Table 26 - A ClayDean Electric Podcast

“If COVID has taught us anything, it’s taught us that we need each other.”In this episode of Table 26, we continue our conversation with Jeff and Ryan from The Greenway Foundation. This time we’re focusing on the programs for the youth in our community -- Detach them from their screens and send them to camp in 2021 where they can fish, hike, and learn about the value of clean water in the South Platte River. ClayDean continues to partner with The Greenway Foundation because we have the same mission: Build a better Colorado. Period. Listen in to hear more about this organization and how you can be part of the solution.

The South Platte River in the metro Denver area has been a focal point in recent years — to the tune of $20 billion in economic development. Yes, you read that right, $20 billion. But it wasn't that long ago that the river wasn't a river at all. In fact, sewer waste — human waste — was once dumped there. There were no trees, no outdoor spaces, nothing. That all changed in 1965 when the river, full of all that human waste, flooded. One man decided to change things. Joseph Shoemaker founded The Greenway Foundation and worked with politicians, community leaders, and residents to build all that we have today. ClayDean is proud to partner with the Foundation and works with Joseph’s son Jeff, now the executive director of the Foundation, of what’s next for the South Platte River.

The ClayDean team talks about "fighting for happiness" and catches up with Bryan Cook of the Associated General Contractors of America. He's fighting for more work for contractors, and has a plan to bring shop class back into high schools.

We're psyched to have Debra Brown at the table today. As executive director of Good Business Colorado, she's focused on helping companies with whatever they need to succeed. In this pandemic, Good Business has advocated for new policies, and has helped companies modify their business models. For us at ClayDean, Good Business is one of our more than 100 community partners that create an ecosystem bringing better new energy solutions to every kind of construction project.

The ClayDean team surprised newlyweds Adam Feuerstein and Michelle Wood Feuerstein, founders of Sonder Energy Partners, with this special cut of their "Entangled" episode. Listen in on how they met and the, um, sparks that flew between them!

"We are as deeply connected as science could ever describe."In this episode, you'll get up close and personal with ClayDean Electric's Adam Feuerstein and Mergix Business Solutions' Michelle Wood Feuerstein, the powerhouse couple (newly married!) behind Sonder Energy Partners. You'll learn about the way they think about energy and why Sonder was brought into the world to back projects that drive toward new energy solutions.

Just like everyone else locked out of the studio due to COVID-19, the ClayDean team have pulled together some of the best outtakes you didn't hear in previous episodes. We've got ClayDean chief Adam talking passionately about apprenticeships as a way to build a career and learn things like data science (yes, opportunities in data science in the trade), instead of piling up student loan debt. And Will Owen is on the mic talking about showing up for his journeyman interview in a suit because that's what you do in England, where he's from. You'll also hear more from Bayaud Enterprises' Tammy Bellafatto, who joined us in episode 2, on how community partners work together, which is something especially important in these times.

Go behind the curtain in this episode to learn more about how skilled electricians work their way to the top — at ClayDean, for sure, and all across the country. The ClayDean team welcomes Denise Miller to Table26 to talk about what the state of Colorado is doing to promote and advance apprenticeships across a range of industries.

In this rollicking episode, ClayDean president Adam Feuerstein and director of new energy development Michael Tipton get real. Adam doesn't hold back about his views on what strength and honesty mean today — how being a "gentle giant" is what wins the day, and the business. ClayDean is bringing that approach to its new energy work: "We're changing the whole public utilities and how it's transmitted. People don't want to take the risk, but we're men and women who are genuinely committed to making a difference."

The ClayDean team is joined by Tammy Bellofatto, Executive Director of Bayaud Enterprises. Bayaud is one of ClayDean's community partners -- key groups that help support the needs of journeyman electricians on the job. Bayaud is even more than that, as Tammy shares in this engaging interview, where she also talks about the organization's "shower trucks" and her own history with homelessness. Pull up a seat and learn more about how a strong network of community partners create an ecosystem of opportunities in employment and new energy.

In this inaugural episode, sit table-side with the ClayDean Electric team — just after an ice bath challenge to see who could last the longest (Ryan won). Catch the camaraderie and get to know why they’re working at the forefront of some of the most important issues in energy. Future episodes will deep-dive into conversations with some of the leading voices in new energy.