Switching Electrification Up a Gear with Bonnie Datta | Conversations in Cleantech | Season Five, Episode Three

We're delighted to welcome fleet electrification advocate and market expert, Bonnie Datta, to season five, episode three of Conversations in Cleantech!   A strategic advisor and board member to a host of innovative electrification startups and scaleups, Bonnie is also front and center with legislators, regulators, and EV industry stakeholders across the US, at both federal and state levels to ensure electrification is top of the agenda.   To give you an idea about Bonnie's desire to scale businesses focussed on decarbonisation and disrupt the status quo - she describes herself as a 'fearless adventurer", whose skillsets can't be put "in a straitjacket" thanks to an unconventional journey into cleantech that has spanned "across mountains and valleys".    Hosted by Brightsmith Vice President, Ben Sparks, this episode touches on Bonnie's views on fleet electrification in general, the tailwinds and headwinds faced by the startups that she's working with, alongside the importance of cross training when it comes to closing the talent gap and invaluable career insights for anyone interested in cleantech.   Timestamped Guide: 01:03 - Introduction to Bonnie 04:26 - An overview of PlugtoGrid and the startups she's currently "playing" with 07:58 - Let's give our listeners an overview of you and what your cleantech journey has been so far 12:29 - What advice would you give yourself coming out of that corporate world? 16:30 - Digging into fleet electrification, why is it such a game changer for the US? 21:31 - What should be the next step in fleet electrification the US marketplace? 23:38 - What do you think we'll see more of in the future of electrification? 26:11 - What are some of the tailwinds and headwinds in the c-suite of startups that you're seeing at the moment? 31:29 - What other subsectors of cleantech are you super excited about at the. moment? 31:52 - What sectors should we be getting the next clean tech professionals from? What is your advice to people who are looking to take a leap of faith into cleantech and live their purpose?   Connect with your host, Ben Sparks, on LinkedIn. Find your guest, Bonnie Datta, on LinkedIn. Thanks for listening to Conversations in Cleantech brought to you by Brightsmith. This is a Loaded Hype production.