What The Funk?

California: Big state, Big consumer. Big reserves. Big importer of Oil. Huh? Mike Umbro, investor, entrepreneur, and now aspiring energy producer joins TOTB to talk all things California, Oil & Gas, virtue-signaling vs greenwashing and his Big opinions. A San Diego native who went to Pepperdine, Mike enjoys ocean views, palm trees, "Anchorman", and his oil locally produced. Super lively episode.

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This week we were joined by our soviet compadres, Michael Maltsev and Nikolai Korniyuk from RigER. The guys were forced to hear Jeremy’s passport sob story (not fun), talk about their passion for Religion (hockey, fun), and dive into how a couple of Russian dudes ended up in Calgary, helping automate the way North American field rental companies do business. A unique episode with the leaders of a fast rising startup. Enjoy!

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Chad Spencer is a true renaissance man, guy does it all, including...waving knives around on LinkedIn?! Hanging with Chad, we learned about his deep Houston roots, his approach to investments, his passion for recruiting, his expertise in all social media...and that cold calling is live and well...Bonus: Remember that time when you were golfing, and lmost qualified for the US Open? Oh, that was Chad. My Bad. Enjoy!

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Becky and Sanjay sitting in a tree e-v-o-l-v-i-n-g. The Evolve Collective is a new age idea that will spawn many copycats. The collective is a worldwide “village” made up of a group of accomplished professionals, energy industry veterans, and somehow, Dr. Funkenstein. The goal is to help startups get the most out of their company. The variety of skillsets amongst the villagers has created a Swiss Army knife of options to assist. We talk about the collective, Sanjay and Becky‘s path to entrepreneurship, and why Sanjay‘s daughter chose Tufts over Brandeis.

Thank you to our sponsor, Sourcewater (sourcewater.com).

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Curating genuine, relatable, and hilarious content is essential to building your brand on social media. In the Oil & Gas industry, two and funniest are Steph and Donnie Davis. The Davis clan came on to talk about working in the same industry, from the same office, and raising the same kid. Also might be married. We pose questions such as: "who is the funnier of you two?"..."what is it like to work with the Digital Wildcatters bro's?" and "how do you get 5 million LinkedIn views on a post about getting fired?" Real hard hitting stuff. Loved this one. Enjoy!

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TOTB is a little over a year old. So is Round the Rotary podcast. We made 50 episodes in year 1. The man, JP Warren? 110! Dude is the Lou Gehrig of Podcasts. Thanks for big timing us like that!! JP, the long-haired wonder who is 6'5" and never played sports joined the guys to do a retrospective on "The first year of Podcasting '' in a close knit oil and gas content space. We handed out superlatives for funniest, favorite episode, best guest… and of course, most awkward moments. Good times and an easy listen.

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Two months ago, Kyle Golden, P2 executive and a good friend of TOTB had a simple message: “you guys need to have Thomas Feighny on your podcast, the guy is electric”. And boy, was he right. Thomas was born with the gift of gab, a passion for storytelling, and a desire to march to the beat of his own drum. Buying a used police cruiser at an Amarillo, TX auction? Sure! Starting a new company in the middle of a pandemic? Why not? Moving to Houston in the middle of the Summer? Of course. Bike riding at 5 AM in 15 degree weather? You already know. Thomas brings an undeniable passion, energy, and youthful exuberance to this weeks TOTB.

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Did you move your family from Houston to Montana in the middle of the pandemic with your 5 children? John Ferrell did! The CEO and Founder of Well Database (and friend of the DW family) joins the guys to rap about all things Oil & Gas Data, running a startup software company, balancing family, and why taking on investor funding isn't always the answer. John is a seasoned podcast veteran, and that shined through in an enlightening episode of Tripping Over the Barrel.

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Luke Wallace dreams of having a vineyard on the coast of Italy. Or living in Malaysia. Or snowshoeing in the foothills of the Rockies. Or owning a fleet of trucks. But for now? He enjoys being the King of artificial lift. In this episode of TOTB, Luke gives us his history - working at companies large and small, being mentored by artificial lift experts, and gives us a crash course on the seven types of artificial lift (did you know there were that many?). Luke also tells us what balancing a newborn with work during the COVID times looks like. Enjoy!

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A Cajun. A Yankees fan. A man who is quite certain that #PaperIsTheProblem. Steven Toups joins the guys this week to talk about the digitization of documents in oil and gas, and how we have just scratched the surface of the industry’s digital transformation. Steven is an optimist with high energy and a unique perspective on where our industry is headed...a fun listen!

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