Podcast appearances and mentions of Christine Boyle

Advance voting has already begun in the by-election to replace One City councillor Christine Boyle, now an NDP MLA and retiring Green Party councillor Adrienne Carr. The full by-election is scheduled for April 5. Redeye collective member Ian Mass joins us today with his City Beat report. On the agenda, a couple of all-candidate meetings, emerging election issues, the Aquatic Centre rebuild, and lots more.

On this episode I talk with Christine Boyle. Her story is raw, powerful, and full of unwavering faith. From deep struggles to a life of purpose and love, Christine's journey will challenge and inspire you.   Listen to Christine's podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5O79DXcAo0TYPBVTbxKGlD?si=69612110286846ae Get Zac Brown Brown Show merch: https://tinyurl.com/3kwfzxcn Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itszacbrown/ https://www.instagram.com/thezacbrownshow/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thezacbrownshow Our exit music is 'Nurse' by Corey Jess. Download the single HERE: https://tinyurl.com/vnnzguh

Coming to Dublin for the first time, InvestHer Summit 2024 kicked off yesterday running from June 19th-21st at Dublin Royal Convention Centre, bringing together Ireland's foremost investors, influential policy shapers, and trailblazing women entrepreneurs. The event, in partnership with EY and now in its second year, aims to enhance access to funding and market opportunities for women entrepreneurs, offering attendees the chance to engage with investors, learn from industry leaders and participate in meaningful discussions which challenge the status quo. Anne Ravanona, Founder and CEO of Global Invest Her says: "We are building a global movement to close the funding gap and get 1 million women entrepreneurs funded by 2030. Despite research consistently showing that women founders provide a higher return on investment, we receive under 2% of total VC capital globally. Something has to change. At InvestHer Summit, we are showcasing what happens when women are believed in, venture backed, and empowered." InvestHer Summit seeks to help female founders navigate the complex funding landscape, accelerate their entrepreneurial journey, and build powerful networks that drive professional growth. The event will feature lightning talks, expert panels and fireside chats, as well as action workshops and networking socials. With 60+ distinguished speakers, including Shana Chu, CEO & Founder of Tailr, Christine Boyle, CEO of Senergy, Denise McQuaid, Co-Founder of Awaken Angels, Naomi McGregor, Founder & CEO of Movetru and many more, the InvestHer Summit is expecting 300+ attendees and 15 international delegations. Eimear McCrann, Director, EY Ireland Entrepreneur of the Year programme said: "At EY Ireland we are really proud of our role in supporting and enabling entrepreneurs, as part of our mission to build a better working world for all. For more than 27 years our Entrepreneur of the Year Programme has been inspiring and celebrating entrepreneurs across the island of Ireland - including many trailblazing female entrepreneurs who have built globally significant businesses right here and who continue to give back to the Irish entrepreneurial community today. "The InvestHer Summit is a springboard for women entrepreneurs to amplify their ideas and connect with the kind of resources and supports that can scale business ideas into successful companies. Irish entrepreneurs have an international scaling mindset and innate capacity to grow and succeed across borders and cultures and I can't wait to join the Summit here in Dublin this week and hear firsthand about the next generation of entrepreneurs." Anne added, "It is our belief that women are the greatest untapped resource in the world, and Dublin is the perfect setting to showcase precisely this - as a truly global city and an effective gateway to the international funding ecosystem." InvestHer Summit will also host its annual pitch competition, where female founders actively seeking funding can apply and showcase their company. The winners will receive expert mentorship, as well as tailored support and valuable resources from industry leaders. These prizes have a measurable impact on the success trajectory of recipients. One winner from last year's competition, Stupa Sports Analytics, raised approximately €3.1m in a pre-series A round in May of this year, and Berlin-based proptech Novo, went on to raise €1m in pre-seed funding. Supported by Enterprise Ireland, Failte Ireland, Meet in Ireland, Dell Technologies and many others, InvestHer is set to create a supportive environment for women entrepreneurs to connect with investors and learn from distinguished peers, equipping them with the practical resources they need to thrive in business and overcome obstacles in their funding journey. See more stories here.

Vancouver city councillor Christine Boyle won the nomination fight to run for NDP in Vancouver-Little Mountain this fall. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: 50/50 to help the CKNW Kids Fund and Backpack Buddies In BC, Thousands of families struggle to put food on the table and hunger can set a child back for life. Backpack Buddies is tackling childhood hunger in BC by putting food directly into the hands of those children who need it most. Guest: Emily-Anne King, Executive Director, Backpack buddies & Sarah Dubios Phillips, Executive Director, CKNW kids fund Seg 2: View From Victoria: Boyle wins the nomination Vancouver city councillor Christine Boyle won the nomination fight to run for NDP in Vancouver-Little Mountain this fall. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 3: The Weekly Cecchini Check-in What was said on the phone call between President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu and what are the expectations for President Biden in the upcoming primaries? Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Seg 4: BC public health bill could target the wrong types of businesses B.C. business and industry leaders express concerns about a provincial bill targeting companies that contribute to diseases and illnesses. They worry about the broad and vague nature of the legislation, fearing that grocers could be sued for selling processed food, red meat, and candy. Guest: Greg Wilson, Retail council of canada and co-author of open letter to the premiere Seg 5: How do job numbers look in the Province? It's a mixed bag when it comes to the jobs numbers in the province. Guest: Brenda Bailey, Minister of Jobs, Economic Development, and Innovation Seg 6: Kickin it with the Caps The Whitecaps are gearing up to play Toronto FC on Saturday along with hosting a Vaisakhi celebration over the weekend! Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Seg 7: Government proposes changes to Police Act A new proposed change to the Police Act could allow municipal governments to determine who is their representative on the Police Board with members of the board electing their own chair and vice-chair. Guest: Patricia Barnes, President, BC Association of Police Boards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When I started Burnt Island Ventures, I needed help. I needed help of all kinds. But one of the things I needed most as a first-time fund manager was credibility in the decision-making process. Alongside Ivy Nguyen, David Stanton agreed to become a member of our investment committee, and he put a crucial brick in the BIV credibility wall. In this episode, you will see why. David is deeply experienced in startups, growth companies, and corporates, and he now runs Cleanwater1, hired by Baird Capital after they purchased UGSI in 2022. I have learned so much from David, from management tactics to market assessment, and I know you will too. Please enjoy my conversation with David Stanton.  Subscribe to The Fundamental Molecule here: https://www.burntislandventures.com/the-fundamental-molecule For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fundamental-molecule/id1714287205 ----------- David Stanton shares profound insights into the nuanced evolution of the water sector, from the consolidation era of the '90s to the contemporary landscape shaped by digital transformation and rate alignment. Delving into themes such as entrepreneurship, sales dynamics, and M&A strategies within the industry, he uncovers the intricacies of navigating structural dynamics and fostering operational excellence. With an emphasis on the paramount importance of sales in driving business growth and the imperative of building resilient virtual teams, today's engaging dialogue offers invaluable insights into effective entrepreneurship and team management strategies. Ultimately, through past experiences and future aspirations, the episode illuminates the path towards sustainable success in the ever-evolving water sector landscape. Episode Highlights: 0:00 Start 0:49 Introduction 1:53 David's career in water 5:47 How water utilities are allowed to make money 10:57 David's key learnings in entrepreneurship 14:23 How to do M&A well 19:39 Private equity  23:40 The importance of the nomenclature used within the industry 26:12 Client and customer terminology 29:11 The role of consulting engineers 31:14 Clearwater1's dual incentive structure 33:28 Changes in the water sector past, present and future 36:41 The industry's public narrative 41:07 Hiring and managing teams 43:02 David's one piece of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs 44:18 Christine Boyle's “Why Deep Pain Leads to Great Products” Links: Burnt Island Ventures: https://www.burntislandventures.com/ Cleanwater1: https://cleanwater1.com/ Quotes: "The industry really has been driven by what I would call the macro trends of the decade or so that were affecting the industry." "For most businesses, the issue isn't, 'Does my product work and is it good?' It's 'How do I sell it at scale in a market that's so fragmented and disenfranchised?'" "Our job as the leadership team, to be quite blunt, is to take advantage of the best path through the financial industry to meet the end or means that we're trying to achieve." "The number one killer of good ideas is valuation. If you sell your business at a stupid valuation, I mean, it's what killed my startup in 2012." "Teams are virtual now... You want to solve for this. It's really, really an important skill." "The revenue doesn't happen without sales, and the business doesn't happen without the revenue. What could be more important?"

