Join us as we visit with our fellow colleagues, customers, and friends in the oil & gas industry. Personal conversations, real life issues, notable opinions, all perspectives… We’re focusing on the person behind the position as we engage in unscripted conversations with professionals from every end of the energy industry. Round the Rotary with JP Warren (https://www.capitalpetroleumconsultants.com/)
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Round the Rotary guest Jeff Peeples (Chief Development Officer - Tomahawk Safety & Host of Mission Zero Podcast)
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On this episode Jeff Peeples (Chief Development Officer - Tomahawk Safety & Host of Mission Zero Podcast) joins us and we have a great conversation that starts off with his upbringing in rural Georgia and how he got into the industry and specifically safety. We discuss him going from designing a revolutionary safety glove, all the way to the launch…
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Round the Rotary guest John Daniel (Founder - Daniel Energy Partners)
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On this episode we have John Daniel (Founder - Daniel Energy Partners) join us to discuss the origins and the execution of his successful market intelligence report. We discuss that he gathers his information from actually getting out of the office, putting boots on the ground during his in-basin field trips, and actually talks with various people …
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Round the Rotary guest Jeff Allen (President YPA - Petroleum Club of Houston/Founder - Allen Energy Partners)
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On this episode Jeff Allen (President YPA - Petroleum Club of Houston/Founder - Allen Energy Partners) and I meet up at the Petroleum Club to record this episode. We chatted about growing up in the industry with a O&G Wildcatter father, to him pursuing his fathers footsteps and starting his own company. We discussed the history of the Petroleum Clu…
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Round the Rotary guest Laura Pommer Fidler (CEO - Energyfunders)
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On this episode, we have Laura Pommer Fidler (CEO - Energyfunders) back on the show to discuss her new role at Energyfunders. We discussed how Energyfunders allows individuals to invest directly into oil and gas projects and make serious returns. We chatted about how this platform is disrupting the traditional Wall Street and private equity financi…
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Round the Rotary guest Tim Taylor (Founder - Midnight Marketing)
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On this episode Tim Taylor (Founder - Midnight Marketing) joins us to discuss how his company operates and why it chooses to operate under the radar. For a marketing company that creates engaging marketing material, original content, and various oil and gas customers as clients, they choose not to market themselves and let their work speak for itse…
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Round the Rotary guest Cullen Cone (Operations/A&D - Tri-C Resources)
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On this episode Cullen Cone (Operations/A&D - Tri-C Resources) joins us at the Petroleum Club of Houston where we dive into his background being 3rd generation oilfield and what life was like growing up. We discuss various internships he had throughout his college career, and how when an offer was pulled last minute, he was disappointed however loo…
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Round the Rotary guest Celeste Shaffer
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On this episode Celeste Shaffer (Operations Supervisor/Business Development Manager - Nabors Industries) joins us for a great conversation about her background and being first generation in the oil & gas industry. We chat about her decision after graduating UT in Petroleum Engineering, in going to work for a service company rather than an operator,…
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Round the Rotary guest Ryan Dawson (Founder/Chief Corvanaut - Corva)
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Great having Ryan Dawson (Founder/Chief Corvanaut - Corva) come on the show. As we were pressed for time (going to do a round two soon), we dove into his background and how he got into the Oil & Gas industry after being in Austin for 15 years working on other projects. He saw a need for a user friendly, cloud based, data analytics platform in the d…
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Round the Rotary guest Shayne Schurr/Seth Hill (Heights Ice Baby)
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In this episode with have the coolest cats in the industry stop by to discuss a side passion project they started during the lockdowns of 2020. Seth Hill (Executive Account Manager - MS Directional) and Shayne Schurr (Regional Sales Manager - MS Directional) join us and talk to us all about snow cones! Not only have these two been friends since bef…
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Round the Rotary guest Yousuf Chaudhary (EVP - Atlas Operating LLC)
