist in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. You’ll hear about: ● How stories and narratives work to engage people of all stripes. ● How emotion is key to connecting with people, helping them see themselves in the story ● Tips on how to develop and tell stories and tie them into a narrative campaign to drive a positive message for the planet and its inhabitants ● Plus, career advice, such as: "You really need to start looking at yourself differently. You're looking at yourself as one thing, but your skills, your assets, your talents, your passion can be so many things to so many other people…Try to look outside yourself a bit.…It's very hard to see ourselves clearly, and I don't know if we ever really do…So, if you're able to, just talk to other people and say…'What do you see in my skillset and in my energy and in what I've accomplished so far and what I could do that maybe I'm not looking at?' Because it is so hard to see ourselves…(and) it's important to celebrate our wins." Melissa Jun Rowley on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Read Joan’s Forbes articles . You’ll also like: · - with Stacey Solie, Documentary Producer of "From the Ground Up" - telling stories to show the power of carbon markets · - with Allison Agsten, USC Center for Climate Journalism & Communications · - with Katharine Hayhoe, Ph.D., Climate Scientist, Professor at Texas Tech University and Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy · - with Jennifer Hough, Advisor, TEDx Speaker, Author · - with Jill Tidman, Executive Director of The Redford Center, nonprofit producing environmental documentaries and media Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/41500225

An Air Force Veteran on Bipartisan Climate And Energy Policy – U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) 05/26/2026

An Air Force Veteran on Bipartisan Climate And Energy Policy – U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) “While the word ‘climate’ may be politically charged for some, the need for affordable, reliable, and secure energy is something we can all agree on. Americans are calling for action, and as Members of Congress it’s our responsibility to deliver. If we want long-term solutions that address both our constituents' concerns and growing climate risks, we must work together to strengthen our energy and climate security with urgency.” As we in the U.S. commemorate Memorial Day this week and express gratitude for the sacrifice of thousands of servicemembers on behalf of our country, we are re-airing a landmark interview from last year with an Air Force veteran and Congresswoman who is working tirelessly and on a bipartisan basis to protect the climate and our energy systems. Listen to Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, who is co-chair of the Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, a rare example of cooperation on Capitol Hill. She’s also co-chair of the bipartisan Women in STEM Caucus and shares insights into how to build bipartisanship, protect our infrastructure from extreme climate events and provide clean, affordable energy. You’ll hear about: · How Pennsylvania’s political landscape shapes the path of climate legislation · What the Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus is doing to advance the clean energy transition · How extreme weather events can open the door to bipartisan climate action · Why Congresswoman Houlahan's leadership with the Women in STEM Caucus matters · Plus, insightful career advice “Recognize that whatever you choose to do right now is not the end decision for the rest of your life. When you look backwards it's going to make sense, but when you look forward, it's going to be a crooked line. It's not going to be a straight line to somewhere, so do not to be too hard on yourself, do not try to seek perfection.” Chrissy Houlahan on Electric Ladies Podcast You’ll also like: · , ELP Host Joan Michelson’s article that includes Congresswoman Houlahan. · , a panel from The Earth Day Women’s Summit moderated by Joan Michelson · - with Stacey Solie, Executive Producer of the Documentary, "From the Ground Up" · - with Lisa Jacobson, CEO of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and Coauthor of the 2026 Energy Factbook · , Michigan’s Chief Growth Office on how the state is turning IRA Credits into Growth · , former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense, on why climate change is an issue of national security. · Joan Michelson’s Forbes article on Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, articles, events and career advice – and special coaching offers. Elevate your career with expert coaching and ESG advisory with . Unlock new opportunities, gain confidence, and achieve your career goals with the right guidance. Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, articles, events and career advice – and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on , and and leaving us a review! Don’t forget to follow us on our socials Twitter: LinkedIn: Twitter: /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/41420315

Impact Investing In New Hands In New Ways– Jolyne Caruso, Financial Executive, Investor, Wealth Advisor 05/19/2026

Impact Investing In New Hands In New Ways– Jolyne Caruso, Financial Executive, Investor, Wealth Advisor “When you look at where families invest across the spectrum of sustainable and impact investing, climate is really at the forefront. They think about that because, look at our environment, look at the food supply… because of environmental issues. Not withstanding the tariffs too….These are issues that have to be segmented and families are doing the work and they're putting their capital in…(F)amilies really are more and more values aligning their investments, and there's a blurring (of the) line between philanthropy and catalytic investing so that they can invest in climate and do things in all their active portfolios. So I feel like this is just going to increase over time in a pretty significant way." Jolyne Caruso on Electric Ladies Podcast The great wealth transfer of $124 trillion will flow into the hands of women, Millennials and Gen Zrs over the next 30 years, and these are hands that value climate, clean energy, sustainability and social causes more than their forebears. What impact might that have? Listen to Jolyne Caruso, Financial Executive, Investor and Wealth Advisor in this enlightening conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. You’ll hear about: ● How women tend to donate and invest differently than men do and why. ● Impact and climate-related investing the way women, Gen Z & Millennials do it. ● New spins on "risk" and "reward" & why financial literacy is crucial. ● What the great wealth transfer is and how it could dramatically affect the economy. ● Plus, career advice, such as: "One of the things that I recommend women do, Joan, is to join boards as soon as they can. And I'll tell you why. When I was at Barnard, I was very involved as a student in my class. I was reunion chair and raising money for my class. But it wasn't until I got on the alumni board at Barnard, which led to getting on the big board at Barnard when I was 40 years old, that my life fundamentally changed….This isn't about giving a hundred thousand dollars to your alma mater that you don't have. It's finding boards that will all take women of all ages…My daughter's on the board of a dog rescue company, organization. Get on a board and sit around the table and become a change agent in that regard….Because you network, you get hands-on experience without being at work.” Jolyne Caruso on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. You’ll also like: · - Amy Dornbusch, AtlasDaughters, Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist · - with Silvia Bastante de Unverhau, LGT Private Bankers International · - Cecile Blilious, Veteran Venture Investor, Venture ESG, European Women in VC · - with Megan Pater, CEO/Founder of Fund Nation and ECE Solutions · - with Meredith Shields, CEO of Citi Impact Fund Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/41339265

