Energy Workforce of Tomorrow

In this episode our hosts Neil Syme and Jason Duff talk with Harry Moser, the founder and leader of the reshoring initiative. We discuss how this and other manufacturing industries is coping with globalization, and the previous migration of jobs to other countries like China.  Harry, discusses reshoring which is a not for profit organization that […]

In this episode our hosts Neil Syme and Jason Duff with Monty Hoffman, President of Safford Industries and 48 years in the Energy Industry, as a geologist.  This episode Monty reflects on his past experiences, how the industry has changed, and where we are now.  He also looks to provide some thoughts on where new […]

In this episode, our hosts Jerry Lewis and Neil Syme talk with Jason Radisson, founder of Movo (movo.co), formerly with Rapi, 99 Taxis, Uber and McKinsey about the Gig Economy, the role of labor in families struggling to get by, the evolution of tech and platforms to support blue collar, highly skilled and high volume workers, […]

In this episode Jason Duff and Jerry Lewis hear from Nicci Take, Corporate Drag Queen about her thoughts, perspectives, and ideas on: Inclusive leadership, the experience of transgender persons in the corporate world, and how that compares to a pre-transition experience, bathroom use by trans persons at work and at conferences, the problem of suicide […]

In this episode our host Jason Duff and Jim Kocis talk with Silver Ehiwario, CEO and Michael Ehiwario, VP of IT Experience (a nonprofit org) about their backgrounds as Chemical Engineers, the journey to setting up IT Experience in Houston and the focus on underrepresented in technology and how teaming with IBM in Houston will […]

In this episode our host Neil Syme and Jerry Lewis talk legislative shop with Jon Rosenthal, a member of the Texas House of Representatives.  As the only mechanical engineer (with a Subsea focus) in the governing body, Jon is especially influential when it comes to policies, concerns and legislation relating to the oil, gas, and […]

In this episode our hosts Jason Duff and Jim Kocis talk with Dan Reinbold and Mike Gelinas of Plains All American about their digital journey, how to retain and reskill people to feed and support the business and how to partner effectively to get to supplement the right skillsets. A fun podcast with a client […]

In this episode our hosts Jason Duff and Komal Balakrishnan with Jason Olbekson, SaleForce’s Energy GTM Director on SalesForce strategy for Energy and how partnerships will allow us to deliver this value to clients and help them on their transformation journey. Jason Duff Komal Balakrishnan Jason Olbekson Brought to you by https://oggn.com, the largest and most […]

Process Mapping, Process Mining, or whatever you choose to call it, it’s a fast-growing segment in today’s technology landscape.  Hosts Jason Duff and Jim Kocis talk with Vijay Desiraju from Celonis about what it takes to sustain growth in today’s labor market. Celonis started off as a university project in Germany 12 years ago and […]

In this episode our hosts Jerry Lewis and Brian Woodward do an introductory interview with the leadership team of Auredia before spending time with 4 female Auredia team members including an Intern, a business Analyst, a data scientist, and “Jill of all trades”. We hear about Auredia’s unique approach to staffing – which is much […]

In this episode our hosts Jason Duff and Brian Woodward talk with Ravi Kathuria, the President of the Houston Strategy Forum and Cohegic Corporation as well as author of “How Cohesive is Your Company” and “Happy Soul. Hungry Mind”. Using Ravi’s wealth of experience we drill into Houston as a global center, especially as we […]

In this episode our host Jason Duff records a live podcast in front of an audience at NAPE 2023 with Sam Pickus and Ashley Sokol from Western Colorado University. Sam and Ashley give a view of life at Western Colorado University, their experience to date and their initial impressions of Oil & Gas. It was […]

In this episode, black and brown employees of IBM talk with Zach Nunn, head of strategic growth at Diversity Inc and founder and CEO of Living Corporate, a DE&I network that amplifies black and brown voices in the workplace.  The conversation covers careers, sponsorship, personal experiences of racial profiling and lack of equal opportunity, and […]

In this episode, our hosts Jason Duff and Jerry Lewis bring their 24 and 15-year-old daughters onto the podcast to talk about the energy industry.  In the conversation we learn what they know about their dads’ jobs, what their dads’ passions are, what they think about electric vehicles, sustainability as a concept and in practice, […]

In this episode, the IBM Oil and Gas team gets together to reflect on 2022 in general, review the hosts’ favorite 2022 podcasts, talk about plans for 2023, field listener questions, and talk about the upcoming holidays.  We discuss how 100% of show proceeds go to support ‘This One’s for the Gals’ – a non-profit […]

In this episode our hosts Jason Duff and Jerry Lewis talk to Ericsson business development exec for oil and gas, Viren Parikh (who is also our Podcast Sponsor) about cellular network basics (and how WiFi compares), applicable use cases for oil and gas, and what some implications for the energy workforce of tomorrow are. www.ericsson.com […]

In this episode our hosts Jason Duff and Jerry Lewis talk with David Reid, CTO and CMO from NOV about NOV’s role in ESG and how it attracts talent given the reputational issues of the Oil and Gas industry. Nov.com Jason Duff:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-duff-a35b09/ Jerry Lewis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywilliamlewis/ David Reid: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidred/ Enjoying the sho...

‘Twas the day before Christmas, when all through the studio, not a creature was stirring, not even our hosts. The headphones were hung, by their laptops with care, in hopes that St. Mark soon would be there……. The hosts were nestled, all snug in their beds, while visions of guests danced in their heads. Join […]

In this episode, our hosts, Jason Duff and Jerry Lewis talk with Liz Sweigart, PHD, about SafeKids.ai (an empowerment tool for kids being safe online), mental health in the workplace, her personal journey with mental health, the role of ‘watching’ our kids and putting limits on what they can get to on the internet or […]

In this episode our hosts Jason Duff, Brian Woodward and Jim Kocis talk with Jose Velasco (SAP), Tarra Reynolds (Chevron) and Jeff Miller (Potentia Workforce) about what Neurodiversity is, why it matters and how we can all benefit from these skills in our Industry. The discussion centered on how leading organizations are developing programs to […]

In this episode our hosts Jason Duff and Neil Syme talk with Fred Miles from Ingenx about his vast Oil & Gas experience working in various business units and operations across the globe touching specifically on working in locations outside of the US since COVID and how skills past-present-future in these operations have and will change as […]

In this episode our hosts Jason Duff and Jerry Lewis talk Liz Sweigart, PhD, ACC and now Chief Product and Strategy officer at a startup about “Quiet Quitting”; what it is, why it happens, what we can do about it, and perhaps most importantly, what’s at stake in terms of organizational value and employee performance. Jason […]

In this episode our hosts Jason Duff and Jerry Lewis talk with James Neophytou about his oil and gas background and how he applies his 25+ years of industry experience to shaping the views and educations of his high-school students Jason Duff:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-duff-a35b09/ Jerry Lewis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywilliamlewis/ James Neophytou: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jam...

In this episode our hosts Jason Duff and Brian Woodward talk with noted Author and Organizational Behavior expert Kit Allowitz who speaks passionately about how organizations can do their part to partner with education institutions to generate awareness, excitement and a pathway for careers in the process industry. Jason Duff:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-duff-a35b09/ Brian Woodward: https:/...

In this episode our host Jason Duff  and Jerry Lewis continue their talk with Alberto De Armas. Alberto De Armas:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertodearmas/ Jason Duff:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-duff-a35b09/ Jerry Lewis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywilliamlewis/ www.cemex.com www.cemexgo.com Jesus Mantas – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmantas/ Galvanize:  https://www.galvanize.com/...