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Trevor Rose
Adventures in entrepreneurship. Sharing insights & stories from other entrepreneurs, athletes & interesting people to help & entertain you!
This episode we are joined by Mr. Pat Daniel - former CEO of Enbridge - a TSX listed infrastructure company with a market cap of ~$170 billion.
Pat Daniel served as President & CEO of Enbridge Inc. from 2001 to 2012, leading the company through a transformative decade in which its market value grew roughly fourfold - from approximately $7 billion to $30 billion - while delivering an average annual shareholder return near 16%.
His career began at Occidental Petrochemicals before he returned to Alberta to join Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas, followed by Home Oil and Interprovincial Pipeline - the company that would become Enbridge - where he rose through planning, systems, and business development roles over nearly three decades before being named CEO.
Pat led Enbridge through the Line 6B pipeline incident near Kalamazoo, Michigan in 2010, personally relocating to Michigan for months to oversee the response, and championed the Northern Gateway pipeline project in pursuit of Canadian crude access to Asian markets.
Since retiring from Enbridge in 2012, Pat has served as Chairman of Cenovus Energy and held board positions with CIBC and Capital Power.
He is an avid hiker and fly fisherman, and divides his time between family, travel, and the outdoors.
A chemical engineer by training, Pat holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta and a Master of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of British Columbia.
Among other things we learned about $7B to $30B: 11 Years Building Enbridge.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Don Streu - CEO of Condor Energies - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$300 million.
Mr. Streu has over 37 years experience in the oil and gas industry including 22 years with Chevron working in Angola, Indonesia, Nigeria, Canada and the United States.
Mr. Streu was the asset manager of Angola’s first deepwater production: a 100,000 bopd operation that went from discovery to first oil in only 30 months. As Chevron Indonesia’s Planning Manager, Mr. Streu was responsible for developing strategic and tactical plans for an organization producing in excess of 350,000 bopd.
Mr. Streu was also the Asset Manager for Chevron Nigeria Limited, managing the entire offshore production of 250,000 bopd. He has been the President and CEO of Condor since September 2008.
Mr. Streu is currently the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Alberta. He is also a Board Director for Tethys Petroleum Ltd, a TSX-V listed oil and gas company.
Among other things we learned about 85 TCF: Building Central Asia's 1st LNG.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jeremy McCrea - Managing Director of Equity Research at BMO Capital Markets.
Previously Mr. McCrea has held similar positions at Raymond James, AltaCorp Capital and National Bank Financial - with more than 20 years of experience exclusively covering the energy sector.
Mr. McCrea also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary and is a CFA® charterholder.
Since 2004, Mr. McCrea’s views on energy are frequently sought after by institutional funds, as well as various media outlets including The Globe and Mail, National Post, Bloomberg and BNN.
Among other things we discussed 8.3 Million Barrels: Canada's Pipeline Revival.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Cole Smead - CEO of Smead Capital Management - a registered investment advisor headquartered in Phoenix, AZ with offices in Jersey City, NJ and London, UK., with assets of approximately $6 billion under management.
Cole Smead, CFA is Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager where he oversees all activities of the firm. He is the final decision maker for all investment decisions in the firm’s international equity portfolios.
Cole has been with the firm since its founding in 2007. Prior to joining Smead Capital Management, he was a Financial Advisor with Wachovia Securities in Scottsdale, AZ.
He is a member of the CFA Institute.
Among other things we learned about 25% ROE at 2x Book: Finding Value in Canadian Energy.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Matt Rachiele - President & CEO of XXIII Capital - an industrial real estate firm with ~$100 million under management.
Matt co-founded XXIII Capital Inc. in January 2023 and has nearly two decades of diversified commercial real estate, private equity and capital markets experience. He has played a key role on the execution of over $40 billion in completed transactions throughout his career.
Matt's background includes holding various senior positions with one of the world's largest commercial real estate services firms, including managing a commercial brokerage team of over 80 in Calgary (the largest in Alberta at the time), serving as the interim Canadian chair of global capital markets and investment sales.
Prior thereto, Matt spent 12 years in Capital Markets, including Investment Banking (Calgary) and Mergers & Acquisitions (Toronto) roles with two of Canada's largest banks. Matt is a CFA® charterholder and graduated from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary with a Bachelors of Commerce in Finance.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Wilmington Capital Management Inc. (TSX: WCM.A; WCM.B) & Brown Bagging For Calgary Kids, a completely privately funded non-profit organization providing meals to ~8,000 students across Calgary in ~300 schools and ~30 communities with a volunteer force of over 1,000.
Among other things we learned about 180 Million Sq Ft: Calgary's Industrial Real Estate Boom.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Adam Rozencwajg - co-founder & managing partner of Goehring & Rozencwajg - a natural resource investment firm with ~$2.5 billion under management.
Adam Rozencwajg is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Goehring & Rozencwajg (G&R), a premier global natural resource investment firm based in New York. With 17 years of investment management experience in the natural resource sector, Mr. Rozencwajg is recognized as a leading authority on commodities, renowned for his contrarian, deep-value investment philosophy and original research spanning decades of long-term market cycles.
His prescient investment themes and industry renowned and widely followed quarterly commentaries have cemented his status as one of the foremost experts in natural resources worldwide.
Mr. Rozencwajg’s expertise spans the entire commodity spectrum, including oil, natural gas, uranium, precious metals, base metals, and agriculture. His ability to uncover long-term commodity trends and identify undervalued opportunities poised for reversal has delivered exceptional results for investors. An innovator in applying technology to investment research, Mr. Rozencwajg has also successfully integrated proprietary neural network artificial intelligence models into G&R’s research process.
These enhanced models offer unparalleled predictive capabilities, providing deep insights into recoverable reserves for oil and natural gas deposits and further enhancing the firm's strategic edge. A sought-after speaker, Mr. Rozencwajg frequently presents at prestigious industry conferences globally and is regularly featured in leading financial publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and The Financial Times. His thought leadership continues to shape the natural resource investment landscape, influencing both institutional investors and industry operators.
Before co-founding G&R, Mr. Rozencwajg served as Vice President at Chilton Investment Company, where he partnered with Leigh Goehring to manage the Chilton Global Natural Resource Fund from 2007 to 2015. Under their leadership, the fund reached peak assets exceeding $5 billion, driven by their disciplined, research-intensive, and deep-value approach to investing.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Rozencwajg gained valuable experience in financial markets as part of the Investment Banking division at Lehman Brothers from 2006 to 2007.
Mr. Rozencwajg holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a dual major in Economics and Philosophy from Columbia University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Among other things we learned about $70 Oil: Setting Up the Next Bull Market
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Ben Dell - co-founder & managing partner of Kimmeridge - a private equity firm with ~$6 billion under management.
Ben Dell is a Managing Partner of Kimmeridge and oversees investment activity across the firm. He is closely involved in the screening of new geological opportunities and in the negotiation and execution of investment strategies.
Prior to founding Kimmeridge, Mr. Dell was a Senior Equity Research Analyst for Oil and Gas Exploration and Production (E&P) at Sanford C. Bernstein, where he was ranked first three times in the Institutional Investor Research Survey for coverage of E&Ps.
Mr. Dell was also ranked for Natural Gas and for Oil Services and Equipment coverage. Mr. Dell joined Sanford C. Bernstein in 2003. Prior to joining Bernstein, Mr. Dell was employed at British Petroleum (BP) in its M&A and finance group. Before moving into the finance field, Mr. Dell also held positions as an exploration geologist and geophysicist across several of BP’s regional business units.
Mr. Dell is currently CEO of Chestnut Carbon, a nature-based carbon removal developer and is on the Board of Caturus HoldCo, LLC., a large private natural gas producer in South Texas. He previously held positions as Chairman of the Board and interim CEO of Civitas Resources, Inc. (“Civitas”), a company that formed from the merger of Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. and Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.
Mr. Dell earned an undergraduate degree and a master’s degree in Earth Sciences from St. Peter’s College, Oxford.
Among other things we learned about $40M to $6 Billion: Building a Private Equity Firm in Energy.
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This episode we are joined by Mrs. Bonnie DuPont — director and former Calgary energy executive whose board career spans Viterra, NAV Canada, the Bank of Canada, AltaGas, Burke Construction, Silver Birch Energy, Silver Willow Energy, G3 Canada, and CustomerWorks.
Mrs. DuPont executive career includes 13 years with Enbridge (formerly Interprovincial Pipelines) from 1997 to 2010, where she led talent and leadership development across the organization and oversaw the integration of the company's Mid Coast Energy acquisition in Houston, Texas.
Prior to Enbridge, Mrs. DuPont held senior roles in the agriculture sector with the Alberta Wheat Pool and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, and began her career in energy with the Saskatchewan Power Corporation following a position with the Saskatchewan Department of Labour.
Mrs. DuPont has also served on the University of Calgary's Board of Governors, the Haskayne School of Business Management Advisory Council, and currently sits on the strategic advisory board for the O'Brien Institute for Public Health at the Cumming School of Medicine.
Mrs. DuPont was the first female President of the Calgary Petroleum Club.
Mrs. DuPont Ms. earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Regina and went on to complete a Master's degree at the University of Calgary.
Among other things we learned about 50 Years in Canadian Energy: Pipelines, Boards & What's Next.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Steve Larke - director at Topaz Energy, Headwater Exploration Inc. & Vermilion Energy - three TSX listed energy companies with market caps of ~$5 Billion, $3 Billion & $2.5 Billion respectively.
Mr. Larke's previous roles include Operating Partner and Advisory Board member with Azimuth Capital Management Inc., an energy-focused private equity fund based in Calgary, Alberta.
Prior to joining Azimuth Capital Management Inc., Mr. Larke was Managing Director and Executive Committee member with Calgary-based Peters & Co. from 2005 to 2015, and prior thereto, was Vice-President and Director with TD Newcrest from 1997 to 2005. Both at Peters & Co. and TD Newcrest, Mr. Larke received leading rankings in the Brendan Wood International survey of institutional investors.
Mr. Larke has a Bachelor of Commerce degree (with distinction) from the University of Calgary and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) designations.
In addition, Mr. Larke is a Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential Holder. Mr. Larke has over 28 years of experience in energy capital markets, including research, sales, trading and equity finance, stakeholder engagement and communication, corporate finance, risk management and corporate strategy.
Among other things we learned about Why Canadian Energy Is Up 70%.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Danny Brown - CEO of Chord Energy - a NASDAQ listed energy company with a market cap of ~$8 billion.
Mr. Brown has more than 25 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry, having spent his career with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (or one of its predecessors), until Anadarko was acquired by Occidental Petroleum in 2019. Mr. Brown began his career with Anadarko in 2006 upon the acquisition of Kerr-McGee Corporation. He held positions of increasing responsibility with Anadarko and Kerr-McGee throughout his career in U.S. onshore and Gulf of Mexico segments, as well as internationally.
He served as Vice President of Corporate Planning, Vice President of Operations (Southern and Appalachia), Senior Vice President and then Executive Vice President of International and Deepwater Operations, and Executive Vice President for U.S. Onshore Operations.
Mr. Brown was director of Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (NYSE: WGP) and Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) from 2017 to 2019. After the 2019 simplification of those two MLPs, he served on the board of Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) until August 2019, when the Anadarko-Occidental transaction was completed.
Since 2020, Mr. Brown has served on the board of the private equity-backed exploration and production company, Beacon Offshore Energy LLC, which is focused on the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Brown also served as Board Chair of the general partner of Oasis Midstream Partners LP from 2021 to 2022.
Mr. Brown is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas and serves on the board of Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Rice University, where he was a Jones Scholar Award recipient.
Among other things we learned about 4-Mile Laterals: How Chord Energy Is Unlocking the Williston Basin.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Dan Pickering - CIO & Founder of Pickering Energy Partners - an energy financial services company headquartered in Houston, USA with~$16 billion invested in all energy sub-sectors.
Mr. Pickering is the Chief Investment Officer at Pickering Energy Partners (PEP). PEP is a financial services firm focused on Investments and Advice in the energy sector – both traditional oil and gas and energy transition.
Prior to PEP, Mr. Pickering served as the President of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., and Chief Investment Officer of TPH Asset Management. Mr. Pickering has spent 30 years as an Energy Portfolio Manager, Researcher, and Analyst, first at Fidelity Investments (where he managed ~$1 billion of energy sector funds), then as Head of Research at Simmons & Company and as the founding partner of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
Mr. Pickering is the Board Chair of Merge Electric Fleet Solutions and also serves on the Advisory Boards for the Houston CFA Society, Capital Creek Advisors, Dynamo Energy Hub, Midway Companies, as well as the Posse Foundation, the Board of Trustees for Texas Children’s Hospital and the Texas Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Mr. Pickering holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering from the Missouri School of Science and Technology and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Among other things we learned about U.S. Shale, $90 Oil & The Strait of Hormuz.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Kaes Van't Hof - CEO of Diamondback Energy & Viper Energy - two NASDAQ listed energy companies with market caps of ~$60 billion & ~$16 billion respectively.
Mr. Van’t Hof has served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Diamondback since May 2025.
Prior to his current position, he served as our President from February 2025 to May 2025, President and Chief Financial Officer from February 2022 to February 2025, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Development from February 2019 to February 2022, as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development from January 2017 to February 2019 and as our Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development since joining us in July 2016.
Mr. Van’t Hof has served as Chief Executive Officer of Viper since February 2025, and as a director of Viper since November 2023. Before joining Diamondback and Viper, Mr. Van't Hof served as Chief Executive Officer for Bison Drilling and Field Services from September 2012 to June 2016.
From August 2011 to August 2012, Mr. Van't Hof was an analyst for Wexford Capital, LP responsible for developing operating models and business plans, including for our initial public offering, and before that worked for the Investment Banking - Financial Institutions Group of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. from February 2010 to July 2011.
Mr. Van't Hof was a professional tennis player from May 2008 to January 2010. Mr. Van't Hof received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Among other things we learned about Shale 2.0: Disciplined Permian Growth.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Cody Church - CEO of Clear North Capital, co-founder of TriWest Capital & board member of Strathcona Resources - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$10 billion.
With a career spanning more than 25 years, Cody began his profession in 1993 as an Analyst for the Leveraged Finance Group of CS First Boston where he worked with financial buyers in areas of acquisition and divestiture, high-yield bonds, IPOs and re-financings.
In 1995 Cody joined, New York-based private equity firm, EXOR America as an Associate. He was responsible for evaluating and analyzing market trends, currency forecasts and private equity investment opportunities. Having established a solid reputation for excellence in financing, structuring, and deal execution, Cody returned home to Calgary, Alberta and co-founded TriWest Capital Partners in 1997.
As Senior Managing Director, he provided critical leadership for the overall development of the firm, served on over 20 portfolio company Boards and was instrumental in establishing the largest general buyout fund in Western Canada with five funds and over $1.25 billion in equity capital raised.
Having assisted in growing TriWest into one of Canada’s leading private equity groups, Cody retired from the firm in 2018 to form Clear North Capital where he could directly focus his efforts on creating value through operational excellence for lower mid-market private Canadian companies.
In addition, Cody has served on the following public Boards; Chairman of Edgefront REIT (now called Nexus REIT), Chairman of Source Energy Services, Bellatrix Resources (July 2019 – current) and Westleaf Inc. (July 2019 to current) as well as is the current Chairman of POI Business Solutions based in Markham, Ontario.
Cody graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Economics from Harvard University. He also received the distinct honor of being recognized as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2010.
Committed to giving back by sharing his extensive experience and industry insight, Cody has volunteered and served on additional boards that includes Board of Governors of the University of Calgary, Board member of Parks Calgary and The Ranchmen's Club along with Co-Chair of the Alberta Children’s Wish Board.
Previously Cody served on the Boards of the Calgary Stampede Foundation, AGC Calgary Board, CVCA Annual Meeting Organization Committee and is a repeated Guest Lecturer for the Corporate Finance faculty at the University of Calgary.
Among other things we learned about From Harvard to Calgary: 30 Years in Private Equity.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Mike Backus - CEO of Outwest Energy - a startup oil & gas company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Mike Backus has over 25 years of experience in a variety of engineering, operational, finance and executive roles.
Prior to founding Outwest, Mike was a member of the executive teams at Kiwetinohk Energy Corp and Painted Pony Energy where he was the Chief Operating Officer, responsible for the Development and Operations prior to the corporate sale of both companies.
Most of his career was spent with Nexen Inc. (now CNOOC International) where he was most recently the VP of Operations for Canada and the UK North Sea businesses. Mike has held various positions during his career, including working both conventional and unconventional Canadian gas and power assets, oilsands, offshore North Sea, Middle East and West Africa.
Mike holds both a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, both from the University of Saskatchewan.
He is a registered Professional Engineer in Alberta (P.Eng) and holds his Corporate Director designation (ICD.D).
Among other things we learned about Starting From 0 Bbl/d: Building Outwest Energy.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. John Forgeron - CEO of Compass Energy Systems - a compression, processing, and power systems company with revenues of ~ $1 billion.
Mr. Forgeron is also Chairman of Northbase Finance - a specialty finance company in the energy business.
Also, Mr. John Forgeron would like to dedicate this episode to Phil Ness. In January of 2026 Compass lost a founding partner. Phil’s impact lives on through Compass' people and facilities, and they are grateful for all he has done for the Compass team.
Mr. Forgeron joined the company in 2005 and founded several privately funded oilfield rental companies, which united under the banner of Compass Compression three years later. The company’s success continued over the next ten years and evolved beyond gas compression to become Compass Energy Systems.
In 2020, Mr. Forgeron and his partners further strengthened the company’s position in North America by acquiring Exterran Corporation’s US compression assets. This strategic move brought with it a remarkable legacy of talent, facilities, and compression history, solidifying Compass as a global leader in compression, gas processing, and power systems.
In 2020, Mr. Forgeron was behind the start of an affiliate of Compass – Northbase Finance – which offers clients flexible capital solutions for essential operating assets.
Mr. Forgeron is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta and holds a mechanical engineering degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He started his career in gas compression in 1991 and is a recognized industry expert. Before joining Compass, Mr. Forgeron held positions at Enerflex Systems and Toromont Industries.
Mr. Forgeron and his partners shared helped Compass win Canada’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2011.
Among other things we learned about 400MW — Building North America's Power Infrastructure.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Bevin Wirzba - CEO of South Bow - a TSX listed infrastructure company with a market cap of ~$10 billion.
Mr. Wirzba was an integral part of the TC Energy Executive Leadership Team. He oversaw the strategy and corporate development teams and led TC Energy’s Canadian Natural Gas and Liquids transportation businesses.
During his time at TC Energy, Bevin was responsible for the successful mechanical completion of the Coastal GasLink pipeline project, in addition to his many contributions to the company’s strategy and corporate development efforts.
Before joining TC Energy, Mr.Wirzba served as Senior Vice-President, Business Development and Capital Markets of ARC Resources Ltd., was Managing Director of RBC Dominion Securities, and served in multi-disciplinary roles across North America and internationally with Chevron Corp.
Mr. Wirzba holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Alberta and a Master of Business Administration from the Edinburgh School of Business.
Mr. Wirzba is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) and sits on the Board of Directors for STARS.
Among other things we learned about Reviving Keystone: ~1M BBL Prairie Connector.
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This episode we are joined by the co-founder of Doomberg– an independent publication that provides a lateral-thinking approach to topics in energy, finance, geopolitics, and the broader economy.
Doomberg has grown to one of the top paid finance newsletters on Substack, with ~375,000 subscribers.
Among other things we learned about The Strait of Hormuz is Closed — What It Means for Canadian Pipelines.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Neil Roszell - Executive Chairman of Headwater Exploration - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$3 billion.
Mr. Roszell has been a founder/executive member of Raging River Exploration Inc., Wild Stream Exploration Inc., Wild River Resources Ltd., Eagle Rock Exploration Ltd., Prairie Schooner Petroleum & Great Northern Exploration Ltd.
Mr. Roszell graduated from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Systems Engineering, and is also a Professional Engineer(P.Eng.) designation holder.
Among other things we learned about 8x Reserve Growth: Building Value Through the Drill Bit.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Eric Nuttall - partner and senior portfolio manager with Ninepoint Partners, and the Ninepoint Energy Fund - Canada's largest energy fund with ~$2 billion under management.
Mr. Nuttall's views on energy are frequently sought after by BNN Bloomberg, CNBC, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and other media organizations.
Mr. Nuttall also earned a Bachelor of International Business degree (High Honours) from Carleton University.
Among other things we learned about $200 Oil – A Looming Energy Crisis.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Ryan Bushell - CEO of Newhaven Asset Management - an investment firm with ~$500 million under management.
Ryan Bushell joined Newhaven in 2018 from one of Canada’s longest tenured Investment Managers, where he was co-head of the investment team responsible for meeting investment objectives for private and institutional clients.
Mr. Bushell holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) designations.
Mr. Bushell has a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies specializing in Finance from the University of Western Ontario, and is a member of the CFA Society Toronto.
Among other things we learned about Capital Preservation – Dividend Investing & Energy Infrastructure.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Chris Carlsen - CEO of Birchcliff Energy - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$2 billion.
Mr. Carlsen is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Birchcliff and is responsible for the overall strategic direction and financial and operational performance of the Corporation.
He is a Professional Engineer with over 20 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry, including in the areas of executive leadership, engineering, operations, finance, acquisitions and divestitures, business development, marketing and sustainability.
Mr. Carlsen is also a director of the Corporation. Mr. Carlsen joined Birchcliff in 2008 and has been a member of the Corporation’s Executive Team since 2013, serving as the President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2022 to December 2023 and as the Vice President, Engineering from July 2013 to December 2021.
Prior to joining Birchcliff, Mr. Carlsen was the Senior Engineer at Greenfield Resources Ltd. and held various engineering positions at both Encana Corporation and PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd.
Mr. Carlsen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta.
He is also a member of the board of directors of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and the board of governors of the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada and a member of the Business Council of Alberta.
Among other things we learned about 20 Years in the Montney – Infrastructure, Growth & Discipline.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Doug Bartole - CEO of InPlay Oil - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$500 million.
Mr. Bartole has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation since November 2012; prior thereto, Mr. Bartole was the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vero Energy Inc., a public oil and gas company, from September 2005 to November 2012.
Mr. Bartole was also previously Vice President, Operations of True Energy and held management and engineering roles at Husky Energy Inc., Renaissance Energy Ltd. and PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd. He was also a director of Invicta Energy and other private corporations.
Mr. Bartole is a member of APEGA, the Institute of Corporate Directors and is a governor of CAPP. Among other things we learned about Developing the Cardium in 2026.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. George Armoyan - Executive Chairman of G2S2 Capital Inc., President of Armco Capital Inc., and Executive Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Clarke Inc.
Mr. Armoyan is an entrepreneur with extensive experience in real estate and various industries.
Since 1982, Mr. Armoyan has successfully founded and grown numerous businesses, created shareholder value at several public companies through restructuring operations by applying a commonsense approach to business.
Mr. Armoyan also serves on the board of Clarke Inc. (TSX:CKI), Calfrac Well Services (TSX: CFQ), Ag Growth International (TSX: AFN), and Morguard Corporation (TSX: MRC).
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This episode we are joined by Terry Etam - energy executive, best-selling author of the The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity & contributor to the boereport.com
Terry’s wide range of energy experience includes executive level positions , writing best selling novels & hands on experience in the field.
You can find Terry's writing on the boereport.com as well as his personal website publicenergynumberone.com
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This episode we are joined by Dr. Elizabeth Cannon - president emerita of the University of Calgary, former dean of the Schulich School of Engineering & board member of Canadian Natural Resources/Mancal Corporation.
Dr. Elizabeth Cannon is president emerita of the University of Calgary after serving as president and vice chancellor from July, 2010 until December, 2018.
Prior to her term as president, Dr. Cannon was dean of the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary. An expert in geomatics engineering and a Professional Engineer, Dr. Cannon’s research has been on the forefront of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) since 1984 in both industrial and academic environments, and she has commercialized technology to over 200 agencies worldwide.
Dr. Cannon’s work has been recognized with many national and international honours including the Johannes Kepler Award from the U.S. Institute of Navigation, an NSERC Steacie Award and the Gold Medal Award from Engineers Canada.
Dr. Cannon is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Canadian Academy of Engineering as well as an elected foreign associate of the US National Academy of Engineering. She served as co-chair of the Business-Higher Education Roundtable, is a past chair of Universities Canada, and was a member of the federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development’s Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC).
Dr. Cannon is currently a member of numerous boards and advisory councils, and is a seed-stage investor, particularly in female-founded companies. In 1998, Dr. Cannon was selected as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 and in 2006 was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network. She has received five honorary degrees.
In June, 2019, she was named an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 2022 was inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence. In 2021, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Axis Connects Calgary Influential Business Awards and was inducted into the Junior Achievement Southern Alberta Business Hall of Fame in 2022.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Dane Gregoris - Managing Director & Head of Oil and Gas Research at Enverus - an energy software provider with annual revenues of approximately $1 billion.
Mr. Gregoris joined Enverus in 2014. His previous work experience includes positions at GLJ Petroleum Consultants and Encana.
Mr. Gregoris leads the Oil & Gas Research team, and oversees a group of technical and financial specialists using advanced analytics to provide actionable insights. In his role he advises both corporate and institutional clients on strategic investment decisions and is frequently quoted in major media outlets on North American energy topics.
Mr. Gregoris graduated from Queen’s University with a degree in geological engineering and is a CFA charter holder.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Pat Oliver - CEO of Bonterra - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$200 million.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Bonterra since September of 2022. Mr. Oliver has over 35 years of E&P experience in various executive roles in both the public and private sector, the majority of his roles over the past 20 years having been as CEO.
He has a proven track record in the leadership of several companies from start-up to sale and was instrumental in the building and successful sale of four privately owned Birchill companies with operations in central Alberta.
Currently, he is a Director of Enercapita Energy Ltd., a private oil and gas company.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Trent Boehm - CEO of Redstone Oil Corp - a exploration-focused oil & gas startup company.
Most recently Mr. Boehm held the position of Vice Chairman and Head of Energy Sales on the executive committee at Stifel Nicolaus Canada which operated under the brands Stifel FirstEnergy and Stifel GMP in Canada.
From 2016 to 2019, Mr. Boehm served as a Managing Director and Head of Energy Sales on the executive committee at Canadian public company, GMP Capital.
From 2002 to 2016 Mr. Boehm was a Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets at FirstEnergy Capital, where he was an integral part of the leadership team that built this privately held firm into a widely respected authority on the energy sector.
Mr. Boehm is also a director at Western Energy Services Corp.
Mr. Boehm holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation in addition to a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Bob Dhillon & Trina Cui - CEO & CFO of Mainstreet Equity - a TSX listed real estate company with a market cap of ~$2 billion.
Mr. Dhillon has been awarded numerous awards including: Appointed as Officer of the Order of Canada, the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal 2022 and Diamond Jubilee Medal, Appointed Honorary Consul General of Belize for Canada, Entrepreneur of the Year Prairies Real Estate and Construction (Ernst & Young 2015), Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards (Royal Bank of Canada, 2015), & Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People (Alberta Venture Magazine, 2011).Mr. Dhillon sits on numerous boards including Strathcona Resources, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), Advisory Council for the Canada-India Business Council & Invest Alberta Corporation.
Mr. Dhillon received a Master of Business Administration - Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
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Trina Cui is Mainstreet's Chief Financial Officer, responsible for the complete financial oversight of the company including external and internal reporting, capital allocation, business performance management, commercial management, and investor relations.
Trina's expertise and her experienced perspective are informed by her CPA-CGA designation, her Bachelor of Commerce (High Honours) degree from Carleton University (double major in Accounting and Finance), and her Master of Business Administration degree from Queen's University.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Bryan Gould - founder & executive chairman of Aspenleaf Energy - a private energy company producing ~25,000 BOE/D.
Aspenleaf operates assets in the Swan Hills, Leduc and Twining regions of
Alberta, having acquired Arcan Resources Ltd in 2015, NEP Canada Ltd. In 2018
and Huron Resources Corp in 2020.
Mr. Gould was born and raised in Toronto. He attended the University of Toronto and graduated in 1982 with a Master of Applied Science (Chemical Engineering) degree. Upon graduation, he joined Shell Canada as a reservoir engineer and moved west to Calgary.
Mr. Gould has experience in development and operations of
conventional oil and gas assets, oil sands and unconventional resource plays.
Mr. Gould is a seasoned oil and gas executive with more than 25 years of experience with Royal Dutch Shell/Shell Canada and more than three years with Athabasca Oil Corporation.
Mr. Gould has a track record in strategy implementation, and has
completed over $30 billion of transactions, including corporate and asset
acquisitions and sales, and joint ventures with large international organizations.
Mr. Gould is involved with numerous efforts to advocate for sensible energy strategy and policies. He is also deeply involved with The Alliance for Responsible
Citizenship; a global effort aimed at preservation of the fundamentals of Western
Civilization.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Toby Rice - CEO of EQT - a NYSE listed energy company with a market cap of ~$35 billion.
Toby Rice was named President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2019, when he was also elected to EQT’s Board of Directors. Since May 2018, Toby has served as a Partner at Rice Investment Group, a multi-strategy fund investing in all verticals of the oil and gas sector.
From October 2013 until its acquisition by EQT in November 2017, Toby was President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Rice Energy.
Previously, he served in a number of positions with Rice Energy, its affiliates and predecessor entities beginning in February 2007, including President and Chief Executive Officer of a predecessor entity from February 2008 through September 2013.
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This episode, we are joined by W.Brett Wilson - CEO & Chairman of Prairie Merchant Corp - a private merchant bank which finances key personal investments in five major areas - energy, agriculture, real estate, entertainment and sport.
Prior to founding Prairie Merchant Corp, W.Brett Wilson co-founded investment banking advisory firm, Wilson Mackie & Co., in 1991, and in 1993, co-founded FirstEnergy Capital Corp. in Calgary, Alberta with Rick Grafton, Jim Davidson, and N. Murray Edwards.
W.Brett Wilson was a season 3, 4 & 5 panelist on CBC Television's Dragons' Den.
He has written regularly on entrepreneurship for publications including Oilweek, Alberta Venture and the National Post, and in 2012, he published the book titled Redefining Success: Still Making Mistakes.
His sports interests include ownership in the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.
W. Brett Wilson has supported hundreds of charities including, The Southern Alberta Institute of Urology, the David Foster Foundation, Right to Play & the Wilson Centre for Domestic Abuse Studies at the Calgary Counseling Centre.
W. Brett Wilson obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Calgary.
In 2010, W. Brett Wilson received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Royal Roads University. In 2011, he was awarded the Order of Canada and subsequently received the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2012.
Among other things, we learned about FirstEnergy ~1992 & Dragons' Den Lessons.
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This episode we are joined by the co-founder of Doomberg– an independent publication that provides a lateral-thinking approach to topics in energy, finance, geopolitics, and the broader economy.
Doomberg has grown to one of the top paid finance newsletters on Substack, with over 350,000 subscribers.
