Ep. 10 — Pete Todd founded Veltiosi Advisors to help companies improve their sales execution and results.   He specializes in helping entrepreneurs get to the next level, and established companies to rapidly improve results.    He has led  multi-billion global enterprise teams, grown VC/PE backed micro-cap start-ups - successfully selling to high-tech Fortune 50 and old economy customers. 

 He has also been successful in a wide range of markets and technologies including computing, industrial, consumer, IoT, energy, manufacturing, lighting and business services.    Pete serves on advisory boards of several private companies.

Pete graduated from the University of Southern California with a BS Biomedical Engineering and an MBA.  His volunteer activities include mentoring MBA students at the University of California, Irvine and with the "Army of Good" men's team at Saddleback Church.

Ep. 8 — Rhonda Courtney is the Director of ESCO Business Development at Eco Engineering. Ms. Courtney is based in Opelika, AL and joined Eco Engineering to help expand their energy efficient lighting business on a national platform.  

Ms. Courtney brings over 27 years of experience in the Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) and lighting industries. Prior to joining Eco Engineering, Ms. Courtney served as Vice President of Business Development for Energy Focus and the Stones River Companies where she led ESCO market development for the public sector.  She carries strong expertise in the new technologies which characterize today’s lighting design and advanced lighting controls marketplace and has helped her clients save millions of dollars by implementing energy efficient solutions. 

Ep. 7 — Julie Chesna is the Founder of Energy Services Media, an independent integrated media platform reporting on the energy services industry. Energy Services Media fills a void in media coverage for the industry. The content is focused on energy savings performance contracting, P3s, and energy efficiency as a service.

www.energyservicesmedia.com  

Ep. 6 — Dr. Timothy D. Unruh is the Executive Director of the National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO).  In this role, he manages the representation of its member Energy Service Companies.  NAESCO provides advocacy for the industry at the Federal, State and Local levels, and provides for member company Accreditation.

Really enjoyed spending time with Timothy learning about how he got started in the industry, what its like working for the Federal Government and discovering what he wants his lasting legacy to be. This is an episode you don't want to miss!

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Ep. 5 — Jeff Seifert is the Co-Founder and COO of Snapcount.  Really enjoyed this conversation learning about Jeff’s background in entrepreneurship and where he sees the building efficiency industry heading. Be sure to stick around until the end to hear about Jeff's daily non-negotiables and how he hopes to pass these practices down to his kids. 

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Ep. 4 — Chris Kaiser is the President of Tetra Sustainable.  On today's episode we hear about Chris’ background, where he stands on UV Lighting and why he ventured into starting his own business. You’ll also want to stick around until the end to hear about what Chris wants his lasting legacy to be.

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Ep. 3 — On today’s episode, we sit down with Marcus Craig, CEO of Blue Refuge https://www.bluerefuge.com/. We discuss Marcus’ background, how he got started in the industry and how Blue Refuge is providing a solution to one of the greatest tragedies of our time, school shootings.  Marcus also has some incredible advice for anyone who is aspiring to be a leader and to anyone who is just graduating college. 

Ep. 2 — Sean Bayless is the Mechanical/HVAC Business Unit Team Leader for Nenni & Associates.  On today's episode, we cover Sean's background and how he and his team are positioned to win during this pandemic.  Towards the end of our conversation, Sean opens up about advice to his 22 year old self and what he wants his lasting legacy to be. 

Ep. 1 — Welcome to the Building Efficiency Podcast presented by Nenni & Associates. I’m your host Jim Schafer.  Each week we bring you a guest from the Building Efficiency industry. And on today’s episode, Episode 1 we’ll be providing you with what to expect on this podcast. 

If you’re not familiar with Nenni & Associates, we’re an executive search firm focused on recruiting for the Building Efficiency industry. Simply put, We help our clients find the right talent through utilizing our internal teams. Our clients are focused on sustainability in facilities whether through retrofitting, renewable energy, or new construction design. 

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