Best Guidehouse Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 25 – Back 2 Building 2 Grid 35:32

2M ago35:32

35:32

Happy Spring (or Happy Autumn for our Southern Hemisphere listeners) from Plugged In, your favorite podcast from Guidehouse Insights that goes deep into interesting and emerging sustainability topics. After a few episodes focusing on power consumption and resource use and how it can affect the grid, you might have the idea that end users of electri…

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Episode 24 – It’s Always Sunny in Retail Rates Land 44:25

2M ago44:25

44:25

It’s Episode 24 of Plugged In, the Guidehouse Insights podcast about interesting and emerging sustainability technology, and not the show starring Kiefer Sutherland. It’s the dead of winter for many of the listeners of Plugged In, so we brought Ryan Walden, who works with solar energy, to bring some sunshine and warmth to your feed. Ryan is a Manag…

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Episode 23 - Sharing is Caring…and Heating 31:15

3M ago31:15

31:15

Happy 2025 to the many adoring fans of Plugged In, the Guidehouse Insights podcast where we get deep into sustainability topics and how they can be where you least expect. This month we have a first for Plugged In, a returning guest! We brought Grant Samms back on to talk about his report “Waste Heat Recovery for Data Centers”. Grant is a Research …

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Episode 22 - A Breath Of Fresh Indoor Air 45:07

5M ago45:07

45:07

It’s the final episode of Plugged In for 2024, the Guidehouse Insights podcast where we get deep into sustainability topics and how they can be where you least expect. This month we have a change of pace, where we interview Bitania Yemane about her upcoming report “Indoor Air Quality in Commercial Buildings”. Bitania is a research analyst on the Gu…

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Episode 21 – 24/7, 365, Energy Stays On My Mind 39:59

6M ago39:59

39:59

It's the 21st episode of Plugged In, the Guidehouse Insights podcast where we go deep into emerging sustainability topics and how they can be all around you. This month we have a two-fer for you, where we interview two of our esteemed coworkers: Roberto Rodriguez Labastida and Joe Owens. Roberto is a principal research analyst leading Guidehouse In…

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Episode 20 - Goin' Bananas 44:42

6M ago44:42

44:42

It's the 20th episode of Plugged In, the Guidehouse Insights podcast where we go deep into emerging sustainability topics and how they can affect your life. We have an excellent conversation for your feed this month, when we get to talk to the newest research director on the Guidehouse Insights team, Ryan James! We talk shop with Ryan about his bac…

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Episode 19 – Bruce Yourself! 40:12

7M ago40:12

40:12

Bruce yourself! The 19th episode of Plugged In, the Guidehouse Insights Podcast where we go deep into emerging sustainability topics and how they might be all around you! This month’s episode, we are graced with Bruce Hamilton, a Director of the Generation Services Group that provides consulting services through benchmarking to over 200 owners and …

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Episode 18 – Charging Ahead with EVs 34:31

8M ago34:31

34:31

Whoop, whoop! Here is the 18th episode of Plugged In, the Guidehouse Insights Podcast where we go deep into emerging sustainability topics and how they might be all around you! This new episode, we have on Jason Pandich, a Senior Research Analyst on Insights’ Transportation team, where his specialty is electric vehicles and, more specifically, EV c…

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Epsiode 17 – Brat SumDER 32:12

10M ago32:12

32:12

Come along for the 17th episode of Plugged In, Guidehouse Insights Podcast where we go deep into emerging sustainability topics and how they might be all around you! This episode, we have on Maya Smith, a Research Analyst on Insights Power & Renewables team with a focus on DER (distributed energy resource) technologies and the economic drivers and …

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Episode 39: Soltan Bryce of Colorful Capital and Guidehouse: Making Finance and Public Health Flow with Pride 38:25

11M ago38:25

38:25

Soltan Bryce is a managing consultant at Guidehouse, which is a consulting firm focused on Public Health Strategy, Application Development and Management, and was recently acquired by Bain Capital Private Equity. He is a part time General Partner at Colorful Capital, which focuses on “finance flowing with Pride” and aims to bring capital support an…

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Episode 16 - Generation 101 29:41

11M ago29:41

29:41

Come along for the 16th episode of Plugged In, Guidehouse Insights Podcast where we go deep into emerging sustainability topics and how they might be all around you! This episode features Megan Kuc, an Associate Director in Guidehouse’s Energy Practice. Megan’s background in cost and performance benchmarking and analysis of energy management soluti…