Among other things we learned about Venezuelan Oil & Why Energy Is Abundant.
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This episode we are joined by Dr. Chris Keefer - President of Canadians for Nuclear Energy Association, ER Physician & host of The Decouple Podcast - which focuses on energy technology and its ecological impacts.
Dr. Keefer holds a bachelors degree from Guelph University & Medical Doctorate from McMaster University where he completed his residency program.
Dr. Keefer completed his Emergency Residency Program at the University of Toronto in 2013.
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This episode we are joined by Mr.Don Simmons - CEO of Hemisphere Energy - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$200 million.
Mr. Simmons has extensive experience in petroleum geology and a proven track record of discovering oil and gas in Western Canada and internationally. He became President and Chief Executive Officer in February 2008.
Prior to joining Hemisphere, Mr. Simmons was a Geologist at Sebring Energy, private oil and gas company, and before that he spent five years with EnCana (now Ovintiv) working on various projects in southeast Alberta and Ecuador.
Mr. Simmons holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Sciences from Queen's University and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta.
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Stockwell Day was successfully elected nine times over 25 years at two levels of government and in two separate provinces. From 1986 to 2000, he served in the Alberta Legislature as Government House Leader, Minister of Labour, Minister of Social Services and Minister of Finance.
In 2000 Stockwell Day won the leadership of the Canadian Alliance and became Leader of Canada’s Official Opposition. In the general election that followed soon after, the Canadian Alliance increased the number of Official Opposition seats in the House of Commons and increased its popular vote by over a million people.
In 2002, he was appointed Foreign Affairs critic, as well as Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights. In 2003 the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada merged to become the Conservative Party of Canada. In 2006 Stockwell Day was appointed Minister of Public Safety and to the Cabinet Committee on Priorities and Planning.
Upon his re-election in 2008, he was appointed Minister of International Trade, Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Afghanistan. In 2010 Stockwell Day was appointed President of the Treasury Board. He did not seek re-election in the 2011 general election.
He operates a consulting agency, Stockwell Day Connex Ltd., serving clients and organizations globally in the private and public domain. He is a regular media commentator and speaker, known nationally and internationally.
Stockwell enjoys marathon running and ocean kayaking. He and his wife Valorie have 3 married sons and 14 grandchildren.
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This episode we are joined by Heather Exner-Pirot - Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Special Advisor to the Business Council of Canada, Research Advisor to the Indigenous Resource Network, and Global Fellow at the Wilson Centre in Washington D.C.
She has twenty years of experience in Indigenous, Arctic and resource development and governance.
She has published on Indigenous economic development, resource politics and policy, energy security, Arctic human security, regional Arctic governance and the Arctic Council, Arctic innovation, First Nations equity and own source revenues, and more. She obtained a PhD in Political Science from the University of Calgary in 2011.
Exner-Pirot sits on the boards of the Saskatchewan Indigenous Economic Development Network and the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation. She is a member of the Canadian Defence and Security Network and a Network Coordinator at the North American and Arctic Defense and Security Network. She is the Managing Editor of the Arctic Yearbook (an international, peer-reviewed annual volume), a member of Yukon's Arctic Security Advisory Council, and the former Chair of the Canadian Northern Studies Trust.
She has published over 45 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and edited volumes, and presented at over 100 conferences and events nationally and internationally, in addition to authoring dozens of op-eds in Canada’s top publications.
She currently lives near Calgary with her husband and two children.
Among other things we learned about Canadian Energy Policy: MOU's, Pipelines & LNG.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Dan Halyk - CEO of Total Energy Services - a TSX listed energy services company with a market cap of ~$550 million.
Mr. Halyk is the founder of Total Energy and has served as a director since its inception in November 1996 and Chief Executive Officer since 2002.
Mr. Halyk co-founded Trident Capital Partners in 1997, a private limited partnership that invested primarily in the energy and real estate industries until 2021.
Prior to starting Trident Capital, Mr. Halyk was a corporate/securities lawyer with Bennett Jones in Calgary.
Mr. Halyk received his Bachelor of Commerce (Finance Major) and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan.
Among other things we learned about Cash Flows, Energy Services & New Markets.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Vern Yu - CEO of AltaGas - a TSX listed midstream & utilities company with a market cap of ~$13 billion.
As President and Chief Executive Officer, Vern Yu leads the development and execution of AltaGas’ strategy, oversees operations and manages the business and affairs of AltaGas.
Vern is an experienced executive with a proven track record of success across the energy infrastructure value chain including within North American Midstream and Utilities markets being AltaGas’ core focus areas. Vern joins AltaGas after a successful three-decade career at Enbridge Inc., most recently serving as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, Chief Financial Officer and President, New Energy Technologies.
Prior to that, Vern held various commercial, operational, and financial roles including serving as Executive Vice President, President Liquids Pipelines and as Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer, where he played a leading role in securing more than $30 billion in new growth projects, completion of major pipe replacement projects, leading entry into new markets, and various acquisitions.
Vern holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Toronto, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Science from Queen’s University.
He previously served as the Vice Chair of the Alberta Cancer Foundation’s Board of Trustees and served on the Boards of DCP Midstream, Énergir Inc. and Calgary Economic Development.
Among other things we learned about Gas Utilities, LPG Markets & Asian Export Opportunities.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Manuj Nikhanj - CEO of Enverus - a private energy-focused software and data analytics company with revenues of ~$1 billion.
Before joining Enverus, Manuj was co-President and co-CEO of RS Energy Group. Over the last 17 years he has completed several hundred evaluations of public and private producers, plays and assets.
Manuj has served as a trusted advisor for multiple company boards and executive teams around strategy and execution on new and existing assets. Prior to RS Energy Group, Manuj was Co-Head of Energy Research at ITG, which in 2011 acquired the Ross Smith Energy Group where Manuj was a partner.
He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree (with distinction) from the University of Calgary and is a CFA and FRM charterholder.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Steve Letwin - CEO of Mancal Corporation - a privately owned holding company of the Mannix family - with interests in natural resources, energy, real estate, and venture capital.
Steve has served on Mancal Corporation’s Board of Directors since the company’s inception in 1999, Steve was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 2020.
He brings a strong background in natural resources, having served as President and Chief Executive Officer of IAMGOLD Corporation for over nine years, in addition to holding a seat on its Board of Directors. Earlier in his career, he was Executive Vice President, Gas Transportation & International at Enbridge, Inc., where he was based in Houston, Texas, and held overall responsibility for Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. and its U.S. operations.
Throughout his career, Steve has demonstrated a strong commitment to voluntary leadership. His recent community affiliations include serving as a Director on the Corporate Campaign Committee for Texas Children’s Hospital, Patron of UNICEF Alberta, and Director, YMCA Calgary. In recognition of his volunteer service, he was awarded the Alberta Centennial Medal in 2006.
Among other things we learned about Cash Flow, Gold Adventures in Africa & Capital Allocation in 2025.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Grant Fagerheim - CEO of Whitecap Resources - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$14 billion.
Mr. Fagerheim is President and Chief Executive Officer of Whitecap Resources Inc., a position he has held since 2009, and also founder of Whitecap Resources Inc., Kereco Energy Ltd. (Cadence), Ketch Resources Ltd, and Ketch Energy Ltd.
He was appointed to the board of The Fraser Institute in January 2020. He has worked in both the Canadian upstream and downstream segments of the energy industry. His past directorships include both public and private energy producing and service companies.
Mr. Fagerheim is an active member in the community in both volunteer and charity roles and has a passion for combining academics with athletics. He is a director of the Hockey Canada Foundation, serving since January 2008, has served as Chairman of the Foundation and was also a member of the Order of Hockey Canada executive committee. He also has served as Chairman of the Edge School for Athletes in Calgary.
In recognition for his contributions to Canada to date Mr. Fagerheim was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal created in 2012 to honour the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Oil & Gas Hall of Fame in 2017 and was named Saskatchewan Oil Person of the Year in 2021.
Among other things we learned about Dividends, Shareholder Returns & Why Canadian Energy Is Growing.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Steve Loukas - CEO of Obsidian Energy - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of approximately $600 million, and partner at FrontFour Capital Group - a value-based investment management firm.
Stephen Loukas was appointed Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Obsidian Energy Ltd. effective December 5, 2019 and elected to the Board of Directors following the 2018 Annual and Special Meeting.
Mr. Loukas has vast experience in corporate transactions, capital markets and leadership. He is a partner, managing member, and portfolio manager at FrontFour Capital Group LLC, a value-based investment management firm.
Mr. Loukas held roles including Director at Credit Suisse Securities where he was a Portfolio Manager and Head of Investment Research of the Multi-Product Event Proprietary Trading Group, and at Pirate Capital where he was a senior investment analyst.
Mr. Loukas has also worked within the Corporate Finance & Distribution Group of Scotia Capital where he focused on the structuring and syndication of leveraged loans and high yield debt.
Mr. Loukas started his career at restructuring firm Zolfo Cooper where he assisted corporate clients in the development and implementation of operational and financial restructuring plans.
Mr. Loukas is a trustee of Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, and received a B.A. in Finance and Accounting from New York University.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. John Dielwart - Chairman of TransAlta a TSX listed ectricity generation and wholesale marketing company with a market cap of ~$7 billion.
Mr. Dielwart was formerly Chief Executive Officer of ARC Resources Ltd., which owns and operates oil and gas properties in Western Canada. He oversaw the growth of ARC Resources from start-up in 1996 to a company with a total capitalization of approximately $10 billion at the time of his retirement.
After his retirement from ARC Resources on January 1, 2013, Mr. Dielwart re-joined ARC Financial Corp. as Vice-Chairman and Partner. ARC Financial is Canada’s leading energy-focused private equity manager.
In 2020, Mr. Dielwart resigned from the board but remained as Partner and member of ARC Financial’s Investment and Governance committees, and currently represents ARC Financial on the board of Aspenleaf Energy Limited.
Mr. Dielwart has a Bachelor of Science with distinction (civil engineering) from the University of Calgary. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta and is a past-Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
In 2015, Mr. Dielwart was inducted into the Calgary Business Hall of Fame and in 2018 he received the Oil and Gas Council’s Canadian Lifetime Achievement Award.
Among other things we learned about Building ARC Resources, 1st Montney Wells & Canadian Power Markets.
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This episode we are joined by Terry Etam - energy executive, best-selling author of the The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity & contributor to the boereport.com
Terry’s wide range of energy experience includes executive level positions , writing best selling novels & hands on experience in the field.
You can find Terry's writing on the boereport.com as well as his personal website publicenergynumberone.com
Among other things we learned about Grid Stability, Canadian Pipelines & Why Public Opinion is Shifting.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Murray Mullen - CEO of Mullen Group - a TSX listed logistics company with a market cap of ~$1.2 billion.
Mr. Mullen joined the Company in 1977 after graduating from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree and has served in various capacities with Mullen Group.
Mr. Mullen has been instrumental in the growth of Mullen Group and has directed all of the acquisitions undertaken by Mullen Group.
Among other things we learned about 75 Years of Logistics, NAFTA & Why Canada Needs Pipelines.
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This episode, we are joined by Lucy Hargreaves - CEO of Build Canada - a non-profit organization & civic movement seeking to drive economic growth and prosperity in Canada.
Build Canada has expanded from policy memos to nationwide events, open-source tools (e.g., an AI "MP" for bill analysis and a trade barriers tracker), and campus chapters at over 15 universities, fostering a "builder movement" to make Canada the world's most prosperous nation.
Lucy previously served as Vice President of Partnerships and Corporate Affairs at Patch, a San Francisco-based climate impact software startup, where she focused on corporate sustainability initiatives remotely from Canada.
Lucy was Chief Government Relations Officer at Dairy Farmers of Canada, advocating for agricultural policy; an advisor at Invest Ottawa, supporting tech ecosystem growth; and a five-year parliamentary staffer for the Liberal Party, including two years as Chief of Staff to former Cabinet Minister Mona Fortier.
Lucy earned a B.A. from the University of Toronto (Hons), and an MPA from Columbia University where she was an Fulbright Scholar.
Among other things we learned about Cutting Spending, Lowering Regulations & Canadian Optimism.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Bob Dhillon - President & CEO of Mainstreet Equity - a TSX listed real estate company with a market cap of ~$2 billion.
Bob Dhillon is Founder, President & CEO of Mainstreet Equity Corp., a publicly traded real estate corporation on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:MEQ). Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, as at Q3 2025, assets are valued at CDN$3B+ with 18,771 rental apartment units across western Canada (BC, AB, SK and Winnipeg). For over 25 years, Bob and Mainstreet have provided consistent, year over year, double digit returns to investors through MEQ’s continued organic growth.
Bob is also the owner of National Payments, a Visa and MasterCard approved merchant-processing business in the financial services sector.
In 2018, Bob gifted CDN$10M to the University of Lethbridge towards the creation of the Dhillon School of Business (DSB).
Mr. Dhillon has been awarded numerous awards including: Appointed as Officer of the Order of Canada, the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal 2022 and Diamond Jubilee Medal, Appointed Honorary Consul General of Belize for Canada, Entrepreneur of the Year Prairies Real Estate and Construction (Ernst & Young 2015), Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards (Royal Bank of Canada, 2015), & Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People (Alberta Venture Magazine, 2011).Mr. Dhillon sits on numerous boards including Strathcona Resources, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), Advisory Council for the Canada-India Business Council & Invest Alberta Corporation.
Mr. Dhillon received a Master of Business Administration - Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Among other things we learned about The Berkley Days, Montney 1st Innings & Canadian LNG Growth.
Among other things we learned about 25 Years of Growth, Mid-Market Value & Early Real Estate Deals.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Mike Rose - CEO of Tourmaline Oil Corp- a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$24 billion.
Mr. Rose has been the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tourmaline since he founded the Company in August 2008. Prior thereto, he was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Duvernay Oil Corp. (“Duvernay“), a publicly traded oil and gas company (2004-2008).
Mr. Rose has more than 38 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and held various exploration and production positions including managing exploration and petroleum engineering research for a large E&P company before founding Berkley Petroleum Corp. (“Berkley“) in 1993. After the sale of Berkley in 2001, Mr. Rose founded Duvernay, which was sold in August 2008 for $5.9 billion.
Mr. Rose was educated at Queen’s University, graduating with an honours degree in Geology. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta and the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. Among other awards, Mr. Rose is the recipient of the Stanley Slipper Gold Medal from the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (2009).
Among other things we learned about The Berkley Days, Montney 1st Innings & Canadian LNG Growth.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Brian Schmidt - CEO of Tamarack Valley Energy - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$3 billion.
Mr. Schmidt is Chief Executive Officer and a founder of Tamarack Valley Energy. He is Chair of Tamarack Clearwater GP Inc. which provides oversight to the Clearwater Infrastructure Limited Partnership operations.
Mr. Schmidt is an Honorary Chief of the Blood Tribe and is currently a Board of Governors member of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (“CAPP”) where he is the Indigenous Affairs Task Group Chair, and previously held the position of Chair of CAPP.
Mr. Schmidt is an industry advisor to the Indian Oil & Gas Co-Management Board, assisting First Nations with policy development, and is a Board of Governors member of the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada.
Mr. Schmidt held various leadership positions at Apache Canada from 1999 to 2007,during which time the company grew from 14,700 to 110,000 BOE/D. Mr. Schmidt held the position of President of Apache Canada from 2003 to 2007.
Among other things we learned about Waterfloods, Dividends & Expanding the Clearwater.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Kaes Van't Hof - CEO of Diamondback Energy - a NASDAQ listed energy company with a market cap of ~$45 billion.
Mr. Van’t Hof has served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Diamondback since May 2025. Prior to his current position, he served as our President from February 2025 to May 2025, President and Chief Financial Officer from February 2022 to February 2025, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Business Development from February 2019 to February 2022, as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development from January 2017 to February 2019 and as our Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development since joining us in July 2016.
Mr. Van’t Hof has served as Chief Executive Officer of Viper since February 2025, and as a director of Viper since November 2023. Before joining Diamondback and Viper, Mr. Van't Hof served as Chief Executive Officer for Bison Drilling and Field Services from September 2012 to June 2016.
From August 2011 to August 2012, Mr. Van't Hof was an analyst for Wexford Capital, LP responsible for developing operating models and business plans, including for our initial public offering, and before that worked for the Investment Banking - Financial Institutions Group of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. from February 2010 to July 2011. Mr. Van't Hof was a professional tennis player from May 2008 to January 2010.
Mr. Van't Hof received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Among other things we learned about Diamondback Origins, $60 Oil & Growth in the Permian.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Ian Anderson - former CEO of Trans Mountain Corp. & Kinder Morgan Canada Inc.
Mr. Anderson retired in 2022 after 17 years as the CEO and President of Trans Mountain Corp, and predecessor companies, including Kinder Morgan Canada Inc.
Mr. Anderson had a 44 year career in the utility and midstream pipeline industry with such companies as Inter City Gas, Westcoast Energy, BC Gas, Kinder Morgan, and most recently with the federally owned Trans Mountain.
Mr. Anderson is now an Executive Advisor to Stonepeak Capital, he sits on the Board of Backwoods Energy Services, an Alexis Nation owned company, and he is also on the Board of Resourceworks. Ian is active in the charitable community of Calgary and has sat on numerous Boards and campaigns.
Among other things we learned about 40 Years of Building Canadian Infrastructure.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. JP Lachance - CEO of Peyto Exploration - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$4 billion.
Jean-Paul (JP) Lachance joined Peyto in 2011 as VP Exploitation before being promoted to COO on Feb. 1 2018 and subsequently assumed the role of President and CEO on Jan. 1, 2023.
Mr. Lachance has over 30 years of industry experience and held prior positions with ProspEx Resources Ltd., Marathon, and Chevron in various engineering and management roles.
Mr. Lachance also serves as a member of the Board of Governors for The Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (EPAC).
Mr Lachance is licensed professional engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) and received a B.Sc. (Civil Engineering) in 1991 from the University of Waterloo.
Among other things we learned about Low Costs, Profitable Growth & 27 Years in the Deep Basin.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Michael Culbert - board member of ARC Resources & TC Energy.
Mr. Culbert has 35 years of experience in the North American energy industry with expertise in operations, development, finance, marketing, regulatory and business development.
Previously, he co-founded Progress Energy where he held the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer, and ultimately Vice Chairman of PETRONAS Energy Canada Ltd. until 2020.
Mr. Culbert was also an integral member of the PETRONAS LNG team while serving as the President of the Pacific NorthWest LNG from 2013 to 2016. He has also previously served on a number of other private and public energy company boards. Mr. Culbert is a past member of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Board of Governors.
In 2019, Mr. Culbert was awarded the Distinguished Business Leader – Recognizing Ethical Leadership from the University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business and the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Culbert holds a Bachelor of Science Business Administration Degree from Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts.
Among other things we learned about The Home Oil Days & Building Canadian LNG in 2025.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Chris Doornbos - CEO of E3 Lithium - a CVE listed Lithium company with a market cap of ~$100 million.
Chris is an entrepreneur, aviator, and founder of emerging ideas and technology, with a passion for collaboration and innovation. Chris is the founder of E3 Lithium, a world-leading lithium resource and technology development company. Chris emphasizes risk management, developing and managing an exceptional technical team, and well-strategized project generation, with a clear focus on developing and capturing value for shareholders.
Chris has a broad range of experience in capital raising, project execution, and M&A. Chris is a founding member of the Battery Metals Association of Canada and former Chair of the Canada ISO mirror committee for TC333 (lithium standards).
Chris received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta.
Among other things we learned about Critical Minerals, Alberta Made Lithium & Investor Returns.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Mark O'Byrne - President of Obyco Consulting, former President of Schlumberger Canada, and former President of Palliser Production Management Ltd., a ~60,000 boe/d joint venture agreement.
Initially educated in Canada, Mark has extended his education at IMD Switzerland and Harvard.
Mark has recently founded Obyco Consulting Ltd. in Calgary, providing energy related consulting and advisory largely in the energy services space.
Among other things we learned about Mark's experiences From Kuala Lumpur to Texas after 40 Years of Energy Services.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Cole Smead - CEO of Smead Capital Management - a registered investment advisor headquartered in Phoenix, AZ with offices in Jersey City, NJ and London, UK., with assets of approximately $6 billion under management.
Cole Smead, CFA is Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager where he oversees all activities of the firm. He is the final decision maker for all investment decisions in the firm’s international equity portfolios.
Cole has been with the firm since its founding in 2007. Prior to joining Smead Capital Management, he was a Financial Advisor with Wachovia Securities in Scottsdale, AZ. He is a member of the CFA Institute.
Among other things we learned about Energy Consolidation, Investor Returns & Economic Optimism.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jim Bertram - Chair of Keyera Corp - a TSX listed midstream company with a market cap of approximately $10 billion.
Mr. Bertram was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Keyera from 1998 until 2015 when he became Executive Chair. During this time, Mr. Bertram led the company in significant growth and major acquisitions while enabling consistent delivery of value to customers and shareholders.
Previously, Mr. Bertram was Vice President of Marketing for Gulf Canada Ltd. and Vice President of Marketing for Amerada Hess Canada Ltd.
Mr. Bertram is a director of Methanex Corporation, the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets.
Mr. Bertram joined the Emera Board as a Director in 2018. He is a member of the Management Resources Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr. Bertram received his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary.
Among other things we learned about Building Canadian Infrastructure, Keyera Origins & Creating Value in Midstream.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Myron Stadnyk - Chairman of Vermilion Energy & board member of Whitecap Resources & Mancal Corporation.
Mr. Stadnyk has over 40 years of oil and gas experience and is the former President & CEO and Director of ARC Resources Ltd., retiring in 2020. During his tenure as CEO, and prior to that as COO, Mr. Stadnyk played a pivotal role in ARC's transformation from a Royalty trust to a leading Canadian producer. His extensive career also includes working for a major oil and gas company in both domestic and international operations.
Mr. Stadnyk holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. He holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. Mr. Stadnyk formerly held a position on the Board of Directors of Veren Inc. and PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. and served as a Governor for CAPP for over a decade. Currently, Mr. Stadnyk is the Chairman of Vermilion Energy Inc.
Among other things, we learned about Building ARC Resources, Exploring the Montney & Canadian Energy Going Forward.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Rick Rule - CEO of Rule Investment Media, co-founder of Battle Bank & former President & CEO of Sprott US Holdings.
Mr. Rule began his career 50 years ago in 1974 in the securities business and has been involved in it ever since. Mr. Rule is known for his expertise in many resource sectors, including agriculture, alternative energy, forestry, oil and gas, mining, and water. In 1990, Mr. Rule founded the business now known as Sprott US Holdings, merging it into Sprott Inc. (SII) in 2011.
Mr. Rule retired from Sprott Inc. in 2021 and resigned from the board of directors in 2023. Mr. Rule is celebrating his retirement by co-founding a new bank, Battle Bank.
Mr. Rule is also actively engaged in private placement markets, through originating and participating in hundreds of debt and equity transactions
Among other things, we learned about 50 Years of Resource Investing: Adventures in Gold & Other Related Stories.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Bob McNally - founder and president of Rapidan Energy Group - an independent energy market, policy, and geopolitical analysis firm based in the Washington, DC area.
Bob's 34-year career includes service as a White House energy advisor to President George W. Bush, an oil market analyst, and a hedge fund strategist at Tudor Investment Corporation. His acclaimed book Crude Volatility: The History and the Future of Boom-Bust Oil Prices (Columbia University Press, 2017) received the Honorable Mention in Economics in the 2018 PROSE Awards; the 2023 IAEE Marcel Boiteux Best International Energy Economics Book Award; and the 2024 USAEE Adelman-Frankel Award for unique and innovative contribution to the field of energy economics.
Leading media outlets regularly interview Bob, who frequently testifies before Congress on energy markets and national security.
From 2001 to 2003, he served as Special Assistant to the President on the White House National Economic Council and, in 2003, Senior Director for International Energy on the National Security Council.
Bob earned his B.A./B.S. in Political Science and International Relations from American University and his M.A. in International Economics and Foreign Policy from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Among other things we discussed The White House Days & How Swing Producers Affect Oil Prices.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jodi Anhorn - CEO of GLJ - a global energy & petroleum evaluations firm based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
As an industry expert with 30 years of experience at GLJ, Jodi has witnessed the company evolve from a small reserves evaluations provider to the strategic client partner that it is today. Under Jodi’s guidance as CEO, GLJ’s collective knowledge of subsurface expertise and economics ensures its clients take the right next step toward successful and sustainable solutions. Jodi believes in striking the right balance between meeting global energy demand, including availability, affordability, and environmental performance.
Jodi is dedicated to furthering the industry through education and has presented numerous workshops and courses throughout Canada, the United States, South America, and Europe. He is an active board member with the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and Society of Petroleum Evaluations Engineers (SPEE) and participates in several other energy industry associations.
Jodi holds a M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary and holds a Professional Engineer designation in the province of Alberta.
Among other things we discussed Enhanced Oil Recovery, Independent Evaluations & Optimism for Canadian Infrastructure.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Dan Debow - board member of Build Canada and Loblaws International.
Mr. Debow is also former VP of Partnerships and Corporate Development at Shopify, and 3x co-founder of Workbrain, Rypple, and Helpful.
Mr. Debow was an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto - Faculty of Law where he taught a course on exponential technologies, law & policy.
Mr. Debow earned a BA from Western University, a JD/MBA from the University of Toronto, and a LLM from Stanford University.
Among other things we discussed Building Canada: Energy Corridors, Tech & How Economic Growth Drives Prosperity.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Michael Kanovsky - founder and CEO of Sky Energy Corp., a private energy and investment company founded in 1993.
Mr. Kanovsky is also a Founding Partner and Associate/Mentor of Creative Destruction Lab (Rockies) as well as serving on advisory boards of several private companies.
Mr. Kanovsky started his career in investment banking and subsequently has had significant involvement in the oil, gas, renewable & power industries as well as private operating businesses in real estate, marinas and in Seniors Independent & Assisted Healthcare.
He previously served as a founding director/shareholder of Northstar Energy Corporation, ARC Resources Ltd., North American Oilsands Ltd., Bonavista Petroleum Ltd (Lead Director) and Seven Generations Energy Ltd. Michael was a past director of Devon Energy Corporation, Pure Technologies Ltd. (Lead Director), TransAlta Corporation, Cequence Energy (Chair) and Precision Drilling Inc. (Vice Chair).
Mr. Kanovsky is Director Emeritus of the Advisory Board of the Ivey School of Business, former Vice Chair of the Alberta Children’s Hospital Board and former Alberta Chair of the Young Presidents Organization. Mr. Kanovsky is Founder and Director of the Kanovsky Family Foundation which was founded in 2004.
Mr. Kanovsky holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University and a Masters of Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business and is a Professional Engineer.
Among other things we discussed The Northstar Energy Days, Bonavista Origins & Ingredients for Long Term Investing.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Dan Pickering - CIO & Founder of Pickering Energy Partners - an energy financial services company headquartered in Houston, USA with~$16 billion invested in all energy sub-sectors.
Mr. Pickering is the Chief Investment Officer at Pickering Energy Partners (PEP). PEP is a financial services firm focused on Investments and Advice in the energy sector – both traditional oil and gas and energy transition.
Prior to PEP, Mr. Pickering served as the President of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., and Chief Investment Officer of TPH Asset Management. Mr. Pickering has spent 30 years as an Energy Portfolio Manager, Researcher, and Analyst, first at Fidelity Investments (where he managed ~$1 billion of energy sector funds), then as Head of Research at Simmons & Company and as the founding partner of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
Mr. Pickering is the Board Chair of Merge Electric Fleet Solutions and also serves on the Advisory Boards for the Houston CFA Society, Capital Creek Advisors, Dynamo Energy Hub, Midway Companies, as well as the Posse Foundation, the Board of Trustees for Texas Children’s Hospital and the Texas Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Mr. Pickering holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering from the Missouri School of Science and Technology and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Among other things we discussed U.S. Shale, Permian vs. S&P 500 Returns & American Companies Looking North.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jeremy McCrea - Managing Director of Equity Research at BMO Capital Markets.
Previously Mr. McCrea has held similar positions at Raymond James, AltaCorp Capital and National Bank Financial - with more than 20 years of experience exclusively covering the energy sector.
Mr. McCrea also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary and is a CFA® charterholder.
Since 2004, Mr. McCrea’s views on energy are frequently sought after by institutional funds, as well as various media outlets including The Globe and Mail, National Post, Bloomberg and BNN.
Among other things we discussed Cognitive Biases 101: Helping Energy Investors Make Better Decisions.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Mike Belenkie - CEO of Advantage Energy - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$2 Billion.
Mr. Belenkie joined Advantage in October 2018 as Chief Operating Officer, and was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in October 2019 and then to President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2022.
Between 2012 and 2018, Mr. Belenkie founded and helped lead Modern Resources to become a highly efficient Deep Basin producer which included oversight on all aspects of the Corporation.
From September 2008 to December 2011, Mr. Belenkie held roles of increasing responsibility at Painted Pony including Vice President of Reservoir Engineering and Corporate Development.
Prior thereto, Mr. Belenkie held various roles at Talisman Energy (1995-2008) within their North American assets, including Team Lead of Montney and Northeast British Columbia. During 2006 and 2007, Mr. Belenkie was a management consultant with RLG International, working with leadership teams in two major producers in Alaska and Canada, while on secondment from Talisman.
Mr. Belenkie received his BSc. In Mechanical Engineering from University of Calgary in 1997 and is a registered professional engineer with APEGA.
Among other things we discussed Infrastructure, Cash Flow & Canadian LNG Opportunities Ahead.
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This episode we are joined by Ms. Hilary Foulkes - Independent Director of Chord Energy, Pine Cliff Energy, Senior Advisor at TPH Canada & Vice-Chair Let’s Talk Science.
Previously, Ms. Foulkes was an independent director for Modern Resources, Vice President and COO at PennWest Exploration, and Managing Director at Scotia Waterous.
Ms. Foulkes earned a BSc with Honours in Earth Science from the University of Waterloo and is a Professional Geologist.
Among other things we discussed Adventures in Northern Saskatchewan, Hard Rock Origins & CAN/U.S. Mergers.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Robyn Regehr.
Mr. Regehr played ~1089 NHL games over fifteen years including twelve with the Calgary Flames, and three with the LA Kings - where he won the Stanley Cup in 2014.
Mr. Regehr also competed for Canada in World Juniors, World Championships, World Cup and Olympics.
Mr. Regehr was a member of the NHLPA executive board for 4 years also participated in Audit and Executive Director search committee.
Mr. Regehr has been involved in charitable organizations including Flames Foundation, Right To Play, Impact Society - and was a co-founder of Blueline Oilfield Rentals.
Among other things we discussed Winning the Stanley Cup, 15 Years in the NHL & Energy Entrepreneurship.
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This episode we are joined by Ms. Karen Nielsen.
Throughout her career, Ms. Nielsen has held executive & board level positions at ATCO EnPower, Seven Generations Energy Ltd., ATCO Power, ARC Resources Ltd., Birchcliff Energy Ltd & Crew Energy Inc.