New Business Models for Philanthropy – Amy Dornbusch, Atlas Daughters, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Investor 05/12/2026

New Business Models for Philanthropy – Amy Dornbusch, Atlas Daughters, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Investor "Atlas Daughters is a social venture I launched that creates immersive travel experiences for mothers, grandmothers, and their children — bringing families directly to the NGO projects most worthy of investment and ripe for scale. We identify organizations with proven, high-impact work in areas like sustainability, biodiversity, climate, and global health, and we connect them to a community of female funders ready to help them grow." Amy Dorbusch on Electric Ladies Podcast Women invest, spend and donate differently than men do, and with the great wealth transfer putting trillions more money into women's hands over the next 30 years, it's important to understand new models women are using. So, today we're going to hear from a woman at the center of new ways of donating that merge lessons from investing and entrepreneurship. Listen to Amy Dornbusch, Founder/CEO of Atlas Daughters, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Investor in this enlightening conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. You’ll hear about: ● The new business models for philanthropy that women, Gen Zrs and Millennials are developing. ● How women tend to donate and invest differently than men do and why ● What the great wealth transfer is and how it could dramatically affect the economy. ● Plus, career advice, such as: "Don't be discouraged by the people that are not your people…Don't seek validation from people's whose values are different than yours. Seek validation in the people whose values are aligned with yours and who you look up to. Those are your people. And find your people because your people will encourage you in every way possible. And I also believe that second acts are often more impactful than the first acts. So when you get to this stage in life and you combine your life experience with your networks, your resources, and your perspective, the amount of impact that you can have later in life will be exponential….I think most middle aged women should feel that they're just getting started.” Amy Dornbusch on Electric Ladies Podcast You’ll also like: · - with Silvia Bastante de Unverhau, LGT Private Bankers International · - with Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet · - with Justin Winters, CEO/Founder of One Earth · - with Megan Pater, CEO/Founder of Fund Nation and ECE Solutions · - with Heather Grady, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · - Ann Canela, Head of Niagara Cares, the Philanthropic Arm of Niagara Water Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/41259415

People Leveraging Carbon Markets To Keep Their Land – Stacey Solie, Coproducer of the Documentary "From The Ground Up: Voices From The Carbon Market" 05/05/2026

People Leveraging Carbon Markets To Keep Their Land – Stacey Solie, Coproducer of the Documentary "From The Ground Up: Voices From The Carbon Market" “If you don't tell your stories, then no one will ever know, …Basically I just said, I think we should tell the positive stories and we should do it through the people…Let's actually just go and meet the people at all levels from the people that are involved in the projects and organizing them. Also the people that are participating in them and benefiting from them and find out what they say. How does this change your life? Is this actually happening? Did trees actually get planted? Did this well actually get plugged?." Stacey Solie on Electric Ladies Podcast Who are the regular people on the ground saving their land and helping address climate crisis through carbon markets? Today we're going to hear from one of the producers of a new documentary about them, and be inspired to maybe think a little differently. Listen to Stacey Solie, coproducer of "From The Ground Up: Voices From The Carbon Markets" and founder and CEO of Strategic Story Craft, in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. You’ll hear about: ● How they found these remarkably normal people doing extraordinarily simple things and benefiting from the carbon markets to save their land. ● How these carbon market deals work as creative business models ● How to leverage creativity to reach more people about the climate crisis. ● Plus, career advice, such as: "One thing that I've done is just given myself permission to explore… sometimes saying yes to something for your community that I guess I just learned so much and I met so many people and I got exposed to really amazing artists in ways that are still playing out today. So…being open to exploring… There's different ways to do things. There's a lot of different kinds of people that are trying to make a difference, and they're all intersecting in really creative ways. And I think maybe we can take that model for solutions more broadly. Let's just get creative and work together and try to solve these problems.” Stacey Solie on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan’s Forbes articles . You’ll also like: · - with Allison Agsten, USC Center for Climate Journalism & Communications · - with Katharine Hayhoe, Ph.D., Climate Scientist, Professor at Texas Tech University and Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy · - with Jennifer Hough, Advisor, TEDx Speaker, Author · - with Jill Tidman, Executive Director of The Redford Center, nonprofit producing environmental documentaries and media · - with Kate O'Neill, Speaker, Tech Humanist, Author · – with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus · – Maria Caffrey, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, UK’s National Physical Laboratory Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/41149375

Managing IT in the Midst of a Tech Revolution - Elizabeth Hackenson, Chief Information Officer, Schneider Electric 04/27/2026

