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Make Water Work Podcast
Make Water Work is a podcast dedicated to the people shaping the future of our most precious resource.
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- Make Water Work Podcast
WEFTEC, Innovation, & Imagine H2O | Make Water Work 053
Meet the 2026 Imagine H2O accelerator cohort, live from the WEFTEC innovation hub in New Orleans. At WEFTEC, thousands of exhibitors compete for attention, but…
Make Water Work PodcastCatalyst Collab: Jennifer Tabanico | Make Water Work 052
On this Catalyst Collab episode, Isaac Pellerin and Chelsea Boozer (Rogue Water Lab) sit down with Jennifer Tabanico, President of Action Research and a…
Make Water Work PodcastManny Patel: From Regulator to Bridge Builder | Make Water Work 051
When Manny Patel's boss called to move him from the air program to drinking water, his answer was honest: "I don't know anything about water except that it…
Make Water Work PodcastLIVE from Catalyst — Kathy Bentz & Pal Hollywood on Making Water Local | Make Water Work 050
For our 50th episode, we did something we've never done before — recorded in front of a live audience at Catalyst, inside a wine and culinary center in San…
Make Water Work PodcastCristina Ahmadpour: Beyond Pilots & Scaling Innovation | Make Water Work 049
"Disruptive" is the wrong word for water. So what's the right one? In this episode of Make Water Work, Isaac Pellerin sits down with Cristina Ahmadpour…
Make Water Work PodcastCatalyst Collab: Britton Smith | Make Water Work 048
In this episode of the Make Water Work Catalyst Collab, Isaac Pellerin sits down with Britton Smith, founder and lead artist of Britton & The Sting, who served…
Make Water Work PodcastHeather Collins: Leading AWWA, Trust, and the Human Side of Water | Make Water Work 047
Heather Collins set out to work in aerospace. She ended up running water operations for 19 million people, and finishing a term as the 144th President of the…
Make Water Work PodcastCatalyst Collab: Shannon Kring | Make Water Work 046
In this episode of the Make Water Work Catalyst Collab, Isaac Pellerin and Chelsea Boozer (Executive Director, Rogue Water Lab) sit down with Shannon Kring…
Make Water Work PodcastCatalyst Collab: Ameerah Palacios | Make Water Work 045
In this episode of the Catalyst Collab, hosts Isaac Pellerin and Chelsea Boozer (Rogue Water Lab) sit down with Ameerah Palacios, APR, Director of Engagement…
Make Water Work PodcastCatalyst Collab: Shalini Vajjhala | Make Water Work 044
No one wants a water main. They want clean water. No one needs a highway. They need to get their kids to school safely. In this episode of the Make Water Work…
Make Water Work PodcastCatalyst Collab: Bernard J. Armada, Ph.D | Make Water Work 043
Most professionals operate at 50 to 70 percent of their communication capacity, and they don't even know it. In this episode of the Make Water Work Catalyst…
Make Water Work PodcastCatalyst Collab: Sarah Bucci | Make Water Work 042
Water is the environmental issue Americans care about most, so why does it still struggle to break through the news cycle? In this episode of the Make Water…
Make Water Work PodcastCatalyst Collab: George Schuler | Make Water Work 041
Most water networks feel like a tight-knit community. The data says otherwise. In this episode of the Make Water Work Catalyst Collab, host Isaac Pellerin sits…
Make Water Work PodcastCatalyst Collab: Lily Lopez | Make Water Work 040
In this episode of the Make Water Work & Catalyst Collab, Isaac sits down with Lily Lopez, Director of External Affairs and Sustainability at Walnut Valley…
Make Water Work PodcastCatalyst Collab: Chelsea Boozer & Greg Wukasch | Make Water Work 039
Most water conferences are built to inform. Catalyst was built to make you feel something. In this first episode of the Catalyst Collab, a new mini-series…
Make Water Work PodcastTravis Kennedy: Trust, AI, and Telling Water’s Story | Make Water Work 038
The water sector is one of the most operationally resilient industries on the planet. Systems delivering clean water 24/7 under aging infrastructure, workforce…
Make Water Work PodcastData Centers Are Coming. Is Water Ready? | Make Water Work 037
One data center operator hired over 100 people just to solve their water problem. Another operator of equal size hired two. That gap tells you everything about…
Make Water Work PodcastSWAN 16th Annual Conference: Make Water Work 036
This week's episode is a special on-location field report from the SWAN Conference — the Smart Water Networks Forum — held in Tampa, Florida. SWAN is a global…
Make Water Work PodcastAdam Tank: Anti-Disruption: Selling Innovation to an Industry That Hates Risk | Make Water Work 035
