Greg Veerman is the principal and creative director at Astronaut, a brand studio specializing in communications for companies in renewable energy, clean tech and sustainable products and services. As a creative director and writer, he's earned battle scars serving Fortune 100 heavyweights, scrappy entrepreneurs and game-changers in renewable energy. He's also an unrepentant coffee swiller and avid trout angler, and he's met two actual astronauts, one who commanded a space shuttle and one who walked on the moon.