The CEO Sabbatical Test
About this episode
The episode discusses insights on sabbaticals, burnout, and building resilient companies, along with the challenges utilities face in vegetation management.
I discuss insights from recent discussions with EFI Climate CEO peer group on sabbaticals, burnout, and building companies that can thrive without the founder in every decision. Plus, why utilities spend roughly $8 billion annually managing vegetation near power lines, yet many still rely on manual inspections and limited visibility. Wait, can't AI do this? -- 1️⃣ Join our confidential CEO community. Private CEO group for VC/PE-backed climate tech founders navigating capital, strategy, and scale. Capped at 45 CEOs. → entrepreneursforimpact.com 2️⃣ Join 40,000 professionals who get our newsletter. Climate tech finance, strategy, leadership. 2-min read. → entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com 3️⃣ Leave a podcast review. If you got value, take 30 seconds and do the community a favor . It helps push more capital and talent toward scalable climate solutions.
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Chris Wedding
Topics covered
- sabbaticals
- burnout
- founder independence
- vegetation management
- AI in utilities
- CEO community
Keywords
- CEO sabbatical
- burnout
- founder independence
- vegetation management
- AI
- climate tech
- CEO community
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: EFI, entrepreneursforimpact.com, entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com
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