Podcasts by ICF Podcast

Energy in 30 #3: Pressures are motivating tectonic regulatory shifts from 2022-04-20T19:54:50

Tune into our third episode of “Energy in 30: Pressures are motivating tectonic regulatory shifts,” to hear from Cameron Brooks, president of E9 Insight, an information service focusing on regul...

Energy in 30 #2: Customer co-creation advances clean energy future from 2022-03-22T19:39:51

Tune in to Energy in 30 hosted by Joan Collins and David Meisegeier. On our second episode, "Customer co-creation advances clean energy future,” hear from Paul De Martini, executive director of ...

Energy in 30 #1: Fail fast, succeed faster through pilot acceleration from 2022-02-17T21:31:56

Traditional utility pilots have delivered mixed results. They can be slow to get off the ground and take years to complete. But as utility leaders know, today’s most pressing energy challenges—m...

Expanding rural education is crucial for economic and workforce development from 2021-11-17T16:27:26

The pandemic has helped shed light on serious gaps in rural broadband access and how these gaps can pose significant challenges for rural education.

Experts from the Academic Development I...

Floodplain management experts on changes to FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program from 2021-10-19T13:57:29

In this podcast, Kelli Reddick of ICF is joined by Josh Overmyer, a certified floodplain manager for a coastal county in Florida, and Eddy Bouza, deputy state floodplain manager for the State of...

A closer look at rural education in the United States from 2021-08-16T17:15:46

In this podcast, Jen Folsom of ICF Next speaks with Caitlin Howley of the ICF child welfare and education team, Sam Redding from the Academic Development Institute, and Janet Throckmorton, princ...

Energy Renewed #7: Get back online after an unforeseen event (part 3) from 2021-07-16T14:08:04

In episode 7 of Energy Renewed, Katie Janik of ICF speaks with Chris Pollack of the ICF technical advisory team, Sandy Calvert from insurance advisor Moore-McNeil, and Eric Daniels, founder and ...

Climate Risk: How Flood Risk Impacts Property Values from 2021-06-30T14:54:58

In this episode of our Climate Risk podcast series, hosted by Brad Hurley, senior communications consultant at ICF, a leading climate expert discusses how floodplain maps alone may misrepresent ...

Energy Renewed #6: Get back online after an unforeseen event (part 2) from 2021-06-11T15:37:57

In episode 6 of Energy Renewed, host Katie Janik speaks with Chris Pollack, of the ICF technical advisory team; Sandy Calvert, from insurance advisor Moore McNeil; and Eric Daniels, founder and ...

Energy Renewed #5: Get back online after an unforeseen event (part 1) from 2021-05-06T16:18:32

In episode 5 of the Energy Renewed podcast—hosted by Katie Janik, asset management advisor at ICF—we kick off a new Unforeseen Events miniseries.

Unforeseen events require diligence and ou...

Energy Renewed #4: Utilities’ use of CAPE software for short circuit programs and grid protection from 2021-01-14T19:30:05

In episode 4 of our Energy Renewed podcast series — host Katie Janik, asset management advisor at ICF, speaks to Paul McGuire who was part of the team that created a short circuit program that e...

Two education experts on racial equity in learning across Appalachia from 2021-01-14T16:30:05

In this episode, host Caitlin Howley, director of child welfare and education at ICF, examines the issue of racial equity in Appalachian education. The conversation with Director of the Regional...

A global health expert on U.S. public health in an interconnected world from 2020-12-17T15:41:48

In this episode, hosts David Speiser, Ph.D., executive vice president at ICF, and Nicola Dawkins-Lyn, Ph.D., vice president of research science at ICF, explore how public health in the United St...

Education in Appalachia: COVID-19 is changing education in the region from 2020-12-07T17:04:16

In this episode of our podcast, host by Dr. Caitlin Howley , director of child welfare and education at ICF, is joined by Dr. John Ross, one of ICF’s experts on instructional design and blended ...

Climate Risk: The two sides of transition risk from 2020-11-17T16:00

In this episode of our Climate Risk series, host Brad Hurley, senior communications consultant at ICF, is joined by Jesse Keenan, a social scientist at Tulane University and one of the editors o...

Looking to state leaders as the drivers of public health from 2020-10-27T16:00

In this episode, host David Speiser, Ph.D., executive vice president at ICF, and Nicola Dawkins-Lyn, Ph.D., MPH, a behavioral scientist at ICF, speak to Dr. Marcus Plescia, the chief medical off...

The local perspective on America’s public health landscape from 2020-10-19T14:00

Host David Speiser, Ph.D., executive vice president at ICF, and Nicola Dawkins-Lyn, Ph.D., MPH, a behavioral scientist at ICF, speak to Lori Freeman of the National Association of County and Cit...

Climate Risk: Investing in climate resilience and adaptation from 2020-10-12T20:00

How can we unlock the power of the private sector to scale up technologies and services that facilitate climate resilience and adaptation?

That’s the question on our minds in this podcast,...

A leading healthcare system weighs in on America’s public health landscape from 2020-09-29T22:00

In this podcast, hosted by David Speiser, Ph.D., executive vice president at ICF, we speak to three leaders at Inova Health System to capture the provider perspective on the challenges and oppor...

Climate Risk: How businesses can prepare for a changing climate from 2020-09-21T21:00

In this podcast, hosted by Brad Hurley, senior communications consultant at ICF, one of ICF’s leading climate experts discusses how businesses plan for climate uncertainty and the corresponding ...

A State Health Commissioner’s perspective on the COVID-19 crisis from 2020-09-15T18:00

Host David Speiser, Ph.D., executive vice president at ICF, is joined by Virginia State Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver for a candid discussion on the pandemic response from the front line...

Energy Renewed #3: COVID-19 Impacts to Renewable Energy Projects - Part 2 Investors and Lenders from 2020-09-01T14:00

In episode 3 of Energy Renewed, Katie Janik of ICF speaks with Steve Becker of the ICF technical advisory team within our Commercial Energy Division; Whitney Hampton, senior project manager in t...

Energy Renewed #2: COVID-19 Impacts to Renewable Energy Projects - Part 1 Developers from 2020-08-13T16:00

In episode 2 of Energy Renewed, Katie Janik of ICF speaks with Heidi Marie Larson, who leads the ICF technical advisory team within ICF’s Commercial Energy Division, and Kevin Christy, COO of No...

The urgent need to reinvent America’s public health enterprise from 2020-08-04T15:00

Given the high stakes involved in the COVID-19 pandemic, there has never been a more urgent time to take a hard look at America’s public health enterprise and all of its deficiencies. Only then ...

Navigating COVID-19 #8: Leveraging federal dollars for COVID-19 response (Part 2) from 2020-06-01T15:00

Several weeks ago, we released a COVID-19 funding podcast...

Modernizing a 200 Year Old Business Model from 2020-05-07T19:00

What if I told you that you could raise your prices by 30%, cut half of your products—and still have excited customers and a growing business? The challenge, however, is that you have to transfo...

Navigating COVID-19 #7: Preparing for the upcoming disaster season during a pandemic from 2020-05-04T16:00

It is early May of 2020. Americans have been practicing social distancing and sheltering in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic for almost two months. The widespread closure of schools, businesse...

Navigating COVID-19 #6: Risk management from 2020-04-28T16:00

Risk management is used primarily to identify the steps we can take to avoid loss or lessen the impact of threats such as hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and terrorism. But what about pandemics? ...

Navigating COVID-19 #5: Additional funding options from 2020-04-23T14:00

HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding supports state and local governments in their community development and housing missions. It’s also used for disaster relief (CDBG-DR) and ...

Navigating COVID-19 #4: Insurance from 2020-04-16T12:00

The novel coronavirus is impacting us all in dramatic ways. Individuals, families, companies, governments, and industries around the world are reeling from the effects of COVID-19. The insurance...

