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Matthew David LeDucq, Chief Executive Officer, has 15+ years of experience in renewables business, has overseen $5B+ in transactions in EPC, OEM, and long-term investments, and bountiful experience leading transactions for utility scale solar, community solar, standalone storage, electric vehicle, fuel cell &amp; microgrids. Prior to becoming CEO of Forum Mobility, Matt was the Executive Director of NextEra Energy’s distributed generation team where he oversaw all greenfield origination, land acquisition, early-stage development, and M&amp;A. His team built the distributed generation pipeline to nearly $2B in owned assets. Matt has also held various leadership roles with Suntech, Yingli, EI Solutions, and PowerLight, where he started his career as a construction manager in 2003. He holds a BA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. https://forummobility.com/ https://nexuspmg.com/

Matthew David LeDucq, Chief Executive Officer, has 15+ years of experience in renewables business, has overseen $5B+ in transactions in EPC, OEM, and long-term investments, and bountiful experience leading transactions for utility scale solar, community solar, standalone storage, electric vehicle, fuel cell &amp; microgrids. Prior to becoming CEO of Forum Mobility, Matt was the Executive Director of NextEra Energy’s distributed generation team where he oversaw all greenfield origination, land acquisition, early-stage development, and M&amp;A. His team built the distributed generation pipeline to nearly $2B in owned assets. Matt has also held various leadership roles with Suntech, Yingli, EI Solutions, and PowerLight, where he started his career as a construction manager in 2003. He holds a BA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. <a href="https://forummobility.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://forummobility.com/</a> <a href="https://nexuspmg.com/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">https://nexuspmg.com/</a>

#225 Matt LeDucq, CEO of Forum Mobility

⭐ My guest today is Matt LeDucq, Cofounder and CEO of Forum Mobility. Forum Mobility is tackling greenhouse gas emissions at California’s largest ports as well as local air pollution causing asthma and cancer near these ports. They provide zero-emission trucks and electric charging for one monthly price. They recently signed a $400M JV with CBRE Investment Management and have raised over $22M in venture capital to date. In addition, Matt is the former:  Executive Director at NextEra Energy Resources  VP at Yingli Green Energy Holdings  VP at Suntech   --- 🎙️ In this episode, we talked about:  How communities near ports suffer have twice the risk of cancer and asthma The billions of dollars to be invested in electrifying transportation within ports Policy drivers such as California’s Advanced Clean Fleets are influencing a massive vehicle turnover within 12 years How their “Trucks as a Service” model works like a solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Lessons he’s bringing from giant energy companies to his fast-growing startup How they are convincing early adopters to sign up as customers Why investors love their business model and the power of derisking revenue streams The thrill of disorder and insanity within startups How we grow at the edges of our comfort zones And lots more  --- 👍 Quick favor: Please leave a review or 5-star rating on your podcast player. This helps more listeners discover the climate CEOs and investors I interview here. 🙏 --- 🌎 Entrepreneurs for Impact is on a mission to help climate founders, CEOs, and investors scale faster via the #1 peer group community in North America. Our invite-only cohorts grow through monthly meetings, annual retreats, and 1:1 coaching calls. Today’s highly vetted members represent over $8B in market cap or assets under management. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://entrepreneursforimpact.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Programs are led by Dr. Chris Wedding — 4x founder, $1B of investment experience, and Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill professor, with 70,000+ professional students taught, 25 years of meditation, an obsession with constant improvement, and far too many mistakes to keep to himself. And here's our weekly newsletter — A 2-minute summary of climate tech startups, impact investing, and leading with purpose (and a sense of humor). ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entrepreneurs-for-impact/message

⭐ My guest today is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leducq/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt LeDucq</a>, Cofounder and CEO of <a href="https://forummobility.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Forum Mobility</a>. Forum Mobility is tackling greenhouse gas emissions at California’s largest ports as well as local air pollution causing asthma and cancer near these ports. They provide zero-emission trucks and electric charging for one monthly price. They recently signed a $400M JV with CBRE Investment Management and have raised over $22M in venture capital to date. In addition, Matt is the former: <ul> <li>Executive Director at NextEra Energy Resources </li> <li>VP at Yingli Green Energy Holdings </li> <li>VP at Suntech </li> </ul> --- 🎙️ In this episode, we talked about: <ul> <li>How communities near ports suffer have twice the risk of cancer and asthma</li> <li>The billions of dollars to be invested in electrifying transportation within ports</li> <li>Policy drivers such as California’s Advanced Clean Fleets are influencing a massive vehicle turnover within 12 years</li> <li>How their “Trucks as a Service” model works like a solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)</li> <li>Lessons he’s bringing from giant energy companies to his fast-growing startup</li> <li>How they are convincing early adopters to sign up as customers</li> <li>Why investors love their business model and the power of derisking revenue streams</li> <li>The thrill of disorder and insanity within startups</li> <li>How we grow at the edges of our comfort zones</li> <li>And lots more</li> </ul> --- 👍 Quick favor: Please leave a review or 5-star rating on your podcast player. This helps more listeners discover the climate CEOs and investors I interview here. 🙏 --- 🌎 Entrepreneurs for Impact is on a mission to help climate founders, CEOs, and investors scale faster via the #1 peer group community in North America. Our invite-only cohorts grow through monthly meetings, annual retreats, and 1:1 coaching calls. Today’s highly vetted members represent over $8B in market cap or assets under management. <a href="https://entrepreneursforimpact.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://entrepreneursforimpact.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Programs are led by Dr. Chris Wedding — 4x founder, $1B of investment experience, and Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill professor, with 70,000+ professional students taught, 25 years of meditation, an obsession with constant improvement, and far too many mistakes to keep to himself. And here's our weekly newsletter — A 2-minute summary of climate tech startups, impact investing, and leading with purpose (and a sense of humor). <a href="https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entrepreneurs-for-impact/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entrepreneurs-for-impact/message</a>

