Green Chemistry and Entrepreneurship: Dr. Greg Hutchings' Journey from Lab to Market

Dr. Greg Hutchings is the president and co-founder of Lectrolyst, a startup that uses renewable electricity to convert waste carbon dioxide into various chemicals, offering a cost-effective, flexible solution that reduces emissions and produces green chemicals and feedstocks for bio-processing. Prior to co-founding Lectrolyst, Greg was focused on designing and engineering catalysts for better energy conversion, energy storage, and sustainability (including hydrogen production, carbon oxide transformation, lithium-oxygen batteries, lithium-ion batteries, and biomass upgrading). Greg obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida (2010), his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware (2015), and completed postdoctoral training at Yale University (2018). He also completed a Postdoctoral Innovation Fellowship through Horn Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware after returning to co-found Lectrolyst. Key Moments [03:51] Turning CO2 into Useful Products [07:40] Unexpected Entrepreneurial Journey [11:50] "Unexpected Path in Electrochemistry" [14:42] Innovative Electro Agriculture Exploration [18:18] Carbon Emissions: Is It Too Late? [21:03] Entrepreneurial Balance & Reset Find Dr. Greg Online https://lectrolyst.com If you’re enjoying Entrepreneur’s Enigma, please give me a review on the podcast directory of your choice. The show is on all of them and these reviews really help others find the show. iTunes: https://gmwd.us/itunes Podchaser: https://gmwd.us/podchaser TrueFans: https://gmwd.us/truefans Also, if you’re getting value from the show and want to buy me a coffee, go to the show notes to get the link to get me a coffee to keep me awake, while I work on bringing you more great episodes to your ears. →  https://gmwd.us/buy-me-a-coffee or support me on TrueFans.fm → https://gmwd.us/truefans. Follow Seth Online: Seth | Digital Marketer (@s3th.me) Seth Goldstein | LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/sethmgoldstein Seth On Mastodon: https://indieweb.social/@phillycodehound Seth's Marketing Junto Newsletter: https://MarketingJunto.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices