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Our businesses don't simply participate in their industries. They help shape them.
The Talent Current, the podcast created and hosted by Mindy Prefling, Managing Partner at root/edge, Meritaas Group's specialist clean energy and infrastructure talent business. While the series explores leadership, hiring, and the future of work, its purpose extends well beyond producing content.
The podcast reflects root/edge's belief that meaningful conversations create stronger industries. By bringing together industry advocates, The Talent Current provides a platform for ideas that often don't surface in conference presentations or corporate announcements.
For Meritaas Group, it is another example of how specialist expertise can be used to create value beyond the services a business provides.
Every episode is built around conversations with people leading change across the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Hosted by Mindy Prefling, the series explores topics including leadership, talent strategy, workplace culture, diversity, executive hiring, and the evolving skills required to build the future energy workforce. Rather than focusing on technical market updates, the discussions examine the people behind the projects and the decisions shaping organizations across the industry.
This people-first perspective reflects root/edge's position within the market. As a specialist executive search and recruitment business, the team spends every day speaking with hiring managers and technical professionals. The podcast creates an opportunity to extend those conversations, sharing insights that benefit a much wider audience while highlighting voices that deserve greater visibility.
One of the podcast's greatest strengths is the caliber of its guests.
Episodes have featured Noelle Paige, Vice President of Project Development at Aspen Power, discussing leadership in one of the fastest-growing sectors of renewable energy.
Kyle Lockhouse, a respected renewable energy executive, shared his perspective on relationship building, execution, and the role curiosity plays in developing successful careers across infrastructure and clean energy.
The series has also welcomed Aaron Nichols, Chief Marketing Officer at Exact Solar, for a conversation about why storytelling is becoming an increasingly important leadership skill within clean energy, particularly as organizations seek to connect complex technical work with broader public understanding.
Mindy dived into top of sector leadership with Abby Hopper, former CEO of SEIA. They hold nothing back when discussing what is really required to get industry defining projects over the line and getting the best out of fragmented teams.
The podcast has also strengthened root/edge's partnership with WRISE, featuring Executive Director Doseke Akporiaye, Board President Constance Thompson, and board member Zoe Berkery in discussions around workforce trends, diversity, and the findings from the Clean Energy & Sustainability Salary and Sentiments Report.
Collectively, these conversations demonstrate the breadth of expertise that exists across the sector while providing listeners with practical perspectives from leaders actively shaping its future.
While The Talent Current delivers valuable insight for listeners, it also serves an important strategic purpose.
The podcast enables root/edge to engage with influential leaders in an authentic way, creating relationships that often continue long after the recording has finished. Those conversations deepen the team's understanding of emerging market challenges while expanding connections across the clean energy ecosystem.
This reflects a broader philosophy shared across the Meritaas Group. Expertise is built through continuous engagement with the markets we serve, not only through delivering client work.
Many organizations produce content to promote their services. The Talent Current takes a different approach.
By creating a platform that amplifies industry voices, encourages honest discussion, and shares practical leadership insight, root/edge contributes to the ongoing development of the clean energy sector while continuing to build meaningful relationships across it.
The result is thought leadership with genuine purpose. Listeners gain access to conversations with experienced leaders, guests have an opportunity to share their expertise with a wider audience, and root/edge continues to strengthen the trusted relationships that underpin its work.
For Meritaas Group, the podcast is another example of how its specialist brands create lasting value. Through research, community initiatives, or conversations that bring industries together, each brand is committed to making a meaningful contribution to the markets it serves.
To explore the latest episodes of The Talent Current and hear directly from the leaders shaping the future of energy and infrastructure, visit root/edge's website or search for it on Spotify, YouTube or Apple Podcasts.