Earthrise Guide is a place for guides and guidance

Elena is an entrepreneur, offgrid expert, herbalist, and mother. Over the past five years, she has lived off-grid in a van, catamaran, in the desert, and on a mountain. She has also dug deep into decentralized health and schooling. She is the author of “Off-Grid and On Purpose” published in February 2025. She is a Venture Partner with the climatetech investing syndicate Climate Avengers. She founded Earthriseguide.com (earthriseguide.com/), which publishes guides and offers coaching.

Before her off-grid adventures, she was in leadership at Tesla, built a climatetech startup, was Forbes 30 Under 30, spoke at White House Events, and guest lectured at Stanford and Berkeley. She is from metro-Detroit. She has a maters degree in International Economics with a focus on China and energy policy, and a certificate in Econometrics. She was the host of the Climate Avengers Podcast. 

Instagram

LinkedIn

Climate Avengers: venture.angellist.com/v/back/ALS/climate-avengers