Episode 330: ‘Power’ful Innovation

Episode 330 originally broadcast on October 01, 2011

Besides being an independent power company, NRG has a major sustainable energy operation with several game-changers in the works. You will want to be there when The BusinessMakers interview David Crane, president and CEO of NRG Energy. In our vignettes, PKF’s Greg Price focuses on client expectations, and Leisa Holland-Nelson interviews Laura Gibson.

School of Business 10/01/2011

Russ and John present the show about those who most positively affect our lives. It’s the business class—the private sector—that we cater to. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—an odd truism from gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson; This Week in Business History includes the birth in 1843 of the not-so-popular News of the World publication, Thomas Edison opened his first electric lamp factory, and President Kennedy said we need bomb shelters (we got the good stuff here!); the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumb Moments in Business History—health care has become way too expensive.

David Crane - NRG Energy Inc.

Paul Dickerson, host of The EnergyMakers Show interviews David Crane, president and CEO of NRG Energy Inc. Crane discusses the many interests and innovations of NRG—besides being an independent power company, NRG has a major sustainable energy operation with several game-changers in the works. Different forms of wind power, solar power, and even combining transportation energy with home energy; there have been numerous break-throughs that today allow us many options, Crane says, so it’s also about being smart.