Managing IT in the Midst of a Tech Revolution - Elizabeth Hackenson, Chief Information Officer, Schneider Electric “We realized early on with our digital transformation that really what we're trying to do is digitize processes and …we really want to transform. But the people that own these business processes are stakeholders, they're in sales, they're in operations, they're in HR, finance, supply chain, so we needed them before we could get started on digitally architecting a solution. So… we take a senior leader from a function and ops or a business unit and ask them to be the business process leader…. and we match you to an IT leader who's also quite senior. So these are VP SVP roles and they're the power couple. So we ask the domain leader on the stakeholder or business side, you define the what and the why, so what is it that you need and why? That's the value part of it….They're a partnership."” Elizabeth Hackenson on Electric Ladies Podcast How do you manage business systems in the middle of an industrial-technology revolution when those very systems are transforming too? They also use massive amounts of energy, water and are made from things like critical minerals, steel, aluminum wires, computer chips, et cetera that are all complicated by climate and energy crises. Listen to Elizabeth Hackenson, Chief Information Officer of Schneider Electric explain how this massive global technology leader transforms itself while helping clients do the same in this fascinating discussion with Electric Ladies host Joan Michelson. You’ll hear about: How what a Chief Information Officer's portfolio really is and how they manage it 24/7 across the globe How they are leveraging and managing AI, as well as data centers. How their "power couples" have become a valuable structure for ground up systems transformation with the end user in mind. How they reduce their carbon footprint while helping clients do the same and maintain excellence. Plus, insightful career advice, such as… “First you have to find a company that is interesting to you and what you want to do. And then to me, it's always about focus on delivering what you've been asked to and what you can do. And then opportunity, in my view, opens up. Now sometimes it's at the company you're at and other times it's not. And that's okay…When you're at that 15-year mark, you should have by then figured out what you like, what your interests are and where you want to go next. And you've got to take control of your destiny. And again, I think getting to a company that you believe in, you have the same values, can give you that pathway to whatever it is you're looking for is where to start and then deliver.” Elizabeth Hackenson on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan’s Forbes article and more of her articles too. You'll also like: - Jana Gerber, President of Microgrids, Schneider Electric - Genevieve Avice-Huet, EVP of Industrial Automation, Schneider Electric (formerly Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer) - with Abby Wulf, Critical Minerals expert and former head of Critical Minerals in the U.S. Dept. of Energy - Top executives from The Earth Day Women's Summit - Lisa Jacobson, President, Business Council for Sustainable Energy on their 2026 Energy Factbook Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/41035565

Earth Day Career Advice From 6 Extraordinary Women Leaders 04/21/2026

Earth Day Career Advice From 6 Extraordinary Women Leaders “Try as best as you can not to be fear-driven. I think we are so driven by fear that we're never going to be enough, that we aren't going to contribute enough….(Y)ou actually are enough just as you are, right? Take this day, do what you can. Impact the people around you.…Become partners in your career with unlikely people, people who don't think like you, people who aren't doing the same career as you. You'll get a lot more joy out of, I think, your career because of the cross-pollination.” Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett on Electric Ladies Podcast This Earth Day, we want to share inspiring career advice for women in mid-career who want to make a difference, which I ask every guest for on Electric Ladies Podcast. No matter what's going on in the economy, you have agency. You can control what you think about, focus on and your emotions. Listen to these amazing women from five different industries who were interviewed on Electric Ladies Podcast recently. Let them inspire you and tell us what resonates with you. Post it to us @joanmichelson on social media. You’ll hear from: · Ph.D., Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy, professor at Texas Tech University and one of the world's foremost climate scientists. · , Founder/CEO of Mom's Clean Air Force, on how to pressure elected officials on climate and clean energy issues. · , CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute, on the new nuclear energy industry and innovations bringing clean, reliable power to many · , head of U.S. Sustainability Practice at global consulting firm KPMG, on why companies believe sustainability creates long-term value. · , of Boston Medical Center, on how healthcare systems can protect the planet while providing top medical care to people. to our newsletter - and Join the waitlist for our new Membership Group . Read Joan’s Forbes articles . Elevate your career with expert coaching and ESG advisory with . Unlock new opportunities, gain confidence, and achieve your career goals with the right guidance. Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, articles, events and career advice – and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Don’t forget to follow us on our socials Twitter: LinkedIn: Twitter: Facebook: /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/40950425

The State of Energy Today Might Surprise You - Lisa Jacobson, BCSE on the 2026 Energy Factbook 04/14/2026