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Episode 38: Susan Berland - Coach and Advocate - working with parents of LGBTQ+ youth 14:49

11M ago14:49

14:49

Susan Berland is a coach for parents of LGBTQ children. She has been VP of PFLAG in the East Bay area, PFLAG is a national organization providing support and advocacy for parents, families and allies of the LGBTQ community. Susan has been a coach for most of her life, and is the proud mother of a gay son. She has channeled her lived experience and …

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Episode 37: Fabrice Houdart of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors: Measuring the Cost of Homophobia 30:27

11M ago30:27

30:27

Fabrice Houdart is Executive Director of the Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors as well as an Advisor to Fortune 50 companies and a former staffer at the World Bank and UN. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia University and Georgetown University, where he lectures on LGBT inclusion within international development. He is a consultant to t…

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Episode 36: Lindsey Young: Quiet Wealth - Loud Impact 23:02

11M ago23:02

23:02

Lindsey Young, is the founder of Quiet Wealth LLC, which she started to provide a comprehensive set of financial advisory services that successful LGBTQ+ professionals and their families need. She previously spent 15 years in Silicon Valley finance, primarily as a investment banker working on M&A, IPOs, leveraged finance and other transactions for …

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Episode 35: Mark Segal - Original Founder of the Gay Liberation Front - Lifelong Activist and Advocate 28:15

11M ago28:15

28:15

Mark Segal is a social activist and author, who participated in the Stonewall riots and as one of the original founders of the Gay Liberation Front where he created the Gay Youth Program. He was the founder and former president of the National Gay Newspaper Guild, and has won various journalistic awards. He is a lifelong activist who organized the …

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Episode 34: Marci Bair, CFP® of Bair Financial Planning - Coaching Sports and Financial Outcomes aligned with Values 19:20

11M ago19:20

19:20

Marci Bair, CFP® has spent over 30 years working with women in leadership, LGBTQ+ couples and progressive business owners to align their investment portfolios with their values and provide fee based financial and retirement planning. Based in San Diego, she was previously Chairperson of the South Bay Alliance and a Board Member of the Greater San D…

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Episode 33: The Debt Free Guys: David and John Auten-Schneider: Living Fabulously and Authentically 36:23

11M ago36:23

36:23

David and John Auten-Schneider are a married couple who have branded themselves the Debt Free Guys, and host a popular podcast and website full of tools to help listeners and clients to “live fabulously, not fabulously broke”. They have a proprietary Wealth Builder’s Pyramid tool that they use as a multi-pronged approach to financial freedom, a sol…

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Episode 32: Dani D'Amico, Partner at McKinsey: Running, Risk Management and letting Authenticity Reign 27:55

11M ago27:55

27:55

Dani D’Amico is a partner at McKinsey in their financial services practice. She has previously worked at Oliver Wyman in New York, where she was also a partner, and started her career in various consulting roles. Our conversation starts with Dani’s early years in Italy and how she devised various distractions to outrun her authentic self – while sh…

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Episode 31: Brad Baumoel Head of LGBTQ+ Affairs at JPMorgan Chase: Gender Expansiveness for the Next Generation 24:27

11M ago24:27

24:27

Brad Baumoel is managing director and Global Head of LGBTQ+ affairs at JPMorgan Chase, a position he assumed in April 2021. He previously was Portfolio Director for the Chase Digital Platform and prior to that led several large-scale transformative programs and teams across the institution. He was a founding member and prior leader of OPEN Finance …

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Episode 15 – KISS: Keep It Simple and Sustainable 28:26

12M ago28:26

28:26

Join us on the 15th episode of Plugged In, Guidehouse Insights Podcast where we go deep into emerging sustainability topics and how they might be all around you! This episode features Richelle Elberg, an IoT, energy storage, and smart grids expert Principal Research Consultant from Guidehouse Insights’ Power and Renewables team. Richelle leads the …

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Episode 30: 2024 Pride Trailer: Activism, Mental Health, Financial Health and Gender Expansiveness 5:29

12M ago5:29

5:29

Welcome to our fourth Pride series of all time, which is full of personal narratives that will make you smile, may make you cry and will definitely make you think. Join us as we discuss what allyship really means, share personal experiences across diverging global backgrops for LGBTQ+ rights, and take you into the realms of personal finance, intern…

