In this episode, Brock speaks with Jonathan Gensler. Jonathan spent a career worth of time working in the clean energy sector. In this conversation, you hear about some of the problems facing renewable energy today, from someone who grew up in coal country. We also get into an underrated mindset veterans don't take advantage of as often as they should and that's our unique ability to endure despite failure. Jonathan talks a lot about working in sales and is now currently a writer where he's had to get comfortable with a lot of people saying no, our time in the military makes us great at pushing through these knows. He also gets into a bit of the victimization of veterans and why it's paramount that we don't reenter the civilian world with our hands out.
Episode Resources:
Jonathan on Substack: https://anchor.fm/s/6e6bb8b8/podcast/jonathangensler.com
Jonathan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jgensler
Show Notes:
0:00 Introduction to this episode.
1:25 What are you working on right now?
6:46 How do you know when you’re doing something wrong?
14:11 Getting started writing.
21:00 Introduction to the world's energy problems.
32:42 Why the move to renewable energy has been so slow.
39:07 Companies and technologies that are the key to the future of renewable energy.
47:08 What is it that the veteran community can learn from John?
53:50 The idea that everything is beyond your control and nothing matters.
1:00:21 Safety in the known. Veteran community is acknowledged everywhere.
1:05:45 The role of the veteran in society continues to change.
1:12:38 Do the work you want to do, even if it doesn’t pay very well.
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