SunCast

Welcome to Episode 87 of Suncast! Did you check out last weeks episode with Mike Silvestrini? If not,  Listen to it here! Today on SunCast, we're going to discuss with Rob Andrews how his Canadian startup, Heliolytics, is improving the way operating assets are managed and optimized for long-term yield.   Hang tight as we explore:  Why solar plant inspection matters and how...

Welcome to Episode 85 of Suncast! Did you check out last weeks episode with Jason Zook? If not,  Listen to it here!   Today on SunCast, I had a chance to catch up with one of my oldest friends and colleagues in the industry. If you're unfamiliar with his name, or the company he started and recently sold for well into the 8+ figures range, then you should at least be curious to...

Welcome to Episode 84 of Suncast! Did you check out last weeks episode with yours truly, me? If not,  Listen to it here! I drill down on the ways that you have been losing in your negotiations, in business and life, and the subtle ways you can fix it, and stop missing out on the spoils of your labor.  Today's episode is with my first 3-time returning guest, Jason Zook, a mentor and...

Welcome to Episode 83 of Suncast! Did you check out last weeks episode with Ed Feo? If not,  Listen to it here! Today we're going to drill down on the ways that you have been losing in your negotiations, in business and life, and the subtle ways you can fix it, and stop missing out on the spoils of your labor. There's no formal guest today, but instead we get a virtual guest by the name of Ch...

Welcome to Episode 82 of Suncast! Did you check out this week's Tactical Tuesday, another great one on Energy Storage with SepiSolar CEO, Josh Weiner!  Listen to it here! Today on SunCast, are returning to the Solar Pioneers Series with one of the large-scale solar project development greats, Ed Feo of Coronal Energy. As you'll hear, Ed has a fabled history in the renewables industry. Accolad...

Welcome to Episode 81 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's with James Ellsmoor who was on Forbes 30 Under 30 for Energy!  Listen to it here! On this Tactical Tuesday, I speak with Josh Weiner of SepiSolar. Josh Weiner is the CEO/Founder of SepiSolar, a SF Bay Area engineering services company that has taken a long view on the integration of storage with solar. He...

Welcome to Episode 80 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's with my friend and mentor, Jason Zook!  Listen to it here! Today on Suncast, you'll meet James Ellsmoor. James is a social entrepreneur with expertise in sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship in rural, remote and island regions. He's on the 2017 Forbes 30 under 30 list for Energy and has been le...

Welcome to Episode 79 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's Part 2 of my conversation with Paul Grana!  Listen to it here! Today on SunCast, you'll meet my friend and mentor, Jason Zook. Jason might be the best marketer, heck, best sales guy I’ve ever met. He made over $1Million doing something you and I do every day – putting on a t-shirt.  He sold his last name.....

Welcome to Episode 78 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's Part 1 of this conversation with Paul Grana!  Listen to it here! This week we are rounding out our discussion with Paul Grana, co-founder of the much-loved solar design software, Helioscope.  If you missed last week's episode, then you might consider going back to catch it next, as we go over a lot of the...

Welcome to Episode 77 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's a Tactical Tuesday with Scott Sullivan!  Listen to it here! In this episode I had the honor to sit down with one of my good friends in the solar biz who, along with his partner, has built arguably the most recognizeable software in the solar industry, especially if you've been doing commercial solar for any per...

Welcome to Episode 76 of Suncast! Did you check out my full interview with Scott Sullivan? Listen to it here!  As I mentioned in that episode, Scott is a pro who truly understands that your network is your net worth. He has a reach of over 60K in his LinkedIn network alone. As promised I got Scott to do a deep-dive with me on this networking, career and even brand-building tool.  Tu...

Welcome to Episode 75 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's with Scott Sullivan!  Listen to it here! While networking is a natural part of the career advancement process, there is another key element that is often overlooked - recruitment. Today, we're going to have a closer look at the process of building your ideal team or career with the help of one of the best recru...

Welcome to Episode 74 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's with Adam Gerza of Energy Toolbase.  Listen to it here! Today on SunCast, I'm taking a deep dive into the power of your network with one of the most connected people in the solar business,  Scott Sullivan has built a career on leveraging the value of his connections and honing the skills of sales and relat...