The 2022 Vancouver municipal election brought in new mayor Ken Sim and a majority of ABC councillors to push through Sim's significant list of campaign promises. OneCity councillor Christine Boyle joins us to talk about what to expect from the ABC council in 2024.

Why does this keep happening?This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir asks British Columbia's Minister of Transportation Rob Fleming why commercial trucks keep colliding with highway overpasses throughout the province. Plus Vancouver City Councillor Christine Boyle explains why the city keeps displacing its homeless population without more permanent solutions. Lastly, since 2007, sixteen human feet have washed up on B.C. shores; Dr. Gail Anderson explains why this keeps happening.

I first met Christine Boyle about a week before I specialized in water at Imagine H20's annual winners announcement, where she was receiving the award for Best Early-stage Water Company in 2015. Fast forward almost eight years, she has been an extraordinary guide and mentor. After selling her company Valor Water Analytics to Xylem in 2018, she remained with the company to head up much of their internal digital innovation efforts. She understands more than most the grind of company building in the space, building a market-leading product, picking your way through the utility sales process, hiring and managing brilliant teams. A veteran of both Y Combinator and Techstars, she also has an invaluable perspective on the standards for company building outside water. She's just excellent. Please enjoy my conversation with Christine Boyle. Subscribe to The Fundamental Molecule here: https://www.burntislandventures.com/the-fundamental-molecule For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fundamental-molecule/id1714287205 ----------- Tom welcomes Christine Boyle, a truly remarkable figure with a unique journey in the water industry. After winning the Best Early Stage Water Company Award in 2015, Christine's company, Valor Water Analytics, caught the attention of Xylem, a global water company. Driven by her dedication to build outstanding companies, save water, and create professional ecosystems to solve complex global dilemmas, Christine has been a Partner at Burnt Island Ventures since May 2023. In this candid conversation, you'll gain insights into Christine's incredible journey, the challenges of building a water-focused venture, the dynamics of water economics, and so much more. Episode Highlights: 0:00 Start 0:48 Introduction 1:44 Christine's start in water 3:31 The water problems she's been trying to solve 7:06 Christine's experience as a CEO 9:07 Exiting Valor Water Analytics 11:45 Comparing Venture building within and outside the water sector 14:23 Christine's advice for entrepreneurs regarding rapid growth 16:43 Valor's deployment process and the nature of the sales of utilities 19:16 What Christine has learned from top-tier training 21:06 Her perspective on the rise in data on water 23:41 The need for better technology and devices 28:09 What Christine has learned going from the start-up world to the corporate world 29:30 The tension between having an impact and creating something commercially viable 31:01 Her perspective on the macro water sector 33:03 The link between water and human health interventions 36:24 Christine's reflections on China and its water  38:32 Her one lesson learned that she would pass on to future water founders Links: Burton Island Ventures Christine Boyle's LinkedIn Page

On today's episode, our guest Christine Boyle shares her story about teen pregnancy, a Jesus encounter, and then a miracle that has changed many people's lives by God's grace.ChristineBoyle.comChristine's new podcast: Invited In with Christine Boyle - Where Disability & Faith Meet (on all platforms) Social Media @ChristineBoyleOur non-profit foundation (on FB): Team Boyle Foundation Young Life Capernaum:  capernaum.younglife.org and our area on FB is Young Life Capernaum CLE-SouthCleveland Clinic Children's nurses go 'extra mile' to honor patient in her final dayshttps://www.wkyc.com/video/news/local/cleveland/cleveland-clinic-childrens-nurses-go-extra-mile-to-honor-patient-in-her-final-days/95-a8bdbb12-ff1d-4601-b9c7-adde58c7d3b8   Support the showContact Us: Email the show: experience@emerge.org Emerge.org facebook.com/EmergeCounselingMinistries Thank you for listening, sharing, and praying for our podcast!Support the ExEm podcast by clicking here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/882700/support

Temporary Modular Housing currently provides over 750 units of shelter-rate housing across Vancouver. OneCity councillor Christine Boyle brought forward a motion in July to renew or extend the leases for all these sites. Mayor Sim and his ABC party majority unanimously voted against that motion - and the dismantling or demolition of these units is now underway. We speak with Nathan Crompton, a member of the editorial collective for the Mainlander and an organizer with Our Homes Can't Wait.

After Vancouver city council voted against a motion brought forward by OneCity's Christine Boyle for city staff to explore policies that would increase density in the Shaughnessy neighbourhood, we hear from A.B.C. councillor Rebecca Bligh who voted against it. Then we discussed the larger issue of how to combat the affordable housing crisis with the challenges of rezoning "tony" neighbourhoods with Thom Armstrong, CEO, Co-op Housing Federation BC, and Jens von Bergmann, Data Scientist, Mountain Math, and co-author of the C.M.H.C.'s "Metro Vancouver Zoning Project". In our last segment we speak with Chief Douglas Neasloss, elected Chief councillor of Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation, and co-director/producer of the Keepers of the Land documentary screening at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival.

Mayor Ken Sim has targeted OneCity councillor Christine Boyle with two code-of-conduct complaints and investigations in the last six months. Ian Mass talks about these complaints. Also in today's City Beat report, Ian discussed the campaign to rebuild the Britannia Community Centre complex, Vancouver's 2023 homeless count and a whole lot more.

Seg 1: During World War II, several well-known celebrities and figures from the entertainment industry were secretly involved in espionage activities, using their fame, charm, and unique talents to gather intelligence and contribute to the war effort. Guest: Dave Kindy, Award-Winning Journalist on History and Contributor for The Washington Post Seg 2: The NHL has tucked its tail and reversed its decision about the use of rainbow coloured hockey tape, after one player stood up to the league. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: Ahead of the announcement from the Bank of Canada, the BC Premier is confirming the pushback from the Bank after the letter Eby sent urging a hold on interest rates. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: A pilot project in British Columbia aims to provide comprehensive emotional support in emergency rooms, where lives can be drastically affected in moments. Their multifaceted role includes addressing various aspects of holistic care in the emergency department. Guest: Don Cowie, Spiritual Health Practitioner at Surrey Memorial Hospital Seg 5: The ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel has escalated, resulting in a significant loss of life and destruction.  Guest: Jeff Semple, Senior Correspondent for Global News National Seg 6: Vision Zero Vancouver whole-heartedly supports Christine Boyle's proposal to install more than 100 additional safety cameras at intersections where over 100 collisions causing injury or death occurred between 2018 and 2022. Guest: Lucy Maloney, Traffic Safety Advocate at Vision Zero Vancouver Seg 7: Everyday seems to bring a new story about Taylor Swift and it feels like she has transcended the realms of pop star into something even bigger and possibly even religious. Guest: Dr. Kathleen Riddell, Independent Researcher on Celebrity and Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vision Zero Vancouver whole-heartedly supports Christine Boyle's proposal to install more than 100 additional safety cameras at intersections where over 100 collisions causing injury or death occurred between 2018 and 2022. Guest: Lucy Maloney, Traffic Safety Advocate at Vision Zero Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Orr is a former Vancouver City Council Candidate and a writer for Scout Magazine.Christine Boyle is a Vancouver City Councillor since 2018, representing OneCity Vancouver.Papa is a TikTok creator (@meltyheadpats).Alex Hemingway is a Senior Economist and Public Finance Policy Analyst for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Guest host Brooke Taylor is joined by her guest Christine Boyle who shares her courageous story of choosing life in the face of an unplanned pregnancy. Dr. Pat Castle of Liferunners joins Brooke to talk about the annual A-Cross America Relay.   Resource mentioned: https://www.liferunners.org/

Christine Boyle, OneCity Vancouver City Councillor discusses the Vancouver's decision to not renew the lease for the Yaletown Overdose Prevention Site Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lettuce prices are expected to rise next month due to California flooding Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University discusses why Canadians will see an increase in the price of lettuce. Why should we have bike lanes on Broadway? Christine Boyle, Vancouver Councillor with One City discusses why there should be bike lanes along Broadway. What can we expect from the Federal budget? Michael Campbell, Global News business analyst and host of the amazing MoneyTalks podcast discusses what we can expect from the 2023 Federal Budget. Gwenyth Paltrow's ski crash trial Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host and a skier discusses Gwenyth Paltrow's ski crash trial Suspending permit fees to encourage neighbourhood block parties Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City Councillor discusses suspending permit fees to encourage neighbourhood block parties in New West Changes to Family Law Act will make it easier for separating couples Rebeka Breder, Animal Rights Lawyer discusses new changes to the Family Law Act that will make it easier for separating couples and their pets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christine Boyle, Vancouver Councillor with One City discusses why there should be bike lanes along Broadway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

City councillor Christine Boyle comes on to discuss why a decision made at a closed-door city council meeting may mean Vancouver is no longer a certified “living wage” employer. The BC government introduced a disinformation bill, which if passed, would make it illegal to to deliberately and knowingly make false statements about elections and election candidates.  New poll shows Liberals and Conservatives are neck and neck in Canada. The best restaurants in Vancouver that have been around for a loooooong time!

Christine Boyle, OneCity, Vancouver Councillor reacts to ABC Vancouver's budget amendments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wayne Griffith, now the Acting Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of DC Water, Ben Grumbles, the Executive Director of Environmental Council of the States, Christine Boyle, Vice President of Business Incubation for Xylem, and Dave McGimpsey, water, energy and utility Partner at Dentons engage in a panel discussion surrounding water technology and its…

Christine Boyle, OneCity Vancouver City Councillor discusses whether or not it is city hall's job to fight climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interest rate impact on real estate Faith Wilson, President and CEO of faithwilson | Christie's International Real Estate Vancouver's mayor must fight against UBC Skytrain delay  Christine Boyle, Vancouver City Councillor Additional info needed on Surrey Police decision Anita Huberman, President and CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade Canfor mill closures cast doubt on future of forestry Thomas Martin, Registered Professional Forester Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Food-delivery fee cap Ian Tostenson, president of the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association. Should you only live where you can afford to live? Christine Boyle, Vancouver City Councillor New Year in Vancouver. Bars and pubs plan Jeff Guignard, President of ABLE B.C.

This week Vancouver City Council considered the final report of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Task Force. The report was developed in a partnership with Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation, and Tsleil-Waututh Nation and the City of Vancouver. The task force states that the calls to action are the first of their kind in Canada and will lead to Vancouver becoming both a national and world leader in implementing a clear strategy towards UNDRIP and reconciliation with nations whose lands and waters the city occupies. We speak with task force co-chair Christine Boyle.force co-chair Christine Boyle.Read the report: https://council.vancouver.ca/20221025/documents/p1.pdf

With the ongoing concern of the city of Vancouver's divide, OneCity Vancouver joins us on Coastal Front to discuss several topics, and ideas pertaining to their advocacy. City Council leaders Christine Boyle, and Iona Bonamis highlight the work they are doing for their community as dedicated Vancouverites.   Listen to the podcast:

Christine Boyle is a Vancouver City Councillor representing OneCity Vancouver. In 2022, Christine launched the “Politics for the People” podcast with BC Minister of State for Infrastructure Bowinn Ma. Christine previously appeared on This is VANCOLOUR on Episode #29 and Episode #11.

Christine Boyle is a Vancouver City Councillor representing OneCity Vancouver. In 2022, Christine launched the “Politics for the People” podcast with BC Minister of State for Infrastructure Bowinn Ma. Christine previously appeared on This is VANCOLOUR on Episode #29 and Episode #11.

David and Katrina are joined by Bowinn Ma and Christine Boyle to talk about their new podcast, the People's Pod. They talk about why they're starting a podcast all about demystifying politics. 

City of Vancouver Councillor Christine Boyle sits down with Am Johal to discuss her hopes for the City's future, and what can be done on the municipal level to combat the climate crisis, the housing crisis, and issue of drug poisoning on Vancouver's streets. An organizer, minister and activist, Christine also speaks to her work on the City's United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Task Force and how the City can take action on the crises we are facing in a way that addresses inequality. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/159-christine-boyle.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/159-christine-boyle.html Resources: – Christine Boyle's website: https://christineboyle.ca/ – Christine Boyle's profile on the City of Vancouver website: https://vancouver.ca/your-government/christine-boyle.aspx – Christine Boyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/christineeboyle – United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples.html – COP 26 - Glasgow: https://ukcop26.org/ – ”Superblocks: Barcelona's car-free zones could extend lives and boost mental health” - The Conversation:s: https://theconversation.com/superblocks-barcelonas-car-free-zones-could-extend-lives-and-boost-mental-health-123295 – Report: “How Minneapolis Ended Single-Family Zoning” - The Century Foundation: https://tcf.org/content/report/minneapolis-ended-single-family-zoning/?session=1 – Drug User Liberation Front: https://www.dulf.ca/ – BC Compassion Club: https://thecompassionclub.org/ Bio: Councillor Christine Boyle was elected to Vancouver City Council with OneCity Vancouver in 2018. Christine is a community organizer, climate justice activist, and United Church Minister, born and raised on unceded Coast Salish territory in Vancouver, BC. She is passionate about tackling inequality, contributing to climate solutions, and deepening democratic engagement. Christine has an BSc in Urban Agriculture and First Nations Studies from UBC, and an MA in Religious Leadership for Social Change from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. She is a founding member of OneCity Vancouver.

The Dash is on holiday! We're taking a break and preparing for all-new episodes in September. In the meantime, we're looking back at our favourite episodes from our first year.Originally posted April 21 2021This week David and Meghan are joined on the podcast by Vancouver City Councillor Christine Boyle. They talk about the flurry of announcements from candidates for Mayor, some of the challenges facing Vancouver, and why Christine got into municipal politics. 

Christine Boyle is the CEO of Senergy, a Belfast-based business bringing the world’s first nanocomposite solar thermal panels to market later this year.   Not only is their technology is 50% cheaper and 3-4 times more efficient than other solar options, but they’ve also raised £1.7 million of investment while still retaining 96% ownership (!)   In today’s episode we talk about: Christine’s early education working in her dad’s roofing business  The challenges and limitations of traditional solar panels And how she’s handled the highs and lows of start-up life   Check it out.   //   Webpage for this episode: https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/christine-boyle-senergy //

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This week David and Meghan are joined on the podcast by Vancouver City Councillor Christine Boyle. They talk about the flurry of announcements from candidates for Mayor, some of the challenges facing Vancouver, and why Christine got into municipal politics. 