Ms. Nielsen also earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering (with Distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan, and is a registered professional with APEGA.
Among other things we discussed Early Field Days, Montney Origins & How Power Markets Influence Energy Prices.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Eric Nuttall - partner and senior portfolio manager with Ninepoint Partners, and the Ninepoint Energy Fund - Canada's largest energy fund with ~$2 billion under management.
Mr. Nuttall's views on energy are frequently sought after by BNN Bloomberg, CNBC, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and other media organizations.
Mr. Nuttall also earned a Bachelor of International Business degree (High Honours) from Carleton University.
Among other things we discussed Election Results, Oil Volatility & Why Canada Needs to Build Infrastructure Projects.
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James Pasieka is a former partner with the Calgary office of McCarthy Tétrault LLP and has extensive experience in structuring and negotiating transactions for capital projects, joint ventures, corporate financings, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. He has negotiated or closed deals on six continents.
Mr. Pasieka practiced in all segments of the energy sector, in corporate/commercial law generally, and in corporate finance, including early-stage and venture capital financing, mergers, acquisitions and take-overs.
Mr. Pasieka has served as an officer or director or chairman of scores of public energy companies over the years.
Mr. Pasieka earned an undergraduate degree (distinction) & bachelor of laws degree from University of Manitoba.
Among other things we discussed 50 Years of Law: From Texaco Beginnings to Libyan Oil Deals & Chinese Ventures.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. John Jeffrey - CEO of Saturn Oil & Gas - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$300M.
Prior to assuming leadership of Saturn in 2016, Mr. Jeffrey was the area finance manager for a Fortune 500 engineering consulting firm in Canada.
Mr. Jeffrey was a founder and CFO for Axiom Group, a geological and engineering consulting company that has drilled over 800 wells within western Canada.
Mr. Jeffrey also is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan with a MBA degree majoring in Finance.
Among other things we discussed Bootstrapping to 40,000 boe/d, Mid-Life Cycle Assets & Perspectives of Junior E&P in 2025.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jordan McNamee – Founder and Chief Investment Officer of the Optimist Fund - an investment fund with ~$40 million under management.
Prior to founding the Optimist Fund, Mr. McNamee worked at CI Global Asset Management as lead Portfolio Manager, and Cambridge Global Asset Management as an analyst covering the global technology, media and communications services sectors.
Mr. McNamee earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, and has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Among other things we discussed Finding Growth Companies, Capitalizing on Market Volatility & Building an Investment Fund.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Mac Van Wielingen – founder and chair of Viewpoint Group and co-founder of Viewpoint Investment Partners - a global, investment management company offering strategies to high net-worth families and institutional investors.
Mr. Van Wielingen is also a founder, and partner of ARC Financial Corporation, the largest energy focused private equity fund in Canada with approximately $6 billion under management - and a founder and former chair (1996-2016) of ARC Resources Ltd., a leading Canadian energy company.
Mr. Van Wielingen has served as chair of the Board of Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), the board of Institute for Corporate Directors (ICD), and is a founding partner of the Creative Destruction Lab, Business Council of Alberta & Canadian Centre for Advanced Leadership.
Among his many awards, Mr. Van Wielingen has been appointed to the Order of Canada, the Calgary Business Hall of Fame, has received The Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta), the Ivey School of Business Alumni Award, and the Fraser Institute Founders' Award.
Mr. Van Wielingen is also an honours graduate of the Ivey School of Business in finance and has studied post-graduate economics at Harvard University.
Among other things we discussed Family Wisdom, the Origins of ARC Financial & Navigating Investment Risk.
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This episode we are joined by Mrs. Amber Kanwar – host of the In the Money Podcast - a video podcast where Amber sits down with a top portfolio managers to deliver insights & advice on investing to everyday investors.
New episodes are out every Tuesday and Thursday, and are available on YouTube, Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Prior to launching the In the Money Podcast, Mrs. Kanwar spent ~15 years at BNN Bloomberg where she interviewed hundreds of portfolio managers, CEOs, political leaders and newsmakers - working her way up from intern, to segment producer and anchor.
Mrs. Kanwar also earned a masters of journalism degree at Ryerson University, and a Bachelor of Management & Organizational Studies at Western University.
Among other things we discussed Building a New Media Company, the Art of Conversation & 15 Years at BNN.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Herb Pinder Jr. – owner of the Goal Group of companies which includes G Energy - a private equity firm investing in oil and gas companies & Goal Sports Corp - which managed the contractual and financial affairs of professional hockey players for 35 years.
Mr. Pinder has served on the boards of more than 50 public and private businesses, crown corporations and non-profit organizations (ARC Resources, Canadian Airlines, Wascana Energy, Sunshine Ski Resort and Viterra).
Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Pinder won a bronze medal playing hockey for Team Canada in the 1968 Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble, France.
Mr. Pinder served a term as an Honorary Colonel of the 38th Service Battalion; received an Honorary Doctor of Laws at the U of Saskatchewan; is an Honored Member of the Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Sports Halls of Fame; and in 2022 became a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Pinder has served many non-profits organizations including Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, CD Howe, Manning Awards, Banff Center for Management, YPO International, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, and The Fraser Institute.
Mr. Pinder graduated from the U of Saskatchewan in 1967 with a B.A. in Economics, attended the U of Manitoba Faculty of Law, MBA from Harvard Business School, and also is an editorial contributor to the the Western Standard.
Among other things we discussed the Olympic Medals, Private Equity, Western Alienation & 50 Years of Saskatoon Business.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Tom MacInnis – CEO of Spark Capital Corp. & Southern Pacific Resources.
Mr. MacInnis is also Board Chair of PointBreak Resources, board member of Rok Resources, and sits on the advisory committees for the private equity funds managed by Lex Energy Partners in Regina.
Previously, Mr. MacInnis was a Founder & Managing Director of Investment Banking at Tristone Capital, Head of Energy Financial Markets and Energy Investment Banking for National Bank of Canada - working on over 1200 M&A & capital raising transactions representing over $125 Billion in transaction value.
Among other things we discussed the Private Energy Markets, the Tristone Capital Days & Canadian M&A in 2025.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Arjun Murti - Partner at Veriten LLC and a Senior Advisor at Warburg Pincus.
Mr. Murti has spent over 30 years on Wall Street as a sell-side equity research analyst, buy-side investor, advisor and board member covering the global energy sector.
Mr. Murti previously served as a Partner at Goldman Sachs from 2006 to 2014. Prior to becoming Partner, he served as Managing Director from 2003 to 2006 and as Vice President from 1999 to 2003.
During his time at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Murti worked as a sell-side equity research analyst covering the energy sector. He was co-director of equity research for the Americas from 2011 to 2014. Previously, Mr. Murti held equity analyst positions at JP Morgan Investment Management from 1995 to 1999 and at Petrie Parkman from 1992 to 1995.
Mr. Murti serves on the board of directors of ConocoPhillips & Liberty Energy Inc.
He also serves on the advisory boards of ClearPath and Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy and as a board observer to Welligence Energy Analytics.
Mr. Murti graduated with a business degree specializing in finance from the University of Denver.
Since November 2021, Mr. Murti has published Super-Spiked, a Substack newsletter and podcast about the energy transition.
Among other things, we discussed The End of the Energy Transition Era & What it Means for Investors.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jamie Murray - portfolio manager at the Murray Wealth Group - a Toronto based investment firm with ~$360M under management.
Mr. Jamie Murray has approximately 20 years of experience in the investment sector with previous roles at Investors Group, Desjardins Capital Markets & Dundee Capital Markets.
Mr. Murray graduated from The Richard Ivey School of Business, and has also received his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2011.
Among other things, we discussed Out of Favor Stocks, Protecting Capital, Energy Tariffs & Market Opportunities in 2025.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jim Gray, O.C. - co-founder of Canadian Hunter Exploration - one of Canada's largest natural gas producers before its sale in 2001 for ~$3.4 billion.
Among his many awards, Mr. Gray has been inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence, the Order of Canada, the Calgary Business Hall of Fame, and the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.
Mr. Gray was awarded an Honourary Doctor of Laws degree in 1991 by the University of Calgary, and the Energy Person of the Year Award from the Energy Council of Canada.
Mr. Gray is also a founder and former Chairman of Calgary Academy, Honourary Chair of the Canada West Foundation and Honorary Life Director of the Calgary YMCA.
Mr. Gray is Chairman of the Energy Group of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Mr. Gray’s previous directorships include Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Cequence Energy Inc., Phoenix Technology Services, Emera Inc., Hudson’s Bay Company, and Canadian National Railway, of which he is Director Emeritus.
Among other things, we discussed The Can Hunter Days, Pioneering the Deep Basin & 90 Years of Staying Active.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Arun Chandrasekaran - Head of Energy Investment Banking at National Bank- a TSX listed financial institution with a market cap of ~$43 billion.
Arun Chandrasekaran has 17+ years of experience in industry. Mr. Chandrasekaran re-joined National Bank as Head of Energy, Investment Banking in August 2016. Prior to re-joining National Bank, Mr. Chandrasekaran worked as a Principal with Stream Asset Financial Management.
Mr. Chandrasekaran graduated with Distinction from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Commerce Co-operative Education degree.
Among other things, we discussed Capital Markets, Avoiding Consensus & Why the Lifecycle of Canadian Energy Will Continue.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Charles Guedo - CEO of 8am Solutions - a Calgary based tech company.
8am Solutions provides software that allows companies to better adhere to workplace safety legislation with the use of machine learning and A.I.
Among other uses, 8am Solutions users pay an annual fee, and in exchange - get quick summaries on whether their oil & gas health and safety procedures & documents meet government requirements.
Mr. Charles Guedo spent over 10 years in the vendor management & compliance software industry before founding 8am Solutions.
Among other things, we discussed A.I. Trends vs. Problem Solving, Tech in Calgary & Finding Market Opportunities in Software.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jason Landau & Mr. Eugene Vath from Waratah Capital - a Toronto, Ontario based asset management firm that has grown from $25 million to ~$4 billion under management since 2010.
Mr. Landau is the Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Head of Investment Team.
Mr. Landau received an Honours Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
Mr. Vath is an investment analyst, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Victoria, as well as the CFA designations.
Among other things, we discussed Capital Allocation in the Canadian Energy Industry: Considerations on Growth vs. Investor Returns.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Rob Broen - President & CEO of Athabasca Oil - a Calgary based energy company listed on the TSX, with a market cap of ~$3 billion.
Mr. Broen Joined Athabasca in November 2012 as Senior Vice President Light Oil, and was Promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2013, and CEO in 2015.
Mr. Broen has over 25 years of exploration and production experience including 18 years with Talisman Energy in various technical and management capacities (President, Talisman Energy USA Inc. and Senior Vice President, North American Shale).
At Talisman, Mr. Broen managed capital budgets over $1 billion and a 120,000 boe/d North American shale portfolio (Montney, Duvernay, Marcellus and Eagle Ford).
Mr. Broen earned a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Alberta, and is a graduate of the Ivey Executive Program at the Richard Ivey School of Business.
Among other things we disused Stock Buybacks, 80 Years of Reserves & Why Return of Free Cash Flow is Good for Investors.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jeff Robson - President & CEO of Vada Capital - an independent, family-backed private equity firm based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Mr. Robson is a board member of the Haskayne Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the First Monday Foundation, the Alberta Hockey Foundation, is a also a Robson DNA Center Board Advisor, a General Manager of Canadian Professional Rodeo Association and Founding Partner of Creative Destruction Labs Rockies.
Mr. Robson earned a Business Management degree from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
Among other things we disused Growing a Family Office, Adventures in Rodeo & Private Equity Differentiation.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jamie Mackie who is retired now, but spent 40 years in the investment banking, energy & wealth management sectors.
Mr. Mackie's 40 years of experience included roles at Richardson GMP, Macquarie Group, J F Mackie & Company & FirstEnergy Capital where he was an early member of the firm.
Mr. Mackie earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Calgary, and a Master of Science Degree from Yale University.
Among other things we disused The Wilson Mackie Days, 150 Years in Calgary & Opportunities in the Wealth Management Sector.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jeff Davison - 2025 Calgary Mayor Candidate & Chief Executive Officer of the Prostate Cancer Centre - an Alberta-based health charity dedicated to providing clinical support, education and resources to help men navigate the complex world of prostate cancer.
Mr. Davison has spent over twenty years with publicly traded companies in the energy, technology and creative services sectors and was elected to Calgary City Council from 2017 - 2021.
Jeff Davison is currently on the University of Calgary Board of Governors and Senate, and has previously served on the Board of Directors for Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, Calgary Economic Development, and the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund.
Mr. Davison earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications Studies from the University of Calgary in 2003, and also attended Cornell University in 2017 for its Strategy Program in Marketing.
Among other things we disused The 2025 Calgary Mayor Election: Unlocking Economic Development & Why it Matters.
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This episode we are joined by Alex Epstein - founder & President of the Center for Industrial Progress - a for-profit think-tank seeking to bring about a new industrial revolution by using technology to improve the planet across a multitude of industries including mining, manufacturing, agriculture, chemistry, and energy.
Mr. Epstein is also the author of the new book titled Fossil Future, the New York Times bestseller The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, and the creator of EnergyTalkingPoints.com - a source of talking points on energy, environmental, and climate issues.
Mr. Epstein has made his moral case for fossil fuels at dozens of campuses, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Duke (his alma mater), and has also spoken to employees and leaders at dozens of Fortune 500 companies, including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Phillips 66, Valero, Enbridge, and TransCanada.
Mr.Epstein also holds an undergraduate degree from Duke University.
Among other things we disused Technological Development, Thinking 101 & Why Canadian Energy is a Source of Human Flourishing.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Mark Mulroney - Vice Chair, Global Banking and Markets at Scotiabank - a TSX & NYSE listed financial institution with a market cap of ~$100 billion & ~$70 billion respectively.
Mark Mulroney joined Scotiabank in 2018 and has served as Head of Financial Institutions and Sponsors within Corporate and Investment Banking. Mark Mulroney was appointed to his current role as Vice Chair, Global Banking and Markets in October 2024 where he is focused on strategic relationships and advancing synergies within Global Banking and Markets as well as the broader Bank.
Prior to joining Scotiabank, Mark served as Co-Head of Equity Trading and Head of Equity Capital Markets with National Bank Financial Markets. He began his career in 2001 at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York City. In 2005, Mark moved to Toronto with RBC Capital Markets and was promoted to Head of Equity Trading in 2007, relocating to London (UK). In 2009, he returned to Canada as Co-Head of Equity Agency Trading in Toronto.
An active community volunteer, Mark is involved in a variety of fundraising efforts and also serves on a number of not-for-profit boards including The BlackNorth Initiative, Co-Chairs the Boost (CYAC) Fundraising Advisory Board and is Chair of the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Advisory Board, at St Francis Xavier (Antigonish, Nova Scotia).
Mark holds an undergraduate degree from Duke University (2001).
Among other things we disused The Art of Listening, Family Lessons & Opportunities in Capital Markets.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Graeme Edge - co-founder and CEO of Energy Disruptors - a conference created to address the opportunities and challenges presented in the energy industry by connecting leaders who share their perspectives on technology, new business models, emerging global trends, & policies.
In addition to the Energy Disruptors conference, Mr. Edge is the founder & CEO of ScaleBlaze - an executive search firm specializing in clean energy/clean tech, energy transition, and e-mobility sectors.
Mr. Edge also earned a bachelor's degree from King's College London.
Among other things we discussed going From a $250k Loss to Booking Richard Branson & the Journey Thus Far.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Ward Polzin - board member of Chord Energy, Founder and Executive Chairman of Camino Natural Resources & Venture Partner of NGP Energy (“NGP”), a private equity investment firm based in Dallas, TX.
Previously, Mr. Polzin served as CEO of Centennial Resource Development, LLC (“Centennial”), an NGP portfolio company focused on the Permian basin of West Texas, from 2013 to 2016.
Prior to forming Camino and Centennial, Mr.Polzin served as a Managing Director and a founding partner in Investment Banking at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., where he spearheaded the firm’s E&P asset acquisition and divestiture practice.
Mr. Polzin earned a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in 1984 and an M.B.A. from Rice University in 1986. He is also a CFA charter holder.
Among other things we disused 40 Years of American Energy: A Few Lessons from E&P & Banking.
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This episode we are joined by Ms. Josée Tremblay - Principal at Strategic Decisions Group, a global firm specializing in helping companies discover innovative opportunities and make the best possible strategic investments.
Previously, Ms. Tremblay worked both onshore and offshore in the energy industry at Can Hunter Exploration, Burlington Resources, ConocoPhillips, INPEX Corporation and most recently on the production, development and exploration of Canada’s East Coast as the Vice President for the region with Suncor Energy.
Ms. Tremblay served over three years as the Chair of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)-Offshore Policy Group, is currently the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors at C-Core, and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Ms. Tremblay is the Chair of the Schulich Industry Advisory Councila at the Schulich School of Engineering, board member of Triple Point Resources & Genoa Design International.
Ms. Tremblay holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary, a Strategic Decision and Risk Management certificate from Stanford School of Engineering and an Executive Education Certificate in Finance and Accounting from Rice University. Ms. Tremblay also recently attended the Harvard In-Residence Leadership program at the business school.
Among other things we disused $100M Wells, the Opportunity of Female Capital in Industry & Why Canadian Offshore Energy is Growing.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Steve Larke & Mr. Dave Szybunka - for a special live edition of the podcast at the 2024 CALEP Conference.
Mr. Larke is a corporate director at Topaz Energy, Headwater Exploration & Vermilion Energy - and previous roles include Operating Partner and Advisory Board member with Azimuth Capital Management Inc., Managing Director and Executive Committee member with Calgary-based Peters & Co. from 2005 to 2015, and prior thereto, was Vice-President and Director with TD Newcrest from 1997 to 2005.
Mr. Larke has a Bachelor of Commerce degree (with distinction) from the University of Calgary and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) designations.
Mr. Dave Szybunka is Senior Portfolio Manager & Managing Director, Energy Team at Canoe financial, has 17 years’ experience in portfolio management and energy equities analysis.
Previously, he worked at Rayne Capital as the Head Energy Portfolio Manager.Prior to that, David was Associate Portfolio Manager on the Canoe Energy team.
His career in the energy industry started as a Financial Analyst with Peters & Co, a Calgary-based energy investment dealer.David has a Bachelor of Commerce (finance) from the University of Alberta and is a CFA Charterholder.
Among other things we disused Global Energy Demand, 50% Consumption Growth & How Investors Can Benefit.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Curtis Stange - CEO of ATB Financial - a Crown owned financial institution based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - with approximately 5300 team members, 825,000 clients and a balance sheet of ~$62 billion.
Mr. Stange was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of ATB Financial on June 30, 2018, and has more than 35 years of experience in financial services in Canada.
Prior to becoming CEO, Mr. Stange held a number of senior leadership roles at ATB Financial, as well as at one of Canada’s big five banks - gaining experience in retail, wealth management and commercial banking throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario.
Mr. Stange is a Stanford alumnus, member of the Alberta Business Council, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Western Executive Council, chairs the ATB Subsidiary board, serves on advisory boards for the Edmonton International Airport, Visa Canada, Axis Connects, Advancing Women Executives in Western Canada and he co-chairs the STARS Air Ambulance board.
Among other things we discussed New Opportunities in Digital Assets, 90 Years of Banking & Why ATB is Committed to the Energy Sector.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Marty Staples - CEO of Topaz Energy - a Calgary based energy company listed on the TSX, with a market cap of ~$4 billion.
Marty Staples commenced his role in April 2020 when Topaz hired its initial employees and has been instrumental in Topaz’s accretive acquisition growth strategy which has generated rapid earnings and dividend growth for Topaz shareholders.
Mr. Staples has over 20 years' experience in the oil and gas industry in the areas of leadership, management, business development, exploration, land and evaluations.
Previously, Mr. Staples spent ten years and played an integral role in the growth and development of Tourmaline Oil Corp., including the execution of $3.7 billion in cumulative asset and corporate acquisitions. Prior thereto, Mr. Staples held positions at both private and public companies.
Mr. Staples holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.
Among other things we discussed Growing to $4 Billion, Win-Win Deals & How a Pandemic IPO Created Opportunity.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Ian Dundas - Board Member & advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Chord Energy - a Houston based energy company listed on New York Stock Exchange, with a market cap of ~$8 billion.
Mr. Dundas previously served as a Director and President & Chief Executive Officer of Enerplus Corporation until its combination with Chord Energy in May 2024.
Mr. Dundas joined Enerplus in 2002 as Vice-President of Business Development, responsible for corporate acquisition and divestment strategies. In 2011, Mr. Dundas was appointed Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, where he oversaw the development and execution of Enerplus’ operational strategies, strategic planning, marketing and reserves, as well as acquisitions and divestments.
Prior to joining Enerplus, Mr. Dundas held several executive positions in the merchant banking business, where he helped oil and gas companies grow by accessing the funding and expertise they required.
Mr. Dundas has been an active volunteer in numerous charitable endeavors and was Co-chair of the Calgary YMCA Power of Potential campaign.
Mr. Dundas holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Distinction) from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Laws (Distinction) from the University of Alberta. He was called to the Alberta Bar in 1995.
Mr. Dundas is also a board member of I.S. Energy.
Among other things we discussed Merging Enerplus for $3.8 Billion, The El Paso Days & New Opportunities Ahead.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Charlie Locke - Owner of the Lake Louise Ski Resort, and the Locke Stock & Barrel Company Ltd. which includes (among other investments) ranching interests & oil and gas production in the Bearspaw Area, west central Alberta, and in Montana.
Mr. Locke was also one of Canada’s leading climbers and ski mountaineers during the 1960s and 1970s, which included pioneering climbs on the North Face of Mount Temple, the Ten Peaks at Moraine lake, the Great Divide Ski Traverse from Jasper to Lake Louise in 1967, and over 40 first ascents of Alberta and British Columbia peaks.
Mr. Locke also earned a commerce degree from the University of Calgary.
Among other things we discussed Ski Resorts, Oil Wells & Mountaineering: 50 Years of Entrepreneurship & Adventure.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Scott Saxberg - President and Chief Executive Officer of Cache Island Corp., a private energy company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Before founding Cache Island, Scott was a Co-Founder of Crescent Point Energy and was President and CEO of the company from 2003 to 2018.
Under his direction, Crescent Point grew from 275 boe/day in 2001 to 180,000 boe/day by 2018. Through Scott’s tenure, the company distributed over $7.5 billion in dividends and reached a market capitalization of more than $18 billion.
In addition, Scott runs his family office, Icebook Investments Corp., that focuses on direct investments in early stage startups. Icebook is currently invested in over 12 early stage companies across a variety of industries including energy tech, retail, real estate, communications, cannabis, e-gaming and fertility.
Scott’s lifelong passion for hockey led him to become a co-owner of the NHL hockey team the Arizona Coyotes between 2013-17.
Along the way, Scott has received notable recognition, including being named as one of the E&Y’s Top 40 Under 40, awarded the 2009 Producer of the Year in Oilweek magazine and named the 2011 Saskatchewan Oilman of the Year.
Mr. Saxberg earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manitoba.
Among other things we discussed The Growth of Crescent Point, $7.5 Billion in Dividends & What’s Next on the Horizon.
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This episode we are joined by the co-founder of Doomberg– an anonymous news publication that provides in-depth analysis on energy, finance & geopolitics - highlighting information missing from mainstream media.
Through a process of continuous improvement, Doomberghas grown to the #1 paid finance newsletter on Substack, with over 200,000 readers.
Among other things we discussed An Update on Doomberg, the Myth of Peak Oil & Why Nuclear Energy Has Reached an Inflection Point.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. David Smith - board member of Advantage Energy, Wajax Ltd., & former CEO of Keyera Corp.
Mr. Smith has over 38 years of experience in the western Canadian oil and gas industry. Mr. Smith had an extensive career at Keyera Corp. and played a key role its formation, evolution and growth. From 2015 to 2020, Mr. Smith served as President and CEO of Keyera, and prior to that, as President and Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Smith also served as Keyera’s Executive Vice President – Liquids Business Unit, and before that, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Keyera, Mr. Smith held progressively senior finance roles at Gulf Canada Resources Limited and Imperial Oil Limited.
In addition to Advantage Energy & Wajax Ltd. - Mr. Smith currently serves as a director at Arts Commons, United Way of Calgary and previously served as a director of Crew Energy Inc.
Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. He also holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Among other things we discussed The Gulf Canada Days, Ventures in Midstream & What Drives Value in Infrastructure.
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This episode we are joined by Kyla Lawson - co-founder of Stack Technologies - a technology company focused on the energy sector - based in Calgary, Alberta Canada.
Stack Technologies products include Petro Ninja, the BOE Report, BOE Intel, and A.I. tool titled "Edith" - which (among other things) helps companies manage & interpret data (well & land files) through digitization, indexing and cataloging in one accessible platform.
Kyla earned her Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan, is a co-founder of the Sports Equipment Bank, and a long time board member and supporter of KidSport Calgary.
Among other things we discussed Software Tools in Energy, Tech in Calgary & Why User Interface is Essential for Business Application.
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This episode we are joined by Jordan Zinberg - President and CEO of Bedford Park Capital - an independent investment firm located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Mr. Zinberg has over 15 years of investment industry experience including portfolio management and trading, and has served as a director of both private and public companies.
Before founding Bedford Park Capital, Mr. Zinberg was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at a prominent Toronto-based investment management firm.
Prior to that role, Mr. Zinberg spent 7 years at one of Canada’s largest investment dealers.
Mr. Zinberg holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business as well as several industry licenses and certifications. He also holds the Chartered Investment Manager designation and is a fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute.
Among other things we discussed Bottom Up Stock Picking, Entrepreneurship in Alberta & Why Canadian Small-Cap Stocks Present Opportunity.
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This episode we are joined by Hon. Tim McMillan- partner at Garrison Strategy - a government and public relations firm that offers advice to the resource sector on government policies/regulations, along with economic/political campaign analysis.
Mr.McMillan has decades of experience at senior political levels including serving as the Minister of Energy for Saskatchewan under Premier Brad Wall.
In addition, Mr.McMillan served as the President of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) from 2014 - 2022.
Mr. McMillan earned a bachelors degree in economics from the University of Victoria.
Among other things we discussed Reading Political Tea Leaves, Social License vs. Public Acceptance & Why Advocacy is Important in a Democratic Society.
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This episode we are joined by Mr.Jason Kenney - 18th Premier of Alberta, and former Canadian Federal Cabinet Minister.
A brief history of Mr.Kenney's accomplishments & experience include:
-18th Premier of Alberta from 2019 until 2022, and the leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) from 2017 until 2022
-Parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Harper (2006-2007)
-Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity (2007–2008)
-Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism (2008–2013)
-Minister of Employment and Social Development (2013–2015)
-Minister of Defence (2015)
Mr. Jason Kenney received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012,and the Albertan version of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022.
Mr. Kenney is currently a senior advisor for the law firm Bennett Jones, and is a Board Member of ATCO, Fairfax India Holdings Corp, Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, SE Health, Teneo, Peoples Group, Lighthouse Voyage, Coril Holdings Ltd., & Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute.
Among other things we discussed A Few Reflections on 30 Years of Federal & Provincial Politics.
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This episode we are joined by Tristan Goodman - President of The Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (EPAC), a national lobby group representing Canada’s top oil and gas entrepreneurs.
EPAC represents over 140 member companies, who spend billions of dollars annually across Canada - directly employing more than 50,000 people in every province and territory.
Mr. Goodman is a leading advocate for the Canadian energy industry with governments, regulators, the news media and general public.
Mr.Goodman was Senior Vice President with one of Canada's largest energy regulators and has worked for a several multinational energy companies.
Mr. Goodman holds a Ph.D.(University of Calgary), LL.M.(University of London) & LL.B.(Osgoode Law School).
Among other things we discussed Provincial vs. Federal Jurisdiction, Attracting Investment Capital & What Makes Good Energy Policy
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This episode we are joined by Dick Brown - President & CEO of Kathairos - a Methane reduction company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Kathairos technology is used by more than 55 major oil and gas producers in 17 North American shale basins, and is on track to generate $50MM in revenues by year end.
To date, Kathairos has mitigated ~185,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent emissions from our customer’s operations – the equivalent of ~3MM trees planted in a single year.
Mr. Brown holds a BSc. Eng. from the University of Alberta, and a Professional engineer designation.
Among other things we discussed the business case for methane reduction: 185,000 tonnes of C02 & how producers can benefit.
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This episode we are joined by Jim Davidson - director of Topaz Energy, ATB Financial, the Business Council of Alberta, the Creative Destruction Lab, the Economic Futures Council of Junior Achievement, the Fraser Institute and the Modern Miracle Network.
Mr. Davidson's principal occupation is a Corporate Director. Mr. Davidson co-founded FirstEnergy Capital Corp. in 1993 which became the world’s premier choice for energy sector investment banking.
Subsequently, Mr. Davidson was the Deputy Chairman of GMP First Energy, Canada’s leading energy-focused investment bank from which he retired from his role in 2018.
Mr. Davidson holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo and has earned the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) designation.
Mr. Davidson has more than 41 years of experience providing investment banking and financial services to a broad spectrum of companies in a variety of industries, most notably in the energy sector.
In 2016 Mr. Davidson was inducted into the IIAC Investment Industry Hall of Fame and awarded a "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Oil & Gas Council. Jim is also a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Governor General of Canada.
Among other things we discussed An Optimistic Perspective: 40 Years of Energy Banking and a Few Lessons Learned.
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This episode we are joined by Ms. Geri Greenall - COO of Cascade Trading - a commodity trading platform of wholesale electricity, natural gas & environmental products.
Ms. Geri Greenall was a founding member of the management team and the Chief Financial Officer of Spartan Delta Corp. from December 2019 to December 2023.
Prior thereto Ms. Greenall co-founded and was a Portfolio Manager and Chief Financial Officer at Camber Capital, a fund manager offering private client and institutional fund management services.
Ms. Greenall has a strong background in public equity analysis and commodity trading.
Ms. Greenall is a Director of Lycos Energy, Logan Energy Corp., and former Lead Independent Director of Kelt Exploration. Ms. Greenall is also a Director of Thread Innovations Inc., a Board Member of The Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (“EPAC”), and a Governor for Hull Services.
Ms. Greenall earned a a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance from the University of Calgary and a Chartered Financial Analyst and Institute of Corporate Directors designation.
Ms. Greenall also holds the FSA Level 1 Credential from the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board.
Among other things we discussed Few Insights from Private Equity, Trading & Junior E&P Companies.
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This episode we are joined by Mark Nelson - Founder & Managing Director of Radiant Energy Group - a nuclear advisory & consulting firm based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Mark holds an BS in Aero/Mech Engineering & Russian Literature from Oklahoma State University, M.Phil in Nuclear Engineering from Cambridge University, and has been a consultant to the clean energy industry and environmental organizations around the world.
His analytical work has been covered in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and leading European papers.
