Big Swing Podcast

In this episode of Big Swing Podcast, host Jeremy and Corey sits down with Sean Hervo, co-founder and CEO of PrePad, for a wide-ranging conversation on engineering, entrepreneurship, and the future of completions optimization in the oil and gas industry. A mechanical engineer by training with nearly twelve years at Shell spanning Canada, the Permian, and international assignments, Hervo brings a u...

In this episode of Big Swing , Jeremy and Corey sit down with Eric Anderson, CEO of SynMax , for a conversation that goes from Colorado roots and commodity trading to AI, satellite imagery, maritime intelligence, and the reality of building a company that is hard to put in one box. Eric shares how his background as a quant shaped SynMax’s core mission: turning massive amounts of data into real int...

In Episode 10 of Big Swing , Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott sit down with longtime oil & gas leader Barry Henderson for a conversation on leadership, entrepreneurship, technology, and the future of the energy industry. Barry reflects on more than 40 years in oil & gas, from growing up in a small farming town in Alberta to building consulting and software businesses focused on solving operatio...

In this episode of Big Swing , Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott sit down with Emilio Faulmata, a 24-year-old energy creator, connector, and founder of Energy Executive 360. Emilio shares how one conversation about Bolivia, natural gas, and geopolitics sparked his path into the energy industry, eventually leading him from London to Mexico, Kuwait, Ghana, South Africa, Paris, and beyond. With no traditio...

In this episode of Big Swing , Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott sit down with entrepreneur, investor, and Next Stage Trajectory founder Bill Weathersby for a candid conversation about entrepreneurship, elite networks, AI disruption, and what it really takes to build companies that win. Bill shares the unfiltered highs and lows of his career, from building and exiting multiple successful businesses to l...

In this episode of Big Swing , Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott sit down with Hari Dutt for a conversation on career pivots, startup growth, and what it really takes to build in ambiguity. Hari reflects on his journey from India to Canada, Louisiana, Boston, Los Angeles, and New York, starting in engineering at Schlumberger, moving through MIT Sloan, and eventually helping scale Seven Lakes during its...

In Episode 6 of Big Swing , Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott sit down with Kevin Anderson, CEO of XALTER , for a conversation about entrepreneurship, workforce development, and why virtual reality may become one of the most important tools in the future of energy. Kevin shares his path from growing up in Southern California to building his life and career in Tulsa, along with the entrepreneurial ups an...

In Episode 5 of Big Swing , Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott welcome Ben Heinzelmann , co-founder of Energy Domain and former co-founder of MineralWare , for a conversation on startups, family, product discipline, and building in oil and gas. Ben shares his path from Fort Worth to OU’s petroleum land management program, how he got his start in the Barnett, and why he took the leap into entrepreneurship...

In Episode 4 of Big Swing , Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott welcome Whit Blodgett , founder and CEO of Infersoft , for a conversation that spans AI, entrepreneurship, elite athletics, and what it takes to build in a rapidly changing market. Whit shares his path from upstate New York to Princeton, from winning a Junior Olympic gold medal in rowing to working at IBM Watson and Landing AI, where he helpe...

In Episode 3 of Big Swing , Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott welcome Jake Corley for a wide-ranging conversation on entrepreneurship, risk-taking, and building in emerging markets. Jake shares his journey from the Marine Corps to oil and gas software, to media and community building, and now to launching Corley Energy, a company focused on solving one of today’s biggest challenges: speed to power for A...

In Episode 2 of Big Swing , Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott welcome their first guest, Tim Lozier , for a conversation that is equal parts meaningful and practical. The episode begins with a tribute to Jeremy’s late co-host and close friend, Tim Lozier, and the full-circle moment of having another Tim Lozier as the first guest of the new show. From there, the conversation shifts into the evolving real...

In the first episode of Big Swing, hosts Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott kick things off by introducing the show, the concept behind “big swings,” and why now was the right time to do this together. They talk candidly about their podcasting journeys, career risk-taking, ownership mindset, and the personal and professional decisions that led them to where they are today, along with plenty of side conve...