#034: From Rock n Roll to Renewable Fintech - Phillip Bruner of Enian

Phillip Bruner is the CEO of Enian, a platform that makes investment in renewable energy projects easy for investors large and small. In a fascinating podcast with Adam Woodhall (left-side in the show picture), Phil shares both his journey and the challenges and opportunities that renewables is facing. In addition, he gives insightful advice on how to get involved in renewable energy.

Phil (right-side in the show picture) is a serial entrepreneur with more than a decade of experience working at every stage of a renewable energy deal from project conception to completion. He is the Founder of the Green Investment Forum, a private dinner club of market leaders in project finance and wealth management.

In this episode Phil shares his personal experiences from Rock n Roll frontman, founding of the Sustainable Community Energy Network, launching Enian and the experience of crowdfunding that they are currently going through.

Topics covered:

How his career in academia led him to the entrepreneurial worldThe importance of partnerships and collaboratingHow to generate network effects to grow a tech platformWhy crowdfunding is a good strategy for a technology companyWhat it means to be building a fossil fuel free worldHow to start a career in renewable energy

Useful links:

Enian - https://enian.co/

Phillip Bruner's Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbruner/

Phillip Bruner's Twitter - https://twitter.com/phibrune

Enian's Blog - https://medium.com/enian

Podcast host Adam Woodhall:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/adamwoodhall

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamwoodhall/

Inspiring Sustainability - http://www.inspiring-sustainability.com

Podcasting Delivery Partner:

Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing: http://podcastpublishing.help

Chapters:

[02:46] Why are you passionate about renewables?

[03:36] How long have you been working in the renewables industry?

[06:01] What is Enian?

[06:37] Why Enian now?

[12:45] Who else is in the Enian team?

[14:21] What are your ambitions for Enian?

[17:29] How does Enian make money and how do they plan to scale the platform?

[18:35] How to get involved in the renewable energy sector?

[21:32] Examples of partnerships and impact

[23:30] The Rock and Roll career of Phil and his personal journey.

[30:06] What it means to be living in a fossil fuel free world?

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