Christine Boyle returns after 5 years and discusses her journey from 2015 start-up to 2018 sale. She provides hints and valuable insights for start-ups to make it through the “valley of death” and much more. Plus, Bluefield Research’s President, Reese Tisdale, joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment talking about President Biden's infrastructure bill. In this session, you'll learn about: Christine's journey from start-up to sale to life inside a publicly traded company Why Christine made the decision to sell Valor Water to Xylem Practical advice for start-ups on how to build trust with clients Christine's take on how digital water has changed over the last 5 years Where Christine thinks digital water is going How small- and medium-size utilities can take advantage of digital water Christine's role in the technology incubator within Xylem Innovations Christine saw take off during the pandemic Christine's view of digital water and cybersecurity How innovation ecosystems in start-ups and big companies compare and contrast The issues on Christine's priority list for innovation going forward Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:  Christine's LinkedIn Page Xylem's website Xylem's One Minute in Water with Christine Boyle YouTube Video TWV #084: Using Big Data to Improve Water Utility Revenues with Valor Water President Christine Boyle TWV #170: Digitally Enabled Utility Resilience with Xylem's Albert Cho Thank You! Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven't done so already. And don't forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don't forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

Christine Boyle returns after 5 years and discusses her journey from 2015 start-up to 2018 sale. She provides hints and valuable insights for start-ups to make it through the “valley of death” and much more. Plus, Bluefield Research’s President, Reese Tisdale, joins us for another Bluefield on Tap segment talking about President Biden’s infrastructure bill. In this session, you’ll learn about: Christine’s journey from start-up to sale to life inside a publicly traded company Why Christine made the decision to sell Valor Water to Xylem Practical advice for start-ups on how to build trust with clients Christine’s take on how digital water has changed over the last 5 years Where Christine thinks digital water is going How small- and medium-size utilities can take advantage of digital water Christine’s role in the technology incubator within Xylem Innovations Christine saw take off during the pandemic Christine’s view of digital water and cybersecurity How innovation ecosystems in start-ups and big companies compare and contrast The issues on Christine’s priority list for innovation going forward Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:  Christine’s LinkedIn Page Xylem’s website Xylem’s One Minute in Water with Christine Boyle YouTube Video TWV #084: Using Big Data to Improve Water Utility Revenues with Valor Water President Christine Boyle TWV #170: Digitally Enabled Utility Resilience with Xylem’s Albert Cho Thank You! Thanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate and review The Water Values Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!

In this inaugural episode host Charlie Demers talks to Vancouver city councillor Christine Boyle about holidays in a multi-faith household, the literal and metaphorical crap of municipal politics, & how she held the line against a police budget increase for 2021.Find out more about Christine's work at https://vancouver.ca/your-government/christine-boyle.aspx

In the inaugural episode of his new interview show host Charlie Demers talks to Vancouver city councillor Christine Boyle about holidays in a multi-faith household, the literal and metaphorical crap of municipal politics, & how she held the line against a police budget increase for 2021.Find out more about Christine's work at https://vancouver.ca/your-government/christine-boyle.aspxGet early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Charlie's excellent Substack at https://charliedemers.substack.com/people/14775259-charlie-demers or find new episodes one week after release wherever you get your podcasts.

In the inaugural episode of his new interview show host Charlie Demers talks to Vancouver city councillor Christine Boyle about holidays in a multi-faith household, the literal and metaphorical crap of municipal politics, & how she held the line against a police budget increase for 2021. Find out more about Christine's work at https://vancouver.ca/your-government/christine-boyle.aspx Get early access to the show by stepping in the chit-chat and subscribing to Charlie's excellent Substack at https://charliedemers.substack.com/people/14775259-charlie-demers or find new episodes one week after release wherever you get your podcasts.

In the inaugural episode of new weekly interview show 'Full of Chit-Chat' host Charlie Demers talks to Vancouver city councillor Christine Boyle about holidays in a multi-faith household, the literal and metaphorical crap of municipal politics, & how she held the line against a police budget increase for 2021.Find out more about Christine's work at https://vancouver.ca/your-government/christine-boyle.aspxSubscribe to the 'Full of Chi-Chat' wherever you get your podcasts!

In episode # 78, Dr. Reese sits down with healer, holistic nutritionist, and psychic, Christine Boyle. In this conversation, she talks about the world going through a large scale awakening as we enter the year 2021. She details her story and ascension after a surrendering just a few years ago and how connected she has been since the pandemic lockdown. They also dive into the impact of episode # 72 with Veena and OSHO. __________________________ Support Dr. Reese's Work by becoming a member on PATREON & receive bonus recordings, behind-the-scene updates, Q&A sessions & more HERE Check out Dr. Reese meditations, books & more podcast episodes HERE --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/drreese/message

Councillor Christine Boyle on the 2021 budget, funding for the Vancouver Police Department, and the DTES Capital Grants Program.

Chapter 1: What are schools going to look like when part-time classes resume on June 1st?   How are kids going to manage things like physical distancing when they're so excited to see their friends again? Guest: Dr. Colin Furness, epidemiologist and professor at University of Toronto. Guest: Niki Reitmeyer, CKNW Contributer Chapter 2: Is your teen missing out on prom this year? Many alternative ideas are being proposed to make this grad year a little more special. One group has created an online cross-Canada virtual prom. Niki Reitmayer spoke to Laura DaSilva, spokesperson for Student Life Network. Chapter 3: The long weekend is behind us and summer vacation is ahead. We don't know what will reopen in the next few weeks so what kind of vacations and day-trips CAN you plan for? Guest:  Louise Pedersen, Outdoor Recreation Council of BC. Chapter 4: The Kwantlen Polytechnic campus is going to look a lot different in September. They're just one of the schools that's investigating how much they can do online because there's so much uncertainty about where we'll be in September.  Guest: Dr. Sandy Vanderburgh, KPU Provost and VP Academic. Chapter 5: An awesome local story to share with you and it started at a fast food drive-through window!  Guest: Joshua Bradshaw, President of Vital Manufacturing, graduated BCIT Mechanical Engineering Technology program. Chapter 6: There's now a petition in support of a motion that councillor Christine Boyle will bring to Vancouver City Council next week, to allow drinking in public parks.  Guest: Christine Boyle, Vancouver City Councillor.

Community advocates are concerned that many Vancouver residents can’t access essential services without fear or risk of deportation. The fear persists despite a city policy passed nearly four years ago to ensure access to city services without fear. Two city councillors have a motion before council that aims to make Vancouver safer for migrants. We speak with city councillor Christine Boyle about why this motion is important for all residents.

Community advocates are concerned that many Vancouver residents can’t access essential services without fear or risk of deportation. The fear persists despite a city policy passed nearly four years ago to ensure access to city services without fear. Two city councillors have a motion before council that aims to make Vancouver safer for migrants. We speak with city councillor Christine Boyle about why this motion is important for all residents.

Vancouver City council is voting to urge the province to make birth control free today. The motion was brought forward by Christine Boyle and Jean Swanson. Boyle says vasectomies are covered by the province's medical services plan, but women's contraception is not. She says the cost of contraception has become a significant barrier for people with low incomes. If passed, the motion will ask the provincial government to add prescription contraception to the MSP. Victoria city council already passed this motion in January.   Guest: Dr. Ruth Habte Obstetrics and Gynaecology Resident at UBC AccessBC

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Vancouver's Granville riding brings up interesting questions about how identity politics, party politics and strategic voting factor into the way people vote, especially people on the left. CiTR's News Collective speaks with two local activists about whether former Liberal Jody Wilson-Raybould or the NDP's Yvonne Hanson, are a better fit for left-leaning voters. After that, we have an interview with Councillor Christine Boyle about a narrowly passed rezoning at 8636-8656 Oak Street and how the TRPP is good but not good enough.

Temporary modular housing has found its home in Vancouver parking lots, or in other empty lots.  But this kind of land is filling up, and now the City of Vancouver is considering extending this kind of housing to single-family areas. The councillor behind the motion is Christine Boyle and she joins me now. Guest: Christine Boyle Vancouver City Councillor

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Hope in the Face of Climate Breakdown | Part 2In these instalments of Consider the Alternative, producer Imogen Hayes interrogates what Vancouver's climate emergency means to city leaders, both in City Hall and marching on the streets for change. In this episode, Imogen interviews One City Councillor, Christine Boyle, about Vancouver's move to declare a state of climate emergency. Imogen asks Christine what the state of climate emergency really means for Vancouver and whether the City's "six big moves" are ambitious enough to tackle the crisis.

