The Jay Young Show

In this episode of The Jay Young Show , host Jay Young and co-host Jordan Soto sit down with Brandon Davis , founder of Trek One Capital , a Houston-based investment firm that has grown to over $80 million in assets in just 18 months . Brandon shares how his firm identifies undervalued businesses , acquires them using strategic financing, and transforms them into profitable companies. Through leve...

Join King Founder and CEO, Jay Young, along with Rachel Griffith and Rex Gifford, for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry. More information: https://KingOperating.com

On this episode of The Jay Young Show , host Jay Young and co-host Jordan Soto sit down with Stephanie Rieben-de Roquefeuil , co-founder of Diadem Capital. Stephanie launched Diadem Capital to solve one of the biggest challenges in venture capital: efficient deal flow and investor access . Today, the platform connects 1,600+ venture capital firms, family offices, syndicates, and private credit fun...

Join Rachel Griffith, Ryan Goeres, and Mark Ayers for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry. More information: https://KingOperating.com

In this episode of The Jay Young Show , Jay Young (CEO of King Operating Corporation) and co-host Jordan Soto sit down with Rob Hayworth , senior investment leader at U.S. Bank Asset Management Group , for a practical conversation on what’s driving markets in 2026. Rob breaks down why the consumer has stayed resilient, what investors may be underestimating, and how to think about risk when headlin...

Join King Founder and CEO, Jay Young, along with Rachel Griffith, Steve Mullican, and Billy Phillips for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry. More information: https://KingOperating.com

On this episode of The Jay Young Show , Jay Young and co-host Jordan Soto welcome Josef Schachter , President of Schachter Energy Research Services and a 40-year veteran of the investment management industry. Josef specializes in connecting geopolitics, macroeconomics, and global energy markets to forecast where oil and natural gas prices are headed next. In this conversation, we break down the cu...

The energy markets are shifting again. In this episode of The Jay Young Show , Jay Young sits down with Robert Thummel, Senior Portfolio Manager at Tortoise Capital , to break down where oil and gas investing stands heading into 2026. Are we early, mid, or late cycle in energy? Is capital discipline real this time? What metrics actually matter when evaluating energy investments today, free cash fl...

Join King Founder and CEO, Jay Young, along with Rachel Griffith, Kelly Duncan, and Mark Ayers for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry. More information: https://KingOperating.com

Markets feel expensive. Headlines feel loud. Emotions feel elevated. On this episode of The Jay Young Show , Jay Young is joined by Jay Hatfield , CEO & Portfolio Manager at Infrastructure Capital Advisors — one of the rare investors who has experienced nearly every corner of Wall Street: CPA ➝ investment banker ➝ hedge fund PM ➝ real asset investor . With almost 30 years of experience investi...

Join Senior Vice President at King Operating, Rachel Griffith, along with Aaron Ledyard and Rex Gifford, for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry.

In this episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay Young and Jordan Soto sit down with renowned macro strategist Peter Boockvar, Chief Investment Officer at One Point BFG Wealth Partners and author of The Boock Report , for a no-nonsense conversation on markets, risk, and the cost of distraction. We kick things off with Oil & Gas News , as Groundhog Day brings another extended winter forecast. With Pu...

Join Senior Vice President at King Operating, Rachel Griffith, along with Steve Mullican and Billy Phillips, for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry. More information: https://KingOperating.com

In this special episode , Jay revisits a conversation that feels even more relevant today, a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really means to build a career in Hollywood. Jay sits down with Todd Sandler , a true working actor whose career spans theater, television, and film . From his early theater roots in Chicago to landing roles on iconic shows like Everybody Loves Raymond and Glee , T...

Join King Founder and CEO, Jay Young, along with Rachel Griffith, Mark Ayers, and Ryan Goeres for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry. More information: https://KingOperating.com

Cold weather always tells the truth about energy. In Episode 216 of The Jay Young Show , Jay Young and co-host Jordan Soto break down what the latest U.S. cold snap is revealing about natural gas, grid reliability, and energy reality , as prices jump and demand surges. Jay explains why winter weather stress-tests the system, why renewables struggle in extreme cold, and why natural gas continues to...

Jay kicks off 2026 with a deep dive into the energy market, leadership psychology, and the mindset needed to thrive in uncertain times. Segment One — OAG News (2026 Outlook): Why are oil and gas prices so cheap? Jay unpacks the global drivers behind the 2026 energy outlook, from Venezuela’s “Maduro effect” to Valero’s billion-dollar California exit and Texas’ data center boom reshaping power deman...

Join Ops Team members Rachel Griffith, Aaron Ledyard, and Kelly Duncan for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry. More information: https://KingOperating.com

In this special throwback episode of The Jay Young Show , Reid Ryan joins Jay Young for a powerful conversation revisiting one of the most controversial moments in modern baseball history, the 2019 Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal , and exploring the future of Major League Baseball in a post-COVID world. Reid Ryan shares firsthand insight into leadership, accountability, and resilience during...

In this episode of The Jay Young Show , Jay Young sits down with Mac Stockdale , Founder and CEO of Quanta , to break down one of the most misunderstood and most critical parts of the oil and gas business: energy hedging and risk management . Mac shares how his decade-long career at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. shaped his understanding of commodity markets, derivatives, and price volatility, and why he ulti...

What separates leaders who build lasting legacies from those who constantly play defense? In Episode 211 of The Jay Young Show , Jay Young and Jordan Soho sit down with Leo Kelly , Founder & CEO of Verdence Capital Advisors—an entrepreneur who didn’t inherit a firm but built one from the ground up. Leo shares firsthand insight on what most advisors underestimate about scaling a business, how b...

Join King Founder and CEO, Jay Young, along with Rachel Griffith, Steve Mullican, and Mark Ayers for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry. More information: https://KingOperating.com

Join King Founder and CEO, Jay Young, along with Rachel Griffith, Kelly Duncan, and Rex Gifford for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry. More information: https://KingOperating.com

In this episode, Jay and Jordan sit down with Cole Green , the visionary leader behind MCG Drilling , a family-run Texas drilling company with roots stretching back to the 1970s. Cole has spent his entire life in the oilfield, building and managing rigs across Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Kentucky, and you may recognize him from Season 2 of Paramount+’s Landman . Together, Jay and J...

Join King Founder and CEO and Ops Team members for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry.