Everybody in the Pool

Chelsea Warren, Marketing and Communications Manager at Denver’s Office of Climate Action, uses behavior-change campaigns to make local climate work relatable. She discusses how Denver turned federal rollbacks into voter-funded programs, quirky outreach like ice cream pop-ups, the power of incentives and social comparison, and framing climate action around health, savings, and everyday quality of life.

Trillions of dollars worth of goods move around the planet every year, and a shocking amount is lost, spoiled, or discarded. That wasted food, medicine, and equipment isn’t just a business problem; it’s a massive, underappreciated climate problem.This week on Everybody in the Pool, Molly talks with Krenar Komoni, CEO and founder of Tive, a supply chain visibility company that helps businesses track and monitor shipments in real time. What started as a GPS tracker for his father-in-law's trucking company has grown into one of the fastest-growing companies in supply chain tech. Tive’s small-but-mighty trackers don’t just follow a shipment’s location — they also monitor temperature, light, and shock along the way, helping businesses intervene before a load of strawberries (or a shipment of vaccines) becomes a very expensive, very wasteful problem.We talk about:Why real-time shipment visibility is a key ingredient in creating a greener supply chainHow temperature monitoring can save hundreds of thousands of dollars of food and medicine from going to wasteWhat "permanent disruption" and climate change means for global supply chainsHow route data is helping companies find faster, more fuel-efficient paths they didn't know existedTive's commitment to sustainability in its own products, including lithium-free trackers and a tracker recycling programWhy AI agents will be hungry for real-time supply chain data, and what that could unlock for global efficiencyKrenar's 10-year vision: tracking 5-10% of all global shipments (and why that would be a very big deal)Links:Tive: https://www.tive.com/All episodes: https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/2EsDhwQC2zSubscribe to the Everybody in the Pool newsletter: https://www.mollywood.co/Become a member for the ad-free version of the show: https://everybodyinthepool.supercast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jasper de Vries, co-founder and CEO of Lucend, builds sensor-driven ML platforms to make data centers smarter and greener. He discusses unlocking massive untapped efficiency, how transparent AI earns operator trust, the tricky water versus energy cooling trade-offs, and a vision of data centers as flexible grid assets that store renewables and provide grid services.

Greg Rock, Executive Director of 1.5°Climate, leads a national donor collaborative that pre-vets high-impact climate opportunities and runs Shark Tank-style pitch events. He discusses donor paralysis, how virtual pitchfests connect everyday donors to vetted climate projects, the catalytic/leverage/gap-filling criteria, and innovations like next-gen geothermal and agrivoltaics.

Harry Tannenbaum, co-founder of Mill and former Nest early team member, builds food-dehydrating recycling appliances. He discusses scaling from home units to commercial systems, Whole Foods rollout and Amazon backing, camera+AI waste measurement, and turning dehydrated scraps into higher-value animal feed. Multiple short takes on design, data, and distribution strategies.

David Miller, Chief Commercial Officer at Gridmatic, builds AI that forecasts renewables and optimizes batteries. He discusses why renewables are harder to manage than fossil plants. He explains day-ahead prediction of price spikes, using batteries and flexible loads, and how controllable load resources and virtual power plants can unlock faster interconnection and reliable clean power.

Josh Garrett, CEO and co-founder of Redwood Climate Communications, is a climate messaging veteran who advises climate tech startups and nonprofits. He discusses crafting simple, repeatable stories, word swaps that broaden appeal, how fossil messaging shaped the debate, leading with co-benefits like health and affordability, and practical local actions such as showing up at zoning meetings.

What if solar panels on your roof, a home battery in your garage, and the EV in your driveway could together make you money — while simultaneously solving the grid capacity crisis?This week on Everybody in the Pool, Molly sits down with Marco Krapels, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer of Enphase Energy, to discuss what surging data center energy demand means for the future of residential clean energy — and why Enphase thinks the answer is turning millions of American homes into a distributed, AI-optimized virtual power plant.We talk about:Why the AI energy crisis might be the thing that finally scales residential solar and batteriesHow Enphase's software turns rooftop solar, home batteries, and EV chargers into smart, dispatchable grid assetsThe virtual power plant model, and why utilities are finally on boardHow Green Mountain Power in Vermont and Octopus Energy in the UK have already proven this works at scaleWhy adding solar and a 10 kWh battery to less than 10 million homes could solve the U.S. capacity crunchThe bi-directional EV charger that's coming later this year and why it's a 7x multiplier on home battery capacityWhat a future where homeowners get paid by hyperscalers and utilities — instead of paying for their electricity — could actually look likeWhy clean, distributed energy is the fastest path to winning the AI raceLinks:Enphase: https://enphase.com/All episodes: https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/Subscribe to the Everybody in the Pool newsletter: https://www.mollywood.co/Become a member for the ad-free version of the show: https://everybodyinthepool.supercast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Al Subbloie, founder and CEO of Budderfly, builds energy-as-a-service systems that finance and install efficiency upgrades for commercial franchises. He explains targeting repeatable franchise sites, tackling HVAC/lighting/refrigeration/intelligent management, creating virtual power plants from behind-the-meter assets, and aligning cost savings with carbon reduction for scalable grid impact.

99% of registered fleets belong to small and mid-size businesses — but the EV industry wasn't built for them. High upfront costs, years-long waits for grid access, and charging solutions designed for large operators have left the backbone of the American economy behind.This week on Everybody in the Pool, we meet a founder who’s changing that. Galina Russell, co-founder of Mitra EV, built a turnkey solution that bundles electric trucks and vans with charging infrastructure, so plumbers, electricians, and delivery companies can electrify their fleets without the logistical headache.We talk about:Why small commercial fleets are the most overlooked (and impactful) EV opportunityThe barriers to EV adoption for small and mid-size business ownersMitra’s "laptop and charger" model: leasing vehicles and installing charging together, from day oneHow Mitra works within existing grid capacity instead of waiting years for new powerBattery storage, peak shaving, and the vision for 50 megawatts of distributed backup powerWhy cost savings — not climate ideology — is the killer pitch to small business ownersLinks:Mitra EV: https://www.mitra-ev.com/Galina’s book recommendation, The Grid by Gretchen Bakke: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/grid-9781632865687/All episodes: https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/Subscribe to the Everybody in the Pool newsletter: https://www.mollywood.co/Become a member for the ad-free version of the show: https://everybodyinthepool.supercast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.