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Energy Thinks with Tisha Schuller

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A podcast about how the oil and gas industry will lead into the energy future.

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It’s changing really really fast: Insider ESG advice with Tim Mohin

September 21, 2021 01:00 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MB

Tisha Schuller welcomes Tim Mohin, executive vice president and chief sustainability officer at Persefoni, to the Energy Thinks Podcast.   Tisha and Tim discuss: ·       Tim’s book, Changing Business from the Inside Out, and its guidance on corporate responsibility and ESG; ·       ESG and sustainability transitioning from a superficial marketing pitch to a company’s long-term focus; ·       Tim’s opinion piece on the shift in ESG data reporting and the rigor companies ...

Worthy Adversary or Grandmaster? A Conversation with David Victor

September 07, 2021 01:00 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MB

Tisha Schuller welcomes David Victor, professor of innovation and public policy at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and David discuss: ·        The rapidly increasing political risk for oil and gas companies; ·        His Engine No. 1 report and its dismissal of “fast following” strategies; ·        His co-authored study on the success of carbon capture and storage projects and thoughts on policy; ·        Pragmatic cons...

Foundational Thinking for Game-changing Leaders

August 31, 2021 01:00 - 36 minutes - 49.4 MB

As a prelude to season 3 of the Energy Thinks podcast, Anne Carto guest hosts to interview Tisha Schuller about Adamantine’s new series of Foundation essays. Tisha also provides insight on what is coming for the podcast’s third season, beginning September 7th. Anne and Tisha discuss: ·        How the Foundations essays help oil and gas executives rethink our leadership paradigm; ·        Adamantine’s framework that considers dueling mindsets and the limits of “education”;...

The Right Questions with Long-time Gamechanger Pierce Norton

June 22, 2021 03:00 - 27 minutes - 38.4 MB

Tisha Schuller welcomes Pierce Norton, incoming CEO of ONEOK, to the Energy Thinks Podcast. Tisha and Pierce discuss: · The role that asking questions plays in game-changing leadership; · How traditional oil and gas leaders can address climate and decarbonization within their companies; · The three workplace benefits of addressing climate issues; · The key ingredient that shapes company culture; and, · The positively infectious nature of inclusivity. Pierce Norton is the outgoing pr...

Innovation: The Secrets of the Problem Stage

June 08, 2021 07:57 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MB

Guest host Anne Carto fills in for Tisha Schuller to welcome Andrea Passman on the Energy Thinks Podcast. Anne and Andrea discuss: · The role intrapreneurship plays in internal innovation · Five ways to build a culture of intrapreneurship within your company · How to balance cost and sustainable long-term value when pitching a business idea · Cultivating values that keep up with the expectations of our current moment · Recruiting the next generation of oil and gas leadership · Empowe...

Amy Harder’s Journalism Mission

May 25, 2021 02:00 - 43 minutes - 947 MB

Tisha Schuller welcomes Amy Harder to the Energy Thinks Podcast to discuss Amy’s new role with Breakthrough Energy Publishing after over a decade as a leading energy reporter. Tisha and Amy sit down to discuss: · The role journalism will play in the energy transition · The consequences of a K-shaped economic recovery · Identifying and lowering “green premiums” for clean energy · Addressing energy justice in reporting Amy Harder recently joined Breakthrough Energy as Vice President of ...

Honoring the past to build the energy future

May 11, 2021 02:00 - 48 minutes - 66 MB

Tisha Schuller welcomes Matt Gallagher to the Energy Thinks Podcast to discuss Matt’s leadership vision for the oil and gas industry. Tisha and Matt sit down to discuss: · Gallagher’s proposed “Shale New Deal” · Three shortcomings the oil and gas industry must address · Gallagher’s new endeavor, Greenlake Energy Ventures · Testing professional and personal values after a turbulent 2020 Matt is a third-generation oil man who was most recently President and CEO of Parsley Energy. After ...