The water industry doesn't want to be disrupted. And that's not a problem — it's the whole point. In this episode, Isaac sits down with Adam Tank, co-founder…
Make Water Work PodcastLaura Vidal: Rural Water Always Finds a Way | Make Water Work 034
85% of water systems in the United States operate with three or fewer employees. They manage treatment, distribution, compliance, reporting, and public…
Make Water Work PodcastRodney Clemente: Water Bankruptcy & The Cost of Doing Nothing | Make Water Work 033
75% of the world's population lives in water-insecure countries. The amount of fresh water on the planet is fixed. And we are spending it faster than nature…
Make Water Work PodcastDamian Georgino: Rethinking Water | Make Water Work 032
Water is the one infrastructure you cannot live without — and it got a D-minus rating from the American Society of Civil Engineers. In this episode, we sit…
Make Water Work PodcastAnne Mushow: How Subeca’s IoT Platform is Transforming Water Management | Make Water Work 031
In this episode of Make Water Work, Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover sit down with Anne Mushow, CEO of Subeca, to explore how smart metering, IoT, and new…
Make Water Work PodcastSimon Olivier: How Cycle H2O is Accelerating Water Innovation | Make Water Work 030
What does it take to actually scale innovation in water? In this episode of Make Water Work, Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover sit down with Simon Olivier…
Make Water Work PodcastGlenn Barnes: Unlocking Water Infrastructure Funding | Make Water Work 029
In this episode of Make Water Work, Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover sit down with Glenn Barnes to unpack one of the biggest challenges facing the water…
Make Water Work PodcastChris Miller: Chemistry, Compliance, and Scale | Make Water Work 028
In this episode of Make Water Work, Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover sit down with Chris Miller, Vice President of Digital Services at USALCO and founder of…
Make Water Work PodcastLia Clark: Engineers With Empathy: Rethinking Water Leadership and Finance | Make Water Work 027
In this episode of Make Water Work, Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover sit down with Lia Clark, Community Support Director at Water Finance Exchange and founder…
Make Water Work PodcastShellie Chard: Building Better Water Policy | Make Water Work 026
In this episode of Make Water Work, we sit down with Shellie Chard, former Water Quality Division Director at the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality…
Make Water Work PodcastGreg Wukasch: Leading with Humanity | Make Water Work 025
What does real leadership in water look like? In this episode of Make Water Work, Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover sit down with Greg Wukasch to talk about…
Make Water Work PodcastPeter Yolles & Clara Drysdale: Data Center Innovation & Cooling the Future | Make Water Work 024
AI runs on water. But how much? And what does that mean for the future? In this episode of the Make Water Work Podcast, Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover sit…
Make Water Work PodcastMelissa Meeker: Accelerating Water Innovation and Workforce Development | Make Water Work 023
In this episode of Make Water Work, hosts Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover sit down with Melissa Meeker, CEO of The Water Tower, to talk about the biggest issue…
Make Water Work PodcastAnthony DeRosa: Demystifying Drinking Water Regulation | Make Water Work 022
Summary In this episode of the Make Water Work podcast, Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover welcome Anthony DeRosa, the executive director of the Association of…
Make Water Work PodcastChris Sosnowski: Navigating Data Quality in Water Management | Make Water Work 021
In this episode of the Make Water Work podcast, hosts Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover talk with Chris Sosnowski, founder and CEO of Waterly. They discuss the…
Make Water Work PodcastMichelle Stockness: The Power of Collaboration in Water Management | Make Water Work 020
Summary In this episode of the Make Water Work podcast, hosts Megan Glover and Isaac Pellerin speaks with Michelle Stockness, an influential leader in the…
Make Water Work PodcastChad Seidel: The Future of Water Quality | Make Water Work 019
Summary: In this episode of the Make Water Work podcast, Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover engage with Chad Seidel, president of Corona Environmental Consulting…
Make Water Work PodcastStacy Jones: The Complex World of Water Management | Make Water Work 018