#136: EV "Trucks as a Service" gets $422M — Matt LeDucq, CEO of Forum Mobility

The Sunday Times tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Matt LeDucq, founder of Forum Mobility, to talk about drayage (4:25), its health impacts (6:20), starting out in renewable energy twenty years ago (9:10), how drayage is like solar decades ago (12:10), the coming wave of electric lorries (13:30), building giant depots (16:45), the cost question (18:20), and electric grid challenge (20:20), being the tip of the spear (23:25), deciding to start the company (28:50), putting steel in the ground (34:10), learning to be a CEO (39:45), and what the rest of the world is doing (42:10).  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sunday Times tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Matt LeDucq, founder of Forum Mobility, to talk about drayage (4:25), its health impacts (6:20), starting out in renewable energy twenty years ago (9:10), how drayage is like solar decades ago (12:10), the coming wave of electric lorries (13:30), building giant depots (16:45), the cost question (18:20), and electric grid challenge (20:20), being the tip of the spear (23:25), deciding to start the company (28:50), putting steel in the ground (34:10), learning to be a CEO (39:45), and what the rest of the world is doing (42:10). Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Forum Mobility’s Matt LeDucq: “Electrifying trucking”

On Today's Episode: Matt LeDucq has 15+ Years of experience in renewables, specifically in developing solar for some of the biggest names in the industry like Nextera.  He’s overseen more than $5Billion in transactions in EPC, OEM and long term investments, and has deep experience leading transactions for utility scale solar, community solar, stand alone storage, electric vehicle, fuel cell &amp; microgrids. If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering “what would this guy who’s had such a macro view on the rise of renewable energy think is the next big thing?” Mobility. Specifically, Matt says that Electrification is the next big thing, and mobility is the pathway to get there. It’s an interesting way to think about the problem, right? Not necessarily the destination or outcome (Electrification) but the vectors or pathways to get us here (Mobility). If you’d like to hear more about his journey, then you’ll DEF want to queue up today’s SunCast episode.  If you want to connect with today's guest, you’ll find links to his contact info in the show notes on the blog at https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/.SunCast is presented by Sungrow, the world’s most bankable inverter brand.You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you at www.mysuncast.com/sponsors.Remember, you can always find resources, learn more about today’s guest and explore recommendations, book links, and more than 620 other founder stories and startup advice at www.mysuncast.com.You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on:Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/nicomeoLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus

On Today's Episode: Matt LeDucq has 15+ Years of experience in renewables, specifically in developing solar for some of the biggest names in the industry like Nextera.  He’s overseen more than $5Billion in transactions in EPC, OEM and long term investments, and has deep experience leading transactions for utility scale solar, community solar, stand alone storage, electric vehicle, fuel cell &amp; microgrids. If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering “what would this guy who’s had such a macro view on the rise of renewable energy think is the next big thing?” Mobility. Specifically, Matt says that Electrification is the next big thing, and mobility is the pathway to get there. It’s an interesting way to think about the problem, right? Not necessarily the destination or outcome (Electrification) but the vectors or pathways to get us here (Mobility). If you’d like to hear more about his journey, then you’ll DEF want to queue up today’s SunCast episode.  If you want to connect with today's guest, you’ll find links to his contact info in the<a href="https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> show notes</a> on the blog at<a href="https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/</a>.SunCast is presented by<a href="https://www.mysuncast.com/sungrow" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> Sungrow</a>, the world’s most bankable inverter brand.You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you at<a href="http://www.mysuncast.com/sponsors" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> www.mysuncast.com/sponsors</a>.Remember, you can always find resources, learn more about today’s guest and explore recommendations, book links, and more than 620 other founder stories and startup advice at<a href="http://www.mysuncast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> www.mysuncast.com</a>.You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on:<a href="https://www.twitter.com/nicomeo" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/nicomeo</a><a href="https://my.captivate.fm/LinkedIn%20-%20https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus</a>