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On this episode which was recorded at The Petroleum Club of Houston, we sit down with Yousuf Chaudhary (EVP - Atlas Operating LLC), where we just get deep into a whole range of topics from: his podcast (Oil Money Podcast), disrupters in our industry, snakes, being an individual, the American Dream achieved by his father who came over here from Paki…
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Round the Rotary guest Brett Chell (President/CEO at Cold Bore Technologies)
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On this episode Brett Chell (President/CEO at Cold Bore Technologies) joins us from his living room in Calgary with his dogs Frankenstein and Dracula. Brett has an extremely interesting story how he went from majoring in Art while in college to working on rigs for 8 years after college. From there he understood if he wanted to start any company in …
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Round the Rotary guest Will Cauley (Region Service Delivery Technical Manager at Baker Hughes)
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On this episode Will Cauley (Region Service Delivery Technical Manager at Baker Hughes) joins us and we chat about his background and how he pursued a Mechanical Engineering degree at LSU and joined the oilfield working offshore in his first role. These days it's rare to see someone with such long tenure at a company, but Will has over 18 years at …
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Round the Rotary guest Bryson Varner (Account Manager / Technical Sales - Cathedral Energy Services)
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On this episode Bryson Varner (Account Manager / Technical Sales - Cathedral Energy Services) joins us and we dive into his upbringing and various jobs had growing up, and seeing a buddies garage motivated him to get into the oil industry. We discussed his critter videos on LinkedIn and how they began as well as some hilarious stories on some outta…
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Round the Rotary guest TJ Dostal (President/Founder- Tejas Completion Services)
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On this episode TJ Dostal (President/Founder- Tejas Completion Services) sits down with us and discusses his background and what lead him into the oil and gas business. After various roles, the entrepreneur spirit began to take over. During the pandemic when many companies were hesitant and anxious about the future, TJ looked at it as an opportunit…
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Round the Rotary guest Ken Miller (CEO/Founder - Erdos Miller)
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On this episode we have Ken Miller (CEO/Founder - Erdos Miller) join us where we discuss how he went from a high school internship at Texas Instruments to betting on himself and making the jump to pursue something he was passionate about and hoping into the oilfield. Through the advice of one of his earliest mentors: There is no such thing as job s…
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Round the Rotary guest David Reid (CTO/CMO - NOV & Founder redM Movement)
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On this episode David Reid (CTO/CMO - NOV & Founder redM Movement) joins us and gives us his unique pathway into the oil and gas industry from being an architect to challenging "the norm" O&G culture in his first role. We discuss how he builds and leads his teams, employment empowerment, what he looks for in people, and how he pursues new projects.…
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Round the Rotary guest Chief Tauzin (VP - Sales at Ranger Energy Services)
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On this episode Chief Tauzin (VP - Sales at Ranger Energy Services) sits down with us and dives into his background and how he got into the oilfield, and how when he got into sales he was one of the youngest salespeople in Houston, as well as what he did to try and build relationships with a different demographic than his own. Building strong inter…
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Round the Rotary guest Alex Goodwin (Director - Sales & Marketing at Vertice Oil Tools)
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On this episode Alex Goodwin (Director - Sales & Marketing at Vertice Oil Tools) stops by and we dive into his background and how he got into the oil and gas industry (with some motivation from his twin brother who is also in the industry). We discuss his first several positions and what he learned by just going to location, then his drive to learn…
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Round the Rotary guest Emma Kahn (Garrison Brothers Distillery)
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On Round the Rotary ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY we chat about something near and dear to my heart: Bourbon, more specifically, Texas Bourbon. Emma Kahn (Bourbon Crusader) and the entire Garrison Brothers team/family for hosting us today at their distillery. We learned a ton about the process, people, and the pride of Texas Bourbon. We were able to learn m…
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Round the Rotary guest Riley Norris (Technical Sales - Patriot Drilling Services / Brand Ambassador for Socorro Tequila / Founder of Bolt&Barrel Oil)
