403: How to get max value from carbon market consultants—w/ David LaGreca, EcoEngineers

About this episode

David LaGreca discusses how to effectively work with carbon market consultants to maximize value and avoid common pitfalls.

How do you actually work with a consultant without lighting money on fire? That's the question I've been wanting to tackle for a while, because I've seen both sides of this—companies that get incredible leverage from a good consulting engagement, and companies that spend six figures and walk away with a PDF that's out of date by the time they receive it. David LaGreca is a friend of mine and a managing director at EcoEngineers, which is one of the most active advisory firms in the carbon market and energy transition space. Full disclosure: EcoEngineers is a sponsor of this show, but that's actually part of the story here. David and I keep ending up on the same projects from different angles, and we joke about the "Oh, you're already here?" moment that happens constantly in this tiny industry. We've both watched founders navigate the hire-vs.-contract decision badly enough times that I wanted to sit down and actually map it out. David walks through the real math on when a contractor saves you money versus a full-time hire, and it's not the answer most people assume. He talks about how to evaluate whether a consultant actually knows what they're claiming. We get into when…

People in this episode

Host: unknown

Guest: David LaGreca

Topics covered

• carbon markets
• consulting
• energy transition
• business strategy
• cost management

Keywords

• carbon market
• consultant
• EcoEngineers
• cost savings
• feasibility study

Sponsors

EcoEngineers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carbon Removal Strategies LLC

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