203: How Uncharted Power Founder Jessica O. Matthews Is Bringing Energy Solutions to Underserved Populations
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Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media
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🗓️ 3 June 2020
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Jessica O. Matthews has covered every part of the side hustle sphere. She is the Founder & CEO of Uncharted Power, an award-winning, full-service power and data infrastructure company. At the age of 19, Jessica invented the SOCCKET ball, an energy generating soccer ball that provides off-grid power for the developing world. At the age of 22, she founded Uncharted Power (previously Uncharted Play), a global full-service power technology company that builds, owns, and operates renewable power infrastructure.
Growing up, Jessica loved the idea of tinkering, science and invention. That, paired with seeing her family in Nigeria affected by not having access to reliable, cost-effective power inspired her to do something about it and make an impact, even if it wasn’t linear. After side hustling for five years before running her business full time, Jessica shows that you don’t have to have the roadmap before you start.
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Jessica O. Matthews (Instagram) – @jessomatt
Uncharted Power (Facebook) – @unchartedpower
Jessica O. Matthews // Uncharted Power (Twitter) – @jessomatt // @upowerco
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| 0:00.0 | Focus on the hour, |
| 0:05.0 | whatever hours you have and keep pushing forward |
| 0:07.0 | and align on your strategy and your ultimate goal |
| 0:10.0 | versus just kind of like these plans that it can change. |
| 0:15.0 | You're listening to Side Hustle Pro, |
| 0:17.0 | the podcast that teaches you to build and grow your Side Hustle, |
| 0:21.0 | from Passion Project to profitable business business and I'm your host |
| 0:24.4 | Nakela Matthew Zakomey so let's get started. Hey hey guys welcome welcome |
| 0:30.8 | back to the show it's Nakela here and today in the guest chair, we have |
| 0:35.2 | Jessica O Matthews. |
| 0:37.4 | Jessica is the founder and CEO of UnCharted Power, an award-winning full-service power and data infrastructure company. |
| 0:45.6 | At the age of 19, Jessica invented the socket ball, an energy-generating soccer ball that provides |
| 0:51.8 | off-grid power for the developing world. |
| 0:54.0 | At the age of 22 she founded uncharted power, previously uncharted play, a global |
| 1:00.8 | full-service power technology company that builds, owns, and operates renewable power infrastructure. |
| 1:08.0 | Jessica was invited by President Barack Obama to the White House to represent small companies for the signing of the America Events Act in 2012 and previously served as an ambassador of entrepreneurship for Nigeria. |
| 1:23.0 | In 2016, she was selected to ring the NASDAQ opening ceremony bell |
| 1:29.0 | representing all Forbes 30 under 30 alumni. |
| 1:32.0 | She is currently listed on 11 patents and patents pending |
| 1:37.1 | covering developments in energy generation, transmission, and storage. A dual citizen of Nigeria and the US |
| 1:45.0 | Jessica has a degree in psychology and economics from Harvard University |
| 1:50.0 | and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. |
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