The State of Energy Today Might Surprise You - Lisa Jacobson, BCSE on the 2026 Energy Factbook “You see corporate procurement of clean energy, predominantly renewable energy, but there's fleet investments, there are efficiency improvements in buildings and on campuses underway….but it was a little different than what we'd seen in recent years. It wasn't just solar and wind. There was an interest in 24/7 reliable clean energy in particular by the tech industries, which won't surprise you, but things like nuclear, geothermal, other integrated technologies like solar and storage…So that's kind of an interesting set of dynamics because it's really diversifying the players in the corporate for procurement space” Lisa Jacobson on Electric Ladies Podcast With the war Trump started in Iran causing gas prices to soar, we wanted to understand where the energy sector really is today, despite economic and geopolitical pressures. Luckily, the new 2026 Energy Factbook just came out with the answers. Listen to Lisa Jacobson, President of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) talk about the findings in the new energy report they did with Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) again in this fascinating discussion with Electric Ladies host Joan Michelson. You’ll hear about: How AI is affecting energy markets and sources -- beyond just data centers. How the energy supply chain is at risk, not just the energy sources themselves. How reliable the grid is today and what's being done to strengthen it, including increasing transmission, efficiency, and resiliency in the face of $800 billion in climate events last year. Why she said AI is "inertia breaking" in a good way, forcing breakthroughs that are long overdue. Plus, insightful career advice, such as… “Reach out, reach out, reach out…We're an expanding sector and so much new innovation, new technology, new focus on us…it's a good time to be in the energy sector …So I think a lot of it's still relationships and putting yourself out there. I think that is key. And certainly I would say to anybody who's listening, don't hesitate to reach out to me.… (and) Be generous with your time.” Lisa Jacobson on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan’s Forbes article and more of her articles too. You'll also like: - with Maria Korsnick, CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute - with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus and Air Force veteran - with Paula Glover, CEO of the Alliance to Save Energy - with Abby Wulf, Critical Minerals expert and former head of Critical Minerals in the U.S. Dept. of Energy - with Marit Brommer, Ph.D., head of the International Geothermal Association Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/40861115

How To Talk "Climate" To Keep People Safe – Allison Agsten, USC Center for Climate Journalism & Communications 04/07/2026

How To Talk "Climate" To Keep People Safe – Allison Agsten, USC Center for Climate Journalism & Communications “If there are people who are willing to talk to you about it, the first thing you got to do is listen….I grew up in a very rural area and it's very conservative also. And when I go home, I don't talk about climate change. I do talk about what's going on with hunting season. 'Oh, there's no deer this year. Why do you think that is? Tell me about the rain'….It is again about that pivoting and you have to understand what's important to the people you're talking to… I might say, 'I just upgraded my mom's generator. It's great because with all the outages we're having out here, now she can get electricity and I know your husband's been sick, that could be something that could be really beneficial for you.' I do not mention climate change…I am putting out ideas that are going to save somebody's life, I'm responding to the situation of the people that I'm speaking with." Allison Agsten on Electric Ladies Podcast How do we keep people safe and sound in the face of ferocious weather, wildfires and floods, especially when they wince at the words "climate change"? Make it real for their world. How? Listen to Allison Agsten, Director of the Center for Climate Journalism and Communications at the University of Southern California in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. She also curates art at the intersection of art and climate at the Wrigley Marine Science Center. You’ll hear about: How to keep people safe with adaptation strategies without talking about climate change. How art and climate intersect and how it helps people stay safe. How to combat disinformation and misinformation…and so much more Plus, career advice, such as: "When I talk to women who are at some point in their careers and they're thinking of joining our sustainability communicator cohort, they always say to me, I just don't know if my skills are translatable. Yeah, they are. I can help you think about the language…It's scary because I've done it myself. I've made a number of career pivots, but to me, even scarier is not taking that chance and having the opportunity to feel really good about the work you do every day….I sleep well at night because I know that I used the skills that I have to do the thing that I think is most important.” Allison Agsten on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our newsletter -- and Read Joan’s Forbes articles . You’ll also like: - with Katharine Hayhoe, Ph.D., Climate Scientist, Professor at Texas Tech University and Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy - with Jennifer Hough, Advisor, TEDx Speaker, Author - with Jill Tidman, Executive Director of The Redford Center, nonprofit producing environmental documentaries and media - with Kate O'Neill, Speaker, Tech Humanist, Author – with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus – Maria Caffrey, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, UK’s National Physical Laboratory Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/40751010

How Carbon Credits Work – with Donna Lee, CEO & CoFounder, Calyx Global 03/31/2026

How Carbon Credits Work – with Donna Lee, CEO & CoFounder, Calyx Global "What I knew about Carbon Credits having watched them for many years is that they're not always what they seem...So, Calyx Global was founded in 2021 to help companies navigate the space, to really understand….(i)t's a promise that somebody has reduced methane in that landfill or planted some trees thousands of miles away. So that's what Calyx Global is, we're a Carbon Credit Ratings Agency. But really what we're doing is, for every one of these assets, helping buyers understand what's underneath that, what the quality of that asset is. Donna Lee on Electric Ladies Podcast You've probably heard the words "carbon credits" banted about. But what are they exactly and how do they work? Listen to Donna Lee, CEO & Cofounder of Calyx Global (and former climate policy negotiator at the UN and U.S. State Dept.) in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. You’ll hear about: ● What carbon credits are, how they're measured and verified, because they are not all equal. ● Where policies and regulations provide stability (or uncertainty) ● Why companies buy and trade carbon credits – the business case. ● Plus, career advice, such as: “One is, follow your passion always. If you are passionate about making a difference, find a job where you make a difference. Don't settle for less and you will succeed more if you feel really strongly and you love what you're doing…The other thing, just being sort of a woman in late career and only maybe in some ways only finding my footing now as a co-founder is, don't underestimate your abilities….What's more important, competence or confidence? It is both in equal measure. Women always underestimate their abilities, right? Men always overestimate and women always underestimate. And so women double down on competence…You can be authentic and confident and don't undersell yourself… Lean in on the things that come naturally to you.” Donna Lee on Electric Ladies Podcast to our newsletter and Join the waitlist for our new Membership Group and read Joan’s Forbes articles . You’ll also like: · : with Alyssa Zucker, Senior Industry Principal in Carbon at Workiva – aka The Carbon Lady · : with Lucy Hargreaves at Patch (now at Build Canada) · , with Melissa Lott, Ph.D. at Columbia University Center for Global Energy Policy featured in the “Chasing Carbon Zero” documentary. · : with documentary filmmaker, writer and producer, Danielle Ortega of the Australian Film Commission on her extraordinary film “Carbon: An Unauthorized Biography · : with Bjork Kristjansdottir, of Carbon Recycling International Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/40675340

