Our guest on this episode is Alexia Cooper. As the owner of Bell Solar & Electrical, Alexia has built a dynamic team of leaders and team members who care about the work and the mission of changing the world through solar. Since taking over the company from a contractor who had been in the business for decades, Alexia has transformed the culture into one that puts people at the center of everything they do. Don't miss her talking about their work in Nepal with GivePower!

00:00 - Intro

00:39 - New Cohost

02:07 - How Alexia got into the industry

• Dreaming big as a woman in the construction industry
• College vs. on the job training

07:34 - People first leadership

• Finding culture fits and teaching skills
• Transparency and integrity
• Impacting the world

15:25 - What makes the job hard and tackling challenges

• Finding and keeping the right clients
• Lead generation
• Controlling sales and installation

23:33 - Changing leadership and culture

• Retaining talent through culture and training
• The “why” is important and translating it from top to bottom

35:54 - The challenges of a culture shifting to solar

• Educating customers and marketing
• Storytelling and branding

44:56 - Rapid fire business questions

53:39 - Vision for the future

56:50 - Outro