CleanTechies Podcast #167 Urban Charging, Electrifying Cities, Pilots & Partnerships, & More w/ Tiya Gordon (It's Electric)
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š Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, founder edition.
Today, we are talking to Tiya Gordon from Itās Electric.
Tiya is an absolute rockstar. I actually had the pleasure of meeting her almost 1 year ago, and it has been phenomenal watching her and Itās Electric getting the recognition they deserve.
We actually recorded this episode a while back and itās finally time to share it with you all. We discussā¦
* Access and affordability for EV charging in cities
* The role of federal and city funding in scaling climate tech startups
* Tiyaās experience at NYCW and how its propelled Itās Electric forward
And much moreā¦
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The Guest: Tiya Gordon
* Tiya Gordon is the Co-Founder & COO of Itās Electric
* Previous to Itās Electric, Tiya played a pivotal role in several high-profile projects, including the design and implementation of the public-facing technology for the 9/11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center in New York City
* Early in her career, she was a Producer at the American Museum of Natural History, an adjunct professor of Design and Technology at The New School, and Managing Director of Local Projects, an award-winning design studio
* She was an Executive Producer at A Hundred Years and the Managing Director of REX Architecture, a world-class architecture studio, before co-founding Itās Electric
The Startup: Itās Electric
Urban Charging, Behind-the-Meter, EV Charging
One-liner: curbside EV charging specifically built for cities.
It's electric solves the largest barrier cities face in the deployment of public EV charging.
They with city property owners to unlock access to untapped electricity supply while they earn passive income.
Theyāve been on absolute run šā¦in 2023 Itās Electric was:
* Selected for the White House EV Acceleration Challenge,
* Won the SXSW Innovation Award,
* The Fast Company Innovation By Design Award for Sustainability,
* The City Solution of the Year from judges of the Earthshot Prize,
* Named The Next Big Thing In Tech.
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š Show Notes:
Topics
* 03:03 It's Electric Origin Story
* 07:01 What does It's Electric do
* 11:31 What it's like Working with Cities
* 15:10 What she Learned From Working with Municipalities
* 31:04 NYCW
* 37:10 Building the Team
* 40:52 Having a "Non-Traditional" Background in ClimateTech
* 45:43 Advice for Founders
* 50:07 Note to Audience
Links
* Tiya Gordon | Itās Electric
* Connect with Somil | Connect with Silas
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Hereās the thing: Somil and I both have day jobs, so if youāre in the helping mood, we both have an ask for you today.
Somil: Iām currently seeking to connect with founders in the built environment space for a project Iām working on. If youāre in that space, schedule a chat here!
Silas: As many of you know, my day job is solving peopleās hiring headaches in climate - do you have a hiring headache? Well, let me be your Advil. (booking here)
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