#186: Nigel Broomhall, CEO of Invisible Urban Charging — 1 Million EV Charger Partnership with Real Estate Giant CBRE. Flying Across the World for a 15-Minute Meeting. Bigger vs. Smaller Ambitions.

My guest today is Nigel Broomhall, Co-founder and CEO of Invisible Urban Charging.

Invisible Urban Charging provides electric vehicles as a service, which means they design, install, own, and maintain chargers for investors, fleet managers, and corporates eager to electrify transportation while avoiding the capital expense and uncertainty associated with being a novice in the sector. They’ve signed partnerships with giants like CBRE to install over 1 million chargers.

Nigel brings three decades of experience in power utilities, energy, and banking across multiple continents.

In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more.

1. Why he flew from New Zealand to the US for a 15-minute meeting and how it catapulted his company to faster growth
2. Why he focuses on level 2 chargers, not fast chargers
3. What he learned from pitching 283 investors
4. How aiming for bigger goals is easier than more humble ambitions

🔗 PODCAST SHOW LINKS:

Invisible Urban Charging - https://www.iucharging.com

Nigel Bloomhall - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelbroomhall

Bridgewater Associates - https://www.bridgewater.com

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers - https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205

Elon Musk (biography) - https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1982181281

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It - https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/B07VHQWQ93

Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And the Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time - https://shorturl.at/5CyxU

Open: An Autobiography - https://shorturl.at/Tqhtp

Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way - https://www.amazon.com/Losing-My-Virginity-Survived-Business/dp/0307720748

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike - https://shorturl.at/BifBH

Superhuman (email tool) - https://superhuman.com

Mushroom coffee - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/mushroom-coffee

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