# Year-End-Episode 2023: 10 Climate Change Leaders on How You Can Play a Part in Combating Climate Change

- Show: [Hardware to Save a Planet](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet)
- Published: 2024-01-04
- Length: 17m
- Episode: 43
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-01-04-year-end-episode-2023-10-climate-change-leaders-on-how-you-can-play-a-part-in-co
- Listen: https://podcasts.fame.so/e/489x5zyn-year-end-episode-2023-combating-climate-change

## Summary

Host Dylan Garrett compiles advice from ten climate tech leaders on how non-climate professionals can enter the industry. Guests include Paul Lambert of Quilt, Tom Gerski of Blue Dot Motorworks, Mike Kelland of Planetary, and Nurav Patel of Framework, among others. They discuss leveraging existing skills, starting locally, building confidence through community, and the importance of customer-centric product design for adoption.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-01-04-year-end-episode-2023-10-climate-change-leaders-on-how-you-can-play-a-part-in-co#t=3) Introduction: Climate Tech Career Advice Compilation
- [1:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-01-04-year-end-episode-2023-10-climate-change-leaders-on-how-you-can-play-a-part-in-co#t=119) Paul Lambert (Quilt): Leveraging Existing Skills
- [3:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-01-04-year-end-episode-2023-10-climate-change-leaders-on-how-you-can-play-a-part-in-co#t=190) Tom Gerski (Blue Dot Motorworks): Normal Organizational Needs
- [4:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-01-04-year-end-episode-2023-10-climate-change-leaders-on-how-you-can-play-a-part-in-co#t=251) Kim Baker (Elemental Accelerator): Starting Local
- [5:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-01-04-year-end-episode-2023-10-climate-change-leaders-on-how-you-can-play-a-part-in-co#t=335) Mike Kelland (Planetary): Narrowing Focus and Learning Basics
- [7:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-01-04-year-end-episode-2023-10-climate-change-leaders-on-how-you-can-play-a-part-in-co#t=454) Nurav Patel (Framework): Leaving Big Companies to Start New Ones
- [9:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-01-04-year-end-episode-2023-10-climate-change-leaders-on-how-you-can-play-a-part-in-co#t=550) Sylvan Taramonov (Neocarbon): Tapping into Collaborative Communities
- [10:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-01-04-year-end-episode-2023-10-climate-change-leaders-on-how-you-can-play-a-part-in-co#t=647) John O'Donnell (Rondo Energy): Bloom Where You're Planted
- [12:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-01-04-year-end-episode-2023-10-climate-change-leaders-on-how-you-can-play-a-part-in-co#t=730) Doug Woodring (Ocean Recovery Alliance): Advocacy and Awareness
- [13:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-01-04-year-end-episode-2023-10-climate-change-leaders-on-how-you-can-play-a-part-in-co#t=821) Devin Wright (Lumo): Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
- [15:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-01-04-year-end-episode-2023-10-climate-change-leaders-on-how-you-can-play-a-part-in-co#t=937) Shelley Aronov (InnerPlant): Customer Success Drives Adoption

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Quilt (company)
- Blue Dot Motorworks (company)
- Elemental Accelerator (company)
- Planetary (company)
- Framework (company)
- Neocarbon (company)
- Rondo Energy (company)
- Ocean Recovery Alliance (company)
- Lumo (company)
- InnerPlant (company)

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- [Catalyst Live at SF Climate Week](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2025-05-01-catalyst-live-at-sf-climate-week) (Catalyst)
- [148: A Minimum of Two Poops](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-04-21-148-a-minimum-of-two-poops) (Embedded.fm)
- [S6E18 Nikolaj Kloch | Public Speaking, Career Changes, & Leading with Value](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-05-02-s6e18-nikolaj-kloch-public-speaking-career-changes-leading-with-value) (Being an Engineer)
- [Advice Line: Growing Beyond Your Niche](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2024-10-10-advice-line-growing-beyond-your-niche) (How I Built This)
- [Cybersecurity Apprenticeships, Upskilling, and Startups with gener8tor's Cole Shearer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2022-09-13-cybersecurity-apprenticeships-upskilling-and-startups-with-gener8tors-cole-shear) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)

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