Among other things we discussed The Case for Nuclear Energy: Opportunities & Critiques of an Unlimited Power Source.
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This episode we are joined by Iggy Domagalski - CEO of Wajax - a TSX listed industrial company with market cap of ~$600MM.
Mr. Domagalski is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.
Prior to his appointment as President and CEO of Wajax, Mr. Domagalski was the CEO of Tundra Process Solutions, which was acquired by Wajax in January 2021.
Mr. Domagalski joined Tundra in 2008 and, after serving as Chief Operating Officer, was appointed CEO in 2016.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba and, in 2018, was named by BNN Bloomberg as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40.
Among other things we discussed From Refugee to CEO, $2 Billion in Revenues & Canadian Industrial Growth.
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This episode we are joined by Terry Etam - energy executive, best-selling author of the The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity & contributor to the boereport.com
Terry’s wide range of energy experience includes executive level positions , writing best selling novels & hands on experience in the field.
You can find Terry's writing on the boereport.com as well as his personal website publicenergynumberone.com
Among other things we discussed 30 Bcf of Natural Gas Demand, Bee Research & Why Power Grid Redundancy is Fragile.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Dave Burton - CEO of Lycos Energy - a TSX listed energy company with a market capitalization of ~$200 million.
Mr. Burton has more than 27 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry in all facets of petroleum engineering work
including reservoir engineering, evaluations, secondary and tertiary recovery, unconventional oil and gas, area development and acid gas projects including work on CO2 sequestration in coals. He has had numerous executive roles and been involved in founding multiple successful start up energy companies.
Prior to founding Chronos, Mr. Burton was a co-founder at Raging River Exploration Inc. (“Raging River”) and Wild Stream Exploration Inc. (“Wild Stream”).
Mr. Burton is a professional engineer and a member of the Alberta Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. Mr. Burton holds degrees in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Alberta (BSc) and a Master of Engineering degree in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering from the University of Calgary.
Among other things we discussed The Remington Days, Fishbone Wells & Why Horizontal Drilling is Evolving.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Chad Hayden - Founder & CEO of Galatea Technologies - a software company based in Calgary that enables field operators and truck drivers with the ability to make optimal decisions on waste, water or clean oil load - resulting in 20% savings on trucking & disposal costs.
Galatea makes it easy to create digital truck tickets, manifests and shipping documents that automatically flow through field data capture and finance. Galatea's platform is used by over 50% of Canadian producers, 600 trucking companies and hundreds of disposal locations.
Mr. Chad Hayden has a background in engineering, working in the field and office across North America. Prior to GT Chad was the Sales Manager for Newalta, one of Canada’s largest waste disposal companies, as well as working for an oilfield trucking company.
Mr. Chad Hayden holds a Petroleum Engineering Diploma from SAIT (Southern Alberta Inst. of Technology).
Among other things we discussed Optimized Field Operations, Data Center Power & How Automation is Helping Energy Companies
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Maynard Holt - Founder & CEO of Veriten- an energy research, strategy and investing firm. The firm is well known for it’s energy-related podcast (“Close of Business Tuesday”) and energy policy macro analysis (“SuperSpiked”), both of which are produced weekly.
Maynard previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. from 2016 to 2021 and has over 27 years of experience in energy investment banking and strategic advice.
A co-founder of TPH, Maynard functioned as Co-President from 2007 to 2016 and prior to joining TPH, Maynard worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. At Goldman from 1994 to 2007, Maynard worked in Leveraged / Structured Finance and was last a Managing Director in and Energy & Power / Natural Resources.
Maynard launched Veriten to convene the brightest minds in and around energy in a civil, inclusive, and intellectually honest discussion to address the most pressing topics across the space. Like too many of us, he passionately believes there are better ways forward in energy and he wants to find them.
Maynard is an avid classic Jeep collector and dedicated patron and supporter of youth sports and holds a BA in Economics and Russian from Rice University and a Master’s in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Among other things we discussed 27 Years of Investment Banking, Oil Demand Outlook & Why It’s an Exciting Time in Energy.
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This episode we are joined by Jenna Kaye - Founder & CEO of Odyssey Trust - a private North American transfer agent and trust company based in Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, St. Paul, MN and Denver, CO.
Odyssey Trust has completed ~$15 billion in transactions, for over 1300 clients, capturing ~20% of the Canadian market since inception.
Mrs. Jenna Kaye is also the Co-Founder and Chair of Tetra Trust, Canada’s first regulated crypto custodian, a Co-Founder of Axis Connects, a Calgary-based non-profit committed to increasing diversity on boards and in the c-suite, and a Principal of Icebook Investments, a family-run office that’s focused on early-stage businesses across a wide range of industries including renewable energy, real estate and fertility.
Jenna has an MBA/LLB from Dalhousie University and practiced law at a national law firm.
Among other things we discussed Growing to 20% Market Share, Expanding to the USA & Trends in Capital Markets.
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This episode we are joined by Jay Gohill - President & CEO of Arcurve - a private software development and services company based in Calgary, Alberta Canada.
Arcurve helps clients with their technology and software needs in a wide variety of projects such as field invoicing & data capture, pipeline flow efficiency & drill speed optimization.
Mr. Gohill co-founded Arcurve in 2006, as a self taught programmer with experience at Pandell Technologies , Schlumberger & Merak.
Mr. Gohill is also the Board Chair of the Calgary Food Bank & is a member of the Council of Canadian Innovators.
Among other things we discussed Tech in Energy: How Software is Increasing Profits & Operational Efficiencies.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Brad Wall - 14th Premier of Saskatchewan, Principal at Flying W Consulting & Partner at CW Cattle Co.
Mr. Brad Wall is also a board member at Helium Evolution, Whitecap Resources, NexGen Energy, Maxim Power Corp, Canadian American Business Council & Special Advisor at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP & E3 Lithium.
Mr.Brad Wall is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan with an honors degree in Public Administration and an advanced certificate in Political Studies.
Among other things we discussed Western taxation, encounters with Mr.Lougheed & common sense economic policy.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Del Mondor - CEO of Aldon Oils & Tribune Capital - a private energy company & family investment office receptively.
Aldon Oils produces approximately 4000 bbls/day, and is one of the latest private energy companies in Saskatchewan.
Tribue Capital invests in a broad variety of assets including technology, real estate, farmland & debt.
Mr. Del Mondor was named as the 2024 Saskatchewan Oilman of the year.
Among other things, we discussed bootstrapping to 4000 bbls/d, private investing & opportunities in tech, movies & real estate.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Brian Hamm - CEO of McDaniel - an industry leading petroleum evaluation company that also provides consulting and research products for acquisitions and divestitures, carbon capture technology (CCUS), and machine learning.
Mr. Brian Hamm earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering (University of Calgary ), and holds a P.Eng (APEGA).
Mr. Brian Hamm sits on the board of directors for the Calgary Petroleum Club & is the Chair of the Canadian Energy Executive Association.
Among other things, we discussed North America's Largest Oil Resource, 20% Discount Rates & What Makes a Quality Reserve Analysis.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Greg Robb - CEO of Helium Evolution - a TSX-V listed company with a market cap of ~$17 million.
Mr. Robb has worked as a geologist in Western Canada since 1984.
Mr. Robb has broad experience in all facets of the oil and gas industry including exploration and development, acquisitions and dispositions, and reserve valuations. He has held executive level positions in several exploration and production companies and in 2006 founded Salvo Energy Corp.
Mr. Robb has been involved in heavy oil, shallow gas, coal bed methane, deep basin tight gas and conventional oil and gas plays, evaluating over $500 million of acquired assets across his career.
Mr. Robb has a B.A. in economics from the University of Alberta, a B.Sc. in geology from the University of Calgary, and a M.Sc. in geology from the University of Alberta.
Among other things, we discussed the The Investment Case for Helium: $600/mcf & Why Demand is Rising
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Dean Popil- Managing Partner & CEO of Lex Capital - a Regina, Saskatchewan based private equity fund which has invested ~$600 million the past fifteen years.
Mr. Popil holds a B. Admin (Distinction) from the University of Regina, the Chartered Business Valuator (CBV) designation and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a recipient of the Governor General's Medal of Canada.
Mr. Popil has been actively involved in managing numerous private equity and venture capital funds over the last 22 years.
Mr. Popil is responsible for managing all the due diligence and underwriting of investment opportunities as well as he is actively involved in sourcing new deals, negotiating and structuring terms and raising capital.
Mr. Popil currently sits on the Boards of Artis Exploration Ltd., Woodland Development Corp., and PointBreak Resources Inc. and is a Member of Leaders Council at the Hill and Levene Schools of Business, University of Regina.
Among other things, we discussed the importance of patient capital, ~20% returns & how volatility creates opportunity for investors.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Donovan Bailey - two time Olympic Gold Medalist, three time World Champion, and two time World Record holder in sprinting.
Mr.Donovan Bailey once held the world record for the 100 meter sprint, with a recorded a time of 9.84 seconds, becoming the Olympic gold medalist at the 1996 summer Olympic games in Atlanta.
Mr. Donovan Bailey is also the founder and CEO of Bailey Inc - a global brand-related company specializing in real estate investments, brand partnerships, speed and power consulting, business ventures and media broadcasting.
Mr. Donovan Bailey is a commentator for major media outlets such as BBC, CBC and EuroSports on international sporting competitions.
Mr. Donovan Bailey was also named a member of the Order of Ontario, an officer to the Order of Canada, was honored with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame, and has recently authored a new book titled Undisputed: A Champion's Life.
This episode was recorded at a recent Classroom Champions event organized by Steve Mesler which raised ~$250,000 to provide athlete mentors to classrooms across Western Canada.
Among other things, we discussed running 9.61, growing in Calgary & reflections on a sprinting career.
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This episode we are joined by Dane Gregoris - Managing Director with EnverusIntelligence Research, a subsidiary of Enverus - an energy software provider with annual revenues of approximately $500 million.
Mr. Gregoris joined Enverus in 2014. His previous work experience includes positions at GLJ Petroleum Consultants and Encana.
Dane leads the Oil & Gas Research team, and oversees a group of technical and financial specialists using advanced analytics to provide actionable insights.
In his role he advises both corporate and institutional clients on strategic investment decisions and is frequently quoted in major media outlets on North American energy topics.
Dane graduated from Queen’s University with a degree in geological engineering and is a CFA charter holder.
Among other things we discussed inventory scarcity, data quality & how A.I. is helping decisions in the energy sector.
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This episode we are joined by Eric Nuttall - partner and senior portfolio manager with Ninepoint Partners and the Ninepoint Energy Fund.
The Ninepoint Energy Fund is Canada's largest energy fund with ~$2.0 billion under management, primarily invested in Canadian mid-cap energy companies.
Eric's views on energy are frequently sought after by BNN Bloomberg, CNBC, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and other media organizations.
Eric graduated with High Honours from Carleton University with an Honours Bachelor of International Business.
Among other things we discussed Windfall Taxes, $50 Billion in revenues & why A.I. will require more Canadian energy.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Paul Colborne- President & CEO of Surge Energy - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$1 Billion.
Mr. Colborne founded Startech Energy Ltd., which grew to a 15,000 boepd, publicly traded company. Eight years later in 2001, Startech was acquired by ARC Energy Trust for more than C$500 million.
From September 2003 to January 2005, Mr. Colborne was the President and CEO of StarPoint Energy Trust, a 36,000 boepd publicly traded energy trust.
From 1996 to May of 2013, was Mr. Colborne was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Point Energy Ltd Crescent Point Energy, a 140,000 boepd, publicly traded, dividend paying oil and gas company.
He was also been Chairman and/or Director of TriStar Oil & Gas Ltd. , Westfire Energy Ltd., Twin Butte Energy Ltd., Cequence Energy, Seaview Energy Ltd. Breaker Energy, Mission Oil and Gas Inc. Legacy Oil & Gas, New Star Energy, Red River Oil Inc, Rising Star Resources, Priviti Capital, Lex Capital, and JOG Capital.
Mr. Colborne's education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Calgary in 1986 and a graduate degree from the University of Calgary.
Among other things, we discussed the founding and sale of Startech Energy, 0.7x debt to cash flow & why dividends are good for investors.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Rick Grafton - Chairman of Westgate Energy - a startup micro cap energy company focused on the Mannville stack fairway located in East-Central Alberta and West Central Saskatchewan.
Mr. Grafton has over 30 years of investing experience, and has completed over $22 billion of energy investment transactions.
In 1993, Mr. Grafton, co-founded FirstEnergy Capital Corp. in Calgary, Alberta with W.Brett Wilson, Jim Davidson, and N. Murray Edwards.
Mr. Grafton has been a founding shareholder and board member of many leading, high-growth energy companies including Northrock, Amber Energy, Athabasca, Pipestone, Tourmaline and Bellatrix.
Mr.Grafton graduated from the University of British Columbia (1978), with a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance.
Among other things, we discussed starting a new company (Westgate Energy), banking stories & why the next 10 years in energy will be profitable.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. William Lundin - President & CEO of International Petroleum Corp - a TSX & Stockholm Stock Exchange listed energy company with a market cap of ~$2 billion (CAD) & ~$16 billion (Swedish Krona) respectively.
Mr. Lundin has been with IPC since 2018, and previously with BlackPearl Resources Inc. He has gained diverse experience in conventional and unconventional oil and gas resources working in operations, facilities and production engineering. Prior to being appointed as Chief Operating Officer of IPC, he served in a project management position with IPC Canada.
Mr. Lundin was the Chief Operating Officer of IPC from December 2020 to end 2023. He was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of IPC in January 2024.
Mr. Lundin is currently a Director of ShaMaran Petroleum Corp., Filo Corp. and Orrön Energy AB and serves on the Board of the Lundin Foundation. He is a registered professional engineer in Canada.
William Lundin holds a degree in Mineral Resource Engineering from Dalhousie University.
Among other things, we discussed climbing Mt. Everest, family lessons & what's next for IPC.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Bob Dhillon - President & CEO of Mainstreet Equity - a TSX listed real estate company with a market cap of ~$2 billion.
Mainstreet Equity is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, as at Q4 2023, assets are valued at CDN$3B+ with 17,000+ rental apartment units across western Canada (BC, AB, SK and Winnipeg). For over 22 years, Bob and Mainstreet have provided consistent, year over year, double digit returns to investors through MEQ’s continued organic growth.
In the 2019 Scotiabank Equity Research Daily Edge poll, MEQ led the Total Return Performance for the Canadian Listed Real Estate Sector, outperforming the TSX Real Estate Index at 89.9%. In a 20-year (2000 - 2020) stock performance comparison of the TSX, MEQ outperformed Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and Royal Bank of Canada.
Along with its healthy balance sheet success, Mainstreet is a strong and proud champion of affordable housing in western Canada.
Bob is also the owner of National Payments, a Visa and MasterCard approved merchant-processing business in the financial services sector.
In 2018, Bob gifted CDN$10M to the University of Lethbridge towards the creation of the Dhillon School of Business (DSB).
Mr. Dhillon has been awarded numerous awards including: Appointed as Officer of the Order of Canada, the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal 2022 and Diamond Jubilee Medal, Appointed Honorary Consul General of Belize for Canada, Entrepreneur of the Year Prairies Real Estate and Construction (Ernst & Young 2015), Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards (Royal Bank of Canada, 2015), & Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People (Alberta Venture Magazine, 2011).Mr. Dhillon sits on numerous boards including the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), Advisory Council for the Canada-India Business Council & Invest Alberta Corporation.
Mr. Dhillon received a Master of Business Administration - Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed 19% interest rates, building a real estate business & why Canadian home prices are rising.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Scott Burrows - President & CEO of Pembina Pipeline - a TSX & NYSE listed energy transportation and midstream company with a market cap of ~$26 billion on both exchanges.
Previously, Mr.Burrows was Chief Financial Officer of Pembina for approximately seven years, overseeing the Company’s financial operations, investor relations, treasury, tax, risk management, corporate planning, corporate development, and capital market financings.
Prior to his role as CFO, Scott served as Vice President, Capital Markets, and as Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations. In these roles, Scott was responsible for guiding Pembina through its corporate-level financial analysis of business opportunities in addition to strategic development and planning, acquisitions, and divestitures.
He also supported the Company’s participation in the capital markets by evaluating various financing alternatives and oversaw Pembina’s investor relations and related marketing initiatives.
Before joining Pembina in 2010, Scott spent seven years in energy-focused investment banking where he provided advice and counsel related to mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and equity and debt financings. He has considerable experience in the energy industry, including petroleum, natural gas and other product pipelines and related infrastructure facilities.
Scott has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia and is also a CFA® Charterholder.
Among other things, we discussed new pipelines, LNG opportunities & what makes a good midstream business.
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This episode, we are joined by W.Brett Wilson - CEO & Chairman of Prairie Merchant Corp - a private merchant bank which finances key personal investments in five major areas - energy, agriculture, real estate, entertainment and sport.
Prior to founding Prairie Merchant Corp, Mr. Brett Wilson co-founded investment banking advisory firm, Wilson Mackie & Co., in 1991, and in 1993, co-founded FirstEnergy Capital Corp. in Calgary, Alberta with Rick Grafton, Jim Davidson, and N. Murray Edwards.
Mr. Brett Wilson was a season 3, 4 & 5 panelist on CBC Television's Dragons' Den.
He has written regularly on entrepreneurship for publications including Oilweek, Alberta Venture and the National Post, and in 2012, he published the book titled Redefining Success: Still Making Mistakes.
His sports interests include ownership in the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.
Mr. Brett Wilson has supported hundreds of charities including, The Southern Alberta Institute of Urology, the David Foster Foundation, Right to Play & the Wilson Centre for Domestic Abuse Studies at the Calgary Counseling Centre.
Mr. Brett Wilson obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Calgary.
In 2010, Mr. Brett Wilson received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Royal Roads University. In 2011, he was awarded the Order of Canada and subsequently received the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2012.
Among other things, we discussed the early days at FirstEnergy, and a few of the lessons learned from the entrepreneurial journey.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Steve Loukas - CEO of Obsidian Energy - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of approximately $750 million, and partner at FrontFour Capital Group - a value-based investment management firm.
Stephen Loukas was appointed Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Obsidian Energy Ltd. effective December 5, 2019 and elected to the Board of Directors following the 2018 Annual and Special Meeting.
Mr. Loukas has vast experience in corporate transactions, capital markets and leadership. He is a partner, managing member, and portfolio manager at FrontFour Capital Group LLC, a value-based investment management firm.
Mr. Loukas held roles including Director at Credit Suisse Securities where he was a Portfolio Manager and Head of Investment Research of the Multi-Product Event Proprietary Trading Group, and at Pirate Capital where he was a senior investment analyst.
Mr. Loukas has also worked within the Corporate Finance & Distribution Group of Scotia Capital where he focused on the structuring and syndication of leveraged loans and high yield debt.
Mr. Loukas started his career at restructuring firm Zolfo Cooper where he assisted corporate clients in the development and implementation of operational and financial restructuring plans.
Mr. Loukas is a trustee of Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, and received a B.A. in Finance and Accounting from New York University.
Among other things, we discussed hedge fund strategies, restructuring Obsidian & the opportunities going forward.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Hal Kvisle - Board Chair of Arc Resources, Finning International Inc., South Bow Energy and Director for Cenovus Energy.
Mr. Kvisle was Chief Executive Officer of Talisman Energy from 2012 – 2015. From 2001 – 2010, he served as Chief Executive Officer of TransCanada Corporation, now TC Energy, which included the commissioning and start-up of the Keystone Pipeline.
Prior to joining TransCanada in 1999, he founded and was President of Fletcher Challenge Energy Canada, a successful Canadian upstream business with ventures in Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico. Previously, he held engineering, finance and management positions with Dome Petroleum Limited. Mr. Kvisle was named Canada’s CEO of the Year in 2008 and selected to the Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame in 2012.
In 2021, he received the Institute of Corporate Directors Fellowship Award. He is the founding Chair of the Business Council of Alberta and the former Chair of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, the Mount Royal College Board of Governors and the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
Mr. Kvisle holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from the University of Alberta, a Master of Business Administration and Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the University of Calgary, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Mount Royal University. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Jamie Heard - VP of Capital Markets at Tourmaline Oil Corp - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$20 Billion.
Mr. Heard has served as the Vice President, Capital Markets of Tourmaline Oil Corp. since December 2023.
Prior to joining Tourmaline in 2019, Mr. Heard served as an analyst and investor in Castleton Commodities International, Surveyor Capital, BMO Capital Markets, and Barclays.
Mr. Heard holds a Master of Science in Business Administration majoring in Finance from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester and a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Finance and Economics from Carleton University. He is CFA Charterholder.
Among other things, we discussed $2 Natural Gas, Marketing Ingenuity & Why Quality Source Rock is Essential.
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This episode, we are joined by Ms.Barb Munroe - Chair of Crescent Point Energy - a NYSE & TSX listed company with a market cap of ~$5 Billion on both exchanges.
Prior to Crescent Point, Ms. Munroe was Executive Vice President, Corporate Services and General Counsel for WestJet Airlines from November 2016 until retiring in March 2019.
Ms. Munroe joined WestJet in November 2011 as Vice President & General Counsel and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Corporate Services & General Counsel in June 2015.
She was the Assistant General Counsel, Upstream at Imperial Oil Ltd. from 2008 to 2011, and the Senior Vice President, Legal/IP & General Counsel, Corporate Secretary for SMART Technologies Inc. from 2000 to 2008.
Ms. Munroe is an experienced corporate director, serving as a director with ENMAX Corporation and as a member of the Alberta Cancer Foundation's board of trustees.
Ms. Munroe holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Finance degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree, both from the University of Calgary.
Ms. Munroe was admitted to the Law Society of Alberta in 1991 and also holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Among other things we discussed A new corporate direction & reflections on governance from tech to energy.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Joe Raia - Chief Commercial Officer of Abaxx Commodities Futures Exchange and Clearinghouse - a new Singapore based futures Exchange that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian based Abaxx Technologies, a CBOE Canada listed technology company that aims to build tools for better commodity benchmarks for the energy transition.
Joe is a Former Managing Director, Head of Global Commodity Futures at Goldman Sachs and Global Head of Energy and Metals Futures and Options and CME/NYMEX.
Prior to his tenure at the exchange, he was the Managing Director and Global Head of Energy Markets, RJ O’Brien & Associates.
He holds a Bachelor of Science from SUNY Maritime Academy, and was a licensed US Merchant Marine Captain.
Among other things we discussed building a new commodities exchange, futures contracts & the investment case for LNG.
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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Brad Fedora - President & CEOof Trican Well Services- a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~ $900 million.
Mr. Fedora has been a director of Trican since June 2017 and, most recently, was Chairman of the Board until August 2020 when he become CEO.
Prior to that, he was President and CEO of Canyon Services Group Inc. (“Canyon”) from 2007 until 2017 when it was acquired by Trican.
Before joining Canyon, Mr. Fedora spent the previous decade with Peters and Co. Limited, a Calgary-based investment bank focused on the energy sector, where he specialized in financings and merger and acquisition transactions for the oil and natural gas service and supply sector.
He is a former director of Horizon North Logistics, Canyon, IROC Energy Services Corp., Petroleum Services Association of Canada, and Marsa Energy Inc.
Mr. Fedora holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Saskatchewan and an MBA in finance from the University of British Columbia.
He is a 2009 recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award.
Among other things we discussed breaking into investment banking, 43% share reduction & opportunities in energy services.
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This episode, we are joined by Derek Evans - CEO of MEG Energy- a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~ $7 billion.
Mr. Derek Evans was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer, and a Director in August 2018. He is a veteran oil and gas industry executive with over 40 years of experience.
From May 2009 to March 2018, he served as the President, CEO and Director of Pengrowth Energy, where he led the Company through a major transformation, streamlining its asset base from 35 properties to two growth assets, with over $9 billion of development opportunities.
Prior to joining Pengrowth, Derek was the President, CEO and Director of Focus Energy Trust, a dividend paying royalty trust company.
During his tenure at Focus, Derek was successful in increasing the market valuation approximately five times, while distributing more than $400 million to unitholders.
Mr. Evans holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University and is a registered professional engineer in Alberta.
Among other things we discussed $2 decisions, a look back at the Renaissance Energy days & why low costs are important in the energy business.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jason Landau - Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Head of Investment Team at Waratah Capital Advisors. - an alternative asset management firm, that has grown $35m to over $4 Billion under management since inception in 2010.
Jason joined Waratah Capital Advisors in 2010, and is the Lead Portfolio Manager on the Waratah Alternative ESG fund and Co-Portfolio Manager on Waratah One and Waratah One X.
Prior to Waratah, Jason worked at TD Securities as an Associate in Investment Banking and Equity Capital Markets.
During his time at TD, Jason was involved in domestic mergers and acquisitions, as well as the structuring and pricing of equity securities, convertible debentures, and preferred shares.
Jason received an Honours Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
Among other things, we discussed the how Taming Volatility, Compounding at 10% & the Investment Case for Natural Gas.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Steve Mesler - Olympic gold medalist bobsledder & CEO of Classroom Champions - a non profit education organization that empowers children to thrive academically, socially and emotionally through the mentorship of world-class athletes.
Classroom Champions has been featured in publications such as: Forbes, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated for Kids, ABC News, the Washington Post, The Sporting News, USA Today, and the Yahoo Sports.
In addition to winning a gold medial at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Mr.Mesler has also served on the Board of Directors for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee from 2015-2022, and spoken an many forums including the Global Education and Skills Forum.
Mr.Mesler graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree (Honors), in exercise and sports science in 2000.
You can also learn more about Mr. Steve Mesler at www.stevemesler.org where he sends out an informative bi-weekly newsletter.
Among other things, we discussed the value of listening, doing difficult things & a few lessons from the ups & downs in life.
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This episode, we are joined by Rafi Tahmazian - Senior Portfolio Manager & Co-Managing Director, Energy Team at Canoe Financial - a Canadian independent investment management firm with approximately $13 Billion under management.
Prior to Canoe, Rafi spent 13 years at First Energy Capital, a leading investment dealer that focused on the energy industry.
He left the firm in 2008 as Vice Chairman and Managing Director, and has held numerous public and private, charity and government Board positions.
He is currently on the Board of Directors for Artis Exploration Ltd., Well Ventures Corp., Aureus Energy Services Inc., & Chance Oil and Gas Ltd.
Mr. Tahmazian holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Calgary.
Among other things we discussed Rafi's updated energy investment thesis & the golden era of energy banking.
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This episode we are joined by Ms. Hilary Foulkes - Chair of Enerplus Corporation, Senior Advisor of TPH&Co., independent director for Pine Cliff Energy & Let’s Talk Science.
Previously, Ms. Foulkes was an independent director for Modern Resources, Vice President and COO at PennWest Exploration, and Managing Director at Scotia Waterous.
Ms. Foulkes earned a BSc with Honours in Earth Science from the University of Waterloo and is a Professional Geologist.
Among other things we discussed, earning a seat at the table, packing up & heading West as a young geologist & the value of patience in business.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Bob Chaisson - CEO of Karve Energy - a private energy company with ~9000BOE/d of production headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Mr. Chaisson is an energy entrepreneur who among his 8 exits include selling Beaumont Energy to Whitecap Resources for $587M in 2015, Cutpick Energy to Crescent Point Energy Corp. for $425-million in 2012, Amber Energy to Alberta Energy Co. in late 1998 for $771-million.
Mr. Chaisson graduated with an engineering degree from Nova Scotia Tech & is a member of the APEGA (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta).
Among other things, we sat down and discussed 8 exits, going from $ 0.25 to $30 & why it pays to be unconventional.
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This episode we are joined by Ian MacGregor - President of North West Capital Partners - a family office that invests in undiscovered & under valued assets.
Prior to North West Capital, Ian MacGregor was the founder, president, chief executive officer and chairman of North West Refining, a 50-percent partner in the North West Redwater Partnership - a $25-billion bitumen refining complex in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland.
Mr. MacGregor was also the founder of Enhance Energy Inc. Ambyint and Shackleton Exploration & is currently developing a real estate development Carriag Ridge located halfway between the City of Calgary and Banff.
Ian is the founder of the Canadian Museum of Making, a 20,000-square-foot internationally recognized museum with a world-class collection of African metalwork and machinery dating back to the Industrial Revolution, as well as an extensive collection of early oil field equipment.
Ian received his B.Sc. in mechanical engineering from the University of Calgary in 1971.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed Refineries, Museums & Real Estate: A Few Lessons from 50 Years in Business.
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This episode we are joined by Andrew Judson - senior advisor at Fort Capital & Director at Pieridae Energy Limited, Condor Energies Inc., Drift Resource Technologies, Field Safe Solutions, the Fraser Institute, and WinSport.
Prior to joining Fort Capital as a Senior Advisor, Andrew spent twenty four years in Capital Markets and Private Equity, focused on all aspects of the energy industry – upstream E&P, oilfield services and midstream processing.
Mr. Judson was Managing Director of Camcor Partners Inc. (an energy focused private equity firm), Managing Director of Institutional Sales at FirstEnergy Capital Inc., and Managing Director of Institutional Sales at Tristone Capital Inc.
Mr. Judson graduated from the University of Calgary with a BA in History (Distinction)(1991) and an MBA in Finance (Distinction)(1995).
Among other things, we sat down and discussed adventures in investment banking, watching $1.00 grow to $18 & why energy M&A will continue.
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This episode we are joined by Steve Larke - director at Topaz Royalty, Headwater Exploration Inc. & Vermilion Energy - three TSX listed energy companies with markets caps of ~$3 Billion, $2 Billion & $3 Billion respectively.
Mr. Larke's previous roles include Operating Partner and Advisory Board member with Azimuth Capital Management Inc., an energy-focused private equity fund based in Calgary, Alberta.
Prior to joining Azimuth Capital Management Inc., Mr. Larke was Managing Director and Executive Committee member with Calgary-based Peters & Co. from 2005 to 2015, and prior thereto, was Vice-President and Director with TD Newcrest from 1997 to 2005.
Both at Peters & Co. and TD Newcrest, Mr. Larke received leading rankings in the Brendan Wood International survey of institutional investors.
Mr. Larke has a Bachelor of Commerce degree (with distinction) from the University of Calgary and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) designations.
In addition, Mr. Larke is a Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential Holder. Mr. Larke has over 21 years of experience in energy capital markets, including research, sales, trading and equity finance.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed the efficiency paradox, inflation & why global energy demand is up 35%.
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This episode we are joined by Brendan McCracken - CEO of Ovintiv - an energy company listed on the TSX & NYSE with a market cap of ~$17 Billion & $13 Billion respectively.
Mr. McCracken has served as President & CEO of Ovintiv since August 2021.
With 25 years of industry experience, he has played a significant role in defining company strategy, positioning Ovintiv for success.
Mr. McCracken has held a range of senior leadership positions at Ovintiv, including the role of President, Executive Vice-President of Corporate Development and External Affairs, Vice-President and General Manager of Canadian Operations and Vice-President of Investor Relations.
