What The Funk?

The Top Dog of the Texas Triangle - Jason Webster - goes tripping live from Funk's house and dives into what drives him. The fellas dive deep into the incredible "say-do" quotient, working at Quorum Software, and now Spira Data, and offers advice for his younger self. JW is a well respected stud and does not disappoint....including a surprise announcement. Join the conversation shaping the future...

Sarah Fenton is a real American. A Shalennial.  A grinder.  A winner. The EQT Senior Executive joins the fellas on Tripping Over the Barrel and provides the lowdown on: Pittsburgh vs Denver, Rice vs EQT. Rice @ EQT, ESG @ EQT, remote work in Oil & Gas, favorite technologies, and so much more. High energy, super fun, and a good reminder that success is simply never an accident. Join the convers...

"Yes he Cann" was already taken, so instead we pose the fundamental question: Have you ever googled your name?? Mr. Cann, highly recommended by the esteemed David Forsberg, is a long time consultant who has seen it all during his consulting career - including donkeys delivering coal to homes in China. Now, he serves as a speaker, advocate, and expert in the Oil and Gas and Energy Transition space,...

This week on TOTB:...A man carved out of granite who was raised in New Hampshire. A passion for playing baseball, and a love of the Boston Red Sox...where both of his parents were teachers, and he married a girl from Pennsylvania before starting a career in Oil & Gas Data and Analytics. We are talking about @Funk, right? Naw? Wow...The hosts have a feeling and the only cure is Bobby Neelon. Co...

Ever met a man who was born in Pakistan, raised in Iran, spent formative years in Texas, schooled in New York, and molded on the soccer pitch? Well, now you have. Oh yeah, Quorum Software VP of Sales Soroosh Seyhoon has a tale or three and schools the fellas on living in Israel, Baha'i faith, Italian family dinners in Jersey, and being part of an acquisition machine on this powerhouse edition of #...

Rarely do we find a man from Western Canada who goes to college in New Jersey (Go @rutgers)…Rarely do we find a man from Western Canada who marries a woman from New Hampshire. Rarely do we find a man who wears a Red Sox hat on this podcast. Ok, scratch that last one. Marc Hebert (Ay-Bear), an executive at the rapidly growing Dakota Analytics, doubles down on some of the themes in the recently drop...

A Reservoir Engineer, a Data Scientist, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter. An EFT'er. An EQT'er. A Houston Cougar...Jose Rodriguez is many things. One thing he is not, however, is a fan of archaic technology. Nope. No sir. The Young King takes us through his favorite Tech solutions, talks about the stigma of working from home in Oil & Gas, and offers career advice to our College age listeners. Thi...

By way of Nova Scotia, and before that - Viking ships from the North Sea - The inimitable Josh Ulla goes tripping with the fellas from his office in Oklahoma.  We rap about ExxonMobil, tech startups, entrepreneurship, consulting and much more.  High energy and awesome, just like the gingerman himself. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas...

Trent Stoker, yet another DI alum, and our most loyal #TOTB listener, joins us with his friend and business partner, the unflappable Fred Soliz. Trent and Fred look different, sound different, act different, and live in different places...but they work brilliantly together and share the same passion for the Oil & Gas, and Energy Tech industries. It's a shame you can't see them, but sadly, Tren...

The Enverus guest streak continues! A disciple of Drillinginfo as well as sales doctor and recent guest, Matt Wilcoxson, Chase Nall checks in from Seattle to talk about his unique career path that continues to carve its own turns.  We dive into mentorship, pattern recognition, adapting to change, and how judgement can really hinder us, professionally.  One of the best, most introspective young lea...

23 countries, 17 years, 5 AM wakeup calls and only 1 employer. Few people in the Energy Technology industry are more respected than Matt Wilcoxson.  The dude is younger than both hosts, yet we both look up to him.  An OG DrillingInfo sales guy, Matt has worn basically every hat possible in the Enverus sales group, seen ups, downs, wins, losses, expensive trips to Europe to realize you would have b...

It is only fitting that Kurt Rucker, the most dynamic Geologist in Oil & Gas, works for a company called "Verdad". A quick translation to Spanish tells you all you need to know. Kurt will never be one to mince words, and that rang true here. We critique everything that is backward in the space, and take a look forward into what this crazy space will look like in 5 years. One of our best... Joi...

Dwayne Purvis, aka Big Purv, came on for a second round to rap about how ESG is a golden OPPORTUNITY for the Upstream industry, not a THREAT to it. We discuss his upcoming conference, the Carbon Expo, and Dwayne goes over his thesis for accounting for abandonment costs in the well’s valuation. Dwayne is a big thinker and doesn’t disappoint. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Colli...

