Always Be Building

This episode we went live on Twitter spaces with a round table of guests from the Real Estate Twitter community. We had on Isaac French, the founder and operator of Live Oak Lake. John Blatchford   the founder of Kunst.  And Tory Sheffer building 650 unit portfolio of multifamily.  This episode is a wealth of knowledge.  Hope you enjoy the show! Tory's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ToryJSheffe...

This episode we have returning guest Doomberg to talk about the recent crazy events happening in the banking world. We talk about the down fall of Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate and Signature Bank.  Doomberg gives his thoughts on what the SEC is trying to do to the crypto industry, and how these events mark the beginning of the end for the on and off ramps into fiat.  Lastly, we talk about the ho...

This episode's guest is Joel Dill, the President of Roberts Excavation Corp. Joel spent years in the oil and gas industry and his previous company went on a spree of acquisitions that took the market cap from $400 mill to $4 billion in one year! This episode we discuss his oil and gas career and the lessons he learned working in the different functions over the years. Joel spent time in engin...

This episode's guest is Kaes Van't Hof the President and Chief Financial Officer of Diamondback Energy ($FANG). Kaes was gracious enough to take time away from being an officer at a publicly traded company to come on the podcast.  This episode we discuss the Diamondback story and how they have managed the ups and down of the industry the last 7 years.  We talk about the challenges of man...

This episode we went live on Twitter Spaces with a panel of experts discussing the recent price movement in natural gas. We had returning guests Tracy Schuchart and Josh Young, and were also joined by Scott Willis from Grizzle.  I interviewed the panel on the recent rise and rapid fall of natural gas prices. We talk about the factors driving the recent drop in price and what trends we can look for...

This episode's guest is Barret Linburg, the founder of Savoy Equity Partners. Barrett's niche is deploying capital into multifamily real estate investments located in qualified opportunity zones.  When my company (Ainsley Investments) raised our first QOZ fund for our real estate firm, Barrett's content was a resource we used to get educated on QOZ mechanics and benefits.  This epis...

This episode’s guest is Konstantin Kisin, the host of the Triggernometry podcast. Konstantin recently did a debate at Oxford and his speech went incredibly viral. In the speech he gives his pragmatic view on climate and how young people should view the issue.  This episode we discuss the speech and then dive into his thoughts around the climate debate and the ESG movement. We talk about the origin...

This episode's guest is Joesph Mallozzi, he is a writer and producer across multiple popular sci-fi shows, including the Stargate series in its different iterations.  This episode we discuss the his career and the current state of the sci-fi genre. We dive into how he gets his inspiration to write, the process that he goes through, and how he keeps it up after hundreds of episodes.  Lastly, w...

This episode's guest is Donna King the founder Energy Point consulting.  Her company is a bootstrapped energy consulting firm that is helps energy producers for back office services. I also had Chris Sorrells on as a guest host. We recorded this one in the OKC studio.  This episode we talk about the challenges of being a founder.  We discuss what it takes to build a company from the ground up...

This episode's guest is Nik Bhatia, the Author of Layered Money and the founder of the Bitcoin Layer.  Nik is also an adjunct professor at USC teaching the first Bitcoin class for business students.  I read Nik's book layered money two years ago when it came out and it is one of my favorite books on money and Bitcoin. This episode we go through a brief history of money. We talk about how...

This episode's guest is Robert Bryce, the host of the power hungry podcast and the author of 6 books on energy. Robert is an OG energy reporter and someone that I have looked up to in the energy content space. This episode we talk about electricity's role in helping lift people up out of poverty around the world. We discuss the energy transition, if it's really happening, and why po...

This episode’s guests are David Wood and David Alexander from Woodworks Distilling here in OKC. David Wood is the founder of Woodworks and David Alexander is the Distiller. These guys have a great story and this episode we talk about all the ups and downs it took to get this venture launched.  We discuss the process of building a distillery and what it took to get the first bottles made. We discus...