Mr. McCracken is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. He is active in several organizations including the American Exploration and Production Council and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
Mr. McCracken graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering and from the University of Oxford with a Master of Business Administration.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed building inventory, durable returns & why intangible culture matters.
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This episode we are joined by Rene Amirault - CEO of Secure - an energy company listed on the TSX with a market cap of ~$2.3 Billion.
Rene Amirault was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of SECURE in March 2007, serving as President until November 2, 2022. Mr. Amirault was elected a director and appointed as Chairman of the Board in June 2007.
From 2006 to 2007, he was an independent businessman.
From 2001 to 2006, he was the Vice President of Corporate Development of Tervita Corporation (formerly CCS Income Trust).
Rene held various roles at Tervita Corporation from 1994 to 2006, including Vice President roles in Sales and Marketing, Business Development and Corporate Development.
He was Vice President of Corporate Development of Tervita Corporation or its predecessor companies from 2001 to 2006, during which time his responsibilities included business development, acquisitions, strategic planning and investor relations.
Rene has over 25 years of experience in the energy industry.
He held various positions with Imperial Oil Ltd. from 1981 to 1994, including marketing, project management, finance and accounting capacities.
Rene received a Certified General Accountant designation in 1984.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed 80% recurring cash flow, empathizing the field & why customer service matters.
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Greetings & welcome back to a special Halloween edition of the rose bros podcast.
This episode we are joined by Mr. Trent Boehm, known as The White Walker on Twitter/X, for a Zombie inspired discussion on the energy markets.
Most recently Mr. Boehm held the position of Vice Chairman and Head of Energy Sales on the executive committee at Stifel Nicolaus Canada which operates under the brands Stifel FirstEnergy and Stifel GMP in Canada.
From 2016 to 2019, Mr. Boehm served as a Managing Director and Head of Energy Sales on the executive committee at Canadian public company, GMP Capital.
From 2002 to 2016 Mr. Boehm was a Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets at FirstEnergy Capital, where he was an integral part of the leadership team that built this privately held firm into a widely respected authority on the energy sector.
Mr. Boehm is also a director at Western Energy Services Corp.
Mr. Boehm holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation in addition to a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed recent energy market volatility, 2024 pricing & why M&A is good for Canadian energy markets
Happy Halloween everyone & stay safe out there!
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This episode we are joined by Mick Dilger - Chairman of Secure Energy Services & previous CEO of Pembina Pipeline - two energy companies listed on the TSX with a market cap of ~$2 Billion & $23 Billion respectively.
Mr. Dilger was President and Chief Executive Officer of Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina") from January 2014 to November 2021.
Prior thereto he was Pembina’s President and Chief Operating Officer (February 2012 to December 2013), Chief Operating Officer (November 2008 to February 2012) and Vice President, Business Development (2005 to 2008).
Before joining Pembina, Mr. Dilger worked as a senior executive in various financial and business development positions in both oil and gas as well as infrastructure companies.
Mr. Dilger was a director of Trilogy Energy Trust for 14 years, where he served as Chairman of the Health, Safety & Environment Committee until 2017, when Trilogy was sold. Mr. Dilger was co-chair of the 2016 United Way of Calgary campaign.
Mr. Dilger has been a Chartered Professional Accountant since 1989 and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary.
Among other things, we discussed growing a company to $40 Billion, the value of authenticity & why scarcity is important in business.
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This episode we are joined by Dr. Scott Tinker - founder of the nonprofit Switch Energy Alliance, and Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin, the Texas State Geologist of Texas, and a professor holding the Allday Endowed Chair in the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin.
Along with Director Harry Lynch, Dr. Tinker co-produced the award-winning documentary films Switch and Switch On, which have been screened in over 50 countries.
Dr. Tinker is the host of PBS Energy Switch, an energy and climate talk show appearing on over 200 PBS stations nationwide, and Earth Date, featured weekly on over 450 public radio stations in all 50 United States.
Dr. Tinker's writing has appeared from Forbes to Fortune to Scientific American.
Dr. Tinker completed a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa at the Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Tinker also received a Master of Science in Geological Sciences from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1985, and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Dr. Tinker is also a member and past President of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG).
Among other things we sat down and discussed 2 Billion without power, regressive taxes & why western energy policy is changing.
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This episode we are joined by Robert Colcleugh - Chief Executive Officer of Tidewater Midstream & Tidewater Renewables - two energy companies listed on the TSX with a market cap of ~$400 million & $260 million respectively.
Mr. Colcleugh has been the Chairman of the Board of Beyond Energy Services & Technology Corp ("Beyond"), a managed pressure drilling service company since August 2017. Prior thereto, Mr. Colcleugh was the Chief Executive Officer of Beyond from January 2017 until August 2017.
Mr. Colcleugh was the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Iron Bridge Resources Inc., a TSX listed oil and gas producer, from July 2017 until its sale in October 2018. From 2009 until January 2017, he was Managing Director of Investment Banking for Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. (a division of Macquarie Bank).
Prior thereto, he was one of the founders of Tristone Capital Inc., a global energy investment banking boutique that was purchased by Macquarie in 2009.
Mr. Colcleugh obtained his B.A. in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and graduated from the University of Western Ontario's Ivey Business School with an MBA in 1997.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed investment banking entrepreneurship & Canada's 1st renewable diesel plant.
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This episode we are joined by Rob Lauzon - CIO at Middlefield Capital - a Toronto based asset management company with over $2 billion under management.
Mr. Lauzon is Managing Director and has been employed by Middlefield Capital Corporation since 2002, and has been managing equity income portfolios since 2003 across Middlefield’s Funds. Mr. Lauzon also manages the Income Plus Class mutual fund which won Lipper Awards in 2012, 2013 and 2017.
He holds an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, a Master of Business Administration degree from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst.
Mr. Lauzon is a frequent guest on BNN and is often interviewed for his market views for Canada’s national newspapers.
Among other things we discussed 5% yields, healthy energy prices & what makes a good dividend.
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This episode we are joined by Craig Bryska - President & Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Point Energy - a NYSE & TSX listed company with a market cap of ~$6 Billion on both exchanges.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Bryksa was Vice President, Engineering West and has held a number of senior management roles with Crescent Point since joining the company in 2006, directly overseeing the development and operations of each of Crescent Point’s core assets.
Mr. Bryksa's experience as a professional engineer in the oil and gas industry also includes working with companies such as Enerplus Resources Fund and McDaniel and Associates Consultants.
Mr. Bryksa is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewn.
Mr. Bryska holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Regina.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed top well results, 60% return of capital & rebuilding a better company.
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This episode we are joined by Alan Norris - Executive Chairman of Brookfield Properties’ Development Group & Brookfield Residential Properties.
Mr. Norris joined Carma Developers in 1983 and became CEO in 1994. In 2011, Carma merged with Brookfield Homes to create Brookfield Residential, the flagship North American residential property company of Brookfield Asset Management.
Under Alan's leadership, the company’s asset base grew to over $4.8 billion, 1,400 employees and operations in 16 major North American markets.
Mr. Norris is also involved in his community, having recently chaired the Resolve Fundraising campaign to raise $120 million for affordable housing in Calgary and is past Chairman of the Calgary Homeless Foundation. In 2018, The Calgary Chamber and SAIT conferred on him an Honorary Bachelor Degree for his community work and he was inducted into the BILD Alberta Hall of Fame for his contributions to the industry. In 2019, Alan was honored as a Fellow of the CPA as part of the CPA Alberta’s annual Achievement Awards.
He holds a B.A. degree in accounting and economics and two Chartered Accountant Designations, Scotland and Canada.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed a few lessons from 40 years of real estate investing & why housing prices are rising.
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This episode we are joined by John Brussa - Partner & Chairman of BD & P Law Firm - a full-service boutique law firm headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
In addition to being known for co-creating the $100 Billion energy income trust market, Mr.Brussa has been a partner of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP since 1987.
Mr. Brussa is also a board member of numerous companies including Cardinal Energy Ltd., Crew Energy Inc. (Chairman), Crown Capital Partners Inc., Coelacanth Energy & CVW CleanTech.
Mr. Brussa obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Windsor in 1978 and a Bachelor of Laws degree, with Gold Medalist distinction, from the University of Windsor in 1981.
He articled with Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP and was admitted to the Law Society of Alberta in June, 1982.
Mr. Brussa also contributions to many organizations including Haskayne School of Business, Calgarians Committed to Change Cabinet, RESOLVE Campaign & Calgary Homeless Foundation.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed buying $1.00 for $0.50, inflection points & why creativity is important in business.
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This episode we are joined by Ian Dundas - President & CEO of Enerplus Corporation - a Calgary based energy company that trades on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, with a market cap of ~$5 billion & $3.7 billion respectively.
Enerplus currently produces ~100,000 BOE/d from its USA properties in North Dakota & Pennsylvania.
Mr. Dundas became President & Chief Executive Officer of Enerplus on July 1, 2013.
Mr. Dundas joined Enerplus' predecessor in 2002 as Vice President of Business Development, and in 2010 his role expanded to Executive Vice President.
In 2011, Mr. Dundas was appointed as the Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Enerplus, Mr. Dundas held several executive positions in the merchant banking business, where he helped oil and gas companies grow by accessing the funding and expertise they required.
Mr. Dundas is a member of the Business Council of Canada and of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
Mr. Dundas has been an active volunteer in numerous charitable endeavors, and is currently a committee member of the YMCA Fund Development Committee, and previously the Co-Chair of the YMCA Power of Potential Campaign Committee.
Mr. Dundas holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Distinction) from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Laws (Distinction) from the University of Alberta. Mr. Dundas was called to the Alberta Bar in 1995.
Among other things we discussed the importance of full cycle returns, turning $1.00 into $1.30, the future of Enerplus and why to avoid debt
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This episode we are joined by Clay Seigle - Director, Global Oil Service at Rapidan Energy Group - a provider of energy research and analysis for investors, global companies & policy makers.
Clay has 23 years of experience in the energy industry with specific focus on oil market intelligence and trading strategy, with recent senior management roles at Vortexa and Genscape.
Previously, he was Energy Segment Lead at Maxar and served in several roles at IHS, including Director of its Global Oil advisory service. Prior to IHS, Clay was Senior Oil Market Analyst at Enron and an Analyst at the US Department of Energy.
Clay has lectured on energy security and geopolitical risk at events hosted by The Atlantic Council, KAPSARC, The Baker Institute, S&P Platts, Thomson Reuters, and Argus.
His published works include “Mispricing the Russia Risk Factor” (Petroleum Economist, February 2022).
Clay has been a guest on CNBC’s “Fast Money” and “Worldwide Exchange,” and on CNN’s “Newsroom,” and has been interviewed in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Houston Chronicle, Bloomberg, and Reuters.
Clay earned his B.A. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin, and his M.A. in International Economics and Foreign Policy from The Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Among other things we discussed oil prices at $90, energy security, market intelligence & the importance of a Chinese recovery on oil demand.
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This episode we are joined by Dan Pickering - CIO & Founder of Pickering Energy Partners - a energy focused financial services firm headquartered in Houston, USA with~$16 billion invested in all energy sub-sectors.
Broadly speaking, Pickering Energy Partners consists of four divisions including capital investments, investment research, energy consulting & investment banking/advisory.
Prior to Pickering Energy Partners, Dan served as the President of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., and Chief Investment Officer of TPH Asset Management. He has spent 29 years as an Energy Portfolio Manager, Researcher, and Analyst, first at Fidelity Investments (where he managed ~$1 billion of energy sector funds), then as Head of Research at Simmons & Company.
He currently serves as the Portfolio Manager of PEP’s energy equities strategy, is on the Investment Committee of PEP’s energy co-investment and private equity strategies and serves in various business development and oversight roles across the firm.
Dan is the Board Chair of Merge Electric Fleet Solutions and also serves on the Advisory Boards for the Houston CFA Society, Capital Creek Advisors, Dynamo Energy Hub, Midway Companies, as well as the Posse Foundation, the Board of Trustees for Texas Children’s Hospital and the Texas Children’s Hospital Foundation.
He holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering from the Missouri School of Science and Technology and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed compounding investments at 20%, the value of trust in business & what makes a good energy investment.
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Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast.This episode we are joined by Cole Smead - CEO of Smead Capital Management - a registered investment advisor headquartered in Phoenix, AZ with offices in Jersey City, NJ and London, UK., with assets of approximately $5 billion under management.
Smead Capital Management, advises investors that fear stock market failure through a low-turnover, differentiated value discipline - seeking wonderful companies to build wealth in mutual funds, separate accounts and other investment vehicles.
Cole has been with Smead Capital since its founding in 2007, and prior to that - was a Financial Advisor with Wachovia Securities in Scottsdale, AZ.
Cole holds a CFA designation and also graduated with a B.A. Economics & History from Whitman College.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed investing as a negative art, good investing books, generating a 30% return on equity & why energy stocks are currently undervalued.
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Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast.This episode we are joined by Peter Vinall - Co-founder/CEO of Sustane Technologies Inc. - a Canadian-based cleantech innovator, focused on municipal waste transformation.
Sustane’s newly developed technologies allows diversion of the waste that would otherwise have ended up in a landfill.
At Sustane's first commercial plant, at Chester, Nova Scotia, the company is able to upcycle, recycle and transform almost 90% of that material to create a wide spectrum of commercial products, from highly-pure biomass pellets for energy production to synthetic diesel derived from plastics.
Peter is the former CEO of Cellulose Partners Inc., Fortress Specialty Cellulose, Sateri International, Aditya Birla/Tembec Canada & Board of Directors of the Nova Scotia Innovation Hub.
Peter also has a B.S.c, Eng from Monash University & an MBA from Tulane University.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed how Sustane recycles 200 tonnes of garbage a day, carbon pricing & how the company generates a profit.
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Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast.This episode we are joined by Bob McNally - Founder & President of Rapidan Energy Group - a provider of energy research and analysis for investors, global companies & policy makers.
Robert McNally has over 30 years of government and market experience as an international energy consultant, senior White House policy official, and hedge fund strategist.
He is the author of the award-winning and acclaimed book Crude Volatility: The History and the Future of Boom-Bust Oil Prices (Columbia University Press, 2017).
Robert has testified before Congress on energy markets and national security, published on energy in Foreign Affairs (co-authored with Michael Levi), and has been interviewed by CNN, The Economist, NPR, Financial Times, Washington Post, New York Times, PBS’ Great Decisions in Foreign Policy series, Bloomberg News, and other leading journals and programs.
He is a non-resident fellow at the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy.
From 2001 to 2003, he served as the top international and domestic energy advisor for George W. Bush, holding the posts of Special Assistant to the President on the National Economic Council and, in 2003, Senior Director for International Energy on the National Security Council.
Robert earned his B.A./B.S. in Political Science and International Relations from American University and his M.A. in International Economics and Foreign Policy from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Among other things, we sat down and discusses advising US Presidents on energy policy, price volatility, the looming debt crisis & why energy is more important than every.
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This episode we are joined by Patrick De Haan - head of petroleum analysis at Gasbuddy.com - a technology company that offers mobile applications and websites for tracking crowd-sourced locations and prices of gas stations and convenience stores in the United States, Canada and Australia.
Patrick has analyzed and tracked oil markets and fuel prices since 2005, when Patrick and a professor at Grand Valley State University launched a blog that shared oil market insights and predicted gas price movements.
Patrick then went to work with GasBuddy in 2009, where he does petroleum analysis, and regularly provides commentary to U.S. news and international media outlets.
Patrick is also a graduate of DePaul University with a degree in Business Economics.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed $0.50/L gas prices during Covid-19, North American storage levels, summer demand, & the best places to find cheap gas.
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This episode we are joined by the Honorable Rick Orman - CEO of Surmont Energy & Former Alberta MLA/Cabinet Minister.
Mr. Orman has more than 50 years of business experience serving as Chairman, CEO and Corporate and Lead Director of a number of publicly traded companies listed on the TSE, TSX, NASDAQ and HKEX, including NovAtel Inc., Daylight Energy Ltd and Sinopec Daylight Ltd.
He is a director of Persta Resources Inc., WesCan Energy Corp., CannaPharmaRx, and Spoke Resources Ltd., and, since 2020, Surmont Energy Ltd.
From 1986-1993 he was twice elected to the Alberta Legislature and served in three portfolios – Minister of Employment, Minister of Labour, Minister of Energy.
Mr. Orman graduated from Eastern Washington University (Honors) in 1971.
Among other things we sat down and discussed energy entrepreneurship, working alongside numerous Alberta Premiers, recruiting Ralph Klein & the Alberta Advantage.
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This episode we are joined by Mr. Arjun Murti - board member at ConocoPhillips, Partner at Veriten LLC, and a Senior Advisor at Warburg Pincus.
Mr. Murti previously served as a Partner at Goldman Sachs from 2006 to 2014. Prior to becoming Partner, he served as Managing Director from 2003 to 2006 and as Vice President from 1999 to 2003.
During his time at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Murti worked as a sell-side equity research analyst covering the energy sector. He was co-director of equity research for the Americas from 2011 to 2014.
Previously, Mr. Murti held equity analyst positions at JP Morgan Investment Management from 1995 to 1999 and at Petrie Parkman from 1992 to 1995.
Mr. Murti serves on the advisory board of ClearPath, Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy and as a trustee of Kent Place School.
Mr. Murti also publishes “Super-Spiked” on Substack, a newsletter that takes aim at a messy energy transition era and the clash of energy commodity & equity markets with energy & climate policy, ESG initiatives, and geopolitics.
Mr. Murti also holds B.S., B.A. – Finance from the University of Denver.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed Lessons from 15 years at Goldman Sachs, top quartile returns & why there is opportunity in Canadian energy.
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This episode we are joined by Brian Boulanger - CEO of Arc Financial.
ARC invests in early stage, growth focused oil and gas companies and in established, growth focused energy transition companies with high quality management teams.
Since the launch of the first ARC Energy Fund in 1997, ARC has invested over $5 billion of capital in more than 180 companies.
Brian joined ARC in 1997, and has overall responsibility for managing ARC Financial Corp., including the strategy and performance of the ARC Energy Funds and both investor and portfolio company relations.
He is the Chair of ARC’s Executive Committee and is a member of ARC’s Investment Committee.
Brian holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Business Administration from the Ivey Business School at Western University, is a CFA Charterholder and an Institute of Corporate Directors Certified Director.
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This episode, we are joined by Barry Schwartz - Chief Investment Officer at Baskin Wealth Management.
Baskin Wealth Management, is a customized wealth management solutions and services to families and foundations with $1 million or more to invest.
Barry joined Baskin Wealth Management in 2000 and became a partner in 2005.
Barry is also a frequent commentator on the markets on national television, radio and in the press. His Twitter is full of wisdom about the market, and he regularly publishes insightful editorials on the Baskin Wealth Management blog.
Barry is currently involved in many community charitable organizations, and serves on the investment committee of Robbins Hebrew Academy.
Barry holds an MBA degree, and is also a CFA designation holder.
Among other things, we sat down and discusses turning $100k into an investment career, buying quality stocks for the long term & investing as a craft.
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This episode, we are joined by Anthony Marino - President & Chief Executive Officer of Tenaz Energy.
Tenaz Enery is a publicly listed energy company on the TSX with a market cap of ~$65,000,000
Tenaz has domestic operations in Canada along with offshore gas assets in the Netherlands.
Anthony Marino is former President and CEO of Vermilion Energy, Baytex Energy and Dominion Exploration Canada with additional management and technical experience with AEC, Santa Fe Snyder, Plains and Atlantic Richfield.
Mr. Marino holds a BS Petroleum Engineering (U. of Kansas), MBA (California State U.), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
In addition, Mr.Marino is a Non-Independent Director, Board, Tenaz Energy.
Among other things we sat down and discussed growing the Tenaz recapped share price by 30%, reducing cost of capital & how to spot mispriced assets.
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This episode we are joined by Trevor Tombe - Professor of Economics & Research/ Fellow at The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary.
Trevor’s academic research explores international trade, macroeconomics, and fiscal federalism.
Trevor is also co-director of Finances of the Nation - which aims to assemble Canadian public finance data, analysis, and commentary and make it available to researchers, journalists, students, and the general public.
Trevor holds a PhD in Economics - University of Toronto (2011), MA in Economics - University of Toronto (2006), BBA in Finance and Economics - Simon Fraser University (2005).
Among other things, we sat down and discussed inflation & the Central Bank 2% target rate, healthy interest rates & why the Alberta economy is growing.
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This episode we are joined by Mike Lobsinger - Vice President of Eco-Flex Recycled Rubber Solutions.
Eco-Flex manufactures products made from 100% recycled rubber for commercial, industrial, residential and agricultural applications.
Eco-Flecx employs ~30 people, out of a 35,000 square-foot plant in Alberta where it recycles ~6 million tires a year and in its 30 year lifespan - has recycled approximately 100,000,000 tires.
Eco-Flex recently hit ~$10,000,000 in revenues & opened a new plant in Texas, USA.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed running a profitable green business, recycling 100M tires, sourcing assets from NASA & how recycling tires is good for the Alberta & the Canadian economy.
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This episode we are joined by Dr. Chris Keefer - ER Physician & nuclear advocate.
Dr. Keefer is a ER Physician at a hospital in Toronto & the President of Canadians for Nuclear Energy Association.
In addition, he is the host of the The Decouple Podcast which focuses on energy technology and its ecological impacts.
Dr. Keefer holds a bachelors degree from Guelph University & Medical Doctorate from McMaster University where he completed his residency program.
Dr. Keefer completed his Emergency Residency Program at the University of Toronto in 2013.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed the advantages of nuclear energy & how it impacts traditional energy.
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This episode we are joined by Bruce Murray - CEO & CIO of The Murray Wealth Group.
Prior to launching MWG in 2015, Bruce spent 25 years at McLean Budden as an Executive Vice President and Managing Director.
He was one of the key Portfolio Managers of the Canadian Equity Growth Fund, one of the largest equity portfolios in Canada at the time, the American Equity Fund, the International Equity Fund and the Global Equity Growth Fund.
As a Portfolio Manager on the American Equity, he enjoyed one of the best track records in the industry, growing the portfolio to over $5 billion.
In total, Bruce helped to grow McLean Budden’s equity portfolios to around $30 billion in assets under management from 1990 until its sale to MFS Investment Management in 2011. Bruce also ran portfolios for high net worth individuals, in which MWG will specialize.
Prior to McLean Budden, Bruce was Vice President and Equity Analyst at Nesbitt Thomson from 1985 to 1990 where he achieved top rank as a Special Situations Analyst in the Brendan Wood International Survey of institutional investors.
Bruce started his investment career in 1976 at Crown life Insurance Company in Toronto as an International Economist and Financial Services Analyst and was Manager Canadian Equities when he left in 1985 to join Nesbitt Thomson.
Among other things, we sat down and discussed 40 years on Bay Street, and a few of the lessons learned along the way.
Also, apologies in advance : the conversation picked up a rouge radio wave while recording a few times, but you should be able to hear the conversation just fine.
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This episode we are joined by Tom MacInnis – CEO of Spark Capital Corp. & Southern Pacific Resources.
Board member of Rok Resources, Chair of Tennis Alberta, and sits on the advisory committees for the private equity funds managed by Lex Energy Partners in Regina.
Previously, Founder & Managing Director of Investment Banking, Tristone Capital, followed by Head of Energy Financial Markets and Energy Investment Banking for National Bank of Canada, working on over 1200 M&A & capital raising transactions representing over $125 Billion in transaction value.
Among other things we discussed the craft of investment banking, return on capital vs. return of capital & the value of good management.
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Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast.This episode we are joined by Max Gagliardi - co-founder of the Ancova group of companies (ancova.com | ancova.io).
Prior to forming Ancova in 2014, Mr. Gagliardi held commercial and financial roles at multiple corporations. He has participated in a variety of roles on deal teams for over $16 billion in M&A transactions across the Energy Industry.
Max hosts Always Be Building Podcast focused on business, entrepreneurship, the markets, and Max's personal interests.
Max has a BS and MBA from Oklahoma State University, he is a lifelong resident of Oklahoma and currently lives in Edmond with his wife and three sons.
Among other things we discussed lessons from late energy billionaire Aubrey McClendon, why US isn’t growing, the future of energy & why it never pays to bet against America.
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This episode we are joined by Eric Nuttall - partner and senior portfolio manager with Ninepoint Partners and the Ninepoint Energy Fund.
The Ninepoint Energy Fund is Canada's largest energy fund with ~$1.9 billion under management, primarily invested in Canadian mid-cap energy companies.
Eric's views on energy are frequently sought after by BNN Bloomberg, CNBC, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and other media organizations.
Eric graduated with High Honours from Carleton University with an Honours Bachelor of International Business.
Among other things we discussed $100 oil, dividends vs. share buybacks, the importance of trust when investing & why Efficient Market Theory is wrong.
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This episode we are joined by Jeremy McCrea- Director - Energy Research at Raymond James Ltd.
Jeremy McCrea joined Raymond James in 2015 as an energy analyst with more than 18 years of experience exclusively covering the energy sector.
He has previously held similar positions at AltaCorp Capital and National Bank Financial.
McCrea holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary and is a CFA® charterholder.
Since 2004, Mr. McCrea’s views on energy are frequently sought after by institutional funds, as well as various media outlets including The Globe and Mail, National Post, Bloomberg and BNN.
We sat down, and among other things discussed falling oil prices, retail vs. institutional investors, out of favor sectors & echo chambers, but overall, how to be a better investor as it relates to the energy sector.
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This episode we are joined by - Shubham Garg, CEO & founder of White Tundra Investments.
Shubham graduated from the University of Alberta with a BSc in Engineering, and has combined his hands on experience into White Tundra Investments - a mid-seven figure portfolio focused on undervalued Canadian Oil & Gas E&P's.
White Tundra is also Shubham’s next step in sharing his knowledge and simplifying energy investing in order to attract more interest in the sector.
We sat down and among other things, discussed fund performance, the difference between financial and physical oil markets, recent M&A activity, echo chambers and how credit risk is impacting energy markets.
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This episode we are joined by Brad Docherty - Founder, Chairman, President & C.E.O of Source Rock Royalties - Canada’s only junior publicly listed energy royalty company with ~75,000 gross acres of royalty lands and a market cap of ~$30 million.
Since 2014, Source Rock has grown consistently through acquisitions, paying approximately $13MM in dividends with the use of no debt.
Brad graduated from Mount Royal University with a Bachelor of Applied Justice Studies in Criminology, and the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Laws degree.
Among other things, we discussed being Canada’s only junior energy royalty company, the sweet spot for acquisitions, win-win deals, why royalties can be a tool in the capital structure & how technology is unlocking new opportunities in energy.
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This episode we are joined by Dave Spyker – President & CEO of Freehold Royalties - a TSX listed royalty company with and a market cap of ~$2.4 billion & ~7 million gross acres of land across North America.
David Spyker was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2021. Since September 2020 Mr. Spyker has served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Spyker joined Rife Resources Ltd. in November 2016 as Vice-President, Production and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in March 2019. Prior to, he held various roles at Anderson Exploration Ltd., Anderson Energy Ltd., and Anderson Energy Inc. Mr. Spyker has over 30 years of industry experience.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA). He currently serves on the Board of Governors of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).
Among other things, we discussed growing through stressful times, going international, why royalties are a hedge against inflation, the outlook for Canadian Energy and what makes a good royalty
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This episode we are joined by Martin Pelletier – Senior Portfolio manger at Wellington-Altus Private Counsel– a multi-billion dollar portfolio management firm.
Martin has over 20 years of investment industry experience including senior-level positions in both institutional equity research and portfolio management.
Prior to co-founding TriVest and its sale to Wellington-Altus in early 2020, Martin’s career was focused on institutional equity research and capital markets primarily at two top-ranked boutique investment banks.
Martin is regularly featured in the media as a market strategist including his weekly column in the Financial Post’s Investment Pro section for the past decade.
He is a member of Oilweek Magazine’s class of 2012 Rising Stars, Calgary CFA volunteer of the year (2014), Thomson Reuters Canada’s top 40 social influencers in finance, innovation and risk (2017), Wealth Professional Canada Leading Portfolio Managers (2019), a finalist for BlackRock Award for Canadian Portfolio/Discretionary Manager of the Year (2019) (2020), Avenue Living Award for Canadian Portfolio/Discretionary Manager of the Year (2021), and is a Wealth Professional 5-Star Advisor (2022).
Martin holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a specialization in finance from the University of Alberta, studied international economics and finance at Örebro University in Sweden, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder.
Among other things, we discussed owning vs. renting opinions, 10 % yields, interest rates, dividends vs. share buybacks & why Calgary is growing.
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This episode we are joined by Josh Young – Chief Investment Officer & Founder of Bison Interests – a Houston based investment firm that focuses on the energy industry.
Since inception, Bison Interests has returned ~130% to its clients as it actively invests in publicly traded equities.
Josh has built his career concentrating on deep value opportunities for investors. He has over 15 years of experience in investment management, 10 of which were focused on publicly-traded oil and gas securities.
Josh became Chairman of the Board of RMP Energy in 2017. After refreshing the board and management team and rebranding the company (Iron Bridge Resources), it was bought out at a 78% premium in 2018. Josh is the author of numerous articles on oil & gas investments and the guest speaker at various energy industry conferences.
He graduated with honors from the University of Chicago in economics.
Josh was a management consultant to Fortune 500 companies and private equity firms, and then an investment analyst at a private equity fund. Josh worked as an energy investment analyst for a multi-billion dollar, single family office, which was nominated as Institutional Investor's Single Family Office of the Year in 2008.
We discussed starting an energy fund, outperforming benchmarks, dividends vs. buybacks, value traps, how to value an energy company, good prices vs. good assets, the dangers of diversification, the outlook for natural gas & the relevance of OPEC
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This episode we are joined by Cody Battershill – real estate agent and founder of Canada Action- an independent, grassroots, non-partisan organization that advocates for the responsible development of Canadian resources.
Cody has twice sat on the Boards of Governors for the Calgary Real Estate Board, and is a former instructor at the Alberta Real Estate Association,.
Cody is also a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta) for contributions to Calgary and the energy sector.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed the case for Canadian energy the economic opportunity available to all Canadians.
Also, stay tuned until the end of the episode, as Cody offers a special promo offer on all Canada Action merchandise.
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This episode we are joined by Bob Geddes – president of Ensign Energy Services, a multi-national energy services company with approximately 4000 employees, ~$3 billion in assets, and a market cap of ~$700 million.
Mr. Geddes has been with Ensign since 1991 and is currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation, a position he has held since 2007.
He has acted as Vice President Canadian Drilling from 1999 to 2004 and President Canadian Operations from 2004 to 2006.
He is a past Chairman of the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC), current Chairmen of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA).
He holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffeeand discussed the origins of Ensign with billionaire founder Murray Edwards, the recipe for energy services success, market cycles, why we need all forms of energy and the importance of free markets.
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This episode we are joined by Simon Belanger, co-host of the Canadian Investor Podcast – a podcast for Canadian Investors that features in depth discussion around individual stocks and various investing strategies while incorporating the nuances of Canadian investment vehicles.
