Why Battery Safety Could Be the Biggest Risk in the EV Revolution | Seth Farbman's Podcast

Electric vehicles, smartphones, laptops, grid storage modern life runs on batteries.But what happens when those batteries fail?In this episode of Startup to Stock Exchange, Seth Farbman sits down with Bryan Morin, physicist, entrepreneur, and CEO of Soteria Battery Innovation Group, a company focused on solving one of the biggest hidden problems in the energy transition: battery safety.Bryan shares his unlikely path from earning a PhD in physics to becoming a serial entrepreneur in the battery industry. After navigating the brutal lessons of the 2008 financial crisis and nearly losing his first company, he pivoted into a mission-driven venture aimed at preventing the kinds of battery failures that can cause fires, recalls, and billions of dollars in damage.Instead of competing with other companies, Soteria built a global consortium of battery manufacturers, researchers, and innovators focused on making the entire industry safer.If you want to learn more about the real risks behind the battery boom, the lessons Bryan learned as an entrepreneur, and how the future of safer energy storage is being built, listen to the full episode.Seth’s CompaniesVstock Transfer – https://www.vstocktransfer.com/Share Media – https://www.sharemedia.co/Listen to the ShowApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seth-farbman-on-podcast-from-startup-to-stock-exchange/id1356667808Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/54i7xkWaAALAFrUvk4WZcNConnect with SethLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethfarbman/Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/sethfarbmanstockTikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@sethfarbmanTwitter (X) – https://x.com/sethfarbman1About the ShowFrom Startup to Stock Exchange, hosted by entrepreneur and investor Seth Farbman, spotlights the journey of founders and CEOs as they scale their companies from early ideas to public markets. Each episode features candid conversations with leaders across industries, offering insights on growth, fundraising, branding, and the mindset it takes to build a company that lasts.Chapters:00:00 – Electrifying Introduction01:15 – What Soteria Battery Innovation Group Actually Does03:10 – Why Battery Safety Is a Global Problem05:12 – Brian’s Background: From Physics to Entrepreneurship07:45 – Starting His First Company10:28 – The 2008 Financial Crisis and Startup Survival14:20 – Why Battery Failures Still Happen18:05 – Creating a Consortium Instead of Competing21:41 – Licensing Safer Battery Technologies26:39 – The Future of Batteries and Energy StorageConnect with Seth LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethfarbman/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/sethfarbmanstock TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@sethfarbman Twitter (X) – https://x.com/sethfarbman1