I like the Wednesday shows because of the occasional break from energy discussions, where we focus on a different, but timely, topic. This week, I’m joined by Victoria Kennedy, former crossover-Opera star who found herself at a crossroads in her career.  From playing castles and cathedrals in Europe to the gondola pilot in the Venetian hotel in Vegas, Victoria had to reinvent herself, her skills, and figure out what she was going to do with the rest of her life....

Maybe I'm the only one but it feels like I'm not in control of my life anymore.  It's frustrating, angering and depressing.  Most days I want to scream from the top of my lungs, but instead just find myself shaking my fist at the person driving alone in their car wearing a mask. Is anyone having fun?  At what point do we say enough is enough? On LinkedIn, someone decided that I violated their interpretation of a policy and they...

2020 has been surprising, to say the least.  From the wild fires in Australia to a contested election in the United States, we've seen a little bit of everything.  Who knew that investors could even rotate out of growth tech into value, as we saw in a huge way on Monday, with the super majors up 15%?!  As someone who was, and is, short the sector, days like Monday undo a huge amount of gains from an investment thesis...

This week, we virtually travel north of the border to chat with Stacey McDonald, a former Managing Partner of Institutional Energy Research, and now board member for Birchcliff Energy. We talk M&A, governance, including E AND S, and the balance of work and life... including times when balance isn’t possible. It was a refreshing and insightful conversation. I hope you enjoy.   #hottakeoftheday podcast Episode 81 w/Stacey McDonald https://youtu.be/WWtc8KuVYXw   Audio Podcast   Sponsored by ENERGY STRONG WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO US: 1.  Sharing fact-based information about natural gas and oil...

He hasn't been freed, but you can hear him here. Also with Ryan Ray (War Room Media), Ellen R. Wald, Ph.D., Anas alhajji, PhD, and Blackmon, David. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JubBfpWYUMs&feature=emb_logo  

This week, we talk to Justin Bliffen, the Founder and CEO of Brigade Energy Services, about oilfield service companies. It’s been a rough run of late, but Brigade has a different model, a different take, and what they think is a different way to be successful in these uncertain times. As a veteran Navy SEAL, lots of leadership lessons and approaches. I hope you enjoy.   #hottakeoftheday podcast Episode 80 w/Justin Bliffen, Brigade https://youtu.be/RMO-QIVRHqY   Podcast Audio   About Justin Founder and CEO Brigade Energy Services Justin Bliffen received his B.S....

When I was first on Bloomberg and asked about Saudi Aramco, the person I followed was Ellen Wald. Over the past year, I’ve followed her articles in Forbes and most recently, I read her book “Saudi, Inc” (which is fantastic). Today, she joins me on the podcast to talk Saudi, politics, Iran, oil, gas the world and elections. I don’t want to set expectations but I loved the episode and got a lot of value talking to Ellen. I hope you...