The show has grown to be a Canadian favorite as it racks up millions of downloads per episode, and is a top ranked podcast across all platforms.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed building & monetizing a podcast, why cash can be a good asset during inflation, REITS & how rising interest rates are impacting Canadians.
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This episode we are joined by Chris Slubicki, most recently President, CEO & Director of Modern Resources Inc., a Calgary-based private oil and gas company which was sold to Tourmaline Oil for ~$150MM.
From 2009 to 2011, Chris was Chief Executive Officer of OPTI Canada, which was sold to CNOOC for $2.1 billion in late 2011.
Chris is the former Vice-Chairman of Scotia Waterous and was one of the four original founders of Waterous and Co., a private global oil and gas mergers and acquisitions firm, starting the firm in Calgary in 1989.
Prior to selling the firm to Bank of Nova Scotia in 2005, the firm expanded to offices in five countries with a staff of 88 and completed hundreds of oil and gas transactions over its 17-year tenure. Chris has held operations management and engineering positions within the oil and gas industry at Placer CEGO Petroleum Ltd. and Chevron Canada Resources Ltd.
Chris graduated with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University and an MBA from the University of Calgary. He is a Professional Engineer in Alberta, and a member of APEGA.
Chris served on the board of Alpine Canada Alpine for seven years, the last two as Chair. Chris coached young ski racers with the Fernie Alpine Ski Team for 14 years and served as President of the club for three years.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffeeand discussed entrepreneurial success, the easiest way to reduce emissions, opaque green energy policies, Jevons Paradox, why the energy industry benefits all Canadians & why the world needs more of it.
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Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode we are joined by John Hooks – Chairman & CEO of Phoenix Energy Services Corp, a publicly listed energy services company (TSX: PHX) with revenues of approximately $600 million.
John has been the CEO of Phoenix Technology Income Fund since 1995 and Chairman of the Board of Phoenix since 2000.
He was President of Phoenix Energy Services from 1995 until 2015.
Previous to joining Phoenix, Mr. Hooks founded Thread Tech Energy Systems Ltd., a private connection manufacturing and Fiberspar composite line pipe distribution company in 1985.
Thread Tech became Fiberspar Canada and provided services to the oil and gas industry until its assets were sold in June 2003.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed lessons from 40 years in the energy services sector, why there are fewer rigs running today than ever, higher energy production and record profits.
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Greetings, Happy Holidays, and welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode we are joined by Michael J. Tims, C.M., LL.D.(Hon.), CBV - Vice Chairman of MATCO Investments Ltd., a private investment holding company.
Michael J. Tims joined MATCO after a 33-year career at Peters & Co. Limited, a Canadian investment firm specializing in energy. Michael served as the longtime Chairman of Peters & Co., and before that as President & CEO.
Mike holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (with Distinction; Gold Medalist) from the University of Calgary. He holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School; and he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Calgary.
Recognitions of Michael’s business achievement and community service include, among others: a Member of the Order of Canada (2018); the Founders’ Award from the Fraser Institute (2018); the Woodrow Wilson Award (Canada Institute) for Corporate Citizenship (2016); a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oil & Gas Council (2015); and induction into the Canadian Investment Industry Hall of Fame (2014).
Mike is the immediate past Chairman of the National Gallery of Canada. He previously served as Chairman of: the Canadian Investor Protection Fund; the Investment Dealers Association of Canada; the United Way of Calgary and Area; and West Island College (Alberta). He has also served as a director or governor of a number of other organizations.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed lessons learned from forty years in energy investing.
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Greetings, and welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode we are joined by Bryden Teich - Bryden Teich, Partner and Portfolio Manager at Avenue Investment Management - a independent private wealth management firm with approximately $400 million under management.
Bryden joined Avenue in 2013 and earned his CFA designation in 2015.
Prior to joining Avenue, Bryden spent time working in Debt Capital Markets at TD Securities.
He graduated from the University of Toronto in 2012 with an honours degree in Economics.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed investing your own money alongside clients, avoiding zero, taming volatility, why markets aren’t efficient, the value in recognizing patterns, avoiding fragile assumptions, thinking independently, admitting you’re wrong, what makes a good investment & generating creative investment ideas.
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Greetings, and welcome back to the rose bros podcast..
This episode we are joined by Brandon Swertz - President and CEO of Archer Exploration Corp.
Over the past two decades, Mr.Swertz leveraged his original $100,000 saved up working on drilling rigs into six exits, with executive roles at both exploration & production companies and service side businesses.
Mr. Swertz most recent sale of Anegada Oil Corp. to Tamarack Valley Energy in June 2021, was for approximately $500 million.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed leveraging $100k into six exits, fixing up energy properties, learning hard lessons from others, evolving business practices, realities of energy supply.
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This episode we are joined by Ryan Bushell - President and Portfolio Manager at Newhaven Asset Management.
Mr. Bushell is a regular contributor to The Globe and Mail, Reuters and Bloomberg’s Canadian divisions.
Mr. Bushell has been a regular guest on several BNN programs, including Market Call, since 2011, and is a repeat guest on Bloomberg TV Canada.
Mr. Bushell has a Bachelor of Management and Organization Studies specializing in Finance from the University of Western Ontario, and is a member of the CFA Society Toronto.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed How to Build a Portfolio, Inflation, Backwards Energy Policy, Consistent Returns & Detecting Skin in the Game, investing in crypto currencies and more.
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Greetings, and welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode we are joined by Steve Buytels – CFO of Tamarak Valley Energy -a TSX listed energy company with daily production of ~40,000 boe/d and a market cap of approximately $3 Billion.
Steve’s experience includes 13 years of energy capital markets, finance and advisory services as the Managing Director & Co-Head of Institutional Energy Equities at Stifel FirstEnergy as well as a principal at independent investment bank - Peters & Co in the Institutional Equities group.
Mr. Buytels holds a Chartered Financial Analyst Designation and a Bachelors of Management from the University of Lethbridge.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed why its important to protect the balance sheet from downside risk, capital disciple, choosing the correct discount rate, having rose colored glasses in the energy industry and thinking for the long term.
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Greetings, and welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode we are joined by Craig Fuller - CEO and Founder of FreightWaves - the largest provider of proprietary high frequency data & market intelligence to the global supply chain industry (think Bloomberg for finance).
Data on the movement of goods across the world (air, ocean, rail, truck) allows customers to understand the state of physical goods in the economy and manage their business operations more effectively.
FreightWaves provides supply chain data on about 85% of the physical goods in the global economy from Iowa to China - whin in turn represents ~40% of the total world economy and trillions of dollars in value.
As a result this data is able to provider a good bellwether on the state of the global economy.
Prior to founding FreightWaves, Fuller was the founder and CEO of TransCard, a fleet payment processor that was sold to US Bank. He also is a trucking industry veteran, having founded and managed the Xpress Direct division of US Xpress Enterprises, the largest provider of on-demand trucking services in North America.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed how Freight waves helps supply chain business, the current oversupply of goods on the market and the resulting bullwhip effect, why North American supply chains are vulnerable, how supply chain is a good bellwether for the economy and why its pointing to dark clouds now.
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Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode we are joined by Terry Etam - energy executive, best-selling author of the The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity & contributor to the boereport.com
Terry’s wide range of energy experience includes executive level positions & writing best selling novels & hands on experience in the field.
You can find Terry's writing on the boereport.com as well as his personal website publicenergynumberone.com
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed why high energy prices are bittersweet, the general public’s complacency towards reliable energy, misguided energy policies & a lot more.
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Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode, we are joined by the co-founder of Doomberg – an anonymous news publication that provides in-depth analysis of financial and economic trends, highlighting information missing from mainstream media.
For example, Doomberg was one of the first news publications to warn of the looming energy crisis that has since come true, as most of Europe & the rest of the world faces crippling energy prices.
Started in May of 2021, Doomberg launched as an anonymous publication arm to its content creation consulting business after a client suggested building their own content.
Through a process of continuous improvement, Doomberg has grown to the #1 paid finance newsletter on Substack with ~85,000 email subscribers & ~200,000 Twitter followers.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee, and among other things discussed the ratio of things you have to do vs. what you get to do during the work day, the definition of a content creator & how you can make a living doing it, education vs. entertainment, thinking for a living, combining doing what you love & doing what you’re good at, platitude dwellers & a lot more.
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Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode, we are joined by Rafi Tahmazian - senior portfolio manager & director at Canoe Financial - a Canadian independent investment management firm with approximately $14 Billion under management.
Prior to Canoe, Rafi spent 13 years at First Energy Capital, a leading investment dealer that focused on the energy industry.
He left the firm in 2008 as Vice Chairman and Managing Director, and has held numerous public and private, charity and government Board positions.
He is currently on the board of directors for Artis Exploration Ltd, Aureus Energy Services Inc., Well Ventures Corp, Chance Oil and Gas Ltd., and Alberta Teachers Retirement Fund.
Mr. Tahmazian holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Calgary.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and among other things discussed why energy is a catalyst for life and death, record breaking Federal & Provincial tax revenues, the problem with top town governments, separating good energy investments from the best, and why today’s energy industry is akin to a broken bank machine spitting out cash.
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Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode, we are joined by Tim Egen – President of the Canadian Gas Association.
Founded in 1907, The Canadian Gas Association (CGA) is the voice of Canada’s natural gas industry. Members include distribution companies, transmission companies, equipment manufacturers and other service providers.
Natural gas has a central place in Canada’s energy mix, supplying 38 per cent of the country’s energy needs while two-thirds of Canadians rely on natural gas for heat and power.
Prior to his appointment Tim was the President of High Park Group (HPG), a public affairs consulting firm.
Mr. Egan serves as Canada’s representative at the International Gas Union, sitting on the Executive Committee and as the Regional Coordinator for North America.
Mr. Egan is a publisher of the Energy Regulation Quarterly, and editor of the magazine Energy.
He has an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Ottawa, and common and civil law degrees from McGill University. He was call to the Ontario bar in 1995.
It was a long from discussion as we sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed how natural gas can help flight inflation, reduce C02 emissions, is ethically produced in Canada, and how Canadian Federal tax revenues are enjoyed by all Canadians.
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Rundle collects and processes liners using an environmentally friendly system, leaving a clean environmental footprint. The end use of these liners are shredded and processed into pellets that then can be extruded into various forms of usable plastic products including furniture, various building materials, industrial packaging etc.
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Hello & welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode, we are joined by Steve Larke – Corporate Director at Topaz Energy, Vermilion Energy Inc. & Headwater Exploration Inc.
Mr. Larke's previous roles include Operating Partner and Advisory Board member with Azimuth Capital Management Inc., Managing Director and Executive Committee member with Calgary-based Peters & Co. from 2005 to 2015, and prior thereto, was Vice-President and Director with TD Newcrest from 1997 to 2005.
Mr. Larke has a Bachelor of Commerce degree (with distinction) from the University of Calgary and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D) designations.
It was a long from discussion as we sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed why we need all forms of energy, Capital discipline vs. Wildcatting, de-stabilizing the energy grid, respecting the balance sheet & metaphorical balloons.
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Also, this week's podcast was brought to you by Rundle Eco Services. Looking for a way to recycle your frac pond and pit liners used in the oil and gas industry?
Rundle collects and processes liners using an environmentally friendly system, leaving a clean environmental footprint. The end use of these liners are shredded and processed into pellets that then can be extruded into various forms of usable plastic products including furniture, various building materials, industrial packaging etc.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode, we are joined by Brett Colvin co-founder & CEO ofGoodlawyer - a Canadian legaltech startup that leverages technology to make it faster, easier, and more affordable for you to get legal help.
Brett started Goodlawyer after working at one of Canada's largest law firms as a corporate lawyer when he saw that most people can't afford the legal help they need.
Typical firm rates were simply out of reach, so Brett teamed up with a developer, left the firm, and started Goodlawyer.
So far, the company raised $1MM in their pre-seed fundraise and are looking to raise $3MM in their upcoming seed round as they expand their business.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffeeand discussed the lifetime value of customers, word of mouth marketing, network effects, why its better than ever to raise venture capital funding and why Alberta is a great place for entrepreneurs.
This episode is also available on YouTube, so check out the rose bros channel, and if you enjoyed the conversation, subscribe to the channel.
Also, this week's podcast was brought to you by Rundle Eco Services. Looking for a way to recycle your frac pond and pit liners used in the oil and gas industry?
Rundle collects and processes liners using an environmentally friendly system, leaving a clean environmental footprint. The end use of these liners are shredded and processed into pellets that then can be extruded into various forms of usable plastic products including furniture, various building materials, industrial packaging etc.
Checkout rundleco.com for more details on how you can recycle your industrial pond and pit liners today.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode we are joined by Neil Roszell, P.Eng., CEO & Chairman of Headwater Exploration - a Canadian publicly traded energy company with a market cap of approximately $1.3 Billion.
Neil is an entrepreneur, and has been a founder/executive member of numerous energy companies including Raging River Exploration Inc., Wild Stream Exploration Inc., Wild River Resources Ltd., Eagle Rock Exploration Ltd., Prairie Schooner Petroleum & Great Northern Exploration Ltd.
Along with his team, Neil has created billions of dollars in shareholder value, and has been a mentor to many others working in the energy industry.
Neil graduated from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Systems Engineering, and is also a Professional Engineer(P.Eng.) designation holder.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee, and discussed the art of selling a company, the process behind 5 successful exits, the value of avoiding debt, 50x returns & why low prices can be an opportunity.
This episode is also available on YouTube, so check out the rose bros channel, and if you enjoyed the conversation, subscribe to the channel.
Also, this week's podcast was brought to you by Rundle Eco Services. Looking for a way to recycle your frac pond and pit liners used in the oil and gas industry?
Rundle collects and processes liners using an environmentally friendly system, leaving a clean environmental footprint. The end use of these liners are shredded and processed into pellets that then can be extruded into various forms of usable plastic products including furniture, various building materials, industrial packaging etc.
Checkout rundleco.com for more details on how you can recycle your industrial pond and pit liners today.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode, we are joined by Andrew Ostro, co-founder & CEO of PolicyMe - a digital life insurance solution.
In simple terms, PolicyMe uses technology to provide life insurance for customers without the need of a middle man/insurance broker, allowing the company to charge less to customers.
With the support of major financial institutions, customers are ensured that their policies are safe and reliable.
PolicyMe’s latest finances round was for $18MM and the company has been able to navigate the recent downturn well as may other tech companies struggle.
Andrew graduated with Honors from the University of Western Ontario, with a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed how using technology to remove insurance brokers can save you money on your life insurance policy, navigating the recent economic downturn in tech & finding product market fit.
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The full video of this episode is available on YouTube, so check out the rose bros channel, and if you enjoyed it, subscribe to the channel.
Also, this week's podcast was brought to you by Rundle Eco Services. Looking for a way to recycle your frac pond and pit liners used in the oil and gas industry?
Rundle collects and processes liners using an environmentally friendly system, leaving a clean environmental footprint. The end use of these liners are shredded and processed into pellets that then can be extruded into various forms of usable plastic products including furniture, various building materials, industrial packaging etc.
Checkout rundleco.com for more details on how you can recycle your industrial pond and pit liners today.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode, we are joined by Trent Boehm – retired capital markets executive.
Trent’s career in energy capital markets navigated three turbulent decades where both the energy industry and investment banking sectors endured significant transformations. As a leader in the sales and trading at the FirstEnergy, GMP, and Stifel practices, his career gave him exposure to entrepreneurs and wealth creators in hundreds of companies across dozens of sectors, though his long term focus was oil and gas.
Among his many roles, Trent was a member of the FirstEnergy Capital Executive Committee and participated in over 800 equity financings raising in excess of $30B, establishing a global energy platform with offices in Calgary and London, England.
In addition, among he was also Vice Chairman; Head of Energy Sales and Trading at Stifel Financial Corp, and is currently a board member of Western Energy Services Corp.
Trent graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Commerce, Finance and is CFA holder.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed why it’s the golden era for energy profitability and creative deal making, diversifying an economy, creating value for shareholders, swimming with sharks.
The full video of this episode is available on YouTube, so check out the rose bros channel, and if you enjoyed it, subscribe to the channel.
Also, this week's podcast was brought to you by Rundle Eco Services. Looking for a way to recycle your frac pond and pit liners used in the oil and gas industry?
Rundle collects and processes liners using an environmentally friendly system, leaving a clean environmental footprint. The end use of these liners are shredded and processed into pellets that then can be extruded into various forms of usable plastic products including furniture, various building materials, industrial packaging etc.
Checkout rundleco.com for more details on how you can recycle your industrial pond and pit liners today.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode we are joined by Mike Rutherford - President of Rundle Eco Services for part III of our ongoing conversation.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffeeand got an update on Rundle Eco Services & opportunities in the energy industry for green business models & learned about an exciting new product that Rundle has launched.
Also, the full video of this episode is available on YouTube, so check out the rose bros channel, and if you enjoyed it, subscribe to the channel!
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This episode, we are joined by Dr. George Athanassakos - Professor of Finance and the Ben Graham Chair in Value Investing at Ivey Business School.
Dr. Athanassakos is the Founder & Managing Director of The Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing, and the Founder and Managing Director of the Center for the Advancement of Value Investing Education.
Dr. Athanassakos has a BA from The School of Industrial Studies of Thessalonica, Greece, and a MA, MBA & PhD in Finance from York University.
Dr. Athanassakos is also a Fellow of the Quality Shareholder Initiative at the Law School of George Washington University in Washington, DC.
Dr. Athanassakos has been ranked among the top 10 researchers in Canada by research published in Financial Management and among the top 10 Canadian professors by the Globe and Mail.
He is also the author of a new book titled Value Investing: From Theory to Practice – A Guide to the Value Investing Process, which aims to teach students the fundamentals of value investing.
The book has received strong praise from fellow value investors including billionaire Prem Watsa, and is available for purchase at the Western University bookstore.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffeeand discussed Dr. Athanassakos' new value investing book, principles for success in investing, the problems with EMT, choosing a profession that aligns with your character, lessons from meeting Warren Buffett & character traits of successful investors.
Also, the full video of this episode is available on YouTube, so check out the rose bros channel, and if you enjoyed it, subscribe to the channel.
Also, this week's podcast was brought to you by Rundle Eco Services.
Looking for a way to recycle your frac pond and pit liners used in the oil and gas industry?
Rundle collects and processes liners using an environmentally friendly system, leaving a clean environmental footprint.
The end use of these liners are shredded and processed into pellets that then can be extruded into various forms of usable plastic products including furniture, various building materials, industrial packaging etc.
Checkout rundleco.com for more details on how you can recycle your industrial pond and pit liners today.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast.
This episode we are joined by John Brussa – partner & chair of the BD & P Law.
In addition to being known for co-creating the $100 Billion energy income trust market, Mr.Brussa has been a partner of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP since 1987.
Mr. Brussa obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Windsor in 1978 and a Bachelor of Laws degree, with Gold Medalist distinction, from the University of Windsor in 1981.
He articled with Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP and was admitted to the Law Society of Alberta in June, 1982.
He is also a board member of numerous companies including Cardinal Energy Ltd., Crew Energy Inc. (Chairman), Crown Capital Partners Inc., Coelacanth Energy & Titanium Corporation Inc.
John also contributions to many organizations including Haskayne School of Business, Calgarians Committed to Change Cabinet, RESOLVE Campaign & Calgary Homeless Foundation.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed the story of how the energy incomes trusts were created and then destroyed, becoming a consigliere to business leaders, the importance of creating value for shareholders and why to bet against the crowd.
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Hello and welcome back to episode #91 of the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Rob Zakresky, CEO of Ceolacanth Energy.
Ceolacanth Energy (SEE-luh-kanth), is a pure-play Montney growth company with a land base of ~100,000 acres located in the Two Rivers area of northeastern British Columbia.
The company plans to expand production from ~400 to 25,000boe/d over the next 4 years, and began trading on the TSXV on June 20, 2022.
Ceolacanth is Rob’s 7th energy company after his last company, Leucrotta Exploration sold to Vermillion Energy for approximately $500,000,000.
Rob also graduated from the University of Alberta, and trained as an accountant before beginning his entrepreneurial career in the energy industry.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed avoiding dumb things in business, operating through all energy cycles, starting another energy company, energy security, & why there’s still opportunity in Western Canadian Energy.
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Hello and welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Shubham Garg, CEO & founder of White Tundra Investments.
Shubham graduated from the University of Alberta, and has combined his petroleum engineering education with boots on the ground experience into White Tundra Investments - a mid-seven figure portfolio focused on undervalued Canadian Oil & Gas E&P's.
White Tundra operates on a concentrated model with 30-60% of the portfolio invested in one leveraged high-torque equity, 30-60% on a basket of low-growth cash-flow generating equities, and 10% on high potential small-cap and junior companies with unique technology, excellent operational performance and strong management teams.
White Tundra is also Shubham’s next step in sharing his knowledge and simplifying Oil & Gas investing in order to attract more interest in the sector from those employed in our industry, retail investors, millennials, and ESG-focused investors.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed starting an energy fund, surging energy demand, why energy valuations are historically cheap, & why it’s a commodity bull market.
Also, this episode is also available on YouTube, so if you enjoyed the conversation, subscribe to the rose bros channel – it will go a long way to helping the show.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Danielle Smith.
Danielle Smith is a politician, journalist, business owner, podcast host & former leader of the Wild Rose Party from October 2009 to December 17, 2014.
As leader of the Wild Rose Party, Danielle was instrumental in the parties growth as one that lacked official party status, to one that formed the official opposition within three years.
Prior to being elected leader of the Wildrose Party, Danielle was the director of provincial affairs for Alberta with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
Danielle attended the University of Calgary and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English & Economics.
She married her husband, David Moretta in 2006 and together they own and operate The Whistle Stop Diner, a fully renovated 1940s rail dining car.
Danielle has also re-launched the The Danielle Smith Show on Western Standard Online, as she seeks the United Conservative Party (UCP) nomination in Livingstone-Macleod against incumbent MLA Roger Reid.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and among many things, discussed making a comeback in politics, the future of Alberta’s economy including crypto & carbon capture, saying yes to business and attracting new investment, saving for a rainy day and a lot more.
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Hello and welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Audrey Mascarenhas – CEO of Questor Tech, for another edition of the Rundle Eco-Cap series - where the idea is to explore companies making a profit, while also giving back to the environment.
Questor is a clean technology company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange with a market cap of around $40MM.
Questor provides technology to reduce pollution emissions, maximize data and increase energy efficiency.
In simple terms, Questor provides hardware to industrial applications in order to cleanly combust waste gas streams (Methane), that otherwise would be flared into the atmosphere.
This reduction in emissions helps reduce harm to the environment, and protects people from breathing in these harmful gasses that often contain carcinogenic properties.
Audrey also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Calgary.
She is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineers, served as a distinguished lecturer with the Society of Petroleum Engineers, is a member of the Schulich Industry Engineering Advisory Council, and currently chairs the Canadian federal government clean technology strategy table.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and among many things, discussed creating social license and why its good for business, how methane reduction is important for the environment & pragmatic clean tech solutions.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Jamie Murray, head research and portfolio manager at the Murray Wealth Group.
The Murray Wealth Group has grown from $70,000,000 under management to $250,000,000, and focuses on delivering high performance/low fee investment management to Canadian clients.
MWG offers two different investment products including the Income Growth Fund - a long only portfolio consists of ~35 income oriented securities, and the Global Equity Growth Fund – a portfolio consisting of ~40 stocks, the majority of which are best-in-class global companies.
You can also find Jamie regularly commenting on BNN Market Call, where he provides opinions on investing and the markets in general.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed the importance of building financial acumen, the psychology of investing, where interest rates are going, & why optimism is important in investing.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Phil Hodge, President & CEO of Pine Cliff Energy.
Pine Cliff Energy is a public company actively engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids in Western Canada.
Pine Cliff currently produces ~21,000 boe per day, and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange with a market cap of approximately $400 million.
As commodity prices continue to rise 2021/2022, Pine Cliff has enjoyed enormous gains including a 45% free cash flow yield, plans to eliminate all debt, and its first dividend scheduled to begin in May of 2022.
With a single digit decline rate on production (industry average is ~ 30%), Pine Cliff plans to continue its steady growth rate as the Canadian energy industry recovers.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed why natural gas prices are rising, capital allocation and how it affects shareholders, the realities of transitioning energy industry & how the invasion of Ukraine has affected global energy security.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Doug Hicks - President of Nature's Pond & Koender's Water Solutions for another edition of the Rundle Eco-Capitalism Podcast Series, where the idea is to explore companies giving back to the environment while also making a profit.
Nature's Pond & Koenders provides natural pond care solutions to keep freshwater resources healthy & clean as an alternative to chemical-based treatments.
In addition, Nature's Pond has developed a range of natural-based, concentrated cleaning and disinfecting products used across Canada in commercial buildings and homes.
All of Nature's Pond products are 100% bio-degradable and made from natural based ingredients, helping to reduce their environmental footprint.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed how natural products can be used in industrial applications, the challenges and opportunities of creating natural products , the history of Nature's Pong & Koenders, what goes in to tracking environmentally friendly alternatives and a lot more.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Guy Spier - managing director of Aquamarine Capital.
Aquamarine Capital is an investment fund whose philosophy was inspired by the original 1950’s Warren Buffett partnerships to provide shareholder returns.
Aquamarine began in 1997 with capital from fiends and family, and has grown to approximately 150 clients with $350 million under management.
Guy is also known for his winning bid of $650,0000 with Mohnish Pabrai to have lunch with Warren Buffett in 2008, and is also the best selling author of The Education of a Value Investor - a novel that tells the story of Guy's personal development as he emulates Warren Buffett in all aspects of life.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed the power of being authentic, playing 100% in center court, the value of structuring your environment, checking your flanks and, lessons from Warren Buffett.
Also, apologies in advance for the abrupt end to the conversation, we had some technical difficulties, but you can find the full conversation on YouTube under the rose bros podcast.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Rick Koshman, founder & managing director of BluMaple Capital, for another edition of the Rundle Eco-Capitalism Podcast Series, where the idea is to explore companies giving back to the environment while also making a profit.
BluMaple is an investment fund currently in the process of raising $350-$500 million to solve the funding gap that exists between small and large entities focused on low-carbon business models.
Examples of companies that BluMaple is currently targeting include plastic recycling, solar & geothermal energy, bio-fuels, lithium & hydrogen technologies.
BluMaple aims to leverage its investment capital and owner/operator experience to help companies grow to their next stage, while also providing shareholders of BluMaple a profitable rate of return in exchange.
You can learn more about what BluMaple is up to at: https://blumaplecapital.com/
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed Making a Return in Low Carbon Investments, Emerging Technologies, Shareholder Alignment, Funding Gaps in the Marketplace and a lot more.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Jamie Bakos, President of Titan Clean Energy Projects, for another edition of the Rundle Eco-Capitalism Podcast Series, where the idea is to explore companies giving back to the environment while also making a profit.
Titan collects & repurposes waste products such as wood waste and agricultural residue (think flax or hemp) and converts the material into pure carbon for future use in products like soil additives, animal feed and water and purification.
Instead of burning carbon trapped in waste products, Titan is able to prevent additional carbon from being released into the atmosphere.
In addition, Titan has recently developed a use for the activated carbon in new plastic products, and has been generating revenue from selling carbon credits as well.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed the carbon cycle and how new products can be made from waste products, the $200 billion carbon credit market, finding product market fit, the $5 billion carbon extraction industry and a lot more.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Cory Dosdall, President of Ascend EcoTech, for another edition of the Rundle Eco-Capitalism Podcast Series, where the idea is to explore companies giving back to the environment while also making a profit.
Ascend EcoTech is a wastewater cleaning and purifying business that provides sustainable chemistry solutions to water used in pulp & paper, oil & gas, agriculture and mining industries.
The goal of Ascend is to allow companies to be able to reuse all water 100% instead of having to constantly use fresh water in their day to day operations.
Instead of using synthetic chemicals to purify water, Ascend has created a natural mixture that is environmentally friendly.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed the problem of contaminated water used in industry, how water purification technology is improving , the challenges of using fresh water in industry, giving back to the environment while making a profit and a lot more.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Eric Nuttall - partner and senior portfolio manager with Ninepoint Partners and the Ninepoint Enery Fund.
The Ninepoint Energy Fund is Canada's largest energy fund with $1.4 billion dollars under management, and was the number one performing energy fund in the world in 2021.
Ninepoint focuses on a portfolio of mid-cap energy companies with a majority of its investment based in Canada.
Last year, the Ninepoint Energy fund returned 186% to its owners and has continued to see its fund outperform the market as the Canadian energy industry recovers.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed earning 600% returns, being the last man standing in energy investing, the value of good management, why energy stocks are rising and a lot more.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Dan Zembal - President of PolyAg Recycling - for another installment of the Rundle Eco-Capitalism Series, where the idea is to explore companies that are giving back to the environment, and also making a profit.
In a nutshell, PolyAg Recycling collects used grain bags from farmers and then preprocess' them through a cycle of shredding, washing and melting to create individual plastic pellets.
These pellets are then sold to other companies who require them for material to make new products such as the synthetic wood used to build new decks.
Also, companies are now using PolyAg's recycled pellets to make brand new grain bags in an example of full circle recycling.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed how PolyAg works, Full Circle Recycling, Reusing Waste Products, Skin the Game, good books and a lot more.
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Welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Mike Rutherford - President of Rundle Eco Services for part II of our ongoing conversation.
We sat down for a smoooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed how Rundle recycled 1,000,000 lbs. of plastic, what Eco-Capitalism means, new companies that are making a profit and helping the environment, shareholder concerns for the environmental, good books and a lot more.
Also, we have also decided to re-start the Rundle Eco Capitalism Podcast Series where the idea is to explore people and companies that are giving back to the environment while also making a profit.
Myself and Mike Rutherford hope to cover handful on companies in the next few months, so stay tuned to learn more about this exciting subject.
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Greetings, and welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Terry Etam - Energy Executive & best selling author of the The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity!
Terry has had a wide range of experience from executive level positions & writing best selling novels, to hands on experience in the field.
You can find Terry's writing on the boereport.com as well as his personal website publicenergynumberone.com
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed Why the Canadian Energy Industry is Recovering, Attacking Energy Supply Instead of Demand, Changing Energy Cycles, 40% Cash Flow Yields & Lessons from War & Peace.
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This episode we are joined by Olympic Downhill skier Manuel Osborne-Paradis for part III of our conversation!
Born in North Vancouver, British Columbia - Manny grew up racing for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club.
Manny spent 13 seasons on the World Cup Circuit competing in 4 Olympic Games and 6 World Championships with 2 Downhill wins, 1 Super-G win and 11 podium finishes.
His first World Cup podium came in November 2006 at Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, and his first victory was at the downhill of Kvitfjell in March 2009.