Braxton Huggins is one of one. A SEVENTH (Yes, 7th) Generation Texan. A young Chief Marketing Officer. A branding guru. A guy who was kicked out of the family business for implementing digital marketing and using social media. A..wait, what was that last one? Intrigued yet? Oh...and don't you dare call him "Huggy Bear". Didn't work out well for us. 40 jam-packed minutes with this dynamic marketer....

Sarah Stogner doesn't have time for your BS. Or yours. Or yours, either. And you, Chevron? Why don't you go clean up your wells that are leaking in West Texas instead of sending out henchmen to mess with lawyers and environmentalists. The Unicorn takes us through her life, career path, Running for TX Railroad Commissioner, Toxic Masculinity, and TikTok. As promised, the Unicorn delivered with a on...

Every once in a while, the world is in perfect harmony. In this case, that harmony is a couple of handsome Jeremy's getting together on a podcast. Also there was an Aggie, but that has nothing to do with the har...anyway. The Sweeker comes on to discuss Darcy, Deloitte, Oxy, Energy Transition, in an accidental entrepreneur-centric episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collid...

Riley O'Donnell is a 24 year old award winning CEO. His company, Endla, out of Brisbane, Australia was accepted into Y-Combinator and they are rocking and rolling. He helps some of the worlds largest operators, automating and optimizing their completions designs...and now, his greatest achievement: A guest appearance on Tripping Over the Barrel. Riley dives into his early career at Santos, being a...

Our second "real doctor" joins our fake Doctor (Funkenstein) to provide us with an update from Aggieland on the state of Petroleum Engineering Education. Dr Jeff Spath, Texas A&M Petroleum Engineering Department Head, has had a full career - 30+ years at Schlumberger - is giving back by leading the department through the Energy Transition. The Professor schooled us on what it was like being an...

Boulder is many things. One thing it is for SURE NOT is an Oil & Gas town. So, imagine growing up in Boulder into a family of Petroleum geologists. Like, your ENTIRE extended family are Petroleum Geologists. Welp, Laura Pommer knows about it. And she's...different. This emerging industry superstar brings her unique spirit and years of industry experience to EnergyFunders and has carved out her...

When it comes to Oil and Gas Data and Operational Efficiency, Zack Warren aka Z-Dubz is THAT dude. Zack has a "traditional" background for an Oil and Gas guy - Dallas-born and raised, and smart enough to get a job at ExxonMobil right out of college, and then migrating to Denver to start a family. But now...a Warrening...Zack has extreme velocity in the Oil & Gas consulting world. Fun listen wi...

A Marine. A Personal Trainer. A Nerd. A Wildcatter. A Problem Solver. A Winner. The College Station-raised, co-founder of Digital Wildcatters is many things, and we dig into a bunch of them in this 60 minute edition of #totb. As a contrast to the Oil & Gas Startups Podcast, Jake does the answering instead of asking. Go do some bicep curls to get pumped for the Jake Corley episode. Join the con...

How does a Rock Star from Vancouver Island end up in Calgary doing Energy Tech and Finance? Well, Darren Woods, was “Almost Famous” and can tell you all about it. The Woodsman gets into why being a musician has made him better at math, growing the Canadian market with Darcy Partners, and the various professional hats he currently wears. Pour yourself two fingers of Canadian Club, and listen to Woo...

In the spirit of baseball season, we are throwing a bit of a changeup at ya. Mike Umbro, well known pro-Oil & Gas professional in California comes on to talk about the recent Oil spill in Southern California, and give us the reaction amongst the state's legislature. We return next week with a full episode: A rockstar in the Woods. Cheers! Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Col...

Getting coffee earlier today, a barista asked T-Lo: “Sir, are you a Rocket Scientist with an PHD from Stanford? No? Thought so. You should talk to Karthik Balikrishnan though. He is. And don't forget your mocha.” Smart Barista. Karthik aka Karthi B the Dr. of ESG is a certified expert in aerospace, emerging digital technologies, and of course, ESG. Karthik shares experiences throughout his career,...

What states come to mind when you think Oil & Gas? Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, North Dakota, Alabama. Wyoming....wait, Alabama? Well, Jerris Johnson has a good story behind how he became a “Land Man” in the Oil patch and how that landed him in Birmingham...and why he chose to stick around even when given the choice to leave. A Sooner by birth and hater of the Crimson Tide, Jerris talks about ca...