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S3E36: David Cohen - LED Innovation and Helping the World Grow Smarter
Vertical Farming Podcast
English - June 11, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBBusiness Education How To Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episode Summary
Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show, CEO at Fluence, David Cohen. Fluence is a horticultural lighting company owned by OSRAM. They explore physiological plant development under various levels of photosynthetically active radiation and custom spectra compositions. Today, Harry and David talk about David’s eclectic background in the LED lighting industry and the circuitous route that led him to Fluence. David reflects on the learning curve he experienced transitioning into his role as CEO of Fluence, highlights from his earlier career and best practices for scaling quickly in the fast-paced industry of vertical farming.
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Key Takeaways
02:37 – Harry welcomes to the show David Cohen, who talks about his fervor for health and wellness, what leadership means to him and mentors who have impacted him
16:52 – David recalls highlights and lessons he learned during his time at Fraen
23:42 – David talks about how he got involved in the controlled environment agriculture market and the circuitous route that brought him to Fluence
28:45 – David reflects on the learning curve he experienced moving into his role at Fluence
37:02 – David provides best practices for scaling extremely quickly
42:25 – David discusses the pivoting he and his organization needed to do in the midst of the global pandemic
43:31 – David describes the current offerings that Fluence offers
47:51 – David talks about where he’s seeing the most innovation in the LED industry
51:04 – A tough question David has had to ask himself recently
55:23 – Harry thanks David for joining the show and let’s listeners know where they can learn more about Fluence and connect with David
Tweetable Quotes
“Failure is part of success as far as I view it. There’s no such thing as perfection.” (16:46)
“What we’re [Fluence] trying...
Episode Summary
Join Harry Duran, host of Vertical Farming Podcast, as he welcomes to the show, CEO at Fluence, David Cohen. Fluence is a horticultural lighting company owned by OSRAM. They explore physiological plant development under various levels of photosynthetically active radiation and custom spectra compositions. Today, Harry and David talk about David’s eclectic background in the LED lighting industry and the circuitous route that led him to Fluence. David reflects on the learning curve he experienced transitioning into his role as CEO of Fluence, highlights from his earlier career and best practices for scaling quickly in the fast-paced industry of vertical farming.
Episode Sponsor
Key Takeaways
02:37 – Harry welcomes to the show David Cohen, who talks about his fervor for health and wellness, what leadership means to him and mentors who have impacted him
16:52 – David recalls highlights and lessons he learned during his time at Fraen
23:42 – David talks about how he got involved in the controlled environment agriculture market and the circuitous route that brought him to Fluence
28:45 – David reflects on the learning curve he experienced moving into his role at Fluence
37:02 – David provides best practices for scaling extremely quickly
42:25 – David discusses the pivoting he and his organization needed to do in the midst of the global pandemic
43:31 – David describes the current offerings that Fluence offers
47:51 – David talks about where he’s seeing the most innovation in the LED industry
51:04 – A tough question David has had to ask himself recently
55:23 – Harry thanks David for joining the show and let’s listeners know where they can learn more about Fluence and connect with David
Tweetable Quotes
“Failure is part of success as far as I view it. There’s no such thing as perfection.” (16:46)
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