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On this episode Riley Norris (Technical Sales - Patriot Drilling Services / Brand Ambassador for Socorro Tequila / Founder of Bolt&Barrel Oil) joins us and we dive into his background in oil and gas and his first visit to the rig. We then dive into something that I find extremely interesting: hopping on opportunities for a secondary source of incom…
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Round the Rotary guest Aaron Smith (VP - Engineering at Headington Energy Partners)
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On this episode we get Aaron Smith (VP - Engineering at Headington Energy Partners) behind the mic in their office in McKinney, Texas. We chat about his first several years in the oilfield at a larger O&G company and how that led to valuable experience in various disciplines before joining his father and brother in his current role at Headington. W…
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Round the Rotary guest Kyle Wagner
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Very excited to release this episode with Kyle Wagner (Engineer / Author). We met up in his office in Fort Worth and recorded this remotely, where we discussed his oilfield career and how, after his wife’s life-threatening car accident, he decided to pivot companies and begin working at his family’s O&G company. We then discussed how he began to wr…
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Round the Rotary guest Laura Fidler (CEO - Century Natural Resources)
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On this episode Laura Fidler (CEO - Century Natural Resources) joins us and we dive into her career and how growing up in Colorado and being outdoors led to her love of geology and rocks. We then go into her previous roles in her career as well as by a chance presentation she found herself offered the opportunity to build a team and create Century …
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Round the Rotary guest Mark Patterson
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On this episode Mark Patterson (Founder/Managing Partner - Sage Brothers Consulting) joins us as we dive into what sales was when he first broke out in the oilfield in the 80s. We chat about his pervious roles and how things have changed from the oilfield when he started at (4,500 rigs) to where we are at today. He saw a need for company's who need…
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Round the Rotary guest William Standifird (VP Sales and Marketing - AccessESP)
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On this episode William Standifird (VP Sales and Marketing - AccessESP) joins us and we dive into his background and how he decided to take his first assignment in the O&G industry offshore as he was given the option of getting to location by truck or helicopter. We discuss each roll he had and the unique opportunities he had working at larger OFS …
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Round the Rotary guest Roye Strawn (Executive Sales - SitePro Inc)
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On this episode Roye Strawn (Executive Sales - SitePro Inc) joins us and we dive into his upbringing in Austin and how being around that environment helped foster his entrepreneur spirit. We discuss how he jumped into the oilfield after sharing a ride one weekend to a bachelor party and the rest is history. We discuss how he utilizes new and innova…
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Round the Rotary guest Josh Gugenheim (Outside Sales Manager) & Billy Sias (Business Development Manager)
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On this episode Josh Gugenheim (Outside Sales Manager - Tex-Isle Supply, Inc) and Billy Sias (Business Development Manager - Tex-Isle Supply, Inc.) join us to chat about their background and how they got into the O&G industry. Both of them have been at Tex-Isle for over 7 years and have been strategic in the company's steady growth over the past de…
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Round the Rotary guest Colten Bingham
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On this episode Colten Bingham (Drilling Engineer/one way ticket purchaser) joins us and we decide to move away from O&G conversations and get into the reason why he was asked to come on the show: his insane traveling stories throughout South America all the way to heading to Tibet to try and climb Everest during the middle of winter. From Abu Dhab…
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Round the Rotary guest Drew Limbacher (VP - BD & Engineering at Vencer Energy)
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On this episode Drew Limbacher (VP - BD & Engineering at Vencer Energy) tells his story on how he grew up in the oilfield and how he knew it was an industry for him after an internship on a platform in intercoastal waters. He discusses how due to Covid his previous company was rolled up and he found himself in a situation where he began to utilize …
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Round the Rotary guest Nina Spencer (Vice President - Onward Consulting)
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On this episode Nina Spencer (Vice President - Onward Consulting) joins us and gives us her perspective of what it was like moving from Scotland to Houston and jumping in the oilfield. She provided a great story of how her career has evolved and where it has taken her. We then discuss something that is near and dear to her heart: child advocacy. We…