“There is a time coming, in our lives, when the tap of natural gas into our homes and into our city is going to be turned off. It’s not tomorrow — we have time to make adjustments.”As follow-up to his interview with Vancouver City Councillor Christine Boyle (Episode 19) — mover of a unanimously-approved motion to declare a climate emergency — Gord wanted to speak to one of the ‘generals’ working on a solution to coming disaster. Someone with the knowledge, experience, and character to not just define the nature of the challenge we face in the coming decades, but to take on the mantle of leadership.Whether Seth Klein is one of those generals is not yet clear, but he certainly seems to be writing the battle book.The now-former BC Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives —he actually founded the progressive think tank’s west coast chapter in 1996 — Klein has identified some compelling parallels between the effort made by the Canadian government and industry between 1939 and 1945 to mobilize behind the war effort, and what may be required to keep this ship we call Western civilization afloat today.With little doubt that drastic measures are needed, Klein believes the responses of countries like Canada during the Second World War are not just instructive, but likely instructive and maybe even necessary in this time of existential crisis.What were those responses? There were many. They were mandated, legislated. And no person, no institution, was immune.This conversation isn’t just a sneak preview of his upcoming book — it’s a conversation about a similar challenge we faced 80 years ago, how we faced it, and whether we can do it again today. Read more »

During a Vancouver Council meeting on January 16, 2019, a motion moved by Councillor Christine Boyle to declare a global state of climate emergency was carried unanimously.With nine “whereas” clauses — referencing the impacts of BC and California wildfires, the emergency debates at various levels of government following the UN’s recent IPCC report on global warming, the estimated future costs of climate-related disasters to Vancouver, and our current vulnerabilities — plus half a dozen amendments from Boyle’s peers, the motion ended with a series of directives, and a clear call to action.In short, the motion called for an admission that we’re in a climate emergency. It reminded us all that, despite progress in recent years, we’ve failed to meet our previous targets. And it directed staff to formulate, within 90 days, new targets, actions and timelines to aggressively reduce carbon emissions, in-line with IPCC goals.Boyle, one of nine first-time Council members, made time over her lunch hour recently to chat with Gord at City Hall about her motion — what inspired it, the potential implications of climate disaster on vulnerable populations in particular, and where we go from here. Read more »

OneCity Vancouver is a progressive municipal political party in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia founded in 2014. OneCity emerged out of a growing concern that Vancouver has become an increasingly unequal and divided city.Christine Boyle is a City Councillor in Vancouver City Council, representing OneCity Vancouver.Khelsilem is a Councillor and the Spokesperson for the Squamish Nation, one of the Lower Mainland's most influential Indigenous communities. He also helped Simon Fraser University set up its Squamish Language Proficiency Certificate Program. He volunteers for OneCity Vancouver.

OneCity Vancouver is a progressive municipal political party in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia founded in 2014. OneCity emerged out of a growing concern that Vancouver has become an increasingly unequal and divided city.Christine Boyle is a City Councillor in Vancouver City Council, representing OneCity Vancouver.Khelsilem is a Councillor and the Spokesperson for the Squamish Nation, one of the Lower Mainland’s most influential Indigenous communities. He also helped Simon Fraser University set up its Squamish Language Proficiency Certificate Program. He volunteers for OneCity Vancouver.

Vancouver municipal party OneCity, has endorsed independent candidate Kennedy Stewart for mayor. OneCity council candidate Christine Boyle explains some of the subtle differences between her party and Vancouver's other left-most party COPE, as well as why OneCity chose to endorse Kennedy Stewart, rather than run their own mayoral candidate.

Christine Boyle is is a community organizer, climate justice activist, and United Church Minister. She is running for City Council with OneCity Vancouver, a civic party to which she is a founding member.

Christine Boyle is is a community organizer, climate justice activist, and United Church Minister. She is running for City Council with OneCity Vancouver, a civic party to which she is a founding member.

This episode of Democracy Watch features the second part of our series on how America's passing of SESTA/FOSTA has affected sex workers in Canada—"Warning: Backpage Not Found." The piece includes an interview with local sex worker and activist Carmen, who tells us her story and the real world impact the bills have had on her. We then hear a short piece on the affects a fire at Topanga Cafe has had on the Kits community. For the final section of our show, we have a live interview with OneCity council candidates Brandon Yan and Christine Boyle. Brandon joins us live in studio and Christine joins us by phone. Both chat about their experiences with online harassment.

On this special extra-length yuletide episode, United Church Canada minister Rev. Christine Boyle joins host Charlie Demers for a conversation on playwright Wallace Shawn's 2017 collection of essays 'Night Thoughts'. Also: Site C and the BC NDP. Kids, commercialism and Kris Kringle. All this plus a look back at 2017, the garbage year that was.Editing and production: André Goulet. Special holiday music on this episode includes the National Anthem of the USSR + the Internationale (w/ bells) plus a Christmas-themed recording of 'Wide is My Motherland'. Big thanks to Galiano Island Books, official bookseller of the 'Well Reds' podcasthttps://galianoislandbooks.com/

On this special extra-length yuletide episode, United Church Canada minister Rev. Christine Boyle joins host Charlie Demers for a conversation on playwright Wallace Shawn's 2017 collection of essays 'Night Thoughts'. Also: Site C and the BC NDP. Kids, commercialism and Kris Kringle. All this plus a look back at 2017, the garbage year that was.Editing and production: André Goulet. Special holiday music on this episode includes the National Anthem of the USSR + the Internationale (w/ bells) plus a Christmas-themed recording of 'Wide is My Motherland'. Big thanks to Galiano Island Books, official bookseller of the 'Well Reds' podcasthttps://galianoislandbooks.com/

Christine Boyle started out life at 18 as an unwed mother who gave birth to a special needs child. She talks with Wayne Shepherd about God's abundant care and provision for her life and encourages other parents of children with disabilities.

Christine Boyle started out life at 18 as an unwed mother who gave birth to a special needs child. She talks with Wayne Shepherd about God's abundant care and provision for her life and encourages other parents of children with disabilities.

Christine Boyle, President of Valor Water, joins The Water Values Podcast to discuss how big data can make big improvements to utilities’ bottom lines and customer perceptions.

Christine Boyle, President of Valor Water, joins The Water Values Podcast to discuss how big data can make big improvements to utilities’ bottom lines and customer perceptions.

Christine Boyle started out life at 18 as an unwed mother who gave birth to a special needs child. She talks with Wayne Shepherd about God's abundant care and provision for her life and encourages other parents of children with disabilities.

Christine Boyle started out life at 18 as an unwed mother who gave birth to a special needs child. She talks with Wayne Shepherd about God's abundant care and provision for her life and encourages other parents of children with disabilities.