Hydrogen’s Promise

April 27, 2021 02:00 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MB

Tisha Schuller welcomes Kristine Wiley to the Energy Thinks Podcast to explain what the emergence of hydrogen means for the energy future, and why this technology is a promising opportunity for the oil and gas industry. Tisha and Kristine sit down to discuss: · The role of hydrogen in a low-carbon economy · How hydrogen fits in the existing natural gas value chain · What is most important to developing hydrogen’s potential · Overcoming the obstacles hydrogen presents · What a city pow...

Empowering Africa: Who Gets a Limited Climate Budget?

April 13, 2021 02:00 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MB

Tisha Schuller welcomes Rose Mutiso to the Energy Thinks Podcast to discuss addressing energy poverty to meet human potential. They discuss the important and the unique considerations for Africa’s energy future in the context of global decarbonization. Tisha and Rose sit down to discuss: · Energy disparity in developing economies · How decarbonization strategies must differ for developed and developing countries · Empowering developing nations to prepare for climate adaptation · The ro...

Regulated or Rewarded? Navigating ESG with Anne Carto

March 30, 2021 09:16 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MB

Tisha Schuller welcomes Anne Carto, Director of Client Strategy and Sustainability at Adamantine Energy, to the Energy Thinks podcast for a dive into the increasing pressure on oil and gas companies of all sizes to address ESG. Tisha and Anne discuss: · The 4 reasons to address ESG now · Where to start your company’s ESG strategy · Common mistakes that should be avoided Anne is the Director of Client Strategy and Sustainability for Adamantine Energy and brings unique experience ranging...

Why O&G can be optimistic about the energy transition

March 16, 2021 09:19 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MB

Tisha Schuller welcomes Ajay Mehta, General Manager of Shell New Energies Research & Technology, to the Energy Thinks podcast as part of her discussions with game-changing leaders. Tisha and Ajay discuss: · The many reasons oil and gas can be optimistic about the energy transition · Shell’s ever-growing strategic alliance with Microsoft · Challenges and growing potential for CCUS · Incubation of low-carbon solutions · How to keep personal values front-and-center in 2021 Ajay has spe...

Curiosity, Cliffs, and Culture: A Behind the Scenes Look at bp

March 02, 2021 08:50 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MB

Tisha Schuller sat down with Dominic Emery, Chief of Staff to CEO Bernard Looney at bp, on the Energy Thinks Podcast to discuss game-changing leadership. Tisha and Dominic cover: · What it’s like to work for bp’s new, young, and dynamic CEO · The kind of culture change required to accompany the transition to a net-zero, integrated energy company · Which innovation areas show promise · If we are investing enough in oil and gas exploration globally · How Dominic’s leadership style is e...

Should O&G Support a Carbon Tax?

February 16, 2021 08:10 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MB

Tisha Schuller welcomes Joseph Majkut, Director of Climate Policy at the Niskanen Center in Washington, D.C. Majkut characterizes himself as both a political moderate and a climate hawk. In today’s episode, Majkut makes the case for a carbon tax and gives his perspective on why it is in the oil and gas industry’s interest to start leading the discussion. The world is heading directionally toward net-zero emissions. The time to “wait-it-out” has passed. In this episode, we dive into: ·...

Be Bold and Be Clear

February 02, 2021 07:36 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MB

Focusing on the bridge from vision to pragmatic execution in game-changing leadership, Tisha Schuller welcomes Tommi Paris, Director of Diversity and Inclusion for Southern Company Gas. Tommi is a game-changing leader bringing thoughtful, impactful, pragmatic ideas to your diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leadership strategy. In this episode, we dive into: · The relationship between DEI and productivity · Personal steps to take to advance professional relationships · How to create...

