In this episode Ryan Keys (Co-Founder/President at Triple Crown Resources) joins us to discuss his background and how he went from a UT grad in Mechanical Engineering to pursuing his Masters in Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M. He discusses the main motivator as to what pushed him to pursue his PE: traveling. His first stint he was an expat in Argentina, then after another role, he decided to pursue his passion and travel the world for a bit, sending him from Colombia, Peru, Australia and including a motorcycle trip throughout the countryside of Eastern Europe. After responsibility and lack of funds snuck up on him, he decided to get back into the workforce where he obtained a job at Wapiti, then Jefferies for 7 years, then by chance meeting his business partner and forming Triple Crown Resources. He gives a very interesting view of the current state of the oil and gas industry and gives us his insight as to where we are when compared to past booms and busts. He knows it's possible to survive this downturn if people focus on becoming more efficient at things they CAN CONTROL. He dives into how the industry's incentive and reward system is broken and will be fixed through natural market processes. He leaves us with: in our current industry, it's easy to focus on the bad, instead focus on things that matter: family, friends, health and your role. Thanks for chatting with us Ryan, love to have you back on!