Take Charge Podcast

In episode 8 Nick Grundish, the VP Battery Technologies at EnergyX Takes Charge. Nick was included in the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Energy Storage in 2023 and was also mentored by the late Professor John Goodenough. Nick talks us through his experience of being mentored by the great Professor, whilst imparting knowledge and experiences during his young and fast-paced career to date. Nick also pr...

I’m joined today by Ramachandra (Ram) Revur, who is the Co-Founder & COO of NavaFlex (formerly FlexEnergy LLC). The press you see around Batteries and Electrification is typically across EV, Energy Storage and eVTOL, but in this episode, we spotlight wearables and flexible batteries as a market with great potential. Ram talks us through the different application areas, such as medical, militar...

Thank you to the New York Fire Department for the video that opens this podcast. It’s a scary reminder of how important battery safety is, as we scale these technologies to electrify our future. It’s alarming when you think about all the times you’ve been close to an e-bike, at a café, walking down the street or sat in traffic. Brian Morin, the Founder & CEO of Soteria joins me to talk all thi...

Telo Trucks Take Charge in this episode, as I’m joined by Co-Founders, Jason Marks (CEO) who appears on the left of the screen and Forrest North (CTO) on the right. We talk about the EV Truck market and their mini-EV Truck, which is designed by the world-renowned designer Yves Behar, who is also a Co-Founder, as well as the Chief Creative Officer at Telo. I really enjoyed talking to the guys about...

The Chief Operating Officer of Li-Metal; Keshav Kochhar joins on this episode to talk through their anode, PVD and reprocessing technologies, whilst highlighting the importance of local supply chain due to recent tightening on graphite export from China. Coming from a diverse industry background, Keshav also shares his transition into battery technologies, whilst providing insight into building op...

Todd Peters has been a senior leader at the likes of Intel, Microsoft and most recently; BrightVolt. His experience of working in large companies amongst leaders such as Andy Grove, whilst also leading agile start-ups has allowed him to gain a unique perspective. Todd imparts career and culture advice during two sections of this conversation; the first part is all about providing career advice to...

The Co-Founder & CEO of TexPower EV Technologies joins me in today's very cathode conversation. TexPower builds upon innovations led by the late Prof. John B. Goodenough and Prof. Arumugam Manthiram, who is also the Chairman and Co-Founder of TexPower. Evan shares the story of founding a battery start-up just before the pandemic, whilst advising on raising investment, the benefits of NMA c...

The VP of Growth Operations at SES AI, Aseem Juneja is our esteemed guest on this episode. Aseem talks us through the challenges and essentials when growing battery teams, whilst sharing his experience of scaling SES AI from 19 to over 260 people. We also highlight the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion when scaling, creating a positive culture to help start ups thrive! Aseem, it's...