Ask Me Anything with Tisha Schuller

January 19, 2021 10:15 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MB

On this episode of the Energy Thinks Podcast, host Tisha Schuller is answering your questions with guest host (and eldest son) Carter Schuller. Season 2 focuses on the bridge from vision to pragmatic execution in game-changing leadership.  This episode takes on listeners most frequently asked questions on this topic. Host Tisha Schuller even covers how she is changing her own leadership style to rise to the challenges of 2021. After an unprecedented 2020 with much uncertainty for our indus...

Rewiring the Innovation Process

January 05, 2021 07:13 - 44 minutes - 61 MB

Kicking off season two of the Energy Thinks Podcast, Tisha Schuller sits down with Kevin Krausert and Bryan Trudel of Avatar Innovations. Rewiring how the world powers itself is no small task, and Avatar has a solution—creating an independent innovation hub where technological advancement is accelerated and risk is mitigated. Avatar is busy answering the question, Where can growth for the oil and gas industry occur if production is to be limited in the future? Today’s episode takes future-...

Season One Finale

November 04, 2020 13:42 - 3 minutes - 4.74 MB

Season One Finale of the Energy Thinks Podcast.  Stay tuned for Season 2 coming shortly! To purchase The Gamechangers Playbook, click here For all things Adamantine Energy, visit us at www.energythinks.com

One Direction: The Moving Goal Posts of Investor Expectations

October 22, 2020 12:01 - 45 minutes - 1000 MB

  Tisha Schuller sits down with Chris Smith, Sr. Vice President of Policy, Government, and Public Affairs at Cheniere Energy. Discussing the role LNG will have in the energy future, Chris provides an array of insights on how Cheniere Energy is positioning itself to lead the industry toward a decarbonized future. In this episode, we dive into: · Cheniere Energy’s Hurricane Laura relief efforts · Racial equity and justice in the energy industry · Cheniere Energy’s recentl...

Empowering Disruption – Time to Turn the Tables

October 06, 2020 10:30 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MB

  Tisha Schuller switches roles and is interviewed by Mike Ming of Ming Energy Partners and Robert Hefner of Hefner Energy as part of the webcast series, “The Future of Energy” produced by the University of Oklahoma Energy Institute at the Michael F. Price College of Business. Just how does the oil and gas industry carve out its spot as the leader of the energy transition? How does the industry show that it is not just “your dad’s fuel?” In this episode, we explore: · ...

Why shareholder activism?

September 22, 2020 10:22 - 35 minutes - 49 MB

Tisha Schuller sits down with Danielle Fugere, President of As You Sow, to learn about shareholder activism from the activist perspective. Shareholder resolutions are increasingly successful in pushing oil and gas companies to address climate concerns on activist terms. To meet the incoming challenges, oil and gas leaders must both build an understanding of the activist perspective, and develop an engagement strategy. In today’s episode, Tisha and Danielle discuss: · The ...

Community Engagement in COVID Gets Creative

September 08, 2020 09:43 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MB

  host Anne Carto, Engagement Manager at Adamantine Energy, sits down with Katie Tate, Senior Local Affairs Specialist at PDC Energy. Anne and Katie, two millennial oil and gas leaders and alumni of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association’s (COGA) Energy Generation Leadership Program (EnGen), discuss how oil and gas companies can continue to connect to the communities they serve in the age of social distancing. In today’s episode, we dive into: · Changes in engagement strat...

Gigaton-sized Problems and Gigaton-sized Solutions

August 25, 2020 10:39 - 42 minutes - 58 MB

  Tisha Schuller sits down with Emily Reichert, CEO of Greentown Labs, the largest cleantech incubator in North America. Tisha and Emily discuss how cleantech and oil & gas can team up to solve pressing issues in energy: decarbonization, climate change, and racial equity and justice. In today’s episode, we dive into: · Greentown Labs’ expansion into Houston, Texas · Leading on the fronts of racial equity and justice · How cleantech and oil and gas ideas are greater tha...

