Bennie J. Hayden Founder of Marketing for Green

Date 8/29/18 "Solar Now and The Future With Its Economic Impact On Black America"  84#

Host: Ronald Bethea

Guest: 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Bennie J. Hayden Founder of Marketing for Green

Topic of Discussion: Your Mom always said that in times of crisis, there are also opportunities, for those who choose to look for them. 

A. What roll did her teaching influence you to get into renewable energy?

B.  Through research and reading you became aware of entrepreneur opportunities made possible by the green economy, what some off those opportunities?

2. As a persons that comes out business and marketing arena, why do you feel their is little or no discussion about economic impacts fossil fuels on the health and other important issues around energy in black media?

3. Your  mission statement:  As a solution focused consulting and marketing firm, the mission of Marketing for Green is to effect positive change environmentally and socially, helping to create a sustainable society. How is your company doing that?

4.  Approach: Long go I learned that everything about business starts in Marketing. In this area of business, decisions are made about product or service design, as well as decisions regarding distribution channels. It is a good starting point to begin to assess and evaluate strategies to reduce environmental impact and associated business risks

5.Nationwide 208,859 Solar jobs 2015 Data119,931 Installation jobs Solar Worker Demographics Out of 260,000 working in solar industry nationally Women – 23.8% - African-American – 6.6% - Latino or Hispanic – 11.3% - Asian or Pacific Islander – 8.6% -  Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces – 8.1%

Host:11:30 a.m.- 11:45 a.m. Talking  News and Events Host:11:45 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Open Lines