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Episode 14 – No More ExCCUSes for Decarbonization 27:13

1y ago27:13

27:13

Join us on the 14th episode of Plugged In, Guidehouse Insights Podcast where we go deep into emerging sustainability topics and how they might be all around you! We have a new cohost back to helm Plugged In: Grace Zucker! This episode features Serkan Birgel, a geopolitics and sustainability expert Senior Consultant from Guidehouse Insights’ Power a…

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Episode 13 - March Microgrid Madness 23:26

1y ago23:26

23:26

It’s the 13th episode of Plugged In, the Guidehouse Insights Podcast where we go deep into emerging sustainability topics and how they might be all around you! This might be our unlucky 13th episode, but we are blessed to be joined by Grace Zucker. Grace is a Consultant on the Guidehouse Insights team, where she works on carbon capture, corporate s…

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Episode 12 – Smart Cities: Lighting the Feuer of Sustainability 20:00

1y ago20:00

20:00

It’s the 1-year anniversary of Plugged In, the Guidehouse Insights Podcast where we go deep into emerging sustainability topics, from the grid to your car, from the phone to your home! For Episode 12, Erin (returning to cohost for the month) and Jake speak to Jared Feuer, a Research and Analysis Consultant on the Guidehouse Insights Built Environme…

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Episode 11 – Solar and Storage: Battery Will Get You Everywhere 28:24

1+ y ago28:24

28:24

We have an all-timer for you this month! Welcome to Episode 11 of the Plugged In Podcast, where we take a deep dive into emerging sustainability topics from battery trucks to solar trucks to hydrogen trucks. This month we spoke with Erin Winkler, a Research Analyst on the Guidehouse Insights team about her report, “Hybrid Solar Plus Storage Energy …

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Episode 10 – Hydrogen: Number 1 On The Periodic Table, Number 1 In Our Hearts 30:46

1+ y ago30:46

30:46

Welcome to the tenth episode of the Guidehouse Insights Plugged In Podcast, and the final episode of 2023! This is a podcast where we do deep dives on all things electric, sustainable, green, and sometimes all three. This month we spoke with Jacques Moss, a Senior Research Analyst on the Guidehouse Insights team about his research in the hydrogen d…

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Episode 9 – Electric Trailers: They’re Not Just Before Movies Anymore 26:37

1+ y ago26:37

26:37

Hello and welcome to the ninth episode of the Guidehouse Insights Plugged In Podcast! On this podcast we do a deep dive on emerging topics from electric vehicle batteries to behind the meter batteries to basically any other kind of battery. This month we spoke with Oliver Dixon, a Senior Research Analyst on the Guidehouse Insights team about his re…

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Episode 8 - What's Driving Me Batty? EVs and EV Batteries 25:22

1+ y ago25:22

25:22

Hello and welcome to the eighth episode of the Guidehouse Insights Plugged In Podcast! On this podcast we do a deep dive on emerging topics from sustainable hydrogen to distributed energy to smart lights. This month we spoke with Mike Austin, a Senior Research Analyst on the Guidehouse Insights team about his report, "EV Batteries." Mike is on the …

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Episode 7 - Hitting the Griddy: Residential Distributed Energy Resources 36:33

1+ y ago36:33

36:33

Hello and welcome to the seventh (and longest) episode of the Guidehouse Insights Plugged In Podcast! On this podcast we do a deep dive on emerging topics from renewable energy to lighting controls to self-driving cars. This month we spoke with Dan Power, a Senior Research Analyst on the Guidehouse Insights team about his report, "Residential Distr…

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Episode 6 - The ABCs of CFE: Modern Corporate Renewable Energy Procurement Strategies 21:10

1+ y ago21:10

21:10

Hello and welcome to the sixth episode of the Guidehouse Insights Plugged In Podcast! On this episode we do a deep dive on energy industry topics from sustainable aviation fuels to building efficiency. This month we spoke with Hannah Bastian, a Research Analyst on the Guidehouse Insights team about her report, “Corporate Renewable Procurement Strat…

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Episode 5 - Lighting, Controls, Action! How Lighting Controls Are Being Used To Reduce Carbon Footprints 26:10

