Risk Stories‪!‬ Michael Puldy

Deploying clean power starts with people, money, and culture.  And then there’s the hardware: solar panels, batteries, wind turbines, transmission lines, and charging stations.  Solving the puzzle to reverse the effects of climate change rests on making the economics of clean power work.
Every day, Trenton Allen, CEO of Sustainable Capital Advisors, and advisory board member to the U.S. Secretary of Energy, works to build a climate-resilient future through financial advisory services for sustainable infrastructure projects.  

Implementing clean power on its own won’t achieve critical mass unless the economics make sense to a wide gamut of stakeholders.  Trenton discusses industry changes in the clean energy investment marketplace, the concept of the “energy burden” and how it varies across the US, and he relays some of the energy and policy focus areas of the Biden Administration. 
Trenton also provides his perspective on the recent solar industry disruption that literally shutdown the solar marketplace for the last 3 months.
Trenton Allen can be reached at allent@sustainablecap.com or through his company’s website at sustainablecap.com
Made possible by a grant from the Hewlett Foundation, AskSustainable.com,  a website that recognizes climate-friendly investment choices, is going live later this summer.


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If someone told you that your company could be 36% more profitable simply by implementing one thing, would you be willing to try it?  
 Janine Hamner Holman, founding principal and CEO of J&J Consulting Group,  is a diversity and organizational culture expert who has spent the last 10 years studying the intersection of brain science, emotional intelligence and communication.  
We are at a tipping point with the epidemic of employee resignations. Employees must feel they belong,  they're seen and they're heard, or they will not stay in a job.  
Janine and Michael discuss today's seismic cultural shift, the continuing challenges with diversity management, and what employers must do to understand and make the necessary adjustments.
Janine can be reached on LinkedIn or via email at janine@jandjcg.com.
 
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Nick Warner, formerly an A-list lobbyist in Sacramento, California, and now a business and career coach, talks about his lobbyist days, and how he balanced lobbying with running a successful business.
Have a notepad ready because this episode is chalked full of business axioms, media sound bites, and a quick inside glimpse of how the legal system really works. 
 And then there’s the career basics:
“You are only as good as what you are selling.” 
“Listen and ask smart questions.” 
“Don’t overspend your means."
Although these comments should be considered table stakes for everyone as they go through their business journey, it’s amazing so many people forget the basics. As you can guess, there's more!
Nick, CEO of Nick Warner Consulting, can be reached at his website www.nickwarnerconsulting.com.


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“The people who create technology must represent the communities that use it.”   
In today’s episode, Michael discusses software development and diversity in technology with Dan Draper.  Dan is an entrepreneur, software developer and diversity champion, the CEO and founder of CipherStash, and the producer of the documentary “Debugging Diversity” where he uncovers issues facing women in technology.
Programming data security is tricky and is ultimately the responsibility of the software developer.  On the flip side, it’s hard to do anything in today’s world without sharing personal data so the trick is how can we safely share AND secure personal identifiable information (PII)? The reality is we don't do this very well. On average, we share our personal information with 1200 plus different companies, and at least in the US, 50% of all companies have experienced a data breach where PII is exposed.  
And then there’s the problem of diversity in the tech industry. Everyone talks a big game, but only a small percentage of software engineers and tech industry leaders are women.  Dan is taking an active role in trying to change this phenomenon.  
Dan can be reached through his website www.cipherstash.com or on Twitter @danieldraper.  His documentary Debugging Diversity can be viewed from the website www.debuggingdiversity.com .
 
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Every business, no matter how big or small, can be the target of cybercrime.  From his vantage point of  author, educator, podcaster and founder and CEO of Cyber Risk Opportunities, visionary Kip Boyle discusses cyber security.  
 Why do so many senior decision makers not invest in cyber security? Unfortunately, too many are not interested in preventing a problem until they feel the pain directly or are close to someone who is suffering.
Kip discusses many real-world experiences including customer stories and true life actions that he relays in his book, his podcasts and to his clients. 
Even though the cyber security battle is focused on the endpoints – desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and tablets – the reality is the landscape covers not only technology but people. There is no “Easy Button,” and an organization who believes they can outsmart, or game away such fundamental issues like phishing attacks are kidding themselves. 
Every computer is only milliseconds away from a bad actor anywhere in the world!

This is one fun episode!
Kip can be reached through LinkedIn or on his website at www.cr-map.com where you can also access his podcast.
 
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The topic of money laundering sparks thoughts of recent TV series like “Breaking Bad” and “Ozark.” However, this is a real-life problem that is challenging regulators around the world. Jamie Ramirez is a regtech thought leader, and Founder and CEO of Preventor.  
The methods of money laundering are constantly changing, and the criminals are becoming more creative hiding their cash. Fortunately, the technology to detect these crimes also evolve and thus the creates a perpetual game of cat and mouse. 
 The days of a “financial paradise” where one could hide their assets are no more, and even cryptocurrency exchanges are no longer safe havens for fraud and washing cash.
  Connect with Jamie via his website www.preventor.com.


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