This episode's guest is Joe Sinnott, the founder of Witting Partners. Joe does executive coaching for Energy Industry executives and is also hosts the Energy Detox Podcast.  I've loved tuning into Joe's content over the years and feel like he is always full of a ton of wisdom. He breaks down his method for helping coach leaders and uses an energy a lot of energy analogies along the...

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.  More great things to come.  Always be building.

This episode's guest is Taylor Kirkland, a partner at Mockingbird Energy. Taylor is a reservoir engineer with a background of working for oil and gas operators. Taylor is a wiz at running the deal economics for acquiring oil and gas properties. This episode we are going to break down how he evaluates the investment decision to buy producing properties. Hope you enjoy the show! Ancova Energy N...

Returning guest Rory Johnston from Commodity Context is giving his recap on the wild year of 2022 in the energy and oil markets.  We talk: -Ongoing Russian war and implications on oil supply -Chinese lockdowns and reopening -SPR Releases (refilling?) -OPEC + Hope you enjoy the show! Ancova Energy Newsletter: https://ancova.substack.com/  Talk. Energy Podcast: https://talk.energy/   Twitter: https:...

This episode’s guest is Grace Stanke, the 2023 Miss America.  Grace is also nuclear engineering student and is a passionate advocate for the nuclear energy industry.  This episode we discuss the path that led Grace to majoring in nuclear engineering. We talk about the messaging around nuclear, how the industry gets negatively portrayed in the media , and why it is important to have more voices cam...

This episode’s guest is Jeff Krimmel the Chief Strategy Officer for Pinnacle. Jeff consistently puts out awesome research notes on his LinkedIn page covering everything from macroeconomic trends to oil and gas market commentary.  This episode we discuss the current macro environment and the forces that are impacting the economy. We talk interest rates, inflation and the other trends that Jeff is p...

This episode’s guests are Russel English and Ty Zieman. Russel is the CEO and Ty is the CFO of Trailhead Exploration.  I’ve known and worked with both of these guys for years. They have put together an impressive company with Trailhead, building a leading position in Oklahoma’s Marietta Basin.  This episode we discuss challenges of building an oil & gas company from the ground up. We talk abou...

This episode’s guest is Nathaniel Harmon, the co-founder of OceanBit Energy. Nate is a scientist that studied Chemical Oceanography at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and he has a passion for energy and nature.   This episode we discuss Nate’s energy company OceanBit and the ocean thermal energy conversion process they are piloting for power generation.  We talk about how there are many renewab...

This episode’s guest is Tom Masiero the founder of Standard Bitcoin. A Bitcoin mining company that focuses on a blend of off-grid and on-grid hosting solutions for their clients.  Tom is someone I have learned a lot from in the Bitcoin space. He drops a ton of knowledge in this episode around the current state of the mining industry.  We discuss the apparent capitulation happening with Bitcoin min...

This episode’s guest is Jamie Heard, the Manager of Capital Markets at Tourmaline Oil Corporation. Jamie is also a great follow on Twitter where he regularly provides quality content and insight into the oil and gas markets.   This episode we discuss investing in energy right now and what Jamie paying attention to in the oil & gas equities space. We talk natural gas fundamentals and the future...

This episode’s guest is Austin Mitchell, the CEO of Synota, where he is using the power of the Bitcoin lightening network to change the way that energy payments are made.  Austin has a background in the traditional energy world and has worked for a variety of energy companies during his career. From the experience he gained working in the utility sector, he saw how the Bitcoin network had the pote...

This episode’s guest is Isaac Orr. Isaac is a Policy Fellow at the Center of the American Experiment. I came across his work by reading a recent white paper he co-authored titled “The High Cost of 100% Carbon-Free Electricity by 2040.” A few weeks ago I put out a tweet with a chart from his report showing that the LOCE of new solar and wind project’s is significantly higher than the existing energ...

This episode’s guest is Margot Paez.  Margot is a PhD candidate in the civil engineering department at Georgia Institute of Technology. She has an MS in physics from GT and works on climate change statistical-based modeling, primarily in relation to water resources.  Margot is also a passionate Bitcoiner that comes to the space from a progressive viewpoint. Recently she challenged Alex Epstein to...