2y ago26:10

26:10

Hello and welcome to the fifth episode of the Guidehouse Insights’ Plugged In Podcast! On this podcast we do a deep dive on energy industry topics, from EVs to healthy homes. This month we spoke to Wendy Davis, a Senior Research Analyst on the Guidehouse Insights team about her report, “Lighting Controls for Commercial and Industrial Buildings.” We…

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Episode 29: Ray Tierney - Cybersecurity Expert: On Security, Safe Spaces and Life Hacks 32:08

2y ago32:08

32:08

Ray Tierney is a cybersecurity specialist who was formerly a paramedic. Prior to that she was a Security Forces Security Specialist. We chart her path through school and into a series of professions that were explicitly intolerant towards LGBTQ identities and discuss how she was "outed" initially by a polygraph test, which contained particularly in…

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Episode 28: Ronnie Woo - Chef and TV Personality: A Four Star Journey of Authenticity 22:48

2y ago22:48

22:48

Ronnie Woo is the chef and owner of The Delicious Cook, an LA-based private chef company that specializes in four-star dining experiences. He is an accomplished chef, television personality, and cookbook author (Did You Eat Yet?, March 14, 2023) celebrated by his fans and peers alike for his infectious personality, background in dating & relationsh…

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Episode 4 - Driving into the Future with Autonomous Vehicles 26:23

2y ago26:23

26:23

Hello and welcome to the fourth episode of the Guidehouse Insights’ Plugged In Podcast! On this podcast we dive in on a range of energy industry topics, and this week it is autonomous vehicles. This month we spoke to Sam Abuelsamid about his report (with coauthor Jake Foose) titled, “Light Duty Automated Vehicles: Global Consumer and Commercial Mar…

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Episode 27: Erryca Robicheaux DEI Leader: Visibility and Acceptance, with a side of Joy 25:00

2y ago25:00

25:00

Erryca Robicheaux describes herself as shaping the future of Diversity and Inclusion through technology. She is a certified DEI leader and strategist as well as a Neurodiversity ERG lead. Erryca grew up in Louisiana in a deeply religious household where attending church multiple times a week was common. She describes some of the belief system and b…

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Episode 26: Dr Safi Mojidi of Hacking the Workforce: How to Move from Empowered to Employed 27:48

2y ago27:48

27:48

Dr. Safi Mojidi describes himself as a Point Guard of Cyber and Data Privacy. He is the Founder and CEO of Hacking the Workforce, which co-creates employment opportunities for QTIPOC to upskill their lives and move from empowered to employed in cybersecurity. He is a Board Member and Director of Partnerships at TransTech Social Enterprises and has …

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Episode 25: Nathan Ortiz of Red Door Interactive: The Power of Inclusive Design 25:26

2y ago25:26

25:26

Nathan Ortiz is an Associate DevOps Engineer at Red Door Interactive, based in the San Diego area. He previously was a software engineer at Trainsquare and prior to that was in the US Navy. Our conversation starts with Nathan’s childhood in which he played a lot of different sports and after which he ultimately pursued a career in the navy. It was …

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Episode 24: Vikki Le - Youtube Creator, Counselor and Ally: Love Letters, Visibility and Empowerment 30:08

2y ago30:08

30:08

Vikki Le is currently studying in the medical field and is a Youtube content creator as well as marketing specialist. She has focused on concept creation for transgender individuals including in the beauty, fashion and modeling industries and has spent time as a counselor to transgender youth. Vikki grew up in South East Asia, an area which is actu…

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Episode 23: Maggie Lower of the Board of Grindr: Blending the Art and Science of Marketing with the Magic of Representation 55:43

2y ago55:43

55:43

Maggie Lower describes herself as a Pop Culture Enthusiast and Music Lover as well as a CMO and Board Member. She was previously CMO for Hootsuite, a social media management platform where she fostered a collaborative marketing approach. She joined the Board of Directors of Grindr the largest LGBTQIA+ social networking App and has won multiple awar…

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Episode 22: Dru Holmquist of Out in Finance: Driving Visibility and Promoting Authenticity 28:52

2y ago28:52

28:52

Dru Holmquist is Principal and Head of Client Facing and Wealth Management Consulting Practices at Cutter Associates. Now based in San Diego, Dru is also the founder of Out in Finance, an industry affiliate group for LGBTQ+ professionals in finance. Our conversation starts with Dru's upbringing in Minnesota, his early married life and how he approa…

