This week on The Tie In, Mark is in the field at DistribuTECH 2025, the premier grid modernization and clean energy technology conference, interviewing innovation leaders solving critical sustainability and infrastructure challenges.

Featured clean energy technologies: AI-powered utility infrastructure software accelerating grid upgrades (Bentley Systems), breakthrough lithium battery safety technology preventing thermal runaway in commercial energy storage (Viridi), utility-grade modular microgrid systems providing resilient renewable power (Box Power), smart electrical panel load management eliminating costly service upgrades (SPAN).

Learn how these innovations enable decarbonization, reduce energy costs, improve resilience, and make renewable energy practical across industries—from entertainment and manufacturing to real estate and beyond.

Perfect for sustainability professionals, energy managers, facility directors, corporate ESG officers, climate consultants, cleantech enthusiasts, production managers, and anyone navigating the renewable energy transition.

Topics: Grid modernization, renewable energy infrastructure, battery storage safety, microgrid applications, electrical service upgrades, decarbonization strategies, net zero goals, sustainable facility management, ESG compliance, clean energy transition, power grid resilience, climate technology solutions, energy cost reduction.

Learn more about our guests:

Bentley Systems

Brad Johnson on LinkedIn

Viridi

Hal Corin on LinkedIn

Box Power

Rithy Chheang

SPAN

Troy Daniels on LinkedIn

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Zena Harris on LinkedIn

Mark Rabin on LinkedIn

In this raw, honest episode of The Tie-In podcast, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin tackle the question every entrepreneur and startup founder faces: Is starting another business worth the next 5-10 years of your life?

Zena and Mark dive into real talk about building companies and the founder journey:

✓ The hidden costs of entrepreneurship beyond money

✓ Self-awareness and personal growth as essential founder skills

✓ The startup fallacy nobody talks about

✓ Choosing your path: starting a company vs. joining a team

✓ Work-life balance, relationships, and founder burnout

✓ Mental health for entrepreneurs

This is two business founders being honest about the realities of entrepreneurship. Whether you're considering your first startup or contemplating your next business, this conversation offers the unfiltered entrepreneurial reality check you need.

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1. Zena Harris on LinkedIn
2. Mark Rabin on LinkedIn

This week on “The Tie-In,” Zena and Mark talk with Every Day Action Co-founders Hillary Cohen and Sam Luu. Every Day Action is a non-profit born from Hillary and Sam’s frustration at seeing untouched gourmet meals for cast and crew on film and T sets being thrown away rather than donated – because it was too complicated. Their experience as Assistant Directors for film and TV gave them the experience and problem-solving skills needed to turn their frustration into action. Listen in as we learn how rescuing and reallocating food has had ripple effects on the ground in Hollywood, from feeding hungry people to employing production folks when the local production industry shuts down or moves out of town.

Learn more about Every Day Action:

Every Day Action Website

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You can learn more about our hosts, Zena Harris and Mark Rabin & connect with them here:

Zena Harris on LinkedIn

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