The Importance of the Uncomfortable Conversation with Kim Greene, CEO of Southern Co. Gas

August 10, 2020 10:03 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MB

  Tisha Schuller sits down with Southern Company Gas CEO Kim Greene to discuss Southern Company Gas’s current efforts on racial equity and justice, decarbonizing natural gas operations, embracing telecommuting, and quarantine-related family balance. Kim currently serves as chairman, president, and CEO of Southern Company Gas, a subsidiary of Southern Company, which delivers natural gas to 4.2 million utility customers across Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee, and Virginia. Befo...

Williams’ CEO Armstrong - Leadership Amidst a Multi-Dimensional Crisis

July 28, 2020 11:22 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MB

Tisha Schuller sits down with Williams Companies’ President and CEO Alan Armstrong to discuss leadership during a multi-dimensional crisis and how Williams is reinventing its operations and workforce to lead into the energy future. In today’s episode, we explore answers to the questions: How is leadership changing in our current time? How is racial equity and justice going to transform the energy future? What opportunities will the new $400 million solar investment provide for Williams ...

Our Secret Weapon: Retaining and Empowering our Millennial Workforce

July 15, 2020 11:04 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MB

Tisha Schuller sits down with Anne Carto of Adamantine Energy and Michael Tanner of Sandstone Capital Group and host of the 360 Digital Closing Bell Podcast, to discuss how the oil and gas industry can retain, prepare, and empower their millennial leaders to lead into the energy future. In today’s episode, we explore answers to the questions: · What are the unique strengths millennial bring? · Are their social forces discouraging millennials from entering oil and gas? · ...

Much Ado about BlackRock

July 09, 2020 15:28 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MB

  Tisha Schuller shares her latest “Both of These Things are True” newsletter—Much Ado about BlackRock—that dives into how the world’s largest asset manager is evolving their accountability frameworks including their new prioritization of diversity and inclusion, and doubling down on their climate-related pledges. Having one eye to the future requires a focus on value and returns while acknowledging that climate and carbon are topics will return soon—and stronger than ever...

How will November’s election direct the U.S. energy future?

July 08, 2020 11:37 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MB

  Tisha Schuller sits down with Marty Durbin, President of the Global Energy Institute at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Elizabeth Gore, Senior Vice President of Political Affairs at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), to discuss how energy companies can minimize risk heading into the 2020 presidential election. In today’s episode, we explore answers to the following political questions: What are the macro trends to watch? What are the range of possible outcomes? ...

Energy’s Collective ‘Ah-Ha’ Moment

July 02, 2020 08:31

Tisha Schuller sits down with Paula Glover, CEO of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE), to discuss how our current racial equity and justice reckoning can be a transformative moment in the energy industry — as long as we take meaningful steps today. In today’s episode, we explore answers to the questions: What makes this moment different from past reckonings of racial equity and justice? What sort of focused efforts should energy companies adopt for divers...

Transcendent Oil and Gas

July 01, 2020 10:34 - 11 minutes - 15.1 MB

  Tisha Schuller shares the June 1 “Both of These Things Are True” newsletter – One Eye to the Future: Transcendent Oil and Gas. Having one eye to the future requires using this time to transcend opposition to oil and gas and lead into the energy future. We at Adamantine Energy believe that the oil and gas industry’s current downturn will not public pressure for a decarbonized energy system without from fossil fuels. We group the social risks that oil and gas companies w...

Would you rather be the disruptor or the disrupted?

June 30, 2020 11:13 - 53 minutes - 72.8 MB

Tisha Schuller sits down with Jackie Forrest and Kevin Krausert, two Calgary-based energy thought leaders, to discuss how the oil and gas industry can seize the day and lead toward a decarbonized energy future.  We ask the question: Would you rather be the disruptor or the disrupted? In today’s episode, we explore answers to the following questions: · Will natural gas lead the energy industry into the energy future? · How will energy demand rebound in the near future? ·...

