Going Green Through Crowdfunding With Will Wiseman
Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration
Corinna Bellizzi
5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Most green energy projects, no matter how admirable they could be, are often impeded by a lack of funding and government leverage. Thankfully, there is one efficient way to support them using your own money: crowdfunding. Corinna Bellizzi is joined by Will Wiseman, who is making this process much easier and accessible for everyone through Climatize. Will shares how they help renewable energy developments grow and prosper, especially those small-scale and community-based ones, by giving people the power to pick specific projects to put their money into. He also talks about their transparency approach that allows Climatize users to see (or even personally visit) the tangible outputs of their money.
About Guest:
Will has spent the past 10 years in renewable energy during which time he has played every role in the solar industry across finance, project management & construction where he built 15 solar arrays. As CEO & Co-Founder of Climatize Will has financed over $2 million of community solar projects. He holds a MSc in Renewable Energy Engineering from KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology. Will is a Santa Cruz native & resident who enjoys spending as much time as possible in our mountains & ocean.
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climatize-earth/
Guest Website: https://www.climatize.earth/
Guest Social:
https://www.instagram.com/climatize.earth/
https://www.facebook.com/climatize.earth
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuSeK0a8ilhHLfw6qGiQKBQ
https://tiktok.com/@climatize.earth
Additional Resources Mentioned: apps.apple.com/us/app/climatize/id1625951422
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| 0:00.0 | With Climatized, you can go and download the app. |
| 0:03.0 | We're currently on iOS and we'll be launching on the Android platforms here in the next two weeks. |
| 0:08.0 | And from there, you can sign up an account, make your account in a matter of five minutes. |
| 0:13.0 | And after that, it takes about 30 seconds to invest into a renewable energy project in your community. |
| 0:19.0 | And you can see the story of the families and the businesses that are helping, that are raising |
| 0:23.9 | this money to put the system on their roof. |
| 0:26.1 | You can see the tangible output of your money and get updates as that project is built. |
| 0:31.1 | And really kind of feel that connection that you're actually being an active stakeholder |
| 0:35.9 | and playing a real role in the energy |
| 0:37.7 | transition, helping communities decarbonize, creating local jobs. Welcome to Care More Be Better, |
| 0:44.3 | a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact of conscious companies and |
| 0:49.9 | everyday heroes. Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and |
| 0:55.9 | personal gain. You'll learn how you can make a difference, vote with your dollars, and get |
| 1:00.5 | involved today. Here's your host, Karina Belizzi. Hello, fellow do-goaters and friends. I'm your |
| 1:09.3 | host, Karina Belizzi. Today we're going to go on a journey once more into the world of climate optimism as we embrace possibility and the impact we can all make with Will Wiseman. |
| 1:22.8 | Will has spent the past 10 years in renewable energy, during which time he has played every role in the |
| 1:28.2 | solar industry across finance, project management, and construction, where he built 15 solar |
| 1:34.5 | arrays. As CEO and co-founder of Climatized, Will has financed over 2 million of community solar |
| 1:40.3 | projects. He holds a Master of Science and Renewable Energy Engineering from KTH, the Royal |
| 1:46.3 | Institute of Technology. Will is a Santa Cruz native in my neck of the woods and resident |
| 1:52.1 | who enjoys spending as much time as possible in our mountains and at our oceans. And just like when |
| 1:58.6 | I host health-related podcasts and conversations, there's a disclaimer that I |
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