Manny currently lives in Invermere, British Columbia where he enjoys ski touring, golfing, mountain biking and spending time with his family.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed how to conquer fear, finding closure on a ski racing career, the best skier in the world right now, the half-life of sports fame, favorite world cup stops, Hermann Maier Stories, and why it pays to be a winner.
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This episode we are joined by Cam Proctor - COO of PrairieSky Royalty, a multi-billion dollar energy royalty company for part III of our ongoing conversation.
A lawyer by training, Cam completed his undergrad and law school degrees at the University of Victoria and University of Calgary respectively.
Prior to joining PrairieSky in 2014, Cam was the Executive Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer of Sinopec Canada, and Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Daylight Energy Ltd.
Before Daylight and Sinopec, Cam was a barrister and solicitor at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, specializing in corporate securities & mergers/acquisition law.
Aside from PrairieSky, Cam is an avid outdoorsman, enjoys spending time with his family, giving back to the community and is a great guy in general.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed the recovering Canadian energy industry, effective capital allocation & why its important, the realities of a transitioning power grid, Berkshire Hathaway and a lot more.
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Greetings, and welcome back to the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by real estate entrepreneur - Trung Bien.
Trung is an uncommon realtor both in his origins from an immigrant family and his success & longevity as a real estate investor.
While studying Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the University of Calgary, Trung developed a passion for real estate and bought his first rental property in 2006.
By 2010, Trung had acquired a $3.5 million portfolio of cash flow rental properties in Calgary and Edmonton.
In 2012, Trung decided to pursue a professional career with Trickle Creek Custom Homes, where he went on to buy and sell ~$9 million in inner city residential lots.
Since leaving Trickle Creek, Trung has continued to help people buy and sell their homes through his association with Re/Max Real Estate & eXp Realty.
Trung is also a four time recipient of the RE/MAX Chairman's Club award.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed learning the real estate business and Trung's experience nearly going bankrupt, why housing is booming, the best type of real estate investments, and advice on what not to do in real estate, both as realtor & investor.
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Hello and welcome to episode #73 of the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Olympic & World Cup Ski Racing coach- Johno McBride.
Johno is perhaps best known for his time as Bode Miller’s coach during his 2002 Olympic medal performance and 2005/2008 overall World Cup victories.
During the period, Johno also coached Daron Rahlves to 12x World Cup wins.
In addition, Johno has coached the Canadian National Ski Team, Paralympic athletes and different levels all the way down to the club, where he is coaching at the Aspen Valley Ski Club today.
Originally from Aspen Colorado, Johno grew up skiing, playing hockey and enjoying the outdoors.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed what it takes to win, the importance of team, the difference between US and Canadian ski racing programs, earning respect, dealing with egos, bad advice and a lot more.
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Hello, and welcome to episode #72 of the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Tom Hoyne - VP of Coffee & Quality Assurance at Kicking Horse Coffee.
Prior to Kicking Horse Coffee, Tom co-founded Kootenay Pasta, a high end pasta company which he sold after growing tired of the demanding schedule running the business.
Tom then joined Kicking Horse Coffee in the early 2000's, and was a key member in helping Kicking Horse lead the craft coffee revolution, and becoming a multi-million-dollar global business.
In 2017 Kicking Horse Coffee was purchased by Italian conglomerate Lavazza and the deal valued the company at $215 million.
We sat down for a smooth cup of coffee and discussed the importance of quality products, the origins of Kicking Horse Coffee, how to make a great cup of coffee, ignoring noise when building a business, why coffee prices are rising and a lot more.
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Hello, and welcome to episode #71 of the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Matt Varughese - CEO of 8020, a low code/no code web design firm.
Instead of expensive developers, 8020 uses modern platforms to design, build and automate websites, mobile apps, internal dashboards, and more.
Prior to 8020, Matt built and eventually sold another low code/no code web design company called Websterpeace which was acquired by 8020 - the company Matt would later become CEO of.
8020 is now a portfolio company of Andrew Wilkinson's Tiny Capital and includes investor Shane Parrish from Farnam Street as one of its major owners.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about founding a web design agency, selling a web design agency, the value of low code/no code, giving away your work for free, good business books, learning to code and a lot more.
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Hello and welcome to episode #70 of the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by entrepreneur - Lou Rosenfeld (MSc, Engineering) - owner of Lou's Performance Centre.
Lou's provides ski boot fitting services, sells high performance ski equipment, bikes and everything else in between.
In short, Lou’s specializes in adapting ski equipment with the knowledge of Biomechanics and modern pressure/balance measuring tools to setup alpine skiers for their day on the slopes.
Lou has also published numerous academic papers on everything from the science of boot fitting, to avalanche transceivers.
In addition, Lou graduated from the the University of Calgary with a Masters of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Biomechanics), and the Oregon Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about Covid-19's impact on the ski industry, innovation and technology in ski equipment, learning to ski better, good books and a lot more.
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Hello and welcome to episode #69 of the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Steve Oslanski - partner at Envirotech Geothermal - a geothermal business based out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Envirotech is a heating and cooling company founded in 2006 with the goal of providing consumers a cost efficient option to transition their home or business away from fossil fuels towards a system using renewable resources stored in the Earth.
Envirotech grew 500% last year and they are expecting another 400% growth in 2021 with no signs of slowing down.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed how geothermal energy works, the costs and benefits for consumers, reducing your carbon footprint, alternative energy solutions, opportunities for the business going forward and a lot more.
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Hello, and welcome to episode #68 of the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Colin Frostad - VP Exploration for Tourmaline Energy - Canada's largest natural gas producer with a market cap of ~$9 Billion, annual revenues of ~$2 Billion and annual production of approximately 400,000 boe/d.
Colin has served as the Vice President, Exploration of Tourmaline since November 2019 and prior to that was the Exploration Manager and Senior Geologist.
Prior to joining Tourmaline, Colin served as a Geologist at Duvernay Oil Corp until its acquisition in 2008.
Colin holds a Master of Science (Geology) and Bachelor of Science (Geology) from the University of Calgary.
He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of Alberta, Association of Engineers & Geoscientists of British Columbia and the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about a rock hound's love of geology, creativity in finding hydrocarbons, skin in the game, responsible energy transition good, sci-fi books and a lot more.
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Hello and welcome to episode #67 of the rose bros podcast!
Today we are joined by Justin Rule of Sparrow Websites - a website development agency based out of Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Justin and his team spotted the market opportunity to create website launch kits for entrepreneurs priced between "free" and the more expensive version at large development agencies.
By offering a quick, reliable and lost cost service, Justin and his team have created a product that helps business owners get online while saving them time to work on their business.
Sparrow now does a high six figure revenue, while sill allowing time outside the business for his friends and family.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about starting a web development agency, the value in personalizing your brand, saying no to selling the business, the importance of an online presence and a lot more!
Also, apologies for the scratchy audio at times, but the internet connection was lousy.
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Hello and welcome to episode #66 of the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Therese Brisson – CEO of Alpine Canada.
Therese Brisson played for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team from 1993 to 2005 and was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and silver medal winning team at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Therese also competed for Canada at 5 World Championships in 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001.
After sport, Therese earned her Master’s and PhD degrees from the University of Montreal as well as an MBA specializing in finance and management consulting from York University.
In July of 2020, she was named CEO of Alpine Canada where she was tasked with bringing a fresh perspective to the organization.
Since then, she has been working on leading Alpine Canada through the Covid-19 pandemic while simultaneously planning the future of the organization.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed carving Alpine Canada’s unique path forward, the importance of a winning mindset, budgets vs. organizational effectiveness, and what Alpine Canada isn’t planning on doing going forward.
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This episode we are joined by Aditya Rao, co-founder of Kaapi - a remote team management & productivity software tool that Addy has bootstrapped with his co-founder right from the start.
After experiencing the pressures and pitfalls of the venture capital backed startup model, Aditya decided he wanted to try a different business approach that allowed him to remain profitable and still have some time for activities outside of business.
After self-teaching himself to code at the age of 30, Aditya's article describing the process went viral on Hacker News this spring, catching the eye of many who envied the process.
So far, Aditya has managed to achieve his goals as Kaapi continues to grow and remain profitable, allowing him to slowly work on the business and other ideas.
Check out Kaapito learn more about how they can help your remote work needs.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffeeand talked about the process of self-learning to code, bootstrapping a software business to profitability, assets that earn while you sleep, the value of the "long term view" and a lot more.
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Hello & welcome to episode #64 of the rose bros podcast!
Today we are joined by Wes & Jennifer Farnell – co-founders of Eight Ounce Coffee - an 8 figure specialty coffee equipment business.
Started in 2011 as a side gig selling AeroPress and KeepCups to an emerging crowd of specialty coffee baristas and home coffee enthusiasts, Eight Ounce has grown their line of products into what it has become today.
Think of Eight Ounce as the suppliers of the “hardware” that coffee drinkers use to brew their coffee including everything from home use pour-overs to commercial late machines in cafes.
Eight Ounce is now the biggest specialty coffee equipment distributor in Canada, selling to almost four thousand cafes, roasters, hotels, kitchens and lifestyle stores in Canada and the USA.
Operating out of a twenty thousand square foot warehouse in Calgary, with team members in Montreal and Toronto - Eight Ounce has managed to grow their business even during the Covid-19 pandemic.
In addition, in 2018 Canadian Business Magazine ranked Eight Ounce No. 40 on the annual Growth 500 - a ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies on five-year revenue growth.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed the origins of Eight Ounce, how to make a good cup of coffee, what makes a good cafe, growing a business, coffee hardware advice to aspiring entrepreneurs and a lot more!
Also, the rose bros podcast will always be free, but you can now support the show by making a single contribution, or signing up for a monthly substitution at rosebros.ca/podcast!
Any support is much appreciated as the show continues doing its best to entertain you.
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Greetings and welcome to episode #63 of the rose bros podcast!
Today we are joined by Wayne Burke - CEO of Link Energy.
After graduating from McGill Law school, Wayne leveraged his experience in the energy industry, after he thought there could be a better way to provide energy to consumers that included a higher level of service combined with contributions back to the community.
At its core, Link Energy is a retail energy provider that supplies electricity and natural gas to both residential and commercial users .
Link also provides a high level of customers service, customizable service plans and contributes a portion of sales to support non-profit community programs.
Instead of having to purchase your electricity from a faceless monolith, Link has made its goal to leave customers with a smile on their face knowing their purchase supports social causes (think artisanal coffee shop instead of corporate giant).
Fast forward to today and Wayne has build an 8 figure business that in 2019, Canadian Business and Maclean's ranked No. 6 on the 30th annual Growth 500 - a ranking of Canada's fastest growing companies on five year revenue growth.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed the deregulation of the retail electricity market, renewable energy, free markets what motivates and entrepreneur, giving back to the community and a lot more.
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Hello and welcome to episode #62 of the rose bros podcast !
This episode we are joined by Glenn Thomsen - athlete, coach and dad who has guided ski racers from the grassroots level all the way up to the Olympic & World Cup stage.
In 2017, The Canadian Rockies Ski Racing Hall of Fame recognized Glenn as an Honored Alberta and Canadian Ski Team Alumni, for a lifetime of passion for ski racing and coaching excellence.
Glenn invested forty years into coaching elite level and next generation champions at three Olympic Winter Games, the Canadian National Ski Team on the World Cup Circuit, Provincial Ski Teams, grassroots club programs, and has seen his athletes reach the podium in both speed and tech – ladies and men.
Among many athletes, Glenn guided Karen Percy to two Olympic bronze medals (1988) and a World Championship silver (1989), as well as podium results from Laurie Graham, Liisa Savijarvi, Kerrin Lee-Gartner and Lucie Laroche, Edi Podivinsky and Cary Mullen, Thomas Grandi, Brad Spence, Trevor White, Paul Stutz – all of who would subsequently reach the World Cup top 10 or better.
Glenn has since retired from the sport of Alpine Ski racing and likes to spend his time with his family and wife Meghan, mountain biking, water skiing and playing hockey.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about different approaches to high level coaching, what makes a great athlete, how to stay young , advice to junior athletes and a lot more.
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Hello and welcome to episode #61 of the rose bros podcast.
This episode we are joined by Manuel Osborne-Paradis for part II of our conversation!
Born in North Vancouver, British Columbia - Manny grew up racing for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club.
His first World Cup podium came in November 2006 at Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, and his first victory was at the downhill of Kvitfjell in March 2009.
Manny spent 13 seasons on the World Cup Circuit competing in 4 Olympic Games and 6 World Championships with 2 Downhill wins, 1 Super-G win and 11 podium finishes.
Since our last conversation, Manny made the decision to retire from the sport of alpine ski racing to focus on his business career, two young children and wife Lana.
Manny currently lives in Invermere, British Columbia where he enjoys ski touring, golf, mountain biking and a variety of sports.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about retiring from ski racing, transitioning to the next phase of life, what gives an athletes a competitive edge, reflections on a career in sport, the state of Alpine Canada, future plans and a lot more!
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Hello and welcome to episode #60 of the Rose Bros Podcast.
Today we are joined by Patrick Biggs.
Patrick was first named to represent Canada as a member of the Canadian National Ski Team in May of 2004. Over a nine year period he competed at the International stage representing Canada at the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, placed in the top 10 at two World Championships and scored top 30 results on the World Cup circuit for 7 years.
Graduating from Dartmouth College in 2012 with an A.B. majoring in Engineering and Studio Art, he then moved into the next stage of his life and started a career as a professional artist in Ottawa, Ontario with his wife and family.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed the path to high level ski racing, leveraging sport into an Ivy league degree, life after sport, balancing creativity with business, taking the path less travelled and a lot more.
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Hello and welcome to episode #59 of the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Mike Belenkie- President of Advantage Oil & Gas, for part II of our conversation.
Advantage Oil & Gas is a mid-sized Canadian energy company with a market cap of around $500 million that also has interests in carbon capture technology.
Mike is a pretty interesting guy as he was a competitor at 2000 Sydney Olympics, where he competed in the sport of rowing for team Canada. He is also an engineer, scientist, & entrepreneur having previously founded Modern Resources - a private energy company which achieved commercial success.
In addition, he is also a Director of the Elk Valley Land Trust which is a non-profit organization with the goal of setting aside thousands of forest acres for future use in the Fernie area.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about how carbon capture works, the realities of renewable energy, an update on the Elk Valley Regional Land Trust and a lot more!
Also, if you get a chance to leave a review of the show in the Apple directory, it will go a long way to helping the show.
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The following is a conversation with Trevor White.
Trevor spent 10 years on the Canadian National Ski Team where he competed in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games as well as the 2009 & 2011 World Championships.
After his retirement from alpine ski racing, Trevor transitioned to the energy industry and after raising money from investors, used his experience to start Switch Power.
Switch Power is a sustainable energy company that develops, builds, owns, and operates energy projects in wind, solar, gas and energy storage using an innovative energy management system.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the challenges and opportunities of sustainable energy, energy economics, opportunities in renewable energy, balancing traditional energy sources (natural gas) with renewables, entrepreneurship and a lot more.
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The following is a conversation with W. Brett Wilson.
W. Brett Wilson is an investment banker, businessman, investor, philanthropist and was a season 3, 4 & 5 panelist on the CBC Television show - Dragons' Den.
Brett graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Calgary and began his career as an engineer in the energy industry before earning his MBA (Entrepreneurship), also from the U of C.
Eventually transitioning to investment banking, he co-founded an investment banking advisory firm, Wilson Mackie & Co., in 1991, and in 1993, co-founded FirstEnergy Capital Corp with Rick Grafton, Jim Davidson and N. Murray Edwards.
Since then, he has had a variety of business interests including ownership in the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.
In addition, his many philanthropic endeavors include some of the following:
-Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to support Alzheimer's research
-Made annual trips to Mexico in order to build homes for the poor
-Hosted events to support prostate cancer, David Foster Foundation, Right to Play, Little Warriors, Boomer's Legacy, 777 Run for Sight, Dare to Care and the Veterans' Food Bank
-Funded research into the issue of domestic abuse and has funded the Wilson Centre for Domestic Abuse Studies at the Calgary Counselling Centre
-Travelled to Afghanistan to visit front-line Canadian troops and has hosted events to support military members and their families
(and a lot more)
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the value of a handshake deal, entrepreneurship, the importance of balancing priorities, what makes a good business, Covid-19, advice to a younger self and a lot more.
Also, if you get a chance to leave a review of the Rose Bros Podcast in the Apple Directory it would be much appreciated.
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The following is a conversation with Jamie Kotlewski - owner of Eastern Slopes Roasting Co.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and part II of our ongoing conversation on everything to do with coffee!
Jamie gave us an explanation on the origins of coffee, dark vs. light roast beans , natural coffee processing methods, Robusta vs. Arabica Beans, what "Espresso" coffee really means and a lot more.
Jamie's passion and expertise on the process of roasting and producing coffee will leave you craving a cup, so after the show, check out rosebros.ca or easternslopesroastingco.com and get yourself some high quality/freshly roasted coffee.
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The following is a conversation with Russell Reimer.
Russell is the founder and President of Manifesto Sport Management - a company that offers pro athlete management, brand consulting, content production and major event bid strategy services.
Taking inspiration from the movie Jerry Maguire and the famous Sport Manifesto as well as the real life sport agent Leigh Steinberg - Russell has created and grown Manifesto Sport into multi-million dollar sport management company.
Russell has worked successfully with world leaders in sport for the past 18 years – including eight World Championships, nine Olympic Games, over 25 World Cups, the 2020 Calgary X-Games bid and the Calgary 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games bid.
Russell also manages a variety of athletes including Blue Jays third baseman Vlad Guerrero Jr., X-Games & Olympic Gold Medalist , Brady Leman, NHL Stars, Mitch Marner (Toronto Maple Leafs), Taylor Hall (New Jersey Devils), Shea Weber (Montreal Canadians), Carey Price (Montreal Canadians) as well as Olympic gold medalists Tessa Virtue, Jon Montgomery, Rosie MacLennan and Hayley Wickenheiser among others.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about Building a sport management business, the intangibles that make someone successful, the value in having a good reputation, the importance of stories in marketing Olympic athletes and a lot more!
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The following is a conversation with Stephen Moore, President & Owner at Orion Plastics Inc.
Orion Plastics produces a diverse range of products including everything from the siding you see in NHL hockey rinks to the components the make up your car.
Making products from a large amount of recycled plastic, the company is a great example of sustainable business that helps the environment in a pragmatic way.
In addition, Orion recently started producing Meltblown Polypropylene Non-Woven Fabric filter media for the production of N95 and 3-Ply Medical masks to support the Health Services industries in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The company employs more than 60 people, is based out of Edmonton Alberta and is 100% privately owned.
Since taking ownership, Stephen and his team have grown the company to eight figures in annual revenues with consistent profits and no signs of slowing down.
We sat down over a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about everything from bootstrapping a plastic business, to turning a profit, putting everything on the line to start a business and a lot more!
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The following is a conversation with Mark Becker.
Mark was the co-founder of Fenway Exploration - a private energy company that was sold for a 7 figure exit, returning multiples to its shareholders.
Mark earned his chemical engineering degree from the University of Calgary and worked at a variety of engineering roles before starting Fenway.
Fenway was also co-founded by Mike Rutherford - another recent guest on the podcast who continues to run Rundle Eco-Services, an interesting company that recycles commercial plastic in the energy industry.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about how Mark and his partner (Mike Rutherford) bootstrapped their energy company to a multi-mullion dollar exit, the value of relationships in business, green energy opportunities, meeting Chip Wilson (Lululemon fame) as a student and a lot more!
Also, apologies in advance for the abrupt ending to this podcast episode as we had some technical difficulties when recording the show.
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The following is a conversation with Tyler Barrow.
Tyler is a multi-media journalist with CTV News where he has worked since 2018.
With a variety of "boots on the ground" experience in everything form provincial news stories, to local weather reports & house fires - Tyler has seen a wide range of news events.
We sat down over a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about breaking into the media industry, what makes a good story, common narratives in the news cycle, the role of digital platforms like TikTok & Instagram, misconceptions about the industry and a lot more.
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The following is a conversation with Mark Sharp.
Mark is an artist and the Head Coach & Program Director of the Team Panorama Ski Club.
Along with his wife Sigrid, Mark has built the Team Panorama Ski Club from a small program with a dozen kids to one with hundreds of athletes and a budget approaching seven figures.
Before Team Panorama, Mark coached at the World Cup level for the Canadian National ski team for over a decade, and was one of the original coaches for the Banff Ski Academy.
Some of Mark's coaching highlights are as follows:
-Alpine Canada Coach of the Year 2000 & 2002
-Canadian Coaching Association Coaching Excellence Award 2003
-Coached Alison Forsyth and Genevieve Simard to 6 World Cup Medals and a Bronze Medal by Forsyth at World Championships St. Moritz 2003
Born in England, Mark grew up in South Australia where he obtained his Bachelor of Product Design at Adelaide University. Mark's distinctive style of intense colors, brings to life the Canadian Rocky Mountains and the Columbia Valley, where he has lived with his wife and family since 1989. His most recent works can be viewed and purchased from the “About Canada Gallery” in Banff Alberta, Effusion Gallery in Invermere, BC or at his studio titled the “Alpine Gallery”.
Mark's work can also be found at www.marksharpart.com where you can learn more about his art and upcoming shows.
Having known Mark since I was a kid, it was an awesome episode as we sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about Mark's evolution from local ski clubs to the World Cup, the current state of ski racing in Canada, athlete development, creativity, Mark's career as an artist and a lot more.
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Welcome to episode #50 & the Christmas Edition of the rose bro podcast !
Hopefully this episode finds you safe and healthy with friends and family.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the beginning of the Rose Bros Book Review!
Starting with The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood by Sam Wasson, our plan is to read one book per month (roughly) and review it on the podcast.
Chinatown is the Holy Grail of 1970s cinema and The Big Goodbye chronicle's everyone from Jack Nicholson, to Roman Polanski & Robert Evans on how the cinematic masterpiece came to be.
A great movie and hopefully a great book...
We also got an update on the status of Jimmy's new book coming out in the coming months.
Stay tuned for the official review of The Big Goodbye & enjoy the conversation!
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This episode, we are joined by Dr. George Athanassakos - Professor of Finance and the Ben Graham Chair in Value Investing at Ivey Business School.
Dr. Athanassakos is the Founder & Managing Director of The Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing, and the Founder and Managing Director of the Center for the Advancement of Value Investing Education.
Prior to joining Ivey, Dr. Athanassakos spent a number of years at various research-related positions with banking and trust companies in Canada and Greece, and taught at York University and Wilfrid Laurier University, where he was professor of Finance and Founder & Director of Laurier's Financial Planning Program.
Dr. Athanassakos has a BA from The School of Industrial Studies of Thessalonica, Greece, and a MA, MBA & PhD in Finance from York University.
The Financial Planning Standards Council has bestowed Dr. Athanassakos with the FP Canada™ Fellow distinction for his outstanding contribution to furthering the organizations mission.
Dr. Athanassakos is also a Fellow of the Quality Shareholder Initiative at the Law School of George Washington University in Washington, DC. He is the only Canadian to receive this distinction.
Dr. Athanassakos has been ranked among the top 10 researchers in Canada by research published in Financial Management and among the top 10 Canadian professors by the Globe and Mail. He has also prepared studies on the Canadian capital markets and industry analyses for Greece and Canada.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed the origins of value investing from people like Ben Graham to Warren Buffett, Prem Watsa and Seth Klarman, what makes a good business, life and investing advice from Warren Buffett, career advice and a lot more.
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This episode, we are joined by Project Forest founder - Mike Toffan!
Mike graduated with a degree in Forest Management from the University of Alberta and has since used his experience as General Manger of Reclamation and Forestry at Tree Time Services to found Project Forest.
Project Forest is a non-profit reforestation company that has partnered with conservation groups and private landowners to afforest large areas of land.
Project Forest leverages their strong relationship with silviculture foresters at Tree Time Services to develop site specific plans and utilize the largest privately held seed bank in Alberta to ensure the correct seed species are used to plant trees.
The first partner to sign on to the project was Tidewater Midstream, who in their first year of investment will see 4,000 trees take root within Alberta’s newest forest, removing over 2,100 metric tonnes of C02 and create over 1.2 million pounds of biomass over its lifespan.
It was a great episode and I really like Project Forest because they actually work with industry and companies like Tidewater Midstream to help give back to reforestation.
You can find them at projectforest.ca for more details and information on how you can support reforestation!
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about taking centrist view on industry vs. the environmental, being transparent as a non-profit, environmental problems and opportunities, how you can help and a lot more!
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This episode we are joined by entrepreneur - Karen Anderson - CEO and Founder of Alberta Food Tours.
Since 2006, Karen has led Alberta Food Tours with the idea of serving her customers and community in Calgary, Banff, Canmore and Edmonton - even making international food tours to places like India.
After Covid-19 hit, Karen adapted her business to include digital food tours, packaged honey and her extremely popular "Alberta Cares Box", packed with a selection of Alberta products (including rose bros chocolate) to her business.
Karen is also a food journalist who has written for radio, television, print and new media including CBC Radio, PBS-TV, Apple Magazine, City Palate, Avenue and WestJet magazines.
She’s a Taste Canada award-winning cookbook author and a writing award winner for Food Artisans of Alberta.
You can follow her personal and travel adventures on Instagram at "Savour It All" and she is currently building a new South Indian cookbook at "Faces Places and Plates" also on Instagram.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about being an entrepreneur in the food business, adapting the business during Covid-19, never retiring, building a business sustainably, serving your community, creativity and a lot more!
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This episode we are joined Geordan Spicer for part II of our ongoing conversation on the podcast.
Geordan is the founder of Kin + Pod Chocolate - a Calgary based “bean to bar” chocolate company whose mission is to inspire kindness in others while treating its own suppliers and customers fairly.
Kind & Pod has won multiples awards at the International Chocolate Awards and is planning on further growing in 2021 through its own distribution, online sales other creative ways of building the brand.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about everything from how Kin + Pod has grown 4x from this time last year, dealing with Covid-19, building your own stability through entrepreneurship, seeing multiple points of view and a lot more!
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This episode we are joined by entrepreneur - Mitch Jacobsen - CEO and Founder of Rviita Energy Tea.
After graduating with a degree in petroleum engineering, Mitch spent the first few years of his career in the energy industry.
However, after a close friend's heart attack - part of which was attributed to unhealthy energy drinks - Mitch believed there had to be a better product which supplied energy and was also made of healthy ingredients.
Mitch used his experience in sports combined with a lot of trial and error in the lab to create a low sugar energy tea made to give you a little energy when you need it most, without the crash and unhealthy ingredients.
Fast forward a few years, Rvitta Energy Tea is now sold in 300 stores across Canada with major plans going forward.
Along with co-founders Karly Jacobsen and Robert Wigg, Rviita is soon planning to launch in the USA as well as further expand in Canada.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the dangers of too much sugar, scaling a business, having an idea vs. execution, burning the boats & going all in, good business books and a lot more!
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This episode we are joined by entrepreneur - Lou Rosenfeld (MSc, Engineering) - owner of Lou's Performance Centre.
Lou's provides boot fitting services as well as high performance ski equipment including everything from skis, boots and bindings to foot beds, boot lifters and every thing else in between.
In short, Lou’s specializes in adapting ski equipment with the knowledge of Biomechanics and modern pressure/balance measuring tools to properly set up alpine skiers.
Lou has also published numerous articles and academic papers on everything from the science of boot fitting to avalanche transceivers.
Lou graduated from the The University of Calgary with a Masters of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a specialization in Biomechanics, as well as the Oregon Institute of Technology with Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about Lou's roots in the United States, being a Vietnam era veteran, becoming an entrepreneur in the ski industry, career paths, the science behind boot fitting, race car driving and what you can do to get the best ski setup for the upcoming season.
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This episode we are joined by Don Hladiuk - scientist and professional geologist who has been heard for over 35 years on on the CBC morning show the Calgary EyeOpener as well as seen occasionally on CBC and CTV local TV news.
Don is also an enrichment lecturer for the Road Scholar “Astronomy Above the Arctic Circle” program (Norway) and gives presentations on what’s up in the night sky to various organizations.
Among other things, Don was the President of the Calgary centre of The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) from 1990-1992 and is a member of the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Task Force for Astronomical Society of Canada.
Don has published photos in Sky News and Spaceflight magazines and shares his photos on Twitter, (@astrogeo), Instagram and YouTube (astrogeol).
Don also volunteers at public astronomical events and even has Asteroid 73704 named after him to acknowledge his contributions in public education.
Don is based out of Calgary, Alberta (Canada) where he lives with his wife and family.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the ethics of space debris from the Starlink program, reusable rockets, asteroids hitting Earth, Aliens and a lot more.
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This episode, we are joined by endūr CEO & Founder - Rob Fraser.
Rob currently lives in Victoria, BC Canada and is a former 5-time member of Canadian National mountain bike team.
In 2016, Rob founded endūr, an athletic lifestyle brand that creates performance socks by combing expressive design and technical features.
Endūr has since grown to a seven figure business and shows now signs of slowing down!
Today, Rob's mission at endūr is focused on building a sustainable company and inspiring a collective of athletes who persevere in pursuit of their goals.
When he's not working at endūr, Rob enjoys spending time with his son and wife as well as getting back out the mountain and road bike.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about starting and building endūr, Rob's experience on Dragons Den, how you can start a business, good books and a lot more!
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This episode we are joined by 2x Olympian & World Cup Ski racer Ben Thomsen for part II of our ongoing conversation!
As discussed in part I of the show, Ben has spent 10 years on the World Cup circuit where he has competed in two Olympic games (Sochi 2014 & PyeongChang 2018)
With numerous top ten results and World Championship finishes, he has been a tough competitor from the start.
This season Ben has opted to race as solo athlete, since he was not re-selected to be a member of the Canadian National Ski Team which further adds to this great story.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about everything from dealing with highs & lows, how much it costs for season on the World Cup, wind tunnels, doping in ski racing, re-building Canadian ski racing and a lot more!
Also, we were fortunate to have Ben star in the most recent Rose Bros Coffee commercial produced by Justin Woodman at JayBird Media - so if you get a chance - check it out on YouTube or Instagram!
You wont regret it!
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This episode we are joined by Mike Belenkie - President of Advantage Oil & Gas - a mid sized Canadian energy company with market cap of around $400 million, currently listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Mike is a pretty interesting guy as he was an Olympian at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where he competed in the sport of rowing for team Canada.
He is also an engineer, scientist, & entrepreneur having previously founded Modern Resources - a private energy company which achieved commercial success.
Along with his business and athletic career, his wife and family enjoying skiing in Fernie, where his is also working to create a land trust that aims to set aside thousands of forest acres for future use in the Fernie area.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the how carbon credits & carbon capture work, the future of clean energy, setting up a land trust and a lot more!
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Hello everyone & Happy Thanksgiving !
Welcome to episode #39 of the rose bros bros podcast.
It was special edition as the rose bros sat down for a long form conversation.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the Columbia Basin Trust to diet, exercise, luck vs planning, habits, sports and a bunch more.