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Round the Rotary guest JP Warren (Hosted by Monika Warren)
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On this episode, we flip the script and have JP sitting in the guest chair while Monika Warren interviews him (Round of Rotary Fan Club - Houston Chapter President). We begin talking about growing up and how I got into the oil & gas industry, what I wanted my career to look like, shifting gears after the Deepwater Horizon event, to present day. We …
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Round the Rotary guest Jasper Camacho
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On this episode Jasper Camacho (Managing Director - Marius International) joins us from Singapore to give us his background on how he went from graduating Texas A&M in economics, to pursuing a MBA at Harvard, and taking his first international assignment in India. From looking at what international markets would make sense to enter to starting his …
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Round the Rotary guest Danny Stunkard (Sales BD Manager - Edge OFS)
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Danny Stunkard (Sales Business Development Manager - Edge OFS) joins us on this episode and we dive into some good banter about how he was cleaning airport restrooms to wanting to get into the oilfield. He discusses moving from Oklahoma to Louisiana, Pittsburg, North Dakota, South Texas and finally getting into sales with an opportunity in Houston.…
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Round the Rotary guest Brandon Buzarde (VP Global BD - Lamor Corporation)
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Brandon Buzarde (Vice President Of Global Business Development at Lamor Corporation) joins us and gives us his background in the oilfield (third generation oilfield). It was great chatting with Brandon and learning why he accepts new roles and challenges as well as what drives him in his career. We discuss his solution based selling approach as wel…
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Round the Rotary guest Jason Word (Sales Director - Hexacom)
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On this episode Jason Word (Sales Director - Hexacom) joins us and we dive into his background and how he began his career in the oilfield. We then speak to his current role as sales director of a new online platform, which can be best described as "the amazon for the oilfield". We discuss how online commerce has skyrocketed in the past 5 years (an…
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Round the Rotary guest Joe Sinnott (Founder/Executive Coach - Witting Partners)
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On this episode Joe Sinnot (Founder/Executive Coach - Witting Partners), joins us and gives us his career path in oil & gas and what lead him to pivot careers in 2017. By pursuing his passion in helping people grow their careers, Joe decided to plunge full time in an executive coach role. He provides great insight and points for people who feel lik…
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Round the Rotary guest Stephen Forrester (Content Development Manager - Gyrodata)
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On this episode Stephen Forrester (Content Development Manager - Gyrodata) joins us and gives us his background on how he went from being an English teacher to coming in the oil industry. We dive into the flawed educational system and what he sees as real issues and obstacles in Americas education. We then discuss developing content in the current …
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Round the Rotary guest Kelsey Dean (Corporate Sales - Tiger Rentals)
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On this episode Kelsey Dean (Corporate Sales - Tiger Rentals) joins us and tells us his story on growing up in the oilfield, and how he saw the people of the industry being special. He speaks to how Tiger Rentals was able to pivot and adapt so quickly once the pandemic hit, and how they were able to do this. We do a crash course on what to do when …
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Round the Rotary guest Marshall Brown (Clutch City Coffee/Oasis Petroleum)
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On this episode we have Marshall Brown (Sr. Field Engineer - Oasis/Co-Founder "Clutch City Coffee") joins us and dives into a new business venture he is opening in Houston, Texas. He is combining what he loved about living in Alaska (drive through coffee shops) and local coffee roasters and opening up a drive through coffee shop. We discussed gener…
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Round the Rotary guest Tyler Varnado (Business Development Manager - Axio Cased Hole Services)
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On this episode Tyler Varnado (Business Development Manager - Axio Cased Hole Services) stops by to give us his year end review. We discuss his career path and various roles that eventually lead him to where he is at today. We discussed how he is a very regimented individual, and when Covid hit he had to create a new regiment that would fit the tim…
