[SaaS Series] AI and Automation in Global Energy Infrastructure With Bill Lenihan @podcaststrategy
[SaaS Series] AI and Automation in Global Energy Infrastructure With Bill Lenihan  @podcaststrategy
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Bill Lenihan is the Founder and CEO of ZOLA Intelligence (ZOLAi), a company delivering AI-driven enterprise technology solutions that are transforming energy infrastructure in emerging markets. Under his leadership, ZOLA has expanded across multiple countries, supported hundreds of thousands of off-grid facilities, and secured over $25 million in Series A funding. Bill has held operating and private equity roles at Goldman Sachs, Bain & Co., Calera Capital, and Switch Lighting, shaping his expertise in business expansion. He holds a BA in business and economics from UCLA and an MBA from The Wharton School.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

• [0:00] Intro
• [4:38] Bill Lenihan explains why energy infrastructure remains highly inefficient in emerging markets
• [7:23] Bill’s journey from private equity to solving energy access in emerging markets
• [9:10] The Tanzania visit that revealed the community-wide impact of reliable energy
• [16:07] How the pandemic pushed ZOLAi toward a pure technology focus
• [18:52] Rise of Zola Intelligence through data, workflow knowledge, and AI
• [24:50] Energy as a service as a simpler alternative to customers buying and maintaining hardware
• [31:50] Challenge of reaching telecom CEOs with new energy revenue opportunities
• [41:50] Bill’s advice on building a strong board to accelerate company growth

In this episode…

Across much of the world, access to reliable energy is still expensive, fragmented, and heavily manual. Communities and businesses often rely on outdated systems that are difficult to scale and maintain. What would it take to transform this broken infrastructure into an intelligent, connected energy network?

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