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Episode 21: Laura J. LaTourette: Financial Planner, Farmer, Llama Lover and Authenticity Champion 34:07

2y ago34:07

34:07

Laura LaTourette is a financial planner that describes her practice as one designed to enable LGBTQ+ folx make a plan to simplify their lives to enable them to live authentically and leave a legacy of love. Based on her own 18 acre farm in Dahlonega Georgia, Laura has been a financial planner for over 20 years and is also a National Resource Center…

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Episode 20: Pride Series 2023: Intersectionality, Authenticity and Progress 4:40

2y ago4:40

4:40

June is here, and we are delighted to be back with our annual Pride Series, that this year will be a little bit different. It will be a bit different because although we are launching it in June, we intend to keep adding to the series all year long – because Pride is for life, not just every June. This year – to kick things off, we hear from the Fo…

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Episode 3 - Sustainability, Smart Cities, and Street Lights: A Snapshot of How AI is Impacting Our Urban Environments 29:47

2y ago29:47

29:47

This episode features Grant Samms speaking on AI in sustainable cities. During our conversation we break down how Guidehouse Insights defines the terms AI and smart city (with mentions of hot topic, ChatGPT). Then we discuss how AI can be specifically used for municipal sustainability efforts - across transportation, energy management, and environm…

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Episode 2 - Cleaning Up Ammonia's Act 21:35

2y ago21:35

21:35

In our second episode of “Plugged In: A Guidehouse ES&I Podcast," Peter Marrin speaks on ammonia as a hydrogen carrier and decarbonization tool. Peter leads the Low Carbon Innovations team at Guidehouse Insights, which primarily focuses on the hydrogen supply chain but also includes other alternative fuels such as ammonia, biofuels, and synfuels, a…

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Episode 1 - Healthy Homes in the Age of Staying Home 22:05

2y ago22:05

22:05

This month, we have the honor of speaking with principal research analyst Bill Hughes about “healthy homes.” Bill’s work focuses on building automation and control within the built environment practice area. His background includes 3 decades of experience in technology marketing and strategy business planning. During this episode, Bill breaks down …

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Episode 19: Brison Scholar Lee Downing - Triumphant, Resilient and an Authentic Noble Success 28:09

3y ago28:09

28:09

Brison Scholar Lee Downing, also known as Dr. Scholar Lee, is an inspirational speaker, spiritual life coach, transformational leader and a leadership consultant based in the Atlanta, Georgia area. As a Black Man of Trans experience, he has unique insights into the challenges of transition and cloaks his guidance in a deep spirituality. "He is the …

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Episode 18: Chas Manning - From Data to People - Why Authenticity Means Nobody Loses 31:56

3y ago31:56

31:56

Chas Manning describes himself as being passionate about people and data. He obtained a degree in manufacturing engineering from Boston University, and has held a series of engineering and operating roles with some twists and turns in between. He lives with his husband Will and two dogs in the Oak Park area outside Chicago and we are in fact, neigh…

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Episode 17: Jack Dodd - Opening Up about Mental Health at Work 22:40

3y ago22:40

22:40

Jack Dodd describes himself as a human who talks about mental health. I came across him thanks to a powerful LinkedIn post he made about how boys get sad too, in which he called to normalize expressing emotion, sometimes at work. He is a corporate partnerships lead in the Charity Sector and prior to that worked in recruitment. I asked Jack to join …

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Episode 16: Leo Caldwell - Media in Transition; and Attitudes too 26:54

3y ago26:54

26:54

Leo Caldwell is an inclusion educator and consultant at Empathy by Design, and an assistant lecturer at Ball State University School of Journalism, where he teaches visual communication courses in the Journalism Department. He also teaches podcasting and strategic social media communication in the graduate program at Drexel University. Our conversa…

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Episode 15: Robyn Grew of MAN Group - From Teenage Rebel to Corporate Executive 22:40

3y ago22:40

22:40

Robyn Grew is Group COO, general counsel and Head of ESG at Man Group as well as Head of Man Group US. Global Head of Legal and Compliance. She has been with the firm for over 12 years. Previously, she worked in a number of different compliance roles and at financial services firms. She lives with her wife in the New York City area and has a colleg…

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