In this episode of the Smells Like Money podcast, host Suzan Chin-Taylor sits down with Chris Buttenham, CEO and Founder of REINS, to address the labor shortage and retention crisis facing the skilled trades. Moving past the trap of standard, entitlement-style bonuses, Chris explains how independent contractors

In this episode of the Smells Like Money Podcast, host Suzan Chin-Taylor welcomes back Karen Valencic, engineer, black belt martial artist, and author of Spiral Impact, to discuss the indispensable role of human skills within technical, safety critical fields like wastewater, infrastructure, and healthcare. Karen shares practical

In this episode of the Smells Like Money Podcast, host Suzan Chin-Taylor welcomes back Karen Valencic, founder of Spiral Impact. Together, they dive into the core reasons talented professionals walk away from organizations, even when compensation, hours, and benefits are competitive. Karen explains that employee retention rarely

In this episode of the Smells Like Money Podcast, host Suzanne Chin-Taylor sits down with Karen Valencic, founder of Spiral Impact, engineer, and martial artist. Karen combines her engineering background with insights from Aikido to break down the “science of influence” and explain how leaders can transform

In this episode of the Smells Like Money podcast, host Suzan Chin Taylor sits down with John “Grizz” Deal, CEO of IX Water, to discuss the growing crisis surrounding PFAS forever chemicals and produced water. They explore the regulatory landscape, the economic incentives needed to shift industry

In this episode, host Suzan Chin Taylor sits down with John Grizz Deal, the CEO of IX Water, to kick off a series focused on the complexities of industrial wastewater. The conversation centers on the critical decision industrial facilities face: pretreating their wastewater on site or paying

Are you running your business, or is your business running you? In this episode of the Smells Like Money podcast, host Suzanne Chin Taylor sits down with Gregg Schonhorn of SF&P Advisors to dive into a topic many contractors and entrepreneurs avoid: exit strategies and succession planning.

In this episode of the Smells Like Money podcast, host Suzan Chin Taylor sits down with Ankita Sameer Patwa, an environmental manager and the founder of The Green Solve. They demystify carbon accounting and carbon credits within the wastewater sector, breaking down how smaller facilities, contractors, and

In this episode, Suzan Chin-Taylor speaks with Jaymes Lee about the intersection of artificial intelligence, sustainability, and the future of the wastewater industry. Jaymes shares his journey from researching algae-based sustainable loops in college to founding a startup that serves as a technology integrator and solutions provider.