BOLD Voodoo

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BOLD Voodoo aims to be different, but not for the sake of it - instead to ensure things get done - and the truth is told … At my core I am a #relationshipmanager and a #storyteller … I am not orthodox, and I occasionally cause some to question my tactics - but only those that don’t see the bigger picture and the need to cut through … we can’t cookie cutter a path already worn, we must do things differently if we want to make a change … The aim is to ensure industry #collaboration and a successful #energytransition One of my first partnerships was with my dear friend, Quentin Willson who works tirelessly to sledgehammer the BS and deliver the #truth - via his organisation FairCharge 🔌🔋❤️ Stop Burning Stuff has now evolved into Electric Vehicles UK 🇬🇧 and it’s great to be working with Dan Caesar and the wider FullyCharged.SHOW & Everything Electric One of the first true ‘Friends of the Trend’, and the first proper backer of Bold Voodoo, is my dear friend Fiona Howarth, CEO of Octopus Electric Vehicles, who also works around the clock to help ensure a smooth transition to #electricvehicles We all agree; #misinformation is a weapon of #massdestruction 🔋🥊🔋 We all build relationships across media, industry and government and do our best to make sure filth doesn’t smoother facts … We fight on, in the friendliest of ways Come and join the ride; for a taster, have a listen to this rather wonderful podcast hosted by Liz Allan YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dchU6udV Greg Jackson Sophie Perrygrove Amy Rennison Sarah Mackintosh James Taylor Dr. Andy Palmer CMG, FREng Lorna McAtear Ben Nelmes Arthur Mitchell Alvin Castillo Rob Anstey Raymond M. Ian Johnston Dora Clarke Andy Leyland Jose Hofer Mark Grey Dominic Schreiber Dominic O'Donnell Jerome ANDRE Simon Leadbetter Nick Hulin Vicky Read Stephen Cooke Alec Peachey John Gardiner Charlotte Sheffield Matt Finch Melanie Shufflebotham Imogen Willoughby

Listen to true ‘Friend of the Trend’ James Frith talking sense about #batteries As we once famously said at UKBIC - ‘#batteries WILL help save the 🌎 As Ed Porter recently said, ‘🔋ARE helping to save the 🌎’ Steve LeVine Volta Energy Technologies Olivia Rudgard Ed Conway Yusuf Khan Nick Carey BOLD Voodoo 🙏🏼🔋🙏🏼

Women of the Energy Transition and BOLD Voodoo Magical 🪄✨ Lorna McAtear Laura Magee Charlotte Sheffield Quentin Willson FairCharge 🙏🏼🔋🙏🏼

ChargeUK CEO Vicky Read has today written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband and Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh - pointing out the significant progress being made by the charging sector thanks to the great work of ChargeUK's members. To keep up that progress we need a supportive government - who enacts a strong ZEV mandate, with positive and accurate messaging to consumers also key. #ChargeUK #EVcharging #EV #ElectricVehicles

Octopus Electric Vehicles - 'the charging infrastructure myth has been busted’ Great to read this from Octopus, which adds to the growing bank of research disproving the myths and misinformation we continue to see in certain sectors of the press. It's particularly good to see that the drivers questioned overwhelming report having a positive experience using public chargers. As the largest independent network operator in the UK, providing a high quality customer experience remains our top priority at InstaVolt. Nurturing trust and providing a consistent, reliable service is vital for giving drivers the confidence to make the switch. Fiona Howarth #evs #electricvehicles #evchargers #charginginfrastructure

Our monthly bulletin with new car stats will be heading to your inbox shortly. September was a huge month for electric car sales - in fact the biggest on record in the UK. More people than ever before opted for cleaner, cheaper transport. This is being driven by smart government policy, and there is an emerging British success story in the growing sales and market share of EVs in the UK compared with similar European countries. Carmakers are responding to the ZEV mandate, and consumers can now choose between more EV models at more competitive prices than ever before. It's worth remembering that this transition is happening so that everyone can benefit from cleaner air and reduced climate risk. These benefits are blind to the sales channels through which clean cars make it onto our roads. If you want the full report, make sure you sign up asap at newautomotive.org/ecc Louise Haigh MP Lilian Greenwood Richard Bruce Bob Moran Colin Walker Vicky Read Matt Finch Ralph Palmer James Court Virginia Sentance MBE Roger Atkins Ben Kilbey Quentin Willson Fiona Howarth Greg De Temmerman Helena Bennett

