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Brian Iversen, Founder and Managing Partner of Cimbria Capital, joins us to discuss the world of private equity investment in water companies. Strong trepidation towards private investments is a common reaction, but Brian shows us how those fears are often unwarranted. Unlike others who are only in it to make quick money, Cimbria takes a very involved and hands-on approach so that everyone benefits together. By leveraging capital and knowledge from outside the water sector, we can bring vital money and resources to where it is truly needed.

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Jim Good, CEO and Founder of Parkview Advisors, gives us a deep dive into the world of uniting private contractors with public municipal water systems to make water easy and solve the problems in the water utility sector. We learn all about what problems they face, including aging infrastructure, retiring employees with no one to replace them, lack of funding, and of plethora of interspersed utility providers that are run and governed in completely different ways. Jim divulges how private contractors can provide relief in all of these areas, through workers who bring unique experience, perspective, and technology. Jim's extensive background and wisdom in the water world makes him a true water systems whisperer.

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Anna Lisonbee, President of the Utah Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, joins us to discuss the organization's 2025 Utah Infrastructure Report Card. Just like in school, this report card gives Utah clear and concise grades based on the current state of our infrastructure. We dive deep into what grades Utah received and why. We cover everything from roads and airports to drinking water and natural disaster management. A very informative discussion and a great insight into the steps we'll be taking in the future.

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Mike Pearce, Business Director for EutroPHIX, joins us to discuss the company's powerful methods of fixing water quality issues across the US. Mike addresses the problem of phosphorous accumulation - which causes deadly cyanobacteria and algal blooms to infest our water bodies. We dive deep into the proprietary, yet natural, techniques that EutroPHIX uses to clean and restore our precious water. This is a passionate group of individuals thinking big and creatively - exactly what we need to solve our water problems.

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Amanda Strack, Water Conservation Manager for Central Utah Water Conservancy District, joins us to talk about their new 2025 Water Conservation and Efficiency Plan. Amanda walks us through the conservation activities Central has taken to date, new planned activities going into the future, and Central’s water conservation goals for the next 5 years. This is a great discussion about how we put water conservation into action. The plan is open for public comment until November 18, 2025 and can be found at CUWCD.gov

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Managing Partner Davíd Pilz and Partner Amy McCoy, formerly of AMP Insights, join us to discuss their company's exciting rebrand to "Fluent Freshwater Insights". We dive deep into the company, its operational vision, and what this change signifies. Fluent strives to be a voice for the often-overlooked, tackling critical issues including in-stream restoration, reviving terminal lakes, and indigenous tribes water rights. The renewed vigor is contagious. A fun conversation with some favorites.

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Lindsey Davis, Director of Conservation at SITKA Gear, joins us to discuss the company's efforts to combine good business with philanthropic ideology. By looking beyond the bottom line, the company seeks to grow and protect the beauty of nature and connect people to the natural world - all while supplying high-tech high-performance gear for people to better enjoy the experience. Such efforts include funding ecosystem research, giving grants for studying pollinators, restoring wetlands, and creating wildlife programs. We discuss the unique business challenges of this endeavor and explore avenues of funding to support giving back to nature.

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Neal Spackman, Founder and CEO of Regenerative Enterprise and Founder of RAFT Co, joins us to discuss his extremely unique and impactful work to bring life back to some of the deadest places on Earth. We discuss in detail how the extremely dry and harsh desert climate of Saudi Arabia was transformed into a haven of tree growth and wildlife. All of this was done using natural and sustainable practices. We also learn how oil-refining is a lesser-know but novel source of water. A very fascinating discussion and worthwhile listen.