In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Iain Cooper, CEO of SeekOps Inc., an emission monitoring company that has raised $23 Million in funding, about how automated drones are helping bring machine intelligence to areas beyond the view of business decision-makers, helping them coordinate comprehensive climate change mitigation strategies that make meaningful change for the planet. We also speak about Iain’s 30-year career in the oil and gas Industry, the inspiration behind SeekOps and the challenge of transitioning from a major polluting sector to promoting a solution to the problem, what it’s like to run a high-tech startup on the very cutting edge of climate mitigation, and SeekOps plans to scale over the next few years. Topics Discussed: Iain’s journey from Scotland, to England, and how he ended up in Austin, Texas as the CEO of SeekOps. The CEOs Iain admires most and what makes them stand out among a crowded field of their peers How Iain felt going from the dizzying heights of the corporate world to statup CEO How SeekOps successfully navigates between their clients in the industry, regulators, and ultimately, their bottom line SeekOps traction and growth predictions for the next 3 years, how they continue to generate exponential returns and what that means for their scaling in the future   Favorite book:  Morrisey Autobiography

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14 Apr 2023