The Trevor Rose Podcast

Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast . 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 val...

Greetings & welcome back to the  rose bros podcast . 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 Albert...

Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast . 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 posit...

Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast . 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 milli...

Greetings & welcome back to the rose bros podcast . 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 th...

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 Energ...

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 Pe...

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...

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 A...

Greetings, and welcome back to the rose bros podcast . 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 T...

Greetings, and welcome back to the rose bros podcast .      This episode we are joined by Steve Buytels – CFO of Tamarack 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 Institutiona...

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 stat...

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...

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...

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 t...

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...

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...

Welcome back to the rose bros podcast . This episode, we are joined by Brett Colvin co-founder & CEO of Goodlawyer - 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...

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 R...

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 ar...

 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 e...

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 coffee and 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,...

Welcome back to the rose bros podcast . 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. Ath...

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...

Hello and welcome back to episode #91 of the rose bros podcast! This episode we are joined by Rob Zakresky, CEO of Coelacanth Energy. Coelacanth 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 be...