About this episode

In this episode, Josh interviews Chris Hodrick, who shares his unique journey from a Navy Civil Engineer to leading a major renewable energy company.

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 2 of Better Than We Found It, the go-to podcast for sustainable leadership and purpose-driven business practices. Today, Josh sits down with Chris Hodrick, CEO of Qcells USA Corp. Chris’s story is anything but typical. He spent over two decades as a U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps officer before leading $35 billion of construction projects at Amazon, taking the helm of a 9,000-strong renewables workforce at Blattner, and now leading Qcells’ mission to create a ful...

People in this episode

Host: Josh

Guest: Chris Hodrick

Topics covered

• sustainable leadership
• purpose-driven business
• renewable energy
• construction management
• military leadership

Keywords

• sustainable leadership
• renewable energy
• construction projects
• military experience
• Qcells

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Qcells USA Corp, Amazon, Blattner

Places: U.S.

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