Energy in the Room is hosted by Katie Nickless, where the conversations are as real as the people driving the energy transition. Each episode brings you face-to-face with the changemakers shaping our energy future - sharing stories, tackling challenges, and offering insights you won’t hear anywhere else. Join us as we explore what it really takes to power change.
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Energy in the Room is hosted by Katie Nickless, where the conversations are as real as the people driving the energy transition. Each episode brings you face-to-face with the changemakers shaping our energy future - sharing stories, tackling challenges, and offering insights you won’t hear anywhere else. Join us as we explore what it really takes to power change.
How Can We Empower the Next Generation in Renewables? Insights from Sabooh Whitelaw
Energy In The Room
26 minutes 57 seconds
1 month ago
How Can We Empower the Next Generation in Renewables? Insights from Sabooh Whitelaw
General Manager of Energy Services at Lumea, Sabooh Whitelaw, joins Jill Ryder and Katie Nickless for a candid look at what it really takes to connect big batteries, wind and solar projects into Australia’s grid and drive the energy transition. She shares her unconventional journey from accounting and finance into renewables, the moment carbon policy made the sector “click” for her, and how she now balances complex infrastructure work with raising a family and living sustainably at home.
Sabooh opens up about being a senior woman in a male‑dominated industry, the role of male allies, and why mentoring, networking and intentional hiring are critical to getting more women and First Nations people into the sector. She also talks interview red flags, the power of sideways career moves, and the volunteer and social impact projects that have stayed with her long after the workday ends.
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Energy In The Room
Energy in the Room is hosted by Katie Nickless, where the conversations are as real as the people driving the energy transition. Each episode brings you face-to-face with the changemakers shaping our energy future - sharing stories, tackling challenges, and offering insights you won’t hear anywhere else. Join us as we explore what it really takes to power change.
