Episode description:

Interview by Jimmy Jia (www.jimmyjia.com)

Music by Sean Hart (www.seanhart.com)

Website: www.leversforchangepodcast.com

Our guest Jay Bruns, asked Benjamin Kott, the CEO of LightsourceBP Labs, 

·       How does BP staff and internal people see its commitment to moving away from fossil fuels?

Ben’s question was for Prachi Vakharia, Managing Director for Womanium, an organization promoting female leaders. He asked,

·       As a tech dad, how do I encourage STEM at home for my young daughter?

Prachi, in turn, posed a question for Jay Bruns, Senior Climate Policy Advisor at Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner.

·       How does the Insurance Sector navigate the risks and responsibility of autonomous vehicles?

Suzanne Singer, a former employee at Lawrence Livermore National Labs, had a question for Jud Virden, the current Associate Laboratory Director for the Pacific Northwest National Labs

·       How are technical organizations building more entrepreneurial capabilities?

Jud, in turn, asked a question that Suzanne, now an entrepreneur who founded Native Renewables, a solar company operating in Navajo Nation,

·       What key policy / financing changes need to occur to accelerate the clean energy economy?

Lasty, Suzanne posed a question for Stacy Flynn, the CEO and Co-Founder of Evernu

·       How do women entrepreneurs overcome the challenges of finding funding?

Thanks for joining us and I hope you will subscribe to Season 2, or listen to some of our Series 1 episodes.

Thanks for listening, and as always, when looking to make an impact, start by searching for your levers for change.