Ali Nazar interviews PhD Christine Boyle, Founder and CEO of Valor Water, a startup that provides monitoring infrastructure to help water utilities better manage supplyTRANSCRIPTSpeaker 1:You're listening toK , a l x Berkeley 90.7 FM, university of California and listener supported radio. And this is method to the madness of public affairs program coming at you from the basement of arrows hall talking to innovators all across the bay area. I'm your host Deleon Huizar and today we're fortunate enough to have Christine Boyle with us from valor water analytics. Hi Christine. Speaker 2:Hi Ali. Nice to be here. Thanks for having me. Speaker 1:Yeah, thanks for coming in. And um, we're excited to have you here and uh, you're [00:00:30] coming to us to talk about water. [inaudible] Speaker 2:I am, it's a, it's a hot topic here in the bay area in California this year. Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah. Your timing is good. So, um, and you're coming out, I think from a little bit of a different angle, you're talking a little bit less about from the kind of consumer side and more from the municipality side. Is that right? Speaker 2:That's right. Um, Speaker 1:so before we get into, I want to, I'll ask you just kind of on a high level, what's the problem statement? You're creating an organization to solve this problem. What is the problem [00:01:00] as you see it? Speaker 2:So, um, in a nutshell, um, essentially the u s water municipalities and utilities have been providing great water, clean, affordable water across the United States for a long time and they're very good at it. But things are changing. Climate is changing. Um, plumbing is changing, populations are changing. And, and along with that that utilities are kind of needing to change their game [00:01:30] a little bit too in order to respond to these changes. One thing we look at a lot is called we call the conservation conundrum. That is with people using less water, what's going to happen to kind of the revenue side of, of, of uh, utilities and keeping water affordable for everyone while people are using less water and that's actually affecting utilities bottom line. So, um, that, you know, that idea of conservation we know is a good, but it's a little tricky when you're in the business of [00:02:00] selling water and trying to keep it Speaker 1:affordable for people. That's really interesting. So is it, if from a statistical perspective, is it pretty clear that the water usage is, is shrinking? Speaker 2:It is across the country, um, water or you call, you know, from an economic perspective, you call it water demand, water demand, uh, is declining even as populations grow. We've seen it in places as far as from Seattle to Atlanta to New York, North Carolina, California, [00:02:30] uh, the average water use per household is going down, which is good. Speaker 1:Yeah. That's what we want. Yeah. So you're, you're kind of thinking past that in saying, okay, that's going to happen. That's right. And how do we make sure that water is still easily accessible and affordable to everybody? Speaker 2:That's right. Um, and so we provide solutions to water utilities in a number of ways to help them, um, find out who's saving water, who isn't, who might need some assistance in terms [00:03:00] of keeping water affordable, um, and how to sort of target things. And I know Obama used to say, let's do it with a, with a scalpel instead of a machete, kind of to make things a little bit more targeted to specific groups so we can help keep delivering that clean, fresh, nice water that everyone wants to come out of their tap when they turn that tap on. Speaker 1:Yeah. And it's amazing if you've ever traveled internationally, you really realize how much for granted we take having clean water come out of our taps [00:03:30] whenever we want it. Speaker 2:I know it's, it's really, I mean, when you think of American water utilities and the fact that you can turn that tap on without a second thought and know, you know, almost to a 100% level that that water's going to be clean and, um, that you can drink it, you can bathe in it. Um, strangely you use that same water to, you know, water your grass, which is a little odd. Um, but it's, I mean, American water utilities are just some of the best in [00:04:00] the world. And so the idea is to keep them strong even as things are, things are shifting. Speaker 1:Yeah. Interesting. Okay. So, um, that's the problem statements. [inaudible] statements, keep them strong. Yeah. Keep the infrastructure strong. So I think with that background, tell us a little bit about yourself and how you kind of came to this problem. Speaker 2:Um, that is a good question. Well, I studied water. That's how I started. Um, I was, you know, as a kind of more of a younger person. I traveled [00:04:30] the world and like you said, I traveled internationally and I saw um, places where water was really scarce and water was dirty and um, people weren't able to turn on their tap and get water. In fact, that would probably be what was making them sick a lot of the time. Um, so after some, some travels, especially a lot, I spent a lot of time in China, um, since some time in, in South Asia. Uh, came back to graduate school and stayed to study water. Um, [00:05:00] and um, I studied at University of North Carolina. I got a doctorate there and um, worked with many water utilities and was, you know, first of all just really impressed with, with what water utilities were doing. Speaker 2:But I also saw that there were a lot of things that utilities didn't know. And a lot of this was around, um, having a closer look at what, what their customers were doing. And I knew that because I, you know, I also am from Seattle and I knew amazon.com for example, knows exactly what [00:05:30] their customers do. They know, they can know, for example, after you click around on the website, if you're, if you want your Diana Ross CD or you want a power saw, like they're able to tell you what kind of customer you are and to target different types of things to you. And I thought, wouldn't it be interesting if we could kind of build a set of tools so that what our utilities would know, are you an irrigater? Are you a large family? Are you a renter? Um, and be able to kind of pinpoint, um, programs and different types of, uh, messaging [00:06:00] and in a similar way. Um, so I studied that for a long time. North Carolina really enjoyed my time there and then eventually got the call to, uh, come west and came back this way. Speaker 1:Okay. So, um, that something that you just said to too makes me wonder, and we're listening to Christine Boyle, who's the founder and president of valor water analytics, a, um, a, a startup out of San Francisco, right. Based in San Francisco. That's correct. [00:06:30] Um, and so one of the things you just said, and this is method to the madness by the way, on KALX Berkeley. I'm Eileen Huizar and, and I want to talk about, you said inefficiency or you, you inferred that if the, if the utilities want, they're trying to understand more about the their user. That's right. Cause they're, cause they're using water incorrectly. They need to educate them. Is that, is that the problem that you're trying to get at? Speaker 2:Yeah. Um, I mean it depends what the utilities goals are. Every utility is different. And, you know, there's so much [00:07:00] talk right now, the big, you know, Governor Brown came out on Tuesday with his announcements about the drought and there's been a lot of, um, people kind of pointing fingers around the state and saying, you know, hey, look at the coastal regions. They're not decreasing their water use. Um, look at this region. They're not decreasing their water use. And when it, when it comes down to is if you have a great supply, you can use all that water you want. So, um, utilities are only constrained by their supply. So you [00:07:30] can't, there's no kind of like one size fits all rule. Um, we do see that with populations growing and especially in places here like here in California, that efficiency overall is a good thing. And even if you have supply today, you don't always know that what your supply is going to be like tomorrow. So con conservation and efficiency in that way are kind of, um, securing, uh, future. Um, but that being said, I mean, people love their gardens. People love watering their lawns [00:08:00] and if you have supply and if you're willing to pay for that, there can be an efficient use there. But Hey, you gotta pay. Speaker 1:Yeah. Well I guess what I'm asking is, um, the, uh, the Amazon's use case for the analytics is very clear cause they want to sell me more stuff. Yeah. What is the utilities use case for the analytics? Like how, like, like besides just knowing how much water I spend, why would they care whether I'm a family or an irrigator or whatever. Speaker 2:Often it's, it's often, [00:08:30] you know, it can be for different reasons. One is they might, you might be a group that they're trying to protect. Um, like for example, when a utility raises its rates, um, and, and is trying to kind of drive efficiency through its rates, they might end up hurting large families. And that's typically in a pretty vocal voice, um, amongst kind of customer groups. Uh, because those large families, you know, they're doing the and taken five showers a day and such. So they're not necessarily inefficient [00:09:00] users, but they're getting hit with the rate that is meant to target inefficient user. So it's, it's the idea is to kind of, um, the idea behind the analytics and what we call kind of this like business intelligence is to, um, be able to target programming and pricing. And for renters, for example, we're in Berkeley and I lived in a college town for a long time too. Renters often are beholden to the plumbing and leakiness of whatever their landlords do. [00:09:30] Um, so if you know where the renders are, you might be able to, you know, kind of give those landlords low flow toilet rebates and things like that so that the renter, the landlord is gonna help, um, kind of, or the utility in the landlord ultimately will help that, that student, that Grad student, um, behave more efficiency efficiently and have a lower bill. Speaker 1:Gotcha. So it's kind of the, the thought of the knowledge with the knowledge comes the power. They can innovate and they can figure out different angles [00:10:00] to optimize the