Welcome to Episode 73 of Suncast! Did you check out the last Suncast episode? It's all about Blockchain, Electrification of the Vehicle Industry, Distributed Storage & A Nationwide Carbon Tax.  Listen to it here! Today's guest, Adam Gerza, is the COO of the fast-growing SAAS company, Energy Toolbase, which I know many of my listeners use. Today I get the chance to look under the hood...

  Welcome to Episode 72 of Suncast! Did you check out Tuesday's episode yet with Mike Grunow of Vizn Energy? Listen to it here! You have told me over & over again that you love the Hot or Hype segment of the show, so we took some time to compile some of the more interesting answers to what I consider some of the more interesting questions. Today, I decided to focus on just 4 question...

Welcome to Episode 71 of SunCast!  I hope you enjoyed the last episode with  Brian Patterson of Emerge Alliance. In  Episode 59 , Mike Grunow and I discussed an awful lot of excellent topics around the ins and outs of developing and even selling energy storage products. But it was his answer to one question in particular that set the stage for this Tactical Tuesday. Mike is the VP o...

  Welcome to Episode 70 of SunCast!  I hope you enjoyed the last episode with  James Pagonis, the Head of Product at PowerHub. I met Brian at SPI 2017 last year after asking around a bit about the microgrid they had built to power an entire section of this enormous tradeshow.  Brian gave me a clinic on the history of microgrids, and if you're at all interested in the evolution...

Welcome to Episode 69 of SunCast!  I hope you enjoyed the last episode with  Farid Dibachi, the Cofounder & CEO of JLM Energy. On today's episode, I sit down with James Pagonis, the Head of Product at PowerHub. James is one of the early drivers behind the development and launch of PowerHub: a simple, cloud-based Asset Management solution designed to help renewable energy asset o...

Welcome to Episode 68 of SunCast!  I hope you enjoyed my last episode with  Chris Thompson, the Principal at Ipsum Power on the key differences between the solar and storage markets. Today is another Tactical Tuesday episode! This week we have Farid Dibachi, the Cofounder & CEO of JLM Energy. I became aware of JLM at last year's SPI where I was on a mission to better unders...

Welcome to Episode 67 of SunCast!  I hope you enjoyed my last episode with  Mark McLanahan where we discussed Asset Management + O&M. Today on SunCast, we continue our Solar + Storage series with an industry executive, Chris Thompson, who's spent quite a bit of time running power conditioning companies - names you've heard of like Xantrex, AE, First Solar and Eaton. Tune in...

Welcome to Episode 66 of SunCast!  I hope you enjoyed my last episode with Etienne Lecompte where we discussed the use of software to maximize solar assets. Thanks for joining me today for a new Suncast Soundbyte  a drop of sunlight to get you through the workweek. On today's episode of SunCast, we're going to continue the theme of Asset Management + O&M by hopping into my time...

Welcome to Episode 65 of SunCast!  I hope you learned a lot during this week's ultra-nerdy Tactical Tuesday with Hongbin Fang of LONGi Solar. On today's episode , I speak with Etienne Lecompte.  Etienne is a leader and entrepreneur in renewable energy, software development and regulatory compliance. Etienne's companies and products have set the standard for developers, financiers and equ...

Welcome to Episode 64 of SunCast!  Welcome to Tactical Tuesdays, a short-form conversation with subject-matter experts to give you the edge in building your solar business and brand. Hongbin Fang is Director of Product Marketing at LONGi Solar, a leading dedicated monocrystalline solar cell and module manufacturer. With the resurgence of Bifacial Modules & the rapid rise of the PERC cell...

Welcome to Episode 63 of SunCast! I hope you enjoyed the last week's episode with Oleg pushing the envelope on commercial finance . Today's episode is going to plumb the depths of the entrepreneurial journey with a CEO of a US-based solar module manufacturer who's had his share of failure and success, and most certainly understands how to cross the chasm. I had the incredible pleasure of sitting d...

Welcome to Episode 62 of SunCast! In today's episode of SunCast, I speak to Oleg Popovsky of Braggawatt Solar. We talk about a project they announced that week at SPI. On the surface, it would appear a rather innocuous, perhaps insignificant achievement, but I think Oleg does a great job explaining exactly why this announcement had my ears perked. If you've been curious to look under the hood...