{"podcast":{"title":"The Environmental Transformation Podcast with Sean Grady","slug":"the-environmental-transformation-podcast-with-sean-grady-1268558","podcast_index_feed_id":1268558,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/25c65514/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.podpage.com/the-environmental-transformation-podcast/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/6237549/6237549-1642952913215-c481652e6b6dc.jpg","author":"Sean Grady","episode_count":130,"summary":"The Environmental Transformation Podcast explores the future of Sustainability, EHS, the Circular Economy, and Environmental Innovation. Host Sean Grady interviews industry leaders and changemakers about emerging technologies, digital transformation, and the trends reshaping the environmental sector. Stay informed, lead the change, and join the ET Nation on every major platform as we dive into the conversations driving real environmental impact.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T02:17:37.295464+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-environmental-transformation-podcast-with-sean-grady-1268558"},"episode":{"title":"How Alan McKim Built Clean Harbors into a Five Billion Dollar Environmental Services Company","slug":"how-alan-mckim-built-clean-harbors-into-a-five-billion-dollar-environmental-services-company","published_at":"2025-11-18T11:18:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-environmental-transformation-podcast-with-sean-grady-1268558/how-alan-mckim-built-clean-harbors-into-a-five-billion-dollar-environmental-services-company","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-environmental-transformation-podcast-with-sean-grady-1268558","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sean-grady/episodes/How-Alan-McKim-Built-Clean-Harbors-into-a-Five-Billion-Dollar-Environmental-Services-Company-e3b40r7","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/25c65514/podcast/play/111329575/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-18%2F412670980-44100-2-95927ea991cab.mp3","summary":"Alan McKim , founder of Clean Harbors , joins the Environmental Transformation Podcast to discuss how he grew the company from a four-person startup in 1980 into one of North America's largest environmental and industrial services providers. McKim reflects on early emergency response work, major acquisitions including Safety Kleen, going public during the 1987 crash, and building a nationwide network of 20,000 employees, 10,000 vehicles, 700 service centers, and 100 permitted waste facilities. He also shares insights from his Undercover Boss experience, the role technology plays in Clean Harbors operations, and lessons from his book, “ Doing the Doing .” Thanks to our Sponsors: WASTELINQ , E-Tank , and Cascade Environmental","meta_description":"Alan McKim , founder of Clean Harbors , joins the Environmental Transformation Podcast to discuss how he grew the company from a four-person startup in 19…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3452,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-environmental-transformation-podcast-with-sean-grady-1268558/episodes/how-alan-mckim-built-clean-harbors-into-a-five-billion-dollar-environmental-services-company/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-environmental-transformation-podcast-with-sean-grady-1268558/how-alan-mckim-built-clean-harbors-into-a-five-billion-dollar-environmental-services-company.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}