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Today we are joined by Dr. Todd Anderson, a cardiologist by training who has had a variety of experience all the way from hands on medicine, to being the Director of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute and the Vice Dean at the Cumming School of Medicine (University of Calgary).
Officially, his biography reads as follows:
Dr. Anderson is a clinician scientist at the University of Calgary in the Department of Medicine. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Calgary and then undertook residency training in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology in Calgary.
He pursued further research training in coronary physiology at the Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Anderson returned to the University of Calgary in 1995 and is currently a Professor of Medicine within the Cumming School of Medicine.
He has been funded by the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, the Alberta Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Institutes of Health, the Canadian Diabetes Association, and holds numerous physician initiated industry grants.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about health misconceptions, how to keep your heart healthy, the future of medicine, multi-disciplinary thinking, big pharma & the first rule of medicine.
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Connate Water Solutions was started by entrepreneur Geoff Kovacik, a professional hydrogeologist who graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Masters Degree in Hydrogeology and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Calgary.
Connate now operates two offices - one in Calgary, Alberta and the other in San Antonio, Texas and is looking expand the business as new opportunities unfold.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the ethics of water use, balancing business interests & sustainable development, the future of water use and a lot more!
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This episode we are joined by Matt Phillips - founder of the Phillips Brewing Company & one of my favorite beers - the Blue Buck!
After finishing his degree in Biology, Matt worked in the brewing industry for several different brewers before starting his own company.
Eight or nice credit cards of debt later, Matt launched Phillips and the rest is history!
There is has been a lot of ups and downs along the way, but Phillips has grown into one of Canada's most successful breweries.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about how Matt almost quit along the way, word of mouth marketing, organic growth & the dangers of killing a brewery through the spreadsheet...
Enjoy and apologies for the spotting audio as the internet was a little in and out!
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This episode we are joined by one of my favorite guests so far Cam Proctor, for part II of our ongoing conversation!
Cam is the Chief Operating Officer of PrairieSky Royalty - a multi billion dollar energy royalty company based in Calgary, Alberta.
Aside from PrairieSky, he is an avid outdoorsman, enjoys spending time with his family and just a great guy in general!
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the current state of Canadian energy, capital allocation, renewable energy, sustainability and a lot more!
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This episode we are joined by Terry Etam - energy executive & best selling author of the The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity!
We sat down for part II of our conversation on the current state of energy in Canada and the world in general.
Terry has had a variety of experience, all the way from executive level positions & writing best selling books to hands on experience in the field.
It is always refreshing to talk to Terry as he represents a pragmatic middle view on the current energy debate.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the challenges facing the Canadian energy industry, global politics, hypocritical green washing, a clean future, entrepreneurship and a lot more!
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This week we are joined by 8x Tour de France rider - Tyler Hamilton and his co-host in the Adventure Audio podcast - Pete Hock!
Tyler had a long and successful cycling career including eight Tour de France appearances, many of which he was a key asset for Lance Armstrong.
Among Tyler's many other accomplishments, he also competed in two Olympic Summer Games, winning gold in the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
Things changed a bit for Tyler once doping allegations became real, but his past cycling performances are impossible to argue.
Calgary based Pete Hock pursues his own business interests, and he and Tyler now co-host the Adventure Audio Podcast which you can find on most streaming platforms.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about Tyler's ski racing origins, transition to professional cycling, career ups and downs, doping in sport, life post-cycling, and Pete & Tyler's new podcast !
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This episode I sat down to hear the cool story behind Fahr Beer!
Founded in Turner Valley, Alberta by Jochen Fahr - Fahr Beer was built on the idea of being as different as possible from most traditional breweries.
For example, Jochen deliberately chose to build the brewery outside the city of Calgary, while following the strict German Purity laws when brewing his beer.
Making the story even more interesting is that Jochen has made it his goal to build as many sustainable practices into the business as he could.
Using filtered water to help grow grass for reclamation projects, giving old grain husks to local cows and and using recycled Nitrogen are just a few of the cool projects done so far!
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about Jochen's path from getting a PhD in Biomedical Engineering to starting a brewery, sustainable brewing practices, being different, treating employees right and removing gimmicks from your business!
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This episode we are joined by Dan Eberhard - Founder & CEO of Koho Financial.
Koho is a new banking alternative rooted in the belief that a better banking experience exists for customers that offers lower fees than traditional banks.
Koho has partnered with companies like Visa and Peoples Trust to bring a secure product that can be used worldwide, and is backed by established investors like the Power Group and Drive Capital.
So far, Koho has raised approximately $60M, has ~ 250,000 users, employ's ~100 people and shows no signs of slowing down!
Dan was also a co-founder of Kineticor Renewable which facilitated the development of a 20Mw Wind Energy Plant, up to point of construction and was acquired by Algonquin Power (AQN:TSX) in 2011.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffeeand talked about raising venture capital in Canada, attracting tech talent, large companies and a false sense of job security, and the importance of zooming out for stress management!
Also if you get a chance to leave a review of the show in the Apple Directory, it will go a long way to helping the show.
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This episode we are joined by Phil Robertson: co-founder of the Phil & Sebastien Coffee Company.
Inspired by David Schomer’s Espresso Coffee: Professional Techniques, Phil & Sebastien started their company in late 2007 after they began to realize their engineering jobs no longer left them fulfilled.
Combining inspirational trips to Seattle, a lot of trial and error, brain storming sessions and a coffee apprenticeship, Phil & Sebastien had a name and were off the races.
After getting their start in Calgary's Farmer's market they haven't looked back as they have steadily added cafe's and doughnuts (Hoopla Doughnuts) to their business ever since.
Covid-19 has proved to be tough for Phil & Sebastien, but the company is positioned to come back even stronger from recent events than ever before.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about engineering the best coffee possible, making the world better through business & the silver lining of Covid-19 & "future Phil's" advice to himself now.
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This episode we are joined by musician and entrepreneur Ted Feighan - founder of Monster Rally - a super popular electronic music name that has accumulated millions of streams around the world!
Monster Rally is the creation of Cleveland native Ted Feighan.
Sample-based tropical pop, Monster Rally began with the goal of assembling a bunch of old records into a completely different beast.
Ted began crafting tracks from his collection of records, combining his interests in Hip-hop, Exotica, Tropicalia, and Soul.
Monster Rally creates tracks that manage to maintain a surprisingly organic sound, as if they were recorded by a full band on analog tape.
Monster Rally & Ted will make you feel like your on vacation in Hawaii/Mexico or on an exotic adventure somewhere - so I highly recommend you check them out!
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the inspirations behind Ted's Music, staying true to your own creative voice, the modern music industry and even Ted's other e-commerce venture - valleycruisepress.com!
Also it was a special episode as Ted was gracious enough to allow one of my favorite songs to be used for the intro/outro!
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This episode we are joined by Ryan Grant- e-commerce entrepreneur and founder of the onlinesellingexperiment.com where he teaches courses on how to begin selling online and build a e-commerce business.
Ryan's own e-commerce business employs ~10 people and makes well into six figures based on ~ $5 million 2019 Amazon revenue alone.
Originally an accountant - Ryan decided accounting wasn’t for him and quit his job in 2013 to launch his own e-commerce business(retail/online arbitrage, wholesale, private label).
Since then, he hasn't looked back and has steadily grown his business every year.
Ryan has been featured in many articles including the CNBC "Make It" series, and currently resides in Minnesota with his fiance and dog!
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about e-commerce strategies, the future of Amazon and how Ryan quit his job to start his entrepreneurial career.
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This episode I sat down Olympian & World Cup Champion - Ken Read.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about how Ken prepared for his world cup wins, hiked up Kitzbühel, the origins of the Londoner Bar tradition, dealing with adversity, life after ski racing and how Ken gives back to alpine ski racing today!
Ken has had a long and decorated career with some of the highlights as follows:
-10 years on the Canadian National Ski Team
-14 x World Cup Podiums
-2 x Olympics
-4 x World Cup Championship Teams
-1st Canadian (and North American) to win a men's Downhill World Cup race, in Val-d'Isère, France on December 7, 1975
-1st non-European to win both the Hahnenkamm (Kitzbühel), and the Swiss Lauberhorn (Wengen)
-Named Canada's Athlete of the Year in 1978 (Lou Marsh Award)
-Canadian Male Amateur Athlete of the Year in 1980
-In 1991 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada (Canada's highest civilian honour)
-Inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1985
-Inducted into Canada's Skiing Hall of Fame (Honor Roll of Canadian Skiing) in 1986
-Along with his four teammates, the Crazy Canucks were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2006
-Inducted into the International Ski Racing Hall of Fame in 2010
He was also the CEO of Alpine Canada from 2002 -2008 and has two sons on the Canadian National Ski Team
It was a great episode and I hope you enjoy it!
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This episode Mike Rutherford and I sat down for the 3rd part of the "Rundle Eco-Capitalism Series" sponsored by Rundle Eco Services to talk to Michael MacLeod & Cael Tucker - founders of Tailgunner Brewing Company.
Tailgunner's story is based on Mike's Grandpa - Lint Stephenson - who was shot down over Holland during World War Two.
The entire flight crew was lost in the crash, except for Lint who then went on to spend two years in a POW Camp.
Mike tells the story with all the details, and makes it sound like a Hollywood script so make sure you stay tuned!
Tailgunner is also backed by Blake Enemark who is the Head Brewer, and was Trained in Toronto under some of Canada's most iconic brewers.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about Mike and Cael's adventure of starting a brewery, the greatest generation, a.k.a - those who grew up during in the Depression, and fought in WW2 (or any war for that matter), and the importance of telling a story when building a
company!
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This episode we are joined by Jamie Kotlewski- owner of the Eastern Slopes Roasting Coffee Company!
We sat down to discuses the origins of Eastern Slopes, what goes into making a good cup of coffee, traceability of beans and what types of equipment can help you make the best cup of coffee you've ever had!
Jamie has combined his attention for detail, background in chemistry, passion for business and love of coffee to produce high quality coffee.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about all sides of the coffee industry from enjoying it at home to creating & scaling a business.
Hopefully you enjoyed the show!
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This episode we are joined by James Rose - aspiring writer and co-founder of rose bros coffee.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the story of rose bros coffee, Jimmy's writing career, business inspirations including Charlie Munger & Chuck Feeney, qualifying for the Boston Marathon and a bunch more.
Jimmy has had a varied career thus far, including writing for major news outlets such as the Financial Post, Aspen Daily News and the boereport.com, and, as mentioned above he was also a co-founder of rose bros coffee.
Jimmy's new novel titled - Chung Piece - tells the story of Meko Torres, a roving freelance journalist in the twilight of his twenties with a lust for romance, art, skiing, and the natural world. When Meko moves to Aspen from Taos, NM, he’s soon immersed in reporting a story about an opaque charitable foundation with dubious intentions.
Chung Piece is now available online at jamesrosewrites.com, Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Kobo and Apples Books among other.
It was a great episode and I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
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This episode we are joined Michal Lavi, co-owner of the Sidewalk Citizen, which she founded with her husband - Aviv Fried.
We sat down for an in-person conversation at the Sidewalk Citizen "Simmons" location in the East Village of Calgary.
From delivering bread on bicycle, and a one-person operation, the Sidewalk Citizen has slowly grown and is now located in the East Village where it employs 40 people, who makes fresh pastries and bread from scratch with local ingredients.
The bakery has been featured in numerous articles in local, national and international publications.
Born in Israel, Michal graduated with a Geology degree and a minor in Applied Mathematics from the University of Calgary.
After working for several years as a geologist she quit her job to pursue her passion of opening the Sidewalk Citizen.
She manages the bakery with her husband Aviv, and develops the bakery’s connection and support of Calgary’s arts community, and curates their intellectual Salon series.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the origins of Sidewalk Citizen, artisan baking, cultural influences and a lore more!
Also you get a chance to leave a review of the episode in the Apple directory, it will go a long way to helping the show!
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This episode we are joined by Manuel Osborne-Paradis - member of the Canadian National Alpine Ski Team.
Born in North Vancouver, British Columbia - Manny grew up racing for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club.
His first World Cup podium came in November 2006 in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, and his first victory was at the downhill of Kvitfjell in March 2009.
Manny has been to 4 Olympic Games, 6 World Championships, and has spent 13 seasons on the World Cup Circuit with 2 Downhill wins, 1 Super G win and 11 podium finishes.
In addition, Manny now has a two young kids with his wife Lana, and currently resides in Invermere, British Columbia where he enjoys golf, mountain biking and a variety of sports.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the psychology of coming back from multiples injuries, Manny's favorite places to ski, the future of Alpine Canada and a lot more!
Also, if you get a chance to leave a review of the episode in the Apple directory, it will go a long way to helping the show!
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This episode we are joined by Jason Bantle, a professional nature photographer who's company donates 6% of all sales to the "All in the Wild Land Trust" which, to date, has allowed for 1,600 acres of land to be purchased and set aside for conservation.
Jason grew up outside of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and attended the University of Saskatchewan to study biology where he went on to complete a master’s degree with a thesis focused on Arctic Fox ecology.
In 2005, Jason opened his first gallery, just outside of Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan. Since then, he has opened galleries in Banff, Canmore, Niagara-On-the-Lake, and most recently, in Toronto.
In 2019, out of 48,000 entries worldwide, Jason was one of 50 wildlife photographers to have their print displayed at the 2019/2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) touring exhibit.
Conducted for over 50 years by the Museum of Natural History in London, England, this is the most prestigious wildlife photography competition in the world, and the only one Jason enters each year.
Additionally, Jason was fortunate to be given the great honor of receiving the distinction of “Highly Commended” as a nature photographer.
Jason's photos are awesome, and I was first introduced to them at his gallery in Banff, Alberta Canada.
Since then I've had a photo of the famous "Bedragled Eagle" on my desk for whenever I'm having a bad day.
You can find Jason's work on his website - allinthewild.com, and on Instagram as well as media interviews on CTV, CBC, The London Times, USA Today, CNN among others.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the famous Grizzly Bear No. 122, the risks and adventure of photography, trips to Africa and wildlife conservation in general.
Apologies in advance for the scratchy audio at times as the internet connection was a bit spoty!
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This episode Mike Rutherford and I sat down with Jim Cormack of EnerNext for episode #20 of the rose bros podcast & the second part of the "Eco-Capitalism" series sponsored by Rundle Eco Services.
EnerNext - a boutique legal and advisory platform focused on energy, cleantech and sustainability in Calgary, Alberta Canada.
Additionally, EnerNext has extensive experience in oil & gas, conventional and alternative energy, cleantech, climate change and emissions trading; as well as corporate, securities, commercial, aboriginal and construction law, environmental compliance, liability and risk management and strategic planning.
Along with his colleagues, Jim contributes nearly 30 years of energy industry experience to help clients find solutions in Environment, Sustainability Governance (ESG) issues and improve their business.
From tasks such as regulatory filing to wellbore abandonment cleanup - Jim provides numerous services that are beneficial to modern day companies looking to help the environment and make a profit!
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the ESG stereotypes, critiques of ESG and how it is good for the bottom line (making a profit).
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This episode we are joined by Ryan Morstad and Ray Shivji - Co founders of Local Box - a company that collects products made in Calgary and packages them into a single box for customers to purchase.
In simple terms, it is a box filled with high quality "made in Calgary" products, started after COVID-19 forced everyone inside, and only essential services continued to operate.
Ryan & Ray knew that bigger companies would recover after COVID-19, but smaller companies that count on foot traffic, word of mouth and sales would ultimately suffer- hence the Local Box was created as a way to support small Calgary business' during this time.
Also, Local Box contributes a large portion of their profits to the Alex Community Health Centre- a housing and foods program that supports vulnerable people with issues such as poverty, trauma, homelessness and addiction.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the origins of Local Box, backwards government EI policies, good business books/podcasts the future of Local Box and a lore more!
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This episode we are joined by Kevin Rose- President of Rose Eco Projects- a company that connects buyers and sellers of used plastic products.
When companies are looking to dispose of plastics such as a damaged car bumper, Rose Eco-Projects connects these companies to buyers who can then use this plastic for new manufacturing purposes.
In simple terms, think of taking an old car bumper and melting it down, to be used in the creation of your next Tupperware container.
This prevents manufactures from having to use brand new, or "virgin" plastic in their production process, and helps save planet from unnecessary plastic consumption.
Rose Eco-Projects is off to a great start and is looking to grow further, as the world continues to use more and more plastic.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the value of certain types of recycled plastics (such as milk jugs), the plastic recycling industry and the politics of supporting green initiatives and a lot more!
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This episode we are joined by Micki Chau - Founder of the OlFactory Shop - a natural fragrance company that also creates essential oils, sprays, perfumes, skin care products, difusers, candles and cool gift sets.
The OlFactory Shop was born out Micki's love of plant powers and desire to rid synthetic fragrance from your home and your body.
As someone who has always had synthetic fragrance sensitivities, Micki's goal is to create 100% all natural products that fit into a healthy and natural life.
Also, while on her honeymoon to Cambodia in September 2018 - Micki learned of Cambodia's dark past and of the violent regime change nearly 40 years ago which led to a massive genocide of an estimated 1.7 million people, and of the millions of landmines left over from the war.
Landmines still plague Cambodia today, and the OlFactory Shop supports numerous social causes in Cambodia where Micki's goal is to improve living conditions in the country - through financial contribution.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the e-commerce strategies for building a business online, the OlFactory's social cause of helping landmine removal in Cambodia, good business books and a lot more!
Also, if you have a moment and can leave a positive review of the podcast on Apple Podcasts, it would be much appreciated as that goes a long way to helping support the show!
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This episode we are joined by Mike Rutherford - President & co-founder of Rundle Eco Services, a company focused on Eco Capitalism and Environmental Social Governance, or "ESG" for short.
Founded in late 2017, Rundle collects and recycles large volumes of post-industrial plastic used in the oil and gas industry.
Since inception, Rundle has been on over 150 locations throughout Western Canada, and have successfully recycled close 1 million pounds of 100% harvested plastic, thus saving it from the landfill.
Mike is a native Nova Scotian who is a veteran in the oil and gas business with almost 40 years of experience.
Mike's unconventional career started with a large multi-national oil company, before he moved on to a Canadian independent gaining a variety of experience in administration and analytics.
He then made the switch to the oil and gas service side as a partner in Nusco Manufacturing & Supply, and was a co-founder of Titan Drilling and Fenway Exploration Ltd.
He’s an experienced private equity executive with a hands-on approach, and a skill set ranging from the board room to the field.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the origins of Rundle, recycling plastic and actually making a profit, Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and a lot more!
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This episode we are joined by Dalia Kohen - co-founder of The Coup - a modern day vegetarian restaurant serving fresh, whole, organic, local foods and beverages.
Dalia started the Coup in 2005 after she spotted an opportunity in Calgary for a restaurant that built upon her passions for organic vegetarian food, permaculture and sustainability in general.
Through a lot of hard work and passion, Dalia along with her business partners, has built the Coup into a viable business that gained a reputation as one of Calgary's best restaurants with high quality food and a great atmosphere.
Within the past few months and on the eve of Covid-19, Dalia negotiated a sale of the Coup and has successfully moved on from the business leaving behind a great brand and business for the new owners.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about selling the Coup on the eve of Covid-19, permaculture, the hard work and dedication that goes into running a successful restaurant and a lot more.
As noted above, Dalia has since sold the Coup so it will be interesting to see what she does next.
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This episode we are joined by J.D. Clarke - Executive Director for the Ivey MBA program at the University of Western Ontario.
J.D earned his bachelors and MBA degrees from Queens and Western University respectively.
From there he started his career at Queens University holding roles as Associate Director and Director of Operations in the Smith School of Business.
Since then, he has held roles such as the Senior Vice President of Operations for the Chartered Professional Accountants organization and a variety of roles at the Ivey School of Business including Director, EMBA Program Services, Director, Executive Client Services and his current role as Executive Director of Masters Programs.
In J.D.'s role as Executive Director of Master’s Programs at Ivey Business School, he has advised hundreds of candidates as they explore and enroll in the MBA, Executive MBA (EMBA) and Master of Science in Management (MSc) programs.
The Ivey Business School is one of Canada’s leaders in business management education, and the second largest producer and distributor of business case studies in the world.
Bloomberg Businessweek ranks Ivey first in Canada and one of the top global business schools in the key skills sought after by recruiters, including leadership skills, strategic thinking, collaboration and communication skills.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about MBA myths & trends, unconventional career paths and even touched on value investing in the Ivey MBA program.
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This episode we are joined by Craig Borgland - CEO & Chairman of Eagle Pass Heliskiing & Highrock Resources.
Craig graduated from the University of Calgary with a degree in applied energy economics and has built and sold numerous energy companies, including Market Energy, Landex Petroleum, Highrock Energy and Highrock Resources.
A few of Craig's previous board positions include director of Shelter Bay Energy (Purchased by Crescent Point in 2010 for $1.1 billion), Catapult Environmental, Canadian Energy Insurance Reciprocal and Totem Drilling Ltd. He is also currently the Chairman of the Fresh Start Recovery Centre and a Director, Triland Energy.
Expanding on his business interests in 2011, he also became Co-Owner of Eagle Pass Heliskiing located just outside of Revelstoke, British Columbia.
His family is also active in the ski racing community and he is an avid cyclist.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about building Eagle Pass & Highrock, demand side economics and what makes a great entrepreneur.
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This episode we are joined by Peter Freiberg - Owner of Grumans Delicatessen, a "mostly traditional " Jewish deli located in Calgary, Alberta.
Grumans has been serving the Calgary area delicious Jewish-inspired deli food since 2005.
Started by Peter Fraiberg, and named after his mother’s side of the family, he is now joined by his sister Gail at their new location in Britannia.
Grumans is a true deli featuring lots of take-out foods such as knishes, latkes, verenikes, Montreal smoked meat, assorted soups, slow oven roasted beef brisket, cabbage rolls and much more.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the history of Jewish Delis/Cuisine, the restaurant industry and lessons learned as Peter built not one, but two successful restaurant business' along the way!
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This episode we are joined by Cam Proctor - Chief Operating Officer of PrairieSky Royalty - a multi-billion dollar oil & gas royalty company based out of Calgary, Alberta.
A lawyer by training, Cam completed his undergrad and and law school degrees at the University of Victoria and University of Calgary respectively.
Prior to joining PrairieSky in 2014, Cam was the Executive Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer of Sinopec Canada, and worked for Sinopec and its predecessor companies as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Daylight Energy Ltd.
Before Daylight and Sinopec, Cam was a barrister and solicitor at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, specializing in corporate securities & mergers and acquisition law.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the challenges facing the Canadian Energy industry and how Cam deals with family and personal health during the Covid-19 Crisis.
We even talk a bit about what makes a great business, and my favorite business leader Warren Buffet.
Enjoy the show!
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This episode we are joined by Kelsey Serwa Rey!
A brief list of Kelsey's accomplishments are as follows:
-2018 Olympic Gold Medalist
-2014 Olympic Silver Medalist
-2 time X-Games Gold Medalist (2016 & 2011)
-2011 World Championships Gold Medalist
Kelsey started skiing as soon as she could walk, and with the influence of people like her Grandpa - Cliff Serwa (co-founder of the Big White Ski Resort) - it was inevitable that Kelsey would lead a life greatly influenced by skiing.
From the age of six, Kelsey progressed in the Alpine Ski Racing world and in 2008, was named to the Women’s National Development Team for Canada.
In 2009, Kelsey transitioned to Ski Cross, instantaneously making a name for herself- earning the “FIS Rookie of the Year” award while making the Canadian National Ski Cross Team.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about staying positive in stressful times, trusting yourself, funding for amateur sport and a lot more
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This time we are joined by Brady Leman - Olympic Gold Medalist and Member of the Canadian National Ski Cross Team.
Brady was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta and grew up ski racing- but later switched to the sport of ski cross after he spotted an opportunity in an emerging sport.
This bet has paid off for Brady, as he has become one of the leading ski cross athletes in the world and one of Canada's best skier's in general.
A brief list of Brady's ski cross accomplishments are as follows:
1) Gold Medal in the 2018 Olympic Games (Pyongyang )
2) Silver Medal at the 2019 World Championships (Utah)
3) Gold Medal at the 2016 X-Games (Aspen)
4) Bronze Medal at the 2010 X-Games (Aspen)
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the experience of winning an Olympic gold medal, the process of training for competition and the reality of doping in sport (especially from countries like Russia).
You'll definitely want to hit the slopes after you listen to Brady's story so I hope you enjoy the episode!
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Trained as accountant, Ken Klatt (pictured here with son Brendan) combined his interests in healthy eating, the environment and business into what is today known as Amaranth Foods.
It was the early 90's and Ken Klatt had just launched his first business as he approached middle age.
Not exactly the traditional career path for a would be entrepreneur.
From the early beginnings of large amounts of debt and an uncertain future, Amaranth has grown into a true labor of love for Ken- and as "retirement" approaches - it has become more of nagging feeling of giving up something he loves, rather than counting the days until he doesn't have to show up to work anymore.
A widely successful organic/health food store with 5 locations throughout Alberta, Amaranth Foods has grown to become one of Alberta's premier organic/health food stores.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the importance of loyal customers, building culture and creating a labor of love.
It was a great episode and I hope you enjoy the show!
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Today we are joined by Bernard Callabeut - a renowned 4th generation Master Chocolatier and entrepreneur.
Bernard has a long list of awards for his chocolate including a few of the following:
1) Winner for "Best Milk Chocolate Bar" at the 2013 International Chocolate Salon Awards in Los Angeles
2) Winner for "Best Chocolate Boutique" at the 2013 Top Choice Awards in Calgary
3) Silver Award at the 2015 International Academy of Chocolate Awards in London
Bernard was the first North American to be bestowed the honor of “l’Ordre Internationale de la Gastronomie Francaise”, recognized by the French Government for outstanding contribution to the culinary arts.
As a perfectionist who is passionate about his craft, Bernard is always focused on the balance of taste and style. As a result - fellow chocolatiers, chefs and gastronomes around the world revere him.
Bernard also has two previous chocolate companies that bear his name.
The first being Barrie Callebaut which is one of the largest chocolate companies in the world.
Barrie Callebaut has 17% of world's production of cocoa beans, a market cap of $17 Billion, annual revenues of $70 Billion and is listed on the New York and Zurich Stock Exchange.
The second company - Bernard Callebaut - which he ran for nearly 30 years, had annual revenues in the millions, hundreds of employees and was an internationally recognized brand.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about starting over, one of Warren Buffet's favorite investments, experiences on Dragons' Den and a lot more!
I hope you enjoy the show!
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Today we are joined by Matt Hill - founder & CEO of One Tree Planted, a non-for profit organization who's mission is to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees!
Since starting in 2014, One Tree Planted has grown to a company with over $5 million dollars in annual revenue, an employee count in the double digits and are targeting to plant over 10 million tress this year on behalf companies around the world.
With projects based in almost every continent, One Tree Planted has become a valuable supplier of capital and job creation in many poorer nations, while at the same time contributing back to the environment in a meaningful way.
By accepting funding from everyone from individuals all the way to major corporations, One Tree Planted has become a sustainable non-profit organization which supports the environment, and does't rely on government handouts.
In short, it is a market driven solution that aims to solve the environmental problem that is worldwide deforestation, and the accompanying problems that arise with that such as habitat loss and species extinction.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about supporting local and international economies through reforestation investment, becoming your own boss, the evolution of green technology, celebrity donors and a lot more.
If you are ever wondering how you can create a business that supports the environment that and that is also sustainable, Matt and One Tree Planted are a great example of how to do it.
I hope you enjoy the show!
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Today we are joined by best selling author Terry Etam - a twenty-five-year veteran of the energy industry, who is an accountant by training and has a variety of experience in production, trading, storage, and energy transportation.
Terry is currently an energy executive at an exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and is the best selling author of The End of Fossil Fuel Insanity - a book that explores the practical realities of energy consumption in the modern world.
The book is an insightful look into the past, present and future of the energy industry as it explores the debates and topics of modern times.
Terry has written for more than five years on his own website, Public Energy Number One, and is also a widely-read columnist for the largest Canadian energy news website - the BOE Report.
He has been called an industry thought leader and one of the most influential voices in the energy industry.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the false narrative of industry vs. the environment, the problem of harmful ideologues on both sides of the debate, and how a pragmatic viewpoint is currently missing from the discussion.
I hope you enjoy the show!
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Today we are joined by Kerstan Hopkins and her partner Matt Larsen- owners of Hopkins Harvest & The Hot Spot- a farm to table market and wood fired pizza oven located in Windermere, British Colombia.
Started in 1995 by Kerstan's father - Fred Hopkins- who having grown tired of the local supermarket selection of lousy produce brought up from the US and Mexico, spotted a market opportunity to bring in fresh produce from the Okanagan Valley to sell in the Colombia Valley.
The market began with humble beginnings, but business grew slowly and the market moved into steadily larger spaces until it current location now, located just off of Highway 95 outside of Windermere.
In 2014, Hopkins Harvest added a wood fired pizza oven making some of the best pizza in the Colombia Valley.
Sadly however, Fred Hopkins passed away in 2017, but his daughter - Kerstan, and partner Matt have continued on the business.
In 2019 revenues reached just under $2 million dollars with Kerstan and Matt continuously thinking of new and exciting products to add.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about the challenges of running a business in a seasonal town, the importance of hard work, and the fulfillment of customers enjoying their high quality products.
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Today we are joined by Stan Rey- professional skier, member of the Salomon Freeride Team and co-owner of Blank Collective Films.
Stan grew up ski racing for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club and and as a teenager, made it onto the British Columbia Ski Team where he was a member for two years.
From there, Stan went on to spend three years on the Canadian National Ski-Cross Team where he won a Canadian National title and had a 4th place finish at the X-Games.
Stan then transitioned back to his love of freeskiing where he became a sponsored Salomon athlete co-founder of Blank Collective Films - an award winning film company focusing on extreme skiing.
Stan has "stared in" and directed numerous Blank Collective Films and YouTube "mini-series", and currently counts a personal best of "back flipping a 70 foot cliff" among many other adventures.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about finding clarity in the mountains, multiple career transitions and how fitness + psychology play into extreme sports.
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Repeatedly told he should quit and that he had no place on the Canadian National Ski Team, Ben has not only earned his spot on the team, but consistently been one of the highest performing ski racers from Canada.
Two Olympic appearances, a World Cup podium and other top ten finishes support his resume as he continues his journey this season with the aim of finally winning a World Cup ski race (preferably the legendary Kitzbuhel downhill).
An inspiring story of perseverance, grit and determination, Ben tells the story from his early days skiing with his parents (both coaches) in Panorama, BC to carving his own path on the World Cup circuit.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about fitness, not giving up, goal setting, making your own rules and a lot more.
Hopefully you enjoyed the show!
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In 2018 Geordan Spicer started Kin + Pod Chocolate with the aim of mixing kindness with her passion for chocolate. Since then she has focused on slowly growing her company one step at a time.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and talked about many topics including quitting your day job, inspirations and even mob run kitchens which she used to get her company started!
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