
Ep. 98 | Founding WRISE, Then a Wind Firm: Trudy Forsyth's Journey in Clean Energy Leadership
20 years ago, Trudy Forsyth and a group of women in wind asked a simple but powerful question: where are the other women in this industry — and how do we bring more in? That question led to the foundi...
13 Jun 202514min

Ep. 97 | Scaling Grid Storage: How Fluence, Excelsior & Cordelio Are Navigating Policy, Partnerships & Performance
How are Fluence, Excelsior Energy Capital, & Cordelio Power scaling grid battery storage — while navigating policy uncertainty, domestic content requirements, and O&M challenges? In this Green Light e...
10 Jun 202510min

Ep. 96 | Clean Energy Hiring Trends: What Companies & Candidates Need to Know | Catherine McLean, Dylan Green & Nico Johnson, SunCast
This episode is a little different — fellow podcaster Nico Johnson sits down with Catherine McLean, CEO & Founder of Dylan Green, at Intersolar North America to uncover insights on one of the biggest ...
5 Jun 202517min

Ep. 95 | Driving Sustainability Forward: ClimeCo’s Hilton & Lenovo Partnerships, Scope 3 Strategy, and the Women Leading It
Our CEO had the privilege of placing all three of these incredible senior women at ClimeCo, and it’s been inspiring to watch them lead with purpose, impact, & real momentum in the sustainability space...
28 Mai 202535min

Ep. 94 | Inside One of Clean Energy’s Most Active Infrastructure Funds: From a 7.5 GWh LG deal to a 2 GW Heliene deal | Anne Marie Denman, Excelsior Energy Capital
From a 7.5 GWh partnership with LG, to a solar+storage sub-portfolio sale to BlackRock, a 2 GW agreement with Heliene, & the launch of Lydian Energy, Catherine McLean spoke with Anne Marie Denman, Co-...
12 Mai 202542min

Ep. 93 | From Foster Care Roots to the Clean Energy C-Suite: Kelly Veney Darnell’s Journey
“There was such an emphasis in our house about—you can be anything you want to be. Education was really, really important... My parents actually sold their house to send me to college.” Raised by par...
28 Apr 202524min

Ep. 92 | From Capitol Hill to the C-Suite: Leading a Top Solar Tracker Company & Staying Bullish on Renewables Despite Policy Uncertainty | Jessica Lawrence-Vaca, Array Technologies
What was it like to transition from Capitol Hill to leading one of the world’s top solar tracking companies? Catherine McLean sat down with Jessica Lawrence-Vaca, CCO at Array Technologies, to discuss...
15 Apr 202542min

Ep. 91 | WRISE’s Exciting New Initiatives to Advance Women, BIPOC & Those with Marginalized Identities in Cleantech | Doseke Akporiaye, WRISE
Dylan Green is thrilled to be partnering with WRISE to amplify the voices of underrepresented leaders in cleantech! Catherine spoke with WRISE’s Executive Director, Doseke Akporiaye, at the Leadership...
11 Mar 202515min



