Both of These Things Are True – Racial Equity and Justice in Your Leadership Strategy

June 25, 2020 16:07 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MB

Tisha Schuller shares the June 18 “Both of These Things Are True” newsletter – Racial Equity and Justice in Your Leadership Strategy. Having one eye to the future requires incorporating commitments to racial equity, justice, diversity, and inclusion into your company’s strategy. We at Adamantine Energy believe that since the energy industry’s employees generally do not resemble the diversity of our customers and communities, energy companies must begin to craft long-term diversity and incl...

Action Required – Racial Equity and Justice in Your Leadership Strategy

June 25, 2020 12:07 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MB

  Tisha Schuller shares the June 18 “Both of These Things Are True” newsletter – Racial Equity and Justice in Your Leadership Strategy. Having one eye to the future requires incorporating commitments to racial equity, justice, diversity, and inclusion into your company’s strategy. We at Adamantine Energy believe that since the energy industry’s employees generally do not resemble the diversity of our customers and communities, energy companies must begin to craft long-term...

Is Oil and Gas a Requirement for Creating a Decarbonized Energy Future?

June 24, 2020 13:57 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MB

  Tisha Schuller, Principal for Adamantine Energy, sits down with Michael Webber, Chief Science and Technology Officer for ENGIE—a Paris-headquartered global energy and infrastructure services firm to discuss the pivotal role for natural gas in the energy future. Webber is the author of the recent New York Times-acclaimed book, “Power Trip: The Story of Energy,” which has been adopted into a 6-part companion PBS mini-series aimed at educating youth on past, current, and fu...

What Can We Expect in the Oil Markets?

June 23, 2020 09:55 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MB

  Tisha Schuller interviews Bernadette Johnson, Vice President of Market Intelligence for Enverus, to discuss the current disruptions in oil markets and commodity pricing. In a time where there are more questions than answers in the energy-space, Tisha and Bernadette explore: When will oil demand return to pre-COVID levels? What are supply risks and challenges going forward? What are the drivers that are making prices fluctuate? Based in Denver, Colorado, Bernadette is ...

Both of These Things Are True: I Spit-shined the Crystal Ball

June 15, 2020 17:33 - 15.3 MB

This is a weekly recording of Tisha's "Both of These Things Are True" email series. Both of these things are true: Today’s peak-pandemic challenges require all of our energy, wit, and capacity. Keeping one eye on the future requires anticipating the pivots required to manage social risk now, before it is too late. To subscribe to these email's, please visit www.energythinks.com

I Spit-Shined the Crystal Ball

June 15, 2020 13:33 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MB

  Tisha Schuller shares last week’s "Both of These Things Are True" email blog post – I Spit-Shined the Crystal Ball. Energy leaders having one eye to the future requires anticipating social-risk pivots now, before it is too late. Three broad trends that we at Adamantine Energy believe must be acted upon today and continually monitored are: The return of ESG as an investor priority The recent rise of racial equity and justice movements The demand for adaptable leaders...

Both of These Things Are True: Our Hiccuping Return to Work

June 09, 2020 17:57 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MB

Tisha shares this week’s Both of These Things Are True writing. To subscribe to Tisha’s weekly email updates visit www.energythinks.com

Our Hiccuping Return to Work

June 09, 2020 13:57 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MB

Tisha Schuller shares the May 21 “Both of These Things Are True” newsletter – The Hiccupping Return to our Workspaces. Having one eye on the future requires returning to our workplaces with grace, efficiency, and an eye to the next, inevitable disruptions. We at Adamantine Energy broke down a successful return to work strategy into four phases: · Designating essential personnel · Creating a staged and phased return, being adaptable along the way · Discover and embrace an...

One Eye to the Future: Pandemic Trends: How Politics and Investor Thinking on Oil and Gas are Evolving

June 08, 2020 17:54 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MB

In today’s podcast, Tisha interviews Katie Bays and Stefanie Miller, co-founders of Sandhill Strategy. Their discussion explores what leaders must consider as they monitor the current political and investor trends, including: What do stimulus negotiations and outcomes tell us about politics around oil and gas? Will support for oil and gas companies appear? What ramifications will it have? What kinds of trends are investors watching and weighing in on with oil and ...