Creativity & Relationships Help Secure Grants – Megan Pater, CEO/Founder of Fund Nation & ECE Solutions 03/24/2026

Creativity & Relationships Help Secure Grants – Megan Pater, CEO/Founder of Fund Nation & ECE Solutions “Number one reason that people get denied and they didn't read the eligibility criteria. So yeah, very, very important …If you don't have the qualifications or something for something, you partner with somebody who does and you guys go after it together.… If you don't know something, that gives you a reason to call the vendor and start that conversation and get that personal relationship with them.…Relationships, relationships, relationships. It really is the key to grants. It's really not about what you write, it's about who you're speaking to ahead of time." Megan Pater on Electric Ladies Podcast Nonprofits and mission focused small businesses are facing historic funding threats at the moment due mostly to massive cuts in federal funding under the Trump administration and Republican-led Congress and related political pressures. The good news is that this crisis is also an opportunity for these nonprofits and mission-focused businesses to think differently about how they fund their operations and their goals. How? Listen to Megan Pater, CEO/Founder of Fund Nation and ECE Solutions on how to find and secure grants in this enlightening conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. She also happens to be a member of the Native American Osage Nation. You’ll hear about: ● How you don't have to be a nonprofit -- even if the grant criteria requires one. ● How relationships, partnerships and creative strategic thinking are key. ● The magic of Megan's database to help small businesses and nonprofits secure grants ● Plus, career advice, such as: “Relationships. If you are seeking to move even laterally in your career, just making some type of change, you need to know what you're getting into, speak to somebody who's been there, reach out for help.… There's so many programs that are government-funded or city- or county-funded that you can enter into and they will raise you up…There's no reason for you not to feel supported.…But there's so many resources out there that are free and available that we already pay for with our taxes, and if you're not utilizing them, you are hurting yourself….We've already paid for them when we pay our taxes and people don't utilize them enough.” Megan Pater on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Read Joan’s Forbes articles . You’ll also like: · -- Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet · -- Laur Hesse Fisher, MIT's Environmental Solutions Initiative · -- Zainab Salbi, Daughters for Earth · -- with Jennifer Hough, Author, TEDx Speaker, Advisor · – with Ann Canela, Head of Corporate Giving at Niagara Water and Niagara Cares, It’s Philanthropic Arm · – with Cecile Blilious, Veteran Venture Capital investor and Co-Founder, Venture ESG Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/40598915

"Healthcare Without Harm" to People & Planet – Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett & Dr. Anna Goldman, Boston Medical Center 03/17/2026

"Healthcare Without Harm" to People & Planet – Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett & Dr. Anna Goldman, Boston Medical Center “Healthcare Without Harm is more of an advocacy organization that works with clinicians and other healthcare workers to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare and pollution as well as climate impacts. And then Practice Greenhealth advises hospitals on how to get there and they do this awards process…(which is) about having people aware of all these different metrics that impact your operational sustainability…(and) raise awareness among the people who are running the hospital and leadership about how they're using water, food waste, where they're buying their food from, their waste hauling costs and the type of waste they're throwing away, their…carbon emissions…and guides.” Dr. Anna Goldman on Electric Ladies Podcast "The climate crisis poses a critical threat to health systems and populations globally with projections of 14.5 million preventable deaths and 1.1 trillion in healthcare costs by 2050," the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine said. How can hospitals care for patients and staff 24/7 every day while also reducing its own carbon footprint and stay safe in extreme weather events? Listen to Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett and Dr. Anna Goldman of Boston Medical Center in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. You’ll hear about: ● Their creative initiatives and systems to reduce food waste, feed patients and staff better, and reduce energy and water consumption, CO2 emissions, and waste. ● How state policies directly affect hospitals and communities and can support systems change, even regardless of federal policies. ● What Practice Greenhealth is and how it's helping BMC and other medical centers manage their unique challenges and reduce their environmental impact and costs. ● Plus, career advice, such as: “You can do it all, but you don't have to do it all at once.…Enjoy each chapter. There are parts where I've absolutely receded based on what matters most. Recently when my father was ill and dying, I needed to step away from some of my career pulls to say, this is what matters to me….Try as best as you can not to be fear-driven. I think we are so driven by fear that we're never going to be enough, that we aren't going to contribute enough….(Y)ou actually are enough just as you are, right? Take this day, do what you can. Impact the people around you.…Become partners in your career with unlikely people, people who don't think like you, people who aren't doing the same career as you. You'll get a lot more joy out of, I think, your career because of the cross-pollination.” Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to Joan's Electric Ladies Podcast here to receive podcasts, career advice, events and articles in your inbox weekly. Read Joan’s Forbes articles . You’ll also like: · - with Carol Gomes, CEO/COO of Stony Brook University Hospital · – with Lydia Walpole & Chris Bradshaw of Bentley Systems · – with Mandi McReynolds, VP of External Affairs & Chief Sustainability Office at Workiva · – with Emma O’Brien, Ph.D., Global Scrub Choir · – with Jennifer Hough, Author, TEDx Speaker, Advisor to Leaders · : Stephanie Hare, Ph.D, author of “Technology is Not Neutral” and BBC Broadcaster · – with Corinne Post, Ph.D., Lee High University (now at Villanova) Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/40505710

