In this episode, Charlotte talks about her inspiration switching from being a lawyer to founding car rental company Whizzgo which was acquired by City Car Club. Charlotte currently runs We Are Orchard where they manage the trade association ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association) and Cleantech Innovate events that showcases and connects startups in sustainability with investors.

Highlights of this episode:

• ​Introducing the pay-by-the-hour car rental concept to the UK and changing consumer behaviours with Whizzgo
• Running a trade association organisation for sustainability niches at We Are Orchard
• The types of support startup can expect from Cleantech Innovate and some of her favourite startup ideas
• Elements that will derisk a startup for investors and success factors for founders
• How to bring the right experience into your board member and executive team

​Useful links:
Charlotte Morton’s Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-morton-1a0a322
Charlotte Morton’s Twitter https://twitter.com/charlotte_adba

We Are Orchard http://www.weareorchard.com/
We Are Orchard’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/we-are-orchard-ltd/
We Are Orchard’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/orchardexpo

Cleantech Innovate https://www.cleantechinnovate.com/
Cleantech Innovate Yotube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxp-J_8HK3h-a-ON71TSuRQ/videos

Airponix http://www.airponix.com/
Kite Power Solution http://www.kps.energy/
67PallMall  http://67pallmall.co.uk/

Bernie Bulkin, Executive Chairman of K3Solar provides a whistle stop tour of the major challenges and opportunities in cleantech with a focus on solar, 5G and more!

Bernie Bulkin is currently Executive Chairman ofK3Solar.  We asked Bernie to share his #GameChanger ideas after hearing his fascinating talk at the Cleantech Venture Day in London.  The topics covered in this podcast include the need and future of solar energy and its role in supporting health and education in developing economies. We also discuss the challenges and opportunities also seen in other sectors, including the clean-tech application of 5G in water monitoring and waste-reuse - it's not just for making phone-calls! 

Bernie is a former Chemist Lecturer and was the Chief Scientist for BP. As a "critical friend" to the UK Government, he championed a number of topics in his role within the Sustainable Development Commission with a specific focus on solar when he led the UK Office of Renewable Energy.

John Corr founded Smart Ledger in April 2016, since then it has gone on to become one of the global Top 40 Blockchain businesses.

In this #GameChangers conversation we discuss the rapid rise in electric vehicle (EV) use, with the potential that in 10 years 95% of all journeys will be electric. We also explore how ordinary citizens are set to go from being just energy users to also being energy producers (AKA prosumers), storers and traders on the wider market, driven by blockchain technology.

Lastly we discuss how the very nature of venture capital (VC) is changing to drive forward these innovations.