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Author: Paul Gagliardo

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Sponsored by ASTERRA, Imagine H20, Mckim & Creed, and The Water & Health Advisory Council: The Water Entrepreneur podcast program features a series of interviews exploring the origin stories of startup founders, early adopters and innovation champions related to their personal, professional, technical, business, organizational and financial journeys. We will explore how the guests decided to get into the water business, who their mentors are, who inspired them to become entrepreneurs and how they selected a technology to develop from an idea to an invention and finally to a commercially viable innovation. You will hear how they raised funding for their company, selected markets to pursue, navigated organizational hierarchies and evolved as their company grew. They will describe their struggles and successes and explain why they are having the most fun of their lives.
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Episode 149

Episode 149

2026-09-2938:33

Jen Millard Jennifer Millard is the CEO and Co-Founder of mainelove, an independent water brand made in Maine that is helping drive innovation within the state’s growing water economy. Drawing on decades of experience in consumer goods, retail, technology, revenue growth, and business development, Jennifer is focused on creating new approaches that connect sustainability with…More
Episode 148

Episode 148

2026-09-2246:11

Alysen Africano-Nila Alysen Africano-Nila is a business development strategist, consultant, educator, and municipal leader with more than two decades of experience spanning transportation, energy, water, real estate, banking, and public service. Since 2020, Alysen has worked as a Business Development Strategist and Consultant, advising organizations across the transportation, energy, and water sectors. Her work focuses…More
Episode 147

Episode 147

2026-09-1543:33

Justin Roush Justin Roush is an Associate Professor of Economics at Xavier University’s Williams College of Business and the founding Program Director of Xavier’s Master of Science in Water Utilities Management, known as MS H2O. The program is the nation’s first master’s degree specifically focused on water utilities management and was created to equip current…More
Episode 146

Episode 146

2026-07-1431:03

Congressman Mike Levin Congressman Mike Levin is proud to represent California’s 49th Congressional District, which includes North County San Diego and South Orange County. Currently serving his fourth term in the House of Representatives, Mike is a member of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations, where he serves on the Subcommittees on Energy and Water…More
Shannon Knee is the Founder and CEO of Cetos Water, overseeing the commercialization of the TSSE technology. Shannon brings deep expertise in commercializing products and technologies through her career as a private and public markets investor at Goldman Sachs’s Principal Investment Area, Glenview Capital and Cornell Capital. Through these roles, she was responsible for deploying…More
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