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The Cold Lake Closer
Once an Electrician, now a Tech Founder, Shawn Martens has created a business built to last in IronSight. Shawn joins Funk to talk about his path from small-town pond hockey player to big-time business slayer, going from the Canadian cold to the West Texa
Getting ahead with CarbonCred
Tim Beentjes is onto something big. The CEO of CarbonCred has cracked the code on how employees AND businesses can monetize carbon emission reductions. The concept is measured and fascinating. Take a listen as Funk and Tim chat about all things Calgary, i
Gimme Jimmy
Jimmy Sebastian comes on the pod for a trip down memory lane and to chat all things Data & Analytics. Seven Lakes Technologies, now a part of W Energy Software, took the industry by storm in the mid 2010s as a disruptive Oil and Gas Technology innov
A Tenacious P(odcast)
Sarah Compton, aka "Tenacious G" (The G is for Geologist) is amazing. The former college Softball player wanted to study volcanoes but ended up in Oil & Gas. Sarah and Funk dive into life, business, softball, and getting served a steady diet of curveb
Measuring Success: Ernie in the Haus(er)
The Smart CEO of C-Smart Analytics. A nit with wit. A guy in a tie. Ernie Hauser is many things, and today, he is a guest on "What the Funk?". Continuing our streak of Mid-Atlantic hustlers, Ernie talks about dressing for success, the value of cold callin
Craig Knows the Regs
Checking in from our Nation's Capital, Craig Heilman joins the podcast to talk about all things Naval Aviation, Baltimore's Best Crab Cakes, making Kevlar, and how his company, Arbo, is a good one to know in the Energy Data and Analytics space. The mid-At
Todd the Gawd
Todd Brooker knows about the value of hard work. The President of Cawley, Gillespie & Associates learned a whole bunch about discipline, effort, and accountability at an early age from his father, who played at Alabama and in the NFL, and the Legendar
Boardroom Suits and Muddy Boots
Kevin Ludbrook & Jason Webster can sniff out the BS. Two fellas who did time at Quorum and bonded over fast cars are working wonders at Spira Data, one of the fastest-growing Operational Resource Planning and Field Ticketing platforms in the game. Com
You High? Naw, Man on What the Funk?
Mark Hinaman (Pronounced like Chinaman, or Heineken) is one of the most versatile dudes in all of Energy. He heads up the Denver Young Professionals in Energy group, has a passion for nuclear energy, plays the saxophone, is an unofficial Renaissance Engin
What's Nixon Fixin' on What the Funk?
Nicole Nixon one of the best marketers in Oil & Gas (and any industry) joins Funk to talk about all things marketing. Combining emotion with content creation, the changing landscape of marketing, and some of their favorite ads ever created highlight t