Arcadia COO, Kate Hennigsen, on Clean Tech and Disrupting the Energy Market, Non-Traditional Backgrounds for Working in Tech (and Ops!), Energy Regulation, M&A, Board, Risk, and Cash Management, & the Power of a Well Written Cold Email

Episode notes

(00:12) Clean Tech and Disrupting Energy Market (06:15) Community Solar and Renewable Energy Innovation (15:37) Data Platform and Energy Transformation (24:21) Acquisitions, Integration, and Board Composition (29:05) Startup Board Management and Risk Balancing (35:51) Leadership, Growth Mindset, and Overcoming Challenges (42:18) Connecting Through Cold Emails (00:12) Clean Tech and Disrupting Energy Market We discuss Energy 101 today with Kate Hemington, co-founder and COO of Arcadia Power. Kate has a degree from the University of Oxford and a background in corporate litigation, making her well-equipped to tackle the energy industry. We talk about energy being a regulated monopoly, the trillions of dollars in the market, and how Arcadia is bringing digitization opportunities. We also discuss the unique perspective of having a legal and policy background and how it allowed them to get into the market and innovate. Kieran and Kate bring their own experience with energy policy and law, respectively, to the conversation. (06:15) Community Solar and Renewable Energy Innovation We enter the complex world of community solar.

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