Transforming the Energy Industry Using Sound with Panos Adamopoulos of Seisomos, Inc.

Growth Currents

Panos Adamopoulos, the Founder and CEO of Seismos Inc., is an experienced entrepreneur and CEO passionate about high-growth ventures. In today's conversation, we explore Panos's entrepreneurial journey, his service to his country, and the future of digitization in the infrastructure in the United States, especially something as important as the oil and gas industry.

Host Chris Sugden, Managing Partner at Edison Partners, talks with Panos about his entrepreneurial journey, beginning with his military service in Greece, through his ventures in China, and culminating in his innovative work at Seismos in the U.S. The conversation covers the impact of his diverse background on his business acumen, the importance of learning from failures, and the significance of mentorship. Panos also discusses the unique challenges of introducing new technology to a traditional market and the pivotal role of real-time data in optimizing industry processes. Listen in to understand how Panos navigates the entrepreneurial landscape, his approach to creating genuine customer value, and the resilient mindset required to overcome setbacks.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Insights on overcoming setbacks and leveraging failures as stepping stones to success, underscoring the importance of a resilient mindset in the entrepreneurial journey.

• How Seismos is pioneering advanced acoustic technology to revolutionize the oil and gas industries, offering a glimpse of data-driven resource management and optimization.

• The evolving nature of mentorship and its critical role in fostering growth, especially within the challenging landscape of high-growth technology companies.

Jump into the conversation:

(00:00) Introduction to the Electrifying Growth podcast with host Chris Sugden and special guest Panos Adamopoulos

(03:01) Panos’s background and military service

(04:52) His journey into entrepreneurship and founding 3 companies

(12:10) The founding of Siesmos

(17:17) Panos’s advice for smaller companies to be more local first

(19:27) Smaller companies need to be agile all the time

(21:18) How Seismos is utilizing new technologies

(23:17) Find a mentor you trust

(26:39) How Panos created and lives up to Seismos values

(27:54) What Panos would have done differently if he could go back in time

(31:39) Closing

Resources:

Learn more about Panos: https://www.linkedin.com/in/panosadamopoulos/

More about Seismos, Inc.: https://www.seismos.com/