New Nuclear Energy Is Growing Fast – Maria Korsnick, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute 03/10/2026

New Nuclear Energy Is Growing Fast – Maria Korsnick, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute “I've been in this industry for 40 years and we have never been at a moment like we are today. …About 10 years ago, a little bit more than that, the narrative at that time was we were closing down plants…. Now the narrative today is, Hey, you know what? Some of those plants you shut down, we've changed our mind. How hard would it be to restart that?... All of these hyperscalers (Google, Amazon, e.g.) are figuring out partnerships and marriages, if you will, with nuclear and trying to help nuclear be brought to the marketplace….I mean, the demand is off the charts, and that's really the biggest game changer.” Maria Korsnick on Electric Ladies Podcast We need massive amounts of clean energy to power our electricity-hungry economy while also reducing global warming to keep the ravages of climate events at bay. Solar and wind are great but intermittent. Between new innovations and super-high energy demands, nuclear power is back in vogue. But what are the dangers? Listen to Maria Korsnick, President and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute and a 40-year veteran of the industry in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies host Joan Michelson. She even operated nuclear reactors. They also share insightful career advice. You’ll hear about: How nuclear plants actually work, and why she calls them "essentially a power plant." Why she says nuclear plants are so much safer today than ever before. Why nuclear power is having a renaissance, with demand "off the charts" and 40-60-year lifecycles. Plus, insightful career advice, such as… “Honestly, I would say get into nuclear power. Nuclear power is …at a threshold for incredible growth. And the value of that is it really doesn't matter what your background is. You could be an accountant, you could be an HR person, you could be an engineer, you could be a chemist. We need people with four year degrees, no degrees… We're not just building that here, we're building it around the world. Some people might want to do some more travel as part of their job. There's going to be room for that…. There's all kinds of opportunities. You've got startup companies and you have established companies that have been in business for 50 years.” Maria Korsnick on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan’s Forbes articles . You'll also like: – with Gwenaelle Avice-Huet, EVP and head of Automation at Schneider Electric, from their U.S. Innovation Summit 2025 (D-PA), on the politics of energy and infrastructure , President and CEO of NYSERDA, on how New York is leading the way to the clean energy future. , President, Microgrids, Schneider Electric , from the Alliance To Save Energy , Hitachi Zosen Inova, turning waste into energy (and wine) International Geothermal Association, how geothermal is a dependable energy source , former Chief of Staff to Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources on what the U.S. can learn from Canada’s energy policies Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/40377020

How To Pressure Electeds For Climate, Clean Air – Dominique Browning, Mom's Clean Air Force 03/03/2026

How To Pressure Electeds For Climate, Clean Air – Dominique Browning, Mom's Clean Air Force “We, the people we can definitely keep the pressure on, not only on our lawmakers, our governors, our mayors, our senators, our Congress people. We have to keep reminding them that we care about these issues…There's a real key also to the future reimagining, asking companies to reimagine themselves as energy companies, not oil companies or gas companies, but energy companies. So all of these pressure points are incredibly important. We all have favorite stores, favorite brands that we shop on. If you love Walmart writing to the customer services and to the president of Walmart saying, 'Hey, get those solar panels on all of our Walmart stores. We want to do our part. They care. They care about consumer response. It's important to say that you care. You want them to care.” Dominique Browning on Electric Ladies Podcast This Women's History Month 2026, it’s critical that all our elected officials at all levels know that we care about climate change, clean air, clean water and protecting the environment. That pressure is what makes them pass legislation that addresses these issues. How? Listen to Dominique Browning, Founder and head of Mom's Clean Air Force, who is also a Vice President at the Environmental Defense Fund, in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. You’ll hear about: ● How to pressure your Mayor, Senators, Congresspeople, state legislators, governors, the head of the EPA, the president, and even your School Board members to pass legislation to address the climate crisis and protect our clean air, clean water and environment. ● How states and cities are leveraging Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure Act funding and incentives, still, for a range of clean energy and climate solutions, such as electric school buses and solar panels. ● How important it is to show gratitude when elected officials do the right thing. ● Plus, career advice, such as: “Just say yes, say yes to everybody who wanted you to do a project or consult on something or talk about something, meet, brainstorm, et cetera. And slowly but surely, I started building up a network of people who were interested in the same things I was interested in…Another piece of advice I got …(was) 'you got to go with the love.'…Over time, I began to see that what she was talking about was think about what you love, what you're passionate about, and what you can do… And that's very motivating, especially when things are difficult.” Dominique Browning on Electric Ladies Podcast Subscribe to Joan's weekly newsletter to stay abreast of episodes, trends, career advice, and events where Joan is speaking. You’ll also like: · -- with Katharine Hayhoe, Ph.D., Climate Scientist, Chief Science Officer at The Nature Conservancy & Professor, Texas Tech University · – with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus · – with Majora Carter, Urban Development Expert · – Nikki Greenberg, Real Estate of the Future, live at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 · – Joan's panel at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blogs, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/40291025

