Women in Utilities Madhavi Shankarling

This episode of the Women in Utilities Podcast features Vicki Kuo, the Vice President of Energy Efficiency and Distributed Resource Planning at Con Edison of New York.
Vicki shares some of the amazing work being done with Con Edison’s Energy Efficiency Programs, their Electric Vehicle Programs and the complexity utilities face in planning the grid of the future.
We also hear about Vicki’s approach to innovation, her experience leaving utilities to work in a start-up, how she dealt with the many opportunities and challenges that this presented her, and how she found her voice earlier on in her career. 

This episode features Morgan Scott, Director - Climate READi, Sustainability & Ecosystem Stewardship at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).  
Morgan is incredibly passionate about sustainability so we take a closer look at what is meant by sustainability, what work EPRI is doing in this area, and the complexity and challenges faced by organisations in becoming more sustainable.

Morgan’s shares her own journey, including talking about the book she co-edited and her experience representing EPRI in an international setting.

Ellie Lynch from EN Engineering is the guest on this epsiode. She is the Snr Director of Data Solutions. 
Ellie shares with me her passion for helping organisations optimise data solutions and build robust data governance practices, so they can take advantage of data driven models and analytics. 
We talk about how Ellie uses her background in civil engineering in her work, and her interest in understanding the connections between culture and infrastructure and sustainable resource development. 
Ellie also has some great tips around the importance of communication and managing your reputation. 
Stay tuned to the end for the first time a guest has turned the tables and asked me a question!

This episode features Hetal Patel, Senior Manager in EY's People Advisory Services for Power & Utilities.
Hetal shares the findings from a survey EY conducted with the Power and Utilities industry focussing on Digital Transformation and the Workforce. 
The findings show that power and utilities leaders recognise the need for re-skilling their workforce, but may not have a plan in place to achieve that. We talk about the four-steps utilities can take to devise a strategy as well as what the industry can do to attract and retain more women.
Full details on the survey results can be found at: https://www.ey.com/en_us/power-utilities/utility-digital-transformation-and-the-workforce

This episode of the Women in Utilities Podcast features Kate Porter, the Director of Continuous Improvement at CenterPoint Energy. 
Kate is a licensed industrial engineer, who has worked in Utilities nearly her entire career. We talk about reframing mistakes and failures as learning opportunities, having the confidence to embrace your own unique voice, and how Kate has been very intentional in achieving balance and finding joy in what she does. 

This month's episode features the CEO of NorthWestern Energy, Bob Rowe.
Bob has been described by his colleagues as a champion and ally for women in utilities and I'm pleased to be able to share this perspective with you on the show. 
Bob shares his views on why diversity is important for utilities, the changes he has seen with regards to diversity and inclusion over the years and what NorthWestern is doing to support women in utilities.  Finally, Bob shares his career journey and offers three key pieces of advice for people starting out in their careers.