We recently had the privilege of interviewing Alexander von Welczeck, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of SkyH2O. With his expansive work in the Climate Technology and Renewable Energy industries, Alexander has established himself as an influential entrepreneur and industry leader throughout his more than three decades in the workforce.
In this interactive session, Alexander von Welczeck shares his professional trajectory, maintaining a balance in the business operations, ensuring employee satisfaction, and services of his business, while offering valuable suggestions for beginners in this field.
The Beginning
We started the session by asking, “Can you walk us through your professional journey and how it led to where you are today?”
Alexander shared, “I was born, and raised in California, and studied at the University of San Francisco ‘USF’. In my early career, I worked for Fortune 100 industrial companies, always in an entrepreneurial market development role. Since 2004 I have been a ClimateTech entrepreneur. SkyH2O is my 3rd ClimateTech business that I founded in 2016.”
Overcoming Major Hurdles we asked Alexander von Welczeck
Every business is filled with inevitable challenges. To learn how Alexander von Welczeck overcame the same, we asked, “Reflecting on your career, what have been some of the most significant challenges you’ve faced, and how did you overcome them?”
He replied, “My business career started in 1986. Since then I have transacted in 22 different countries. It is always a challenge to adapt and adjust, to find the right way to successfully conduct business in foreign countries with different cultures.”
Balancing The Operations
We further asked, “How do you balance long-term vision with short-term operational needs?”
Alexander continued, “SkyH2O is a triple impact business; people, planet, and profit. As such, we will never compromise the environment including people or the planet to make a bigger profit. My business philosophy is – if it is destroying the planet, then it’s not an investment.”
Current Offerings we asked Alexander von Welczeck
We were curious to learn more about the services offered by Alexander von Welczeck. So, we asked, “Tell us more about your services and if you are planning to add something new in the future.”
Alexander replied, “SkyH2O supplies fresh healthy drinking water that is Renewable water and provides the ultimate in water sustainability, security, and resiliency. SkyH2O is innovating, advancing, and scaling Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG) for effective larger Commercial, Industrial, and Government applications, and always in the most environmentally responsible way. Best SkyH2O applications supply from 20,000 up to over 200,000 LPD fresh healthy water.”
Analyzing The Market Trends
To understand how Alexander von Welczeck assesses the latest market developments, we asked, “What methods do you use to analyze market trends, and how have these influenced your business decisions?”
He replied, “Water crisis is considered to be a top-3 threat to global stability. It is estimated that currently over 2 billion people live under water stress, and is expected to accelerate to over 5 billion people experiencing water scarcity by 2050.”
Impact Of Digital Transformation
With digital advancements having a huge impact on every business, we were intrigued to learn its influence on Alexander von Welczeck’s business. So, we asked, “How has digital transformation affected your business model?”
Alexander shared, “Digital transformation enables SkyH2O to provide SMART IoT solutions that can be programmed and remotely controlled to optimally work as environmental conditions change, and as energy availability and costs change.”
Emerging Technologies
“What emerging technologies do you believe will have the most significant impact on your industry in the next five years?”
He added, “AWG is a young, fast-growing new Renewables industry. Today AWG is at a stage similar to the solar industry 20 years ago. As AWG now rapidly grows, the industry will experience significant changes driven by new technologies that will make AWG more efficient, effective, smarter, and more profitable.”
Satisfied Employees – Enhancing Productivity
Ensuring employee satisfaction is equally essential for the success of a business. To learn how Alexander von Welczeck maintains the same, we inquired, “What strategies do you implement to maintain high levels of employee engagement and satisfaction?”
He shared, “SkyH2O enjoys a proven US West Coast tech business structure. All SkyH2O colleagues enjoy stock-option ownership. As such everyone is vested and motivated to make SkyH2O a big success. Culturally, SkyH2O is diverse, open, and respects every individual.”
Ensuring A Lasting Legacy
We ended the interview by asking, “How do you want your business to be remembered, and what steps are you taking to secure that legacy?”
Alexander shared, “We are not only building the business SkyH2O, but creating a new industry; industrial scale Atmospheric Water Generation. SkyH2O will be remembered as the Global market leader and industry innovator.”
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