How Hospitals Can Juggle 24/7 Care & Climate Impacts – Carol Gomes, CEO & COO of Stony Brook University Hospital 02/24/2026

How Hospitals Can Juggle 24/7 Care & Climate Impacts – Carol Gomes, CEO & COO of Stony Brook University Hospital “I believe in the power of people wishing to volunteer for initiatives rather than assignment of duties and responsibilities and having people feel as though it's a chore… (They) serve as champions in their areas to educate their fellow peers on what it means to be sustainable, what they can do that's in their power to contribute to the outcomes….And then as we started to become more mature…we formed structured committees, we leveraged those champions on the units to participate. We made it enjoyable in terms of participating. We actually have contests… (I)t just breeds excitement about sustainability and I think it just allows for a culture where people become engaged and part of the process.” Carol Gomes on Electric Ladies Podcast Healthcare is a huge 18% of the economy and uniquely has to be caring well for patients and staff 24/7 every day while also vulnerable to extreme weather events itself. How do they do that, how do they cover those costs, and what can we all learn from them? Listen to Carol Gomes (pronounced like “homes”), CEO and COO of Stony Brook University Hospital in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. You’ll hear about: ● Their initiatives and systems to reduce energy and water consumption, CO2 emissions, waste and manage the significant hazardous waste a hospital generates. How “quality” is a mantra. ● How they have engaged their people, building a unique culture, to embrace sustainability. ● What Practice Green Health is and what other industries can learn from their data, analyses and sharing of best practices. ● Plus, career advice, such as: “I would say use your voice sooner than later. And if you see something, say something. If you wish to express yourself and you have an opinion and you're sitting at a table, express it and don't be shy… I think also leveraging networking opportunities is really important and volunteering for a committee or stretching yourself a little more than you normally would, and exploring areas where you may feel you're not as strong and don't be fearful of that… building relationships is not text messaging. It's not leaving voice messages. It's talking face-to-face, getting to know people, what's important to them.” Carol Gomes on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan’s Forbes articles . You’ll also like: · – with Lydia Walpole & Chris Bradshaw of Bentley Systems · – with Mandi McReynolds, VP of External Affairs & Chief Sustainability Office at Workiva · – with Emma O’Brien, Ph.D., Global Scrub Choir · – with Jennifer Hough, Author, TEDx Speaker, Advisor to Leaders · : Stephanie Hare, Ph.D, author of “Technology is Not Neutral” and BBC Broadcaster · – with Corinne Post, Ph.D., Lee High University (now at Villanova) Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/40210095

How Utilities Are Evolving While Keeping The Lights On – Nicole Pearson & Brad Johnson of Bentley Systems 02/17/2026

How Utilities Are Evolving While Keeping The Lights On – Nicole Pearson & Brad Johnson of Bentley Systems How Utilities Are Changing While Keeping The Lights On – Nicole Pearson & Brad Johnson of Bentley Systems “The really great thing about electric utilities is that they maintain a singular focus almost regardless of what's going on around them. It's safety, reliability, resilience. So they'll adapt and flex…They're not going to take a risk that sacrifices safety, that sacrifices your light coming on….The difference now that I've noticed is their willingness to move forward with technology and change decades, long processes and workflows and legacy built systems……. because they see how they can still maintain and maintain more efficiently, safety, reliability, resiliency.” Nicole Pearson on Electric Ladies Podcast Utilities are being transformed even as they keep the lights on. They have to become more resilient to the effects of climate changes and be responsive to new energy sources and technologies and even invent new business models while also regulated – all without dropping a moment of power. How? Listen to Nicole Pearson, Director of Marketing for Energy and Brad Johnson, Industry head of Energy Systems at Bentley Systems in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. It was recorded live at the Bentley Systems “Year in Infrastructure” 2025 conference. You’ll hear about: ● How utilities have evolved and are evolving without risking service, safety, reliability and under the regulatory microscope. ● How Bentley Systems’ software is reducing risk and increasing resilience of utilities. ● How utilities are leveraging A.I. while monitoring for cyberattacks and hallucinations to keep systems, workers and consumers safe. ● Utilities have to plan decades ahead, even 30+ years ahead, yet technologies evolve so fast. How can they plan that far ahead? ● Plus, career advice, such as: “The first one is own it. Own it. What is it? Your career. And when I say own it, I'm constantly, even today having meetings with people that I don't know, requesting mentorship, reaching out through LinkedIn, going to events. I try to stay very connected and not just people in my close industry or even work type …Every single person you meet is a connection and could have an impact on your life and vice versa….When you meet somebody, keep the conversation going. …So one day if they need something or you need something, you have a connection….My second piece of advice is… you should always have a list of things that you want to accomplish, that you want to put on your résumé. And regardless of what's going on around you in your job, focus on those things.” Nicole Pearson on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan’s Forbes article on whether A.I. makes our infrastructure safer or not , and her Joan’s other Forbes articles . You’ll also like: · – Lydia Walpole & Chris Bradshaw of Bentley Systems · – Mandi McReynolds, VP of External Affairs & Chief Sustainability Office at Workiva · : Stephanie Hare, Ph.D, author of “Technology is Not Neutral” and BBC Broadcaster · : Nikki Greenberg, Real Estate of the Future, live at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 · : Maura Hodge, Chief Sustainability Officer, KPMG · – with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/40131805

