Building CleanTech Businesses to Help Reverse Climate Change

Originally from the Northwoods of Wisconsin, I’m now a headhunter in the CleanTech / Renewables industry building my knowledge of the CleanTech space so I can help combat Climate Change through CleanTechnologies and innovations. 🌎

I live in New York City (most of the time) so feel free to reach out to grab a coffee.

If you are interested in joining me on this journey please follow my blog where I write about my life journey. You can also follow my podcasts. CleanTechies, the Podcast, is a show where I interview innovators and entrepreneurs in the ClimateTech space about the ways they are combating climate change. And The Deliberate Zoomer is a show created by Zoomers for Zoomers (GenZ) to help guide them through their life with purpose.

You can also follow my Twitter

PSA: If you are a founder / innovator who is involved in a business focused on reversing climate change, please reach out if you’re interested to be a guest on the CleanTechies Podcast.

 
 

Experience

Consultant, NextWave Partners, New York, NY – Mar 2020 to Present

Global Head of Marketing (Sep 2021 - Present)

  • Lead global strategy for marketing initiatives (new and existing)

  • Manage internal team members to help collect and distribute content to increase overall brand awareness

  • Work with external consultants and contractors to develop and execute marketing strategy

  • Manage press releases & facilitate interviews for the founders and key stakeholders of the business

North America Head of Shared Services Consulting Business Unit

  • Leading market entry strategy for the new shared services consulting business for NextWave throughout North America

  • Identifying ideal clients

  • Developed the sales process for duplication in the future

  • Consult clients on talent attraction and retention

  • Perform one on one consults regarding Innermetrix ADV profile results

  • Onboarding corporate clients for ongoing usage of our behavioral profile systems (ADV / Innermetrix / DISC)

Recruitment Consultant (Jan 2021 - Present)

In addition to the duties of ARC, I also…

  • Hired and trained a graduate consultant

  • Helped set up an office for the company in Florida

  • Contributed to system improvement

Associate Recruitment Consultant (March 2020 - Dec 2020)

  • Outbound Business Development calls to potential clients

  • Negotiating terms of engagement with clients

  • Consulting clients regarding talent acquisition, market strategy, & hiring tactics

  • Performing targeted outreach to candidates to find specific talent to fulfill my client’s needs

  • Assisting in strategy to expand NextWave’s market share in North America

  • I worked with Engineering, Legal, Sales/Development, Asset Management, Technology, and Executive roles in the Renewables (Solar, ESS, Wind (Offshore/Onshore) and CleanTech sectors

  • Worked with Utilities, Developers, IPP’s, Consultancies, EPC Firms, PE/VC Funds, Startups,

  • Built out significant network and market understanding through the volume of activity

Business Development and Account manager, Perspektive Media Group, Wausau WI – July 2019 to Feb 2020

  • Perspektive was a startup marketing agency when I joined as the second employee.

  • Performed market research and actively developed new client relations

  • Closed over $25k of new contracts

  • Created internal systems to improve project quality, speed, consistency, and ease

  • Performed 10-15 new discovery meetings with prospects each week to identify their marketing needs and generate proposals to help them achieve their targets

  • Set up and ran a bi-weekly marketing newsletter regarding the topic of marketing

  • Managed company social media

  • Acted as project manager for my deals working with the creative, data, technical, and commercial members of the team

  • Assisted in the hiring of three new employees

Account Executive, Best Version Media, Wausau WI – Mar 2019 to Aug 2020 (Contract)

  • Perform prospecting, outreach, appointment setting, and conducting meetings

  • Express effectiveness of the product and close sales then hand off to back office team

Field Agent, Knights of Columbus, Wausau, WI — Dec 2017 to May 2020

In this job I was in charge of calling clients, servicing existing policies, singing up new clients, advertising for myself, speaking in public meetings, and recruiting. The major experience I have gained from this job is sales of a very difficult intangible product.

Waiter, Thrive Foodery, Wausau, WI — July 2017 to Jan 2018

In this job I learned how to deal with customers, how to make sure they had a good experience. I learned a lot in regard to how to speak to strangers and help them have a good time out on the town. This was my first food service job, and I enjoyed it very much, I left that job because a better opportunity presented itself to me.

Head Grounds Keeper, St. Mary’s Oratory, Wausau, WI — April 2017 to Nov 2017

This job taught me self-discipline as I was in charge of making sure the Gardens were always up to the expectations of the church. I was in charge of noticing things before they got out of hand or started to decay in any way. It taught me an attention to detail, and a lot about plants, how to prune, how to cut the grass so it is appealing to the human eye, how to fertilize plants and grass, and how to manage my time.

Floor Manager, Better Built Custom Cabinetry, Medford, WI — Jan 2008 to Oct 2016

I started working for Better Built when I was young because it is my father’s business. I learned the trade at a very young age and became very capable and efficient in the art of building cabinets and all types of carpentry work. By the time I left this job, I was managing the floor and any extra help that would be there. I learned how to design kitchens and individual projects for our custom clients. I dealt with customers helped with advertising, and all of the business operations, including shipping and, receiving. I would say this field is where I have my most expertise.

 
 

Education

Seton Home Study, Based in VA (High School) — High-school Diploma, 2017

Life and Health insurance license. Obtained in December of 2017 (expired)

Discover Praxis (Career Bootcamp), August 2019 – February 2020. Status: Graduated

You can view my library of books here.

 
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Let’s Chat

Meeting people is something I am always glad to do. So if you’re looking to partner, get advice, come on the podcast, or anything in the vein of what I focus on, please reach out so we can chat.

You can also reach me via twitter @SilasMahner