infrastructure. Speaker 2:Yeah, that's right. And it's so it's not, you know, it's not to sell more water for sure, but it's to, um, you know, kind of approach things in a more, every group is different. Let's, let's all kind of have a, a case that works for us in terms of how we use water Speaker 1:now. Um, was there, uh, was there some incident with water on your trip that made you, did you get sick from water or something and what turned on the water love? Speaker 2:Wow. I have gotten sick from it. [00:10:30] Um, let's see. Well, you know, I think that water's really interesting. I mean, there's so many different aspects of it. You see it, the artists love to draw water. Uh, you know, there's sort of the religious and spiritual aspects of water. Um, there's the environmental aspect of water. But what really drew me into the water was water as kind of a human right and something that I thought like, all people should have access to clean and affordable water and, and, you know, have crossed [00:11:00] this world. They, they just don't. And that a way to kind of empower people to, you know, like take care of their families and have jobs and do good in the world is making sure that they don't get sick. And, and I did get sick from water. I mean, I didn't, I haven't had, um, like typhoid or cholera, knock on wood, but I certainly have lots of friends that have and know lots of people that have, and I've seen that it's just sort of a needless, um, impediment for people to, to live their lives. [00:11:30] Um, and so it, it inspired me, this sort of this, this human right to water in a human right to clean water. Um, that's kind of led me on this long journey and it's been a lot of fun. Speaker 1:Yeah. So you, you, um, the journey kind of began with the phd, it sounds like, so you're now you're Dr. Christine Boyle and that's, that sounds really cool. And you decided to start a company. Yeah. So how did, how did you get to that point of if of attacking water from [00:12:00] this perspective of, of starting a company to all of it? Speaker 2:Um, you know, I, I love being a graduate student and I, and I enjoy kind of the scholarly contributions. Um, so a couple of things happen. One is that, you know, I, I kind of have a bit of impatience about myself that I kind of, I really liked kind of the action and putting, implementing ideas and seeing things. Um, kind of on the ground, bring around the good that I, [00:12:30] that I was kind of seeking in the, to, you know, for my career. Um, academia does that in a, in a more slow paced way. Um, but I can say this to all the students that might be listening to is that I was lucky as a student to, uh, work on a really cool research project. Um, and that research project was this, you know, customer sales analysis that I did at University of North Carolina and with a great team there, environmental finance center. And when I saw that we had created something that we could [00:13:00] kind of scale and bring to, um, to the world, to the market, that was kind of too exciting for me, um, to turn, to turn back from. So I just, you know, I was like, you know, to take a your homework project, your, your Grad school project and then like turn it into bring it to market was just an opportunity that I just saw was like ripe at that moment. Speaker 1:Okay. So the, the genesis of valor water analytics was your research project or your, your graduate project? Speaker 2:It was a graduate project. Yeah, absolutely. And I, so I have a licensing [00:13:30] agreement with the University of North Carolina. Speaker 1:Okay, great. Uh Huh. To do this, to continue to do this work. Okay. So you came out as this um, doctoral student with this really great idea and then how did you go from there? I'm sure there's some graduate students of the year is just like, wow, she started a business. How do you go from there to moving across the country and actually starting a business and tell us a little bit about what is, what is the business, what does it do? So the business, yes. Speaker 2:Um, so we take a water utility customer [00:14:00] data, like, like billing data, de-identified. So everyone's protected. We don't, no one's looking at account numbers or anything, but we clean it and then we present it to utilities as you know, kind of a dashboard of sorts. Um, so they can look in at things like their revenue profile and what their different kinds of customer segmentation profiles look like. And um, even as much as like what, what is our, the financial impacts of drought, um, what are the financial impacts of conservation and how, how does that affect your future [00:14:30] planning? So it's served up as a, um, as a dashboard that they can click on and, um, is updated. And on the back end is the technology part, which is a lot of, you know, the database management and data cleaning and the analytics that we write. You know, for everyone who's in a social sciences or natural sciences, we r which is a great programming language. Um, so that was the part that as a company we, you know, we needed to get some investors, [00:15:00] we needed to test the market a little bit and see if there was gonna be an appetite for this product and, uh, kind of take it from a research project into something that was a little more, um, salient and kind of ready for the market to kind of, you know, put some more pizazz to it. Speaker 1:Yeah. So, and we're, we're speaking with Christine Boyle, the founder and CEO of valor water analytics, which is a water startup in the San Francisco, [00:15:30] in the, in the city of San Francisco. Uh, here on method to the madness on KALX Berkeley 90.7 FM. I'm your host. Tellin is r and d. Tell us a little bit about your investors and how you raise money. It's, um, yeah, it's a hard thing to do, especially for someone who's an academic, it's know something that you probably hadn't done before. How did that, how did that go down? Speaker 2:So, um, you know, I started how a lot of people start is kind of went to friends and family and I had a little, uh, we call like bootstrapping [00:16:00] in the lingo. Um, so started with a little pocket of money and got a demo ready that enough. You know, it's kind of like you need money to build your thing, but you can't build your thing until you have money. It's uh, it's, it's tough, especially when you're kind of new, you know, new to it all. You're not a kind of a seasoned veteran. Um, so I got a little money to build the demo and did that and we have, we have several contracts in the, in the [00:16:30] um, state of North Carolina that, you know, continued to feed some revenue and then built the demo and just kind of went around and started talking to investors and getting people excited. Um, and Speaker 1:is there a like a, a set of water investors like people very interest. Speaker 2:There's some really neat stuff going on in San Francisco. Let me name two that are really, really neat. First is Tamale, which is the accelerator that valor water analytics is in. There's 2014 summer cohort there at urban ventures [00:17:00] accelerator. And we are part of that group now. They've been incredibly helpful to us. Um, and that's solving urban problems is their, their niche and it's, they're terrific. There's another accelerator that we're affiliated with called imagination two o again, like an accelerator for solving water problems. So they also help connect us to, to investors and investment groups. Um, I got and you know, just to sort of like different things to do to Kinda dive into the deep [00:17:30] end of the pool. I joined the Industry Association and was elected chair of the American Water Works Association, um, financial management committee. So I, you know, really got to have my feet on the ground and um, be able to attend all the conferences and, and you know, like just go for it and kind of transition from being a scholar to more of a entrepreneurial side. Um, so I've been busy Speaker 1:and, uh, so you just jumped in and sounds like is the common, [00:18:00] we have a lot of entrepreneurs on this show, almost all entrepreneurs, and that's the common theme. It's just, it's the passion really for the problem that you're trying to solve. And that's what drives everything else. And, and yeah, you can kind of solve any problem as long as you've got that passion. Speaker 2:Yeah. And, and you kind of believe in your solution. And, and I really, I mean from the, we've worked with 12 utilities across the country now. We've just recently signed our, uh, first contract for northern California, which we're excited about. And like, we've seen the results. [00:18:30] And so that part, you know, keeps you going too. Yeah. Speaker 1:Yeah. So, um, so you went out, you started knocking on investor doors, making presentations, um, and then you've, now it's, and when did you start valor water analytics? Speaker 2:Oh, we incorporated in November, 2013. Speaker 1:Okay. So it's been about eight, nine months. I'm like that eight diamond or a baby. Yeah. And, um, and you said you have 14, Speaker 2:we have 14. Several of them were from working at the university. So [00:19:00] they are kind of like a legacy, a legacy contracts, I would call them. Um, so they, we've used, you know, we've done these analytics with them, but they're, you know, they're, they're kind of legacy contracts as opposed to, you know, kind of moving forward. Uh, and, and the California market. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Speaker 1:You made references some success that you've seen. Is that success in terms of getting new contracts or success in the usage of the product by the utilities? Speaker 2:Um, well [00:19:30] both. I mean, we're excited to kind of have points on the board with the contract, but mostly in the results. I mean, just to chat with the, you know, the CFOs and general managers in like, for example, we, we worked with a, uh, a utility that we're able to show them how much use their water use has changed and how much that, that's, um, kind of impacted their bottom line. And they, there was a drought in, uh, 2007, 2008 in North Carolina and we [00:20:00] saw that in fact a lot of their customers, they had aim for a 20% reduction, but 18% of their customers had reduced by 50%. That's, I mean, that's a lot. That's a big reduction. And although that's good, it also meant that they lost one point $2 million in revenue that year and they were kind of scratching their heads about, okay, how does that impact us moving forward? What do we do with that? Is that kind of a permanent shift downward? And we were able to help them, um, kind of strategize [00:20:30] around setting their conservation marks well re remaining, um, fiscally healthy. Um, so Speaker 1:interesting. Yeah, that's great. So it's really exciting nine months in and you're already got customers and getting feedback and this is a very, such a meaningful thing you're doing. So that's very exciting. It's been fun. Yeah. So again, we're talking to Christine Boyle, the founder and CEO of valor water analytics. And so I want to kind of pivot a little bit. We've been talking about your solution and it's really exciting what's going on with you. [00:21:00] Um, but now as someone who is studied water and has, um, an analytics company about water, so you know, a lot, so I wanna I want to ask about when everybody seems to be concerned about as a supply side of it, you're talking about the demand side, which we can control somewhat, but we can't control the supply side unless we start doing crazy desalination things or whatever. So what's your, as someone who sits in a, in this industry and has a lot of experience and knowledge, um, tell us a little bit about what you see on [00:21:30] the supply side. Speaker 2:So supply, I mean in, I think, you know, we can just kind of talk about an arid climate, a place where supply is constrained like California. Um, there are major huge investments going into securing supply and you know, like kind of like I said at the beginning of my e u you can secure more supply, you can disseminate, but it's very expensive. So I think that the, [00:22:00] the balance that communities need to, to, to come to is, okay, you can, there are supply options, but how do you, how do you do that in a way that's keeps water affordable for your community, um, and doesn't completely mortgage, you know, many generations to come in terms of paying for it. I mean, I was just down in San Diego and they, that is a very impressive water agency, but they've invested, um, over $1 billion in their diesel projects and you know, multiple reservoirs and that, [00:22:30] that works for that community and that's okay. Speaker 2:Um, but it's very expensive and not all in you. You have to kind of assume that there's going to be economic growth and such to pay for that and that's not going to be right for every community. Um, so I think it's, I think it's a tough balance, but I am a huge fan of investments in reclaim recycling. Um, I've been to the Orange County reclaimed facility. I think that is a really great way to move forward. I mean water is a renewable resource [00:23:00] and the more you can leverage it as that, the better. Um, but it's expensive. Speaker 1:Yeah. And it's interesting when I hear you talk about it, it sounds like it's so much dependent upon the local municipalities. Like we have East Bay mud here, right. And they have to do a lot of innovation it sounds like because there's a, a, a solution that's going to be just particular for that particular area. Yeah. Um, so are you, um, seeing widely variant strategies [00:23:30] as you travel around the country and learn different ways people are attacking this? Speaker 2:Yeah, I mean I think there are some, some trends. I mean, one thing to keep in mind that's tough is the major cost that many communities are facing right now across the nation is a simple replacing of their infrastructure in terms of like kind of like pipes in the ground. Um, these pipes are mostly laid in the 50 sixties and seventies. They're at their point where they need replacement. Um, and does that [00:24:00] alone has for the, for the nation has a huge price tag. So that is kind of, uh, and that means what you have when you, when you don't have good pipes is you have leaks and you have kind of, again, this kind of inefficient system. So the first thing to do, so community to decide, is it better for them to sort of address those leaky pipes before they invest in new supply? Speaker 2:Because, um, you know, that sort of like the low hanging fruit before you start to do other stuff. So you're totally right though. It's [00:24:30] community by community that you meant matters there a kind of willingness to pay their supply options, their, their infrastructure status. So there is no one size fits all, even neighbor to neighbor. So it's, it's, it's remarkable. It's Kinda like, it doesn't make sense to put solar panels on your house if you haven't sealed the building envelope. Yes, true. Yeah. Yeah. It, you know, you want to kind of capture efficiencies when you can and, and being first thing about being efficient [00:25:00] in water is like not to lose water through a leaky toilet or leaky pipes or what have you. Um, kind of continuing that, um, vein for our listeners out there who we are in a drought here in California in a drought. Speaker 2:Can you just remind us of some of the tactics we can all take as consumers to continue the conservation, um, kind of inertia or whatever your momentum sounds like it's happening, but what can we do to make [00:25:30] a better use of the water we have? Oh, that's a great question. Um, well we are in a drought and you know, Eh, it takes the contribution of everyone. I mean, you know, the governor and the State Water Resources Control Board are just put in a law where you can't use what I would call kind of thing. I think people should think about discretionary water use. I mean, this was about spraying your sidewalks. Like it's in a drought. You gotta use a broom, you know, um, you know, when it comes to watering your [00:26:00] lawn, that's discretionary. You know, if you don't need to use it, be mindful of not, you know, not using it in a place where we don't know if we're going to have water for kind of basic uses. Speaker 2:Um, you know, maybe, so that's where we're starting and we're not at a point where, you know, everyone has to take navy showers, but you know, at least at this point it's very important to just limit discretionary water use. Be careful about what, you know, we at my house, we have um, buckets in our showers that we collect water to [00:26:30] take care of our garden and our plants. Um, you can keep a bucket in your kitchen sink and use that water as long as it's not soapy, um, for your garden. So things like that where it's simple kind of easy things that, that, you know, are just going to, um, help help everyone, um, keep kind of beat this drought. Speaker 1:Okay. Yeah, that, that's great advice. And from your opinion, I'm, I mean, I grew up in California, I remember drought, like big droughts before. Yeah. How much [00:27:00] of this is, is related to climate change? Do you think? Or is it just this, we always have dropped patterns. We've absence history, I would think. Speaker 2:Yeah. And this, this drought seems to be severe. I mean, and Joe is interesting because you can measure it in different ways. You can measure drought as a kind of like a hydrologic pattern and this one hydrologically is serious and long. Um, Joe can also be kind of an economic trout where simply, um, your supply doesn't meet demand [00:27:30] and, and, uh, California is a growing state, you know, populations are growing. So in that way, kind of the population pressures are making the impacts of the drought. Um, more serious. Uh, so in terms of climate change, it's hard. I mean it's not my area, but I think that this idea of wider swings in weather of both flood and drought patterns, it's hard to deny that we're seeing these wider swings. And, um, part of my job and my company's job is to help [00:28:00] water utilities kind of build their resilience to these larger swings among other types of changes, um, happening, uh, in our country. Speaker 1:Okay. Well, and you did, you talked about your company and this is Christine Boyle, the founder and CEO of Valor, valor water analytics. And I always like to end the show by asking the question of an entrepreneur like yourself. Yeah. If everything broke totally right for your company five years from now, what would it look like? Speaker 2:Um, that's a good [00:28:30] question. Uh, so w what we want is, you know, what we're selling to utilities, this idea of kind of business intelligence for water utilities and new tools to understand customers and enter in the, um, relationship between customers, revenue and sales. It's a new concept. So it's gonna take a little while to, but what we want is we want, we want to sell the concept, we want utilities to begin thinking this way because, you know, I honestly think that this is going to help strengthen their position [00:29:00] to, again, kind of provide clean and affordable water. So, uh, at some point we would like to partner with kind of larger organizations that are servicing utilities. Um, what are you telling? Is there thousands of water utilities? Um, so, you know, to, to kind of, to reach all those communities is a, is a big job. And eventually we'll, we'll partner with kind of larger organizations that are already kind of, uh, in these places in these communities to help. [00:29:30] Um, but I would love to see, you know, we need to sell the concept first and prove ourselves. So in five years, hopefully we'll have done that and really be kind of integrated into, um, utility operation. Speaker 1:Okay. Exciting. Let's, you know, there's so many different types of innovation and this is one that I think people don't really understand how important is these are infrastructure investments that need to be made in the country to make us resilient and be able to withstand whatever is going to come our way. So thank you for the, the idea [00:30:00] and for coming on the show today. Really appreciate it. And if people want to learn more, how would they get in touch with you? Speaker 2:Uh, you can, uh, reach me probably via email is the best, uh, christine@valorwater.com or look@valorwater.com and reach out to us. I like talking to everyone. I love talking to students. So, um, for the students in particular, um, my heart goes out to you for all your hard work and dedication and, um, always feel free to reach out. Speaker 1:Okay. Well, thank you. Thanks for coming on the show [00:30:30] today. Christine, you've been listening to methods to the madness on k a l, Berkeley. My name is r, thanks for listening and have a great Friday. Everybody. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.