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Round the Rotary guest John "JD" Smith (Cuevas Coffee Roasters)
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On this episode we have our first oilfield/coffee connoisseur John "JD" Smith (Founder/CEO of Cuevas Coffee) in the studio where we have a chat over a cup or two of his very own coffee "Cuevas Coffee". The first half of the podcast we dive into his background and how he got into the oilfield. We discuss how his work ethic and wanting to be one of t…
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Round the Rotary guest Andrew Coronado (US Account Manager - Derrick Corporation)
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On this episode Andrew Coronado (US Account Manager - Derrick Corporation) joins us and we get kicked off on how he went from going to college to study music in hopes to be a rock star, to getting in the oilfield by a chance conversation with a neighbor one Sunday after church. We get into his career path and how he went from working in the field w…
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Round the Rotary guest Zane Foster (Director of Business Development - Enovate Upstream)
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On this episode Zane Foster (Director of Business Development - Enovate Upstream) joins us and we start off the episode with a story from when he hit the road on a personal road trip before he began his career and had a pretty interesting experience which sets the tone for this guest: treat people with kindness as you never know what someone is goi…
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Round the Rotary guest Jasen Gast (President/CEO Oilfield Service Professionals - Texas Billfish Classic)
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Had Jasen Gast (President/CEO of Oilfield Service Professionals, Inc.) stop by the Round the Rotary studio. We didn't want to talk O&G (we've heard enough of it that week). Instead we talked about something near and dear to this mans heart: Fishing and helping Veterans. He thought why not combine his two passions and help organize the Texas Billfis…
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Round the Rotary guest Robert Butler & Ondrej Sestak (Founders - Redbone Resources)
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On this episode Robert Butler and Ondrej Sestak (Founders - Redbone Resources) joins us to discuss their new venture: Redbone Resources. We start off with their background and what brought them into the oil and gas industry, one was an EagleFord background and the other with an Eastern Europe/California background and how they met to form Redbone R…
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Round the Rotary guest James Metcalf III (SVP - Operations - Intrepid Directional Drilling)
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On this episode James "Hollywood" Metcalf III (SVP - Operations at Intrepid Directional Drilling) joins us to discuss his background and how he shifted his path when he changed his degree from Sports Broadcasting to Petroleum Engineering. We discuss the similarities of when he was looking for his first role during the "last downturn" and how he can…
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Round the Rotary guest Martin Pitts (VP of Sales - Jack Pitts Consulting)
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On this episode we have Martin Pitts (VP of Sales at Jack Pitts Consulting) come in, kick his feet up, and open up about how he got into the oilfield to how customer service/support is something he prides himself on with the thought of if he wouldn't be happy with the service then it's not good enough for his customers. Martin discusses how his sal…
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Round the Rotary guest Jason Stewart (Technical Sales Manager - Weatherford)
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On this episode Jason Stewart (Technical Sales Manager - Completions, Liner Hangers, Cementation and Reservoir Monitoring at Weatherford) joins us and gives his background and how he landed in the oilfield after various sales jobs in different industries. He goes into each of his roles taking him from Haynesville, North Dakota, Colorado, Midland to…
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Round the Rotary guest Jonathan Rhoads (Partner - Lowry Rhoads Associates)
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On this episode Jonathan Rhoads (Partner - Lowry Rhoads Associates) joins us to give some great insight and advice for those looking for their next role in or out of the oilfield. Jonathan gives some real and practical advice for people wanting to stand out, explain your value when speaking to a recruiter, and most importantly: build and tell your …
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Round the Rotary guest Dean Murphy/Keaton Upshaw (Texas A&M SPE)
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On this episode we have Dean Murphy (President - TAMU SPE) and Keaton Upshaw (VP - External - TAMU SPE) join us in the studio. Dean and Keaton are both students at Texas A&M University pursuing a petroleum degree trying to make the plunge into the oil & gas industry. Dean and Keaton provide their background and how they started to pursue their degr…
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