Using Software, AI To Reduce CO2 & Increase Resilience – Lydia Walpole & Chris Bradshaw of Bentley Systems 02/10/2026

Using Software, AI To Reduce CO2 & Increase Resilience – Lydia Walpole & Chris Bradshaw of Bentley Systems Using Software, AI To Reduce CO2 & Increase Resilience – Lydia Walpole & Chris Bradshaw of Bentley Systems “For example, if we have a concrete pile, we can change the parameters and use AI to suggest actually a more optimal design with regards to how much concrete is going to be used. So we quite often, as engineers, we are risk averse. So sometimes you can over design to make sure consequences in construction and infrastructure are real. We do need to be precise, but we can use AI to ensure that we have a reduced amount of carbon and concrete in that pile, but still meeting the outcomes that we set out to achieve.” Lydia Walpole on Electric Ladies Podcast Infrastructure like roads and bridges, as well as buildings today need to be built with strong climate resilience, as well as reduced carbon footprint. Innovative software systems are leveraging AI to increase performance. How? Listen to Lydia Walpole, Senior Director of Global Performance and Chris Bradshaw, Chief Sustainability Officer both of Bentley Systems in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. It was recorded live at the Bentley Systems “Year in Infrastructure” 2025 conference. You’ll hear about: ● How Bentley Systems’ digital twin technology is reducing risk, waste and CO2 and improving performance. ● How sustainability and climate resilience shift the approach to infrastructure builds from “reactive to predictive,” as Chris said, as extreme weather increases. ● How their technologies are transforming infrastructure builds across the globe. ● Plus, career advice, such as: “I often hear about imposter syndrome, and I know it's easy to say, but I've worked in a male dominated environment my whole career, and I've never felt like I shouldn't be here. And it is easy to say, don't feel that, but you deserve to be where you are. You've worked hard and recognize that. …Secondly, be curious and remain curious, and make sure you are continuing to learn and educate yourself every day….Keep abreast of new technologies.” Lydia Walpole on Electric Ladies Podcast And Chris Bradshaw added: “My biggest piece of advice would be to be bold. Don't be shy. Diverse groups make better decisions, always…. You are bringing a different point of view.” Read Joan’s Forbes article on whether A.I. makes our infrastructure safer or not , and her Joan’s other Forbes articles . You’ll also like: · – Mandi McReynolds, VP of External Affairs & Chief Sustainability Office at Workiva · : Stephanie Hare, Ph.D, author of “Technology is Not Neutral” and BBC Broadcaster · : Nikki Greenberg, Real Estate of the Future, live at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 · : Maura Hodge, Chief Sustainability Officer, KPMG · – with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/40053500

88% of Companies Say Sustainability Creates Long-Term Value – Maura Hodge, KPMG Chief Sustainability Officer 02/03/2026

88% of Companies Say Sustainability Creates Long-Term Value – Maura Hodge, KPMG Chief Sustainability Officer “There is value in being able to articulate the qualitative value of sustainability…And yes, obviously revenues can be attached to that, but obviously just the opportunity to open up new markets more broadly and innovate…There's the risk and compliance component, which tend to be more easy to actually quantify. And then there's the brand reputation…So you can make the case qualitatively in any of those three areas…There's this movement from morality to materiality now that CFOs are involved…We actually take that all the way to the financial statements, to the balance sheet, to the profit and loss statement, and identify those specific line items where there could be savings or synergies or increases.” Maura Hodge on Electric Ladies Podcast Companies have to focus on long-term value and returns, and a recent report by KPMG found that 88% of them say sustainability creates both. They also see it as a competitive advantage. Why? Listen to Maura Hodge, Chief Sustainability Officer of global management consulting and accounting firm KPMG in this enlightening conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson. You’ll hear about: ● How companies see sustainability as a competitive advantage. ● How sustainability and ESG initiatives drive return on investment and long-term value. ● Why CFO’s are on board with ESG, as both a risk mitigation and revenue driver. ● What companies can do to make progress themselves. ● Plus, career advice, such as: “My experience has been looking for those opportunities of new area growth, innovation. Of course, there's risk. There's going to be risk when you move into those areas…I actually pivoted and started working with venture capital backed life sciences companies…then I got to come back to sustainability after that. …I think keeping your eyes open, keeping your ears open, developing your network, and being willing to make those changes and taking those pivots in your career will pay off….(And) the way that you get ahead is actually sometimes by taking two steps back. And so, it's more of a step up, plateau, then maybe take a step down and then start moving up again. And that's how you kind of break into the next level.” Maura Hodge on Electric Ladies Podcast Read Joan’s Forbes article on Maura’s panel at the Workiva conference , and her Joan’s other Forbes articles . You’ll also like: · – Joan’s panel at The Earth Day Women’s Summit 2025 with four top business leaders. · – Tensie Whelan, Founding Director, NYU Stern School of Sustainable Business. · – Mandi McReynolds, VP of External Affairs & Chief Sustainability Office at Workiva · – with Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus · – From Workiva, KPMG and NYU Subscribe to our to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers. Thanks for subscribing on or and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter /episode/index/show/greenconnectionsradio/id/39970895

Electric Ladies Podcast - Women Leaders Discuss Careers, Trends, Technologies and Innovation in Energy, Climate, and Corporate Responsibility

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