About this episode

Jessica Bailey discusses the importance of centering impact in business to achieve goals and societal benefits.

When CEO of Nuveen Green Capital and repeat YGELP instructor Jessica Bailey first got into business, it was because of a fascination with the energy sector' s ability to drive for eign trade and policy . She quickly identified a market gap in scaling private capital for s mart financial energy solutions , and partnered with Ali Cooley to carve a unique entrepreneurial role which allowed her to bridge philanthropic and public sector leadership informed by her years at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Connecticut Green Bank. Today, the team Jessica has built at Nuveen has expanded its scope across the U.S. and into international regions in an effort to provide sustainable commercial real estate finance solutions which support building decarbonization . This week, Jessica joins Kavitha in the studio to discuss how centering impact as a core KPI allows businesses to gain momentum while their competitors face headwinds, how her team's initial emphasis on passion and generalist knowledge allowed them to rapidly flourish in an ever-changing energy market , and why leading with gratitude as a CEO has made the role a long-term and s atisfying endeavor . Jessica cautions CEOs not to fall…

People in this episode

Host: Kavitha

Guest: Jessica Bailey

Topics covered

• business impact
• sustainable finance
• leadership
• energy sector
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• impact
• business goals
• sustainable finance
• leadership
• energy market

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nuveen Green Capital, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Connecticut Green Bank

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