Much shorter post for London Metal Exchange Day 2 I had a brilliant day of meetings and events, including S&P Global and Shanghai Metals Market … Jean Tang was an absolute star of a host! Thank you! Lunch with Ben Clatworthy of The Times and Quentin Willson, Founder of FairCharge, was superb fun … Lots of stories to come … Then I caught up with Daniel Bloor, a very well connected chap who introduced me to Ariel Tepperman … Watch this space … But the highlight had to be dinner with my dear friend David Brocas - always a pleasure, and an education - this man is driven, thoughtful and gets sh*t done … We’re both CEO / Founders now, and know what it takes to jump in and make a difference … Voltaire Minerals AG and BOLD Voodoo have plenty of excitement on the horizon … 🔋🥊🔋 We parted ways, with smiles on our faces … and full stomachs More tomorrow …

BOLD Voodoo is very excited about the upcoming fortnightly dose of ‘Trend is 🫵 Friend’ … landing Friday Oct. 4 There will be a breakdown of all things #energytransition - including some recent time at UKBIC with Quentin Willson / FairCharge and all the comings and goings of a rather bearish London Metal Exchange Week There’s also a round up of the recent The Labour Party conference from true ‘Friend of the Trend’ Ben Nelmes / New AutoMotive Here’s a snippet; … thanks to our wealth of electricity network design and nuclear engineering skills, not to mention today’s divine blessing that is the windiness of our islands. A future where cheap domestic clean power heats our homes and powers our transport system is within our grasp. The economic prize is reduced costs for households and businesses, and freedom from the vicissitudes of international fossil fuel prices … Back issues here, for your education and entertainment: https://lnkd.in/ejhirpMV Logan Lu Jean Tang Sébastien Le Page David Brocas Sarah Maryssael Mark Grey Dr Christian Marston, Co-Founder Altilium Clean Technology Dominic Schreiber Molly Eldridge Abaxx Commodity Futures Exchange and Clearinghouse Sacha Lifschitz Ian Johnston Vicky Read James Court Camilla Hodgson Yusuf Khan Olivia Rudgard Matthew Chamberlain Miriam Heywood Fiona Howarth Greg Jackson Electric Vehicles UK Dan Caesar Steve Fowler Ben Clatworthy Gareth Corfield Jacob Jaffa Steve LeVine James Clench Daniel Thole Leslie Hook Andrea Hotter

What. A. Day. 🙏🏼🔋🙏🏼 Fastmarkets got things rolling for BOLD Voodoo - hosted by Raju Daswani and his team … sentiment was a little shaky on the sidelines, with one participant joking with me “I’m not even optimistic, let alone cautiously …” We were told that there’s no need to worry about #nickel and that 🇮🇩 is going to deliver more than enough … I bumped into so many ‘Friends of the Trend’ throughout the day, with the incomparable Andrea Hotter working her magic introducing me to Brad Levitan … always good to meet a ‘virtual’ LinkedIn buddy in person … On the way out of there I bumped into the living legend that is Andy Home - we will get that lunch in the diary with Andy Blamey … 🍱 Pleasure to see William Adams as well; who told me he loved his cameo in ‘Trend is Your Friend’ Read here: https://lnkd.in/eQcguMyV And who was that I spied across the room, the one and only David Brocas - hopefully we get to catch up properly this week my mate … Onwards to Argus Media bash, thanks for sorting my badge Carol Quayle - and a pleasure to see Thomas Kavanagh, Colin Richardson, Ellie Saklatvala and the rest of the team … More blasts from the past included Kate Smith and Chris Evans … always great to see everyone doing well and pushing forward … Great to meet Leslie Hook, Siobhan Lismore-Scott and Camilla Hodgson in person … so many intriguing and important stories we can #collaborate on … exciting times Then it was on to Abaxx Commodity Futures Exchange and Clearinghouse as the guest of Sacha Lifschitz and Steven Lowe - exciting things on the horizon … Finally it was time for 🍣 ❤️ at Triland Metals Limited - thanks to the exceptional and hugely warmhearted Oliver Watson for that invite and wasn’t expecting to bump into my old colleague Vaseem Karbhari … looking sharp ✌🏼 And then it was a little walk down memory (precious metals) lane with Hannah Kench (née Whiting), Ruth Crowell, Dr Jonathan Butler, Robert Padden, Peter Roberts, Sunny Field and so many more faces … And Archie Hunter and I were snapped by the camera 📸 man having a chat (shake it like a Polaroid picture - see below) Also wonderful to see Scott Yarham, Mark Grey, Roland Chavasse, Sanjay S., Jon Mulcahy and meet Freya K., Polina Sparks … Time for 💤 ready for tomorrow … TBC