Will Covid-19 accelerate investor and political pressure on energy transition?

June 08, 2020 13:54 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MB

  Tisha Schuller interviews Katie Bays and Stefanie Miller, co-founders of Sandhill Strategy. Their discussion explores what leaders must consider as they monitor current political and investor trends, including: What do stimulus negotiations and outcomes tell us about politics around oil and gas? Will support for oil and gas companies appear? What ramifications will it have? What kinds of trends are investors watching and weighing in on with oil and gas companies? Are ES...

EDF Interview Cut with Just Goldman Guy

June 07, 2020 21:33 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MB

Just a test, when approved will add a real bio

How Today’s Crises Have Changed Investors’ Thinking About the Oil and Gas Industry

June 07, 2020 21:33 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MB

How Today’s Crises Have Changed Investors’ Thinking About the Oil and Gas Industry

One Eye to the Future: How Today’s Crises Have Changed Investors’ Thinking About the Oil and Gas Industry

June 07, 2020 17:51 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MB

Today’s podcast was originally an invitation-only webinar moderated by Tisha and co-hosted by Adamantine Energy, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Colorado School of Mines Payne Institute.  The conversation you hear focuses on how today’s crises have changed investor’s thinking about the oil and gas industry and features Michele Della Vigna, Commodity Equity Business Unit Leader for Goldman Sachs Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com   Michele Bio: Michele is ...

Shifting Winds of Oil and Gas Investor Thinking

June 07, 2020 13:51 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MB

Principle of Adamantine Energy, Tisha Schuller, sits down with Michele Della Vigna, Commodity Equity Business Unit Leader for Goldman Sachs, for a conversation on how today’s crises have changed investors’ thinking about the oil and gas industry. This episode was originally an invitation-only webinar moderated by Tisha Schuller and co-hosted by Adamantine Energy, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Colorado School of Mines Payne Institute for Public Policy.   Based in ...

One Eye to the Future: A Conversation with Paula Gant

June 06, 2020 17:48 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MB

Tisha interviews Paula Gant, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at the Gas Technology Institute on the planning imperatives of a mid-pandemic Return to Work. They discuss what leaders must consider as they map out their workforce’s return to work, including: • What factors and measures should we consider to keep the workforce safe, productive, and available? • How do company leaders remain nimble to ever-evolving considerations? • Is mental health a corporate concern? • Can a ...

Planning Imperatives for mid-pandemic return to workplaces

June 06, 2020 13:48 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MB

Tisha Schuller interviews Paula Gant, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at the Gas Technology Institute on the planning imperatives of a mid-pandemic return to work. They discuss what leaders must consider as they map out their workforce’s return to work, including: What factors and measures should we consider to keep the workforce safe, productive, and available? How do company leaders remain nimble to ever-evolving considerations? Is mental health a corpo...

Energy Thinks Podcast Teaser

June 05, 2020 14:07 - 1 minute - 2.7 MB

Welcome to the Energy Thinks Podcast with Tisha Schuller! This podcast is made for oil and gas leaders to help explore how to help future proof against rising social risk. Episode 0 will introduce the host, Tisha Schuller, and give a brief overview of the types of topics and conversations you will hear on the podcast. Sign up to for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" newsletter at www.energythinks.com

Preview

June 05, 2020 10:07 - 1 minute - 2.7 MB

Welcome to the Energy Thinks Podcast with Tisha Schuller! This podcast is made for oil and gas leaders to help explore how to help future proof against rising social risk. We will introduce the host, Tisha Schuller, and give a brief overview of the types of topics and conversations you will hear on the podcast. Subscribe here for Tisha's weekly "Both Things Are True" email newsletter. Follow all things Adamantine Energy at www.energythinks.com.