Navigating COVID-19 #3: Applying FEMA’s Individual Assistance program from 2020-04-10T18:00

Most people understand Individual Assistance as the FEMA program that individuals turn to after a natural disaster to receive temporary housing repair money, low interest loans from the SBA, and...

Navigating COVID-19 #2: Public health impacts from 2020-04-08T15:00

The unprecedented scale of the novel coronavirus outbreak is a challenge at every level: from individuals and families to communities and states, we are all struggling to make the best possible ...

Navigating COVID-19 #1: Leveraging federal dollars for COVID-19 response from 2020-03-31T18:00

COVID-19 is an unprecedented public health emergency that has placed tremendous stress on the United States. As the crisis unfolds, with new information coming out daily, many state and local go...

Energy Renewed #1: Data Utilization from 2020-03-27T21:00

In episode 1 of Energy Renewed, Katie Janik of ICF speaks with Lynsey Tibbs of Southern Power Company and Jason Kaminsky of kWh Analytics to discuss operational project data collected from renew...

How PECO is using direct marketing to reach new commercial customers from 2020-01-02T20:00

Energy efficiency has been around for decades, and it continues to play a big role both for utilities and their business customers. As utility data gets smarter, they’re able to provide better s...

When it comes to energy storage, it’s all about the use case from 2019-10-29T20:00

In this podcast, ICF energy experts explore the energy storage landscape, emerging applications and design, and how to unlock full potential of energy storage.

Starting your career in a consulting firm from 2019-08-12T13:00

If you're interested in starting a career in the management consulting industry, listen to this podcast to hear advice from our recruiters and recent college graduates on the skills and material...

The Changing Landscape of Disaster Management from 2019-06-04T14:28:36

Hosts Andrew LaVanway and Marko Bourne explore opportunities for using data and analytics to prepare for and respond to disasters, and the ways that state and local governments, federal governme...

How Locational Value Is Transforming Energy Policy Across the U.S. from 2018-12-21T15:46:01

Policymakers across the United States are struggling to determine the best model for optimizing electric power distribution that meets their priorities and grid needs. Senior Associate Meegan Ke...

2018 Election Impacts on the Energy Industry from 2018-11-13T19:52

How will the energy industry change in the aftermath of the 2018 midterm elections? Will a set of new faces enact substantial change in D.C. and state capitols?

Our energy team highlights ...

How Federal Agencies Can Attract More Millennials to Its Workforce from 2018-10-24T11:08:14

In this episode of The Spark, ICF Senior VP Kris Tremaine talks to a panel of millennial employees about their values, thoughts on innovation happening in federal agencies, common misconceptions...

Develop An Engaging LinkedIn Profile&Stand Out to Our Recruiters from 2018-10-09T13:06:31

A captivating profile is key to your success on LinkedIn. It’s your first representation to the online networking world when promoting yourself to future employers, potential clients, and the bu...

Turning Analytics Reports to Action Plans from 2018-09-11T14:41:20

Web metrics are important, but only with a plan to convert reporting to action. ICF digital strategists Josh DeLung and David Vaughan share some tips on how you can start.

The Path to Getting Hired from 2018-05-17T14:16:57

Hosts Rachelle Roberts and T Clark are back with advice that will help you prepare for the next step toward getting hired: the interview itself.

Everyone in Business will Face a Crisis. These Tips Can Help from 2018-03-02T17:31:21

Digital and social media have changed the standards of crisis management and communications, but many organizations haven’t adapted their crisis planning or approach to account for this huge shi...

Using Your Network to Get The Interview from 2018-02-22T14:19:35

In this episode of The Spark podcast, Rachelle Roberts, Energy Efficiency and Transportation Recruiter, and T Clark, Director of Recruiting Operations, share their tips for networking your way t...

Personal Branding to Get Ahead from 2017-12-21T16:05:28

ICF's Rachelle Roberts and T Clark discuss how you can use personal branding to get ahead in your career.