Episodes

Today’s guest is Ahmad Atwan. Ahmad is the Founder and CEO of VC Fuel where they invest and partner with exceptional companies that provide products, services, and infrastructure that accelerate the transition to a decarbonized world. He is a seasoned investor and executive who has consistently created outsized returns for his investors and companies over the past two decades. He was most recently a Managing Director at North Haven Infrastructure Partners, a private equity investment platform ...

Today’s guest is James Phelan. James is the CCO and Co-Founder of Village Insights which is a digital community platform that connects and drives outcomes for innovators and innovation stakeholders. He is a Commercial Officer: Innovator, Strategist, Design Thinker, Communicator, Doer – who likes to harness and apply prior military and professional experience as a mentor, advisor, consultant, and executive in startup, growth and corporate organizations. Links: James’ LinkedIn: https://www.link...

Today’s guest is Anna Dai. Anna is the CEO and Co-Founder of Varea Energy which is a clean tech company that provides smart building technology to help companies root out inefficient waste, water, energy, and other facility operational systems. Anna describes herself as a “Sustainability advocate with a passion for the creative arts.” Links: Anna’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-daii/ Varea Energy Website: http://www.vareaenergy.com Our Sponsor Halliburton Labs: https://www.hall...

Today’s guest is Bravis Brown. Bravis is the Chief Executive Officer at BPS Technology, which is a privately-held holding company that aims to identify, develop, and acquire technologies to create chemical solutions that deliver superior products across many industry sectors. Before joining BPS, Bravis held both Financial & Operational roles at Falcon Technologies and Services Inc. and served in the US Marine Corp. Bravis holds a B.B.A from Northeastern State University and an MBA from the Uni...

Today’s guests are Sean Huang and Vincent Lam. Sean & Vincent are the co-founders of Matidor.com. Matidor.com is An intuitive map-based platform for easy project management and collaboration. The technology they’ve created helps companies eliminate collaboration and visibility challenges by consolidating all critical project information on one intuitive, map-based dashboard, with real-time updates that can […]

Today’s guest is Michael Popham. Mike is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of STRYDE, a pioneering seismic technology provider. After completing a Ph.D., Mike began his career at BAE Systems, where he held roles in engineering, sales, and strategy, before moving to BP, where the concept for STRYDE formed. STRYDE was spun out in 2019 with a mission to make high-density seismic affordable for any industry and application – from oil & gas to geothermal energy to carbon capture and storag...

Today I am speaking with Mika Tienhaara. Mika is a serial entrepreneur who has established and ran global operations for over 20 years, who has several scale-ups and exits under his belt. In addition to his own startups, Mika has advised over 50 other startup companies throughout his career. He is currently the CEO of Rocsol Inc., an energy technology company that provides intelligent process imaging and real-time data analytics to clients worldwide, helping them reduce their operational costs...

My name is Jose Soliz with OGGN, and in this episode of the Energy ScaleUps podcast, we will explore: * How energy companies are utilizing artificial intelligence to improve safety and reduce their electric generation footprint. * https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2021/05/13/how-green-energy-is-transforming-the-ranks-of-the-worlds-biggest-electric-generators/?sh=2e35cfff151a * opportunities for battery energy storage systems manufacturers in the Maldives. * https://renewablesnow...

On this episode of the podcast, we speak with Michael Maltsev. Michael is a serial entrepreneur, guest speaker, author, and business consultant. He began his career in 1993 in Belarus, where he specialized in accounting and finance. He then transitioned into professional consulting in 2005, where he led over 200 software implementation projects. With a desire to reinvent himself, Michael left his home in Belarus and relocated to Canada in 2009. He served as the CFO of Rigstar Communications, a...

On this episode of the Energy ScaleUps Podcast, we speak with Dr. Alan J. Cohen. Dr. Cohen is an Internationally recognized executive and geoscientist and serves PETROLERN LLC as Director of technology partnerships/business development for geothermal, carbon storage, and oil and gas. He has 35 years of experience in leadership and senior advisory positions in green energy, upstream oil and gas E&P operations, R&D and technology in the geosciences and engineering, and midstream. He served as Sen...

Today we are speaking with Alex Esposito. Alex is the CEO and co-founder of Circuit. In 2011, Alex Co-Founded Circuit with James Mirras and began handling the company’s sales and business development. Alex has worked to build successful Electric Vehicle (EV) services for Cities and private companies around the US, creating valuable relationships and leading the company’s sales growth. Since starting, Circuit has expanded to over 20 cities and provided over 4 million rides without charging a doll...

Today we are talking with Jeff Pon. Jeff is an experienced cross-functional leader within the wireless telecommunications industry. He spent over 11 years at Sonim Technologies, Inc. where he started on the sales and marketing side of the business, holding roles of increasing responsibility before ultimately leading Sonim’s sales organization as the SVP, Global Sales. In early 2019, Jeff led Sonim’s internal IPO efforts, resulting in a successful $45M public offering on NASDAQ in May 2019. Sinc...

Today we are talking with Ted Gutierrez. Ted is the Co-Founder and CEO of SecurityGate.io where he and his team help industrial companies discover cyber risks sooner and make improvements faster through their Risk Management Platform. A Houston native and US Army veteran, Ted joined the oil and gas industry in 2010 in a risk management capacity doing quality and cyber audits globally for companies like Shell and ExxonMobil. After co-founding SecurityGate.io four years ago, he and his team are ...

Today we are talking Geothermal Energy with guest Josh Nordquist; Josh is the Director of Resource Operations at Ormat Technologies, Inc. Ormat is a global geothermal developer based out of Reno, Nevada whose clean energy portfolio consists mostly of geothermal, but also includes Recovered Energy Generation, solar, and storage. Josh also serves on the board of Geothermal Rising, the nation’s geothermal industry organization, and as a commissioner for Nevada’s Commission on Mineral Resources. L...

Today’s guest is Sergii Gerasymovych. He is the CEO, Co-Founder of EZ Blockchain and was recently featured on the Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list this year. Sergei’s passion is energy and technology, so he founded a company that helps oil and gas producers utilize what would otherwise be wasted gas to produce electricity used to mine cryptocurrency, reduce emissions, and generate revenue. Links: Sergii’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergii-gerasymovych/ EZ Blockchain Website: www.ezb...

Today’s guest is Brett Chell who is the president CEO and Co-founder of Cold Bore Technology and has over 20 years of international business experience in the energy industry. Brett has expertise in oil and gas drilling operations and technology where he specializes in developing new processes equipment and software systems utilizing his real-world experiences Brent has worked towards creating technology solutions that reduce workload infrastructure and costs is a deep understanding of the star...

My name is Jose Soliz with OGGN, and I’m excited to announce the launch of the Energy Scaleups podcast sponsored by Halliburton Labs. As the host of the podcast, I’ll be working to bring to life the stories of founders and executives as they share valuable business experiences they’ve gained while scaling their business. We’ll learn from innovators who are developing new technology and discuss the evolving energy sector with those on the front line. Register to win our Weekly Giveaway: www.hal...