81 episodes
The Water Entrepreneur Paul Gagliardo
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4.9 • 18 Ratings
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Sponsored by ASTERRA and IMAGINE H2O, and Fluid Analytics The Water Entrepreneur podcast program features a series of interviews exploring the origin stories of startup founders, early adopters and innovation champions related to their personal, professional, technical, business, organizational and financial journeys. We will explore how the guests decided to get into the water business, who their mentors are, who inspired them to become entrepreneurs and how they selected a technology to develop from an idea to an invention and finally to a commercially viable innovation. You will hear how they raised funding for their company, selected markets to pursue, navigated organizational hierarchies and evolved as their company grew. They will describe their struggles and successes and explain why they are having the most fun of their lives.
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Episode 80
Andrew and Teisha Vandekop Andrew Vandekop, Inventor | CEO Andrew began his career in robotics engineering and sold his first patent at age 29. He’s been in new product development his entire career and has applied these skills to three additional patents. During the time he spent field testing the Well Water Finders prototype, he served as a…More
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Episode 79
Steve Cavanaugh and Drew Blackwell Steve Cavanaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cavanaugh & Associates, P.A. When it comes to engineering, Steve Cavanaugh believes building a solid, firm foundation is critical to the long-term success of both people and infrastructures. A creative visionary with an unshakeable dedication to environmental stewardship and preservation, Steve combines…More
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Episode 78
Asaf Pras Asaf Pras is the co-founder and CTO of DataPond. He leads the development of AI-based water quality sensors to monitor e fecal coliforms and other pollutants in drinking water sources. DataPond’s sensors use a novel method that applies a deep neural network model to give a binary answer for the presence or absence…More
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Episode 77
Chris Macdonald Chris MacDonald is the President and CEO of CPM Pipelines. He has 25 years of experience providing specification and design support for consultants and clients. Recent partnerships include Acquaint Technologies from the Netherlands and BulletLiner SystemTM for trenchless pipe rehabilitation. CPM’s mission is to deliver innovative, best in class products and services while prioritizing…More
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Episode 76
Veronika Zhiteneva Dr. Veronika Zhiteneva is an environmental engineer specializing in water and wastewater treatment. She obtained her BS from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her MS from at the Colorado School of Mines. In 2016 she began her doctorate work in the risk assessment of water reuse systems under the supervision of Prof.…More
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Episode 75
Fred Adjarian Fred Adjarian was appointed to the Board of Directors of the El Toro Water District (ETWD) in September 2023 and is currently serving as a Director. Mr. Adjarian was previously elected to the ETWD Board of Directors in 2014 and served through 2018. Mr. Adjarian’s educational accomplishments include a Bachelor of Arts degree…More