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Just wrapped up an informative and engaging conversation with Nick Deiuliis (CEO - CNX) for another Energy Crüe Podcast episode.

We began discussing the 160+ year history of CNX and where they are at today. With a company that began during the Abraham Lincoln administration we dived into the company culture, and how he has the benefit of being part of the interview process of every single candidate they hire. 

We then discussed everything from being an energy industry advocate and promoting STEM discussions when engaging in energy discussions, as well as what the energy crisis our world is about to face should policymakers double down on their decisions. We wrapped it up by discussing the impactful community mentorship program that just kicked off its second year (founded by CNX). The goal is to provide local youths with skillsets and knowledge for those who don’t plan on the traditional college trajectory. Really impactful stuff and love hearing about it.

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Always enjoy meeting someone for the first time and getting behind the mic immediately after introductions. We chatted about leading a startup software company and growing it 7X over in 5 years, how AEGIS sets itself apart from the traditional old school way of hedging, going from a super major corporation to a startup, the importance of work-life balance, and spending time with your kids, how we met our spouses, what hedging is explained to a 5-year-old, how hedging is used to control volatility, what he does when he’s stressed or struggling and more.

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James and I sit at a local OKC coffee shop and discuss his background and growing up, and how his love for rocks brought him into the oilfield. We chat about his career and his time at Chesapeake before going down his own path to founding VanAlstine Geosciences. We then get into his recent side career working with some major Hollywood stars as he pursues his acting career on the side. We chat about all the behind-the-scenes experiences he’s faced working with Martin Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Dinero, and more. Always a blast chatting with James, as he’s one of the most genuine people in the patch.

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Had an awesome chat with Cody Godsell, P.E. (Senior Drilling Engineer- El Toro Resources LLC) at the Red Piano Lounge in OKC.

We chatted about how growing up in South Dokota he found his way into the oilfield. Starting his career at Chesapeake Energy and what that experience was like, to landing his current role at El Toro Resources LLC and the differences at working at a large company versus smaller one.

As President of the AADE MIDCON - American Association Of Drilling Engineers Mid-Continent Chapter we discussed the challenges him and other chapters are facing in regards to getting operators to attend events. We then discussed the concept of success and how our perception of it changes over time. Awesome time as usual chatting with him.

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Had an awesome time chatting with Austin Groover and Blakley Farrow today for an Energy Crüe episode at the Petroleum Club of Houston.

We discussed how Austin and Blakley were first generation oilfield and how they decided to not only pursue a Petroleum Engineering degree but the benefits and excitement to going to the service side out of college versus the operator side of things. We discussed what they are working on the with their SmartROS system and what it's been like working on it from inception to delivery. Problem solving, working with the right people, increasing drilling efficiencies, and of course optimization were some of the topics discussed.

We then got into rom coms, bonus parents, work-life balance, and Johnny Depp & Amber Heard. 

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Adam Oxsen (VP - ROX Exploration) and I sat down at their office in Norman, OK to catch up on life. During our convo we discussed our interests and curiosities, Bitcoin, his tweet style LinkedIn posts. We then went down a rabbit hole of what success means to us and are we successful? Always great talking with Adam and be sure to check out his podcast: ROX Energy!

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What an unbelievable and interesting conversation I had yesterday with Michael Hale (VP - Exploration Novo Oil and Gas, LLC) for another Energy Crüe podcast during my visit to OKC before we met up again at the final Crüe Club event for the quarter.

Growing up in upstate New York with a father who passed on his love for science in his early years, Michael has always found himself a student consuming literature and audio books about everything and anything. From history, to science, to astrophysics he’s always reading something. It was really interesting hearing about the natural topography led to him pursuing a geology degree then by chance through a college connection he moved to OKC to get into the oil & gas industry.

One of the most interesting, brightest, and genuine individuals out there. I could have spent another 3 hours listening to his outlooks about our industry, personal accountability, and his love for Carl Sagan and how science has influenced his life.

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Mike Umbro (FieldView Capital) a San Diego native, and an Operator in California joined me to have a conversation about what it’s like as an operator trying to operate in California. Recently Mike has been very active on social media as an energy, environment, and oil & gas advocate. Showcasing the realities of when poor policy leads to higher cost, more pollution, more dependance, and a disadvantage to people in lower income households. We discussed what we have to do as an industry to have real energy conversations with people outside our industry. Fighting uphill battles, bureaucracy, stagnation and stalling of permits, while they are sitting on some of the biggest oil reserves and what that could do for the people of California. As someone who has been a voice of the realities of energy expectations versus energy reality, very excited to have had this convo with him, and looking forward to seeing what he’s going to do not just for the California Energy industry, but domestic energy as well!

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Had an awesome conversation with Kevin Thuot (Managing Partner - JetRock) last week during their visit to Houston for #NAPE for Energy Crüe Podcast. Special shout out to Zach Howard for reaching out and setting up the introduction.

Kevin has an interesting past, growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, doing internships at NASA, discussing the vomit comet and his contribution to the space program (astronauts everywhere thank him), to pursuing a graduate degree from M.I.T., to how he started JetRock. 

We discussing starting his own company and leaving the comfort of a stable job behind. Focused on coding and building out their platform was the game since 2015, now he’s looking to grow his presence by adding a team built for that. We discussed some personal hobbies and it was extremely interesting to hear more about the life of Kevin and how his creative mind works.Really enjoyed the conversation and appreciate their time during such a busy week!

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Had an awesome conversation for another Energy Crüe Episode with Laura Freeman (Managing Director - Highpoint Global Capital) that lasted over 2 hours!!! We took a break from the usual podcast venues and headed to a Houston staple: The Shiloh Club.We started out with her background and how she got into the oil and gas industry with a physics major. We discussed her first role at OXY in California and how she crushed her first assignment. We discussed her pursuit of higher education as well as her thoughts on if an MBA is right for everyone. We chatted about traveling around the world and some interesting motorcycle trips/stories from Vietnam. We talked about everything from where we are at in our industry, the old ivory tower mentality, and what’s shifts she is seeing.