In this episode of the Make Water Work podcast, hosts Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover engage with Stacy Jones from the Indiana Department of Environmental…
Make Water Work PodcastChristy Harowski: Infrastructure to Impact & Making the Value of Water Visible | Make Water Work 017
In this episode of Make Water Work, hosts Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover sit down with Christy Harowski, founder of HCB Strategies and former Chief of Staff…
Make Water Work PodcastGeorge Hawkins: The Moonshot Mindset | Make Water Work 016
In this episode of the Make Water Work Podcast, Megan Glover and Isaac Pellerin sit down with the former GM of DC Water and current founder of Moonshot…
Make Water Work PodcastAnnyse Balkwill: De-Robotizing Water and Unlocking Creativity | Make Water Work 015
In this episode of Make Water Work, hosts Megan Glover and Isaac Pellerin sit down with Annyse Balkwill, founder of LuminUS Group and host of Meaningful…
Make Water Work PodcastTom Ferguson: The Next Wave of Water Innovation | Make Water Work 014
In this episode of Make Water Work, Megan Glover and Isaac Pellerin sit down with Tom Ferguson, managing partner and founder of Burnt Island Ventures, for a…
Make Water Work PodcastDave Kohl: Chlorine, PFAS, Operator Shortages and the Future of Water | Make Water Work 013
120Water Cofounder and former lab owner and operator Dave Kohl joins Megan Glover and Isaac Pellerin to go back to the early days of 120Water and look ahead at…
Make Water Work PodcastNicole Brown: Community, Equity, and Joy-Filled Leadership | Make Water Work 012
Summary In this episode of Make Water Work, Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover sit down with Nicole Brown, Growth Lead for Water at GFT and co-founder of the…
Make Water Work PodcastGinger Rothrock: Clear Storytelling is a Founder’s Superpower | Make Water Work 011
Summary In this conversation with Ginger Rothrock, the importance of storytelling as a critical skill for founders is emphasized, particularly in the context…
Make Water Work PodcastInnovation: Navigating Uncharted Waters | Make Water Work 010
Summary In this episode of the Make Water Work podcast, hosts Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover explore the intersection of entrepreneurship and innovation in…
Make Water Work PodcastMike McGill: Communicating Through Crisis | Make Water Work 009
Mike McGill, a former CNN producer turned water utility communicator, joins Isaac and Megan to unpack what utilities get wrong about communication, and how…
Make Water Work PodcastDebra Coy: Investing in Water’s Future | Make Water Work 008
In this episode of the Make Water Work podcast, hosts Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Debra Coy, a pioneer in…
Make Water Work PodcastBruno Pigott: Waves, Rules & Wonder | Make Water Work 007
Summary In this episode of the Make Water Work podcast, host Isaac Pellerin and co-host Megan Glover engage in a deep conversation with Bruno Pigott, a…
Make Water Work PodcastDeirdre Finn: A Deep Dive Into Water Infrastructure Funding | Make Water Work 006
Summary In this episode of the Make Water Work podcast, Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover engage with Deirdre Finn, a prominent advocate for water infrastructure…
Make Water Work PodcastChelsea Boozer: The Power of Communication | Make Water Work 005
Summary In this episode of the Make Water Work podcast, hosts Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover engage with Chelsea Boozer, a leader in water communications…
Make Water Work PodcastScott Ham: Action Beats Intention | Make Water Work 004
Summary In this episode of the Make Water Work podcast, hosts Isaac Pellerin and Megan Glover engage with Scott Hamm, a dedicated water utility operator and…
Make Water Work PodcastAlan ”The Water Man” Roberson: Leading with Curiosity | Make Water Work 003
In this episode of Make Water Work, we sit down with one of the most respected voices in the water sector—Alan Roberson, longtime industry leader, former…
Make Water Work PodcastKelley Dearing Smith: Building Trust in Water | Make Water Work 002
In this episode of the Make Water Work podcast, cohosts Megan Glover and Isaac Pellerin are joined by Kelley Dearing Smith to discuss the critical issues…
Make Water Work PodcastMake Water Work 001 | Casey Myers From Pain Points to Solutions: 120Water's Mission
In this episode of the Make Water Work podcast, host Isaac Pellerin engages with Megan Glover and Casey Myers to discuss the journey of 120Water, its mission…
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Make Water Work Podcast | Ep000
In this kickoff episode, cohosts Megan Glover and Isaac Pellerin introduce Make Water Work — a weekly podcast celebrating the people shaping the future of…