Energy Workforce of Tomorrow

Latest Episodes
Western Colorado University – Energy is cool!!! – Ep 38
In this episode our hosts Jason Duff and Jim Kocis talk with Veronica Wilde, Head of External Communications for the Energy Management Program at Western Colorado University 100% student placement
Two Miles – Two Jason’s – 3 people = experience counts – Ep 37
In this episode I give the mic to Jason Miles from Neusdesic to interview Fred Miles, VP Ingenx and also Jasons father, and I on 10 questions around our experience and energy workforce of tomorrow.
GenAI – the IBM gangs view on getting started – Ep 36
In this episode our hosts Jason Duff, Jim Kocis and Brian Woodward talk with Shobhit Varshney and Binoy Damodaran, both Data Analytics experts and leading IBM Consultings Generative AI practices in t
Exploring the permanent vs contractor market for Energy companies – Ep 35
In this episode our hosts Jason Duff and Neil Syme talk with Kristen Wilkinson, the energy lead for Insight Global recruitment consulting company in London. In this episode we discuss how the recruitm
What’s all this about Generative AI really all about? – Ep 34
In this episode our hosts Brian Woodward and Jason Duff talk with Vish Avasarala, Deep IQ Founder + CEO and Jeff Washburn, DeepIQ VP. In this episode we cover four main topics What is generative
Bringing energy jobs back to the US – Ep 33
In this episode our hosts Neil Syme and Jason Duff talk with Harry Moser, the founder and leader of the reshoring initiative.We discuss how this and other manufacturing industries is coping with globalization, and the previous migration of jobs to other
Bringing classic skills to the new world – Ep 31
In this episode our hosts Neil Syme and Jason Duff with Monty Hoffman, President of Safford Industries and 48 years in the Energy Industry, as a geologist. This episode Monty reflects on his past experiences, how the industry has changed, and where we ar
The gig economy and the energy workforce of tomorrow, Ep 30
In this episode, our hosts Jerry Lewis and Neil Syme talk with Jason Radisson, founder of Movo (movo.co), formerly with Rapi, 99 Taxis, Uber and McKinseyabout the Gig Economy, the role of labor in families struggling to get by, the evolution of tech and
Nicci Take, Corporate Drag Queen speaks to the Energy Workforce of Tomorrow – Ep 29
In this episode Jason Duff and Jerry Lewis hear from Nicci Take, Corporate Drag Queen about her thoughts, perspectives, and ideas on: Inclusive leadership, the experience of transgender persons in the corporate world, and how that compares to a pre-transi
IT Experience for the underrepresented – fueling the energy workforce in Houston in Cyber and Analytics – Ep 28
In this episode our host Jason Duff and Jim Kocis talk with Silver Ehiwario, CEO and Michael Ehiwario, VP of IT Experience (a nonprofit org) about their backgrounds as Chemical Engineers, the journey to setting up IT Experience in Houston and the focus on