DeepSummary
Charlotte Degot, the CEO and founder of CO2 AI, discusses her journey from working at BCG to starting her own company focused on helping organizations manage their net-zero emissions journey. She talks about the importance of listening to one's inner voice and trusting one's instincts, something she has learned over time. She also emphasizes the power of AI in accelerating progress on climate change issues by enabling better measurement and reduction of emissions.
Charlotte shares her experience of returning to university to study data science and AI, which gave her a new perspective and complemented her business skills. She highlights the main issues CO2 AI tackles - helping companies measure their emissions accurately and assisting them in achieving their sustainability targets. Charlotte also discusses the role of AI in climate solutions, both in reducing emissions and adapting to the consequences of climate change.
Charlotte offers advice to young people entering the workforce, encouraging them to have a basic understanding of AI and how it can be applied, even if they don't want to be technical experts. She stresses the importance of following one's heart and embracing risk, sharing her own journey of leaving BCG to start CO2 AI and grappling with doubts and fears along the way.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The importance of listening to one's inner voice and trusting one's instincts, as Charlotte Degot learned over time in her career.
- The potential of AI in accelerating progress on climate change issues by enabling better measurement and reduction of emissions.
- The value of continuous learning and acquiring new skills, as exemplified by Charlotte's decision to return to university to study data science and AI.
- The significance of embracing risk and not being afraid of failure, as Charlotte encourages following one's passion and seeing failure as an opportunity for growth.
- The need for young people entering the workforce to have a basic understanding of AI and how it can be applied, even if they don't want to become technical experts.
- The specific challenges CO2 AI aims to address, such as helping companies measure their emissions accurately and achieve their sustainability targets.
- The role of AI in both reducing emissions and adapting to the consequences of climate change.
- Charlotte's journey from BCG to founding her own company, CO2 AI, and the challenges and doubts she faced along the way.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “What I think I could do better and maybe an advice for people who listen to us and who feel they don't listen to their inner voice is I would have liked to learn earlier. I think it's really paying attention to it and trying to listen. And progressively you learn to detect what your inner voice is telling you.“ by Charlotte Degot
- “What is risk really like? What is going to happen if I fail? And what does failure mean? Also, honestly, I'm learning every day. I feel I'm winning every day.“ by Charlotte Degot
- “Usually fear is showing you the way. In reality, the more fear you have, the more it means that this is where you are going to grow and you need to go for it.“ by Charlotte Degot
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Episode Information
In Her Ellement
Boston Consulting Group BCG
11/27/23
Sometimes we doubt ourselves, and forget to trust what our inner voice is telling us. Charlotte Degot wishes she had begun listening to hers earlier in her career, but believes the journey to this understanding takes time. Charlotte is the CEO and founder of CO2 AI, an AI platform that helps the world's largest organizations successfully manage their end-to-end net-zero journeys.
She started her career at BCG and rose to the level of managing director. When she discovered the boundless application of AI, she decided to return to university to learn more about it. That's when CO2 AI was born. It was a significant risk, but she knew it was worth taking. Charlotte invites us to ask the question - “what is risk really?” How can accepting risk help us grow and expand, and what are the actual consequences of failure? Charlotte also lectures at the same institutions where she studied, providing a new generation of entrepreneurs with the knowledge they need to thrive.
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