Recent Episodes
11: Christy Ransom – Building a Career with Connections and Loose Plans
In this episode, Christy Ransom, Senior Vice President of Operations at Valuize, where they help B2B technology companies create a connected and collaborative customer lifecycle that accelerates Net Dollar Retention, joins! Christy shares her thoughts on how to build great remote work cultures, how to make career pivots intentionally, and how thos... see more
10: Connor Gillan – Chasing Potential, Trying Therapy, and Stumbling Into Your Cinderella Slipper
In this episode, Connor Gillan, Treasury Manager - Capital Markets at NetApp, breakdowns what "Treasury" means, how he's navigated living up to expectations (set by himself based on his family member's societally impressive resumes), and what he's learned from "caving" for therapy after continuous hints he should go from his wife. For those unsure... see more
9: Jessica Doyle-Mekkes – Give Women The Mic (Teaching Women How to Speak Up)
Jessica Doyle-Mekkes, upcoming author and Head of Musical Theatre at ECU, discusses her work in helping women find their voice in male-dominated industries. She dives into her background of musical theatre, performing and living abroad, dealing with the entertainment industry, and navigating the transition out of being a full-time performer. She h... see more
8: Liz Davila-Sleigh – Breaking first gen stereotypes, building communities, and raising cool humans
Liz Davila-Sleigh, DEI coach and facilitator, discusses diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. Through this lens, Liz and Matt explore the fear of hurting people, the importance of empathy, and the responsibility of individuals to grow in the DEI space. They also touch on the value of other people's perspectives and the need for... see more
7: Jamie Villarreal – Taylor Swift, Masterful Effectiveness, and Asking the Question
Jamie Villarreal, Production and Reservoir Manager - Equatorial Guinea, at Marathon Oil, dives right into her love for concerts (even divulges the fact that she's a Swifty) and building a life outside of work. In the episode, she discusses the importance of having mentors and sponsors, both in and outside of your career, and the benefits of asking... see more
6: Yogashri Pradhan – O&G YouTube and Crucial (Self) Conversations
In this podcast episode, Yogashri Pradhan, Reservoir Engineer at Coterra Energy, discusses the importance of role models, being T-shaped (in terms of growth), and taking care of oneself. She also talks about starting a YouTube channel and a podcast to help people understand technical papers and deal with non-technical topics like stress and job se... see more
4: Jide Ayangade – One Day at a Time
Jide Ayangade, XR Subsurface Advisor at Baselinez, discusses the impact of virtual reality technology on the oil and gas industry, and how it can accelerate the sharing of complex technical knowledge — especially for subsurface data. Outside of discussing the technological advances for geologists in the space, another big topic of conversation i... see more
3: Russell Greco – Adult Relationships & Curious Problem-Solving
Russell Greco is the Vice President of Strategy and Planning at Battalion Oil Corporation. In his 10+ years in the oil and gas industry, he’s worked at EP, Halcon, and Battalion — donning a few titles including, reservoir engineer, manager of assets, and director of corporate reserves. Despite these titles and the workloads associated with the... see more
2: Jim DuBois – “I don’t have ‘f**k you’ money, but I do have, ‘I’d really rather not’ money”
Jim DuBois is a retired oil and gas engineer and portfolio consultant. After roughly 45 years — 20 as an engineer and 25 strategy portfolio — in the industry, he recently put his hat up and has begun to adjust to retirement. Jim has such a wealth of knowledge in both oil and gas and in life — part of why he’s one of my most impact mentors.... see more
1: Matt Harriman – The Purpose and Principles of Pod2
Finally deciding to listen to my audience and those who’ve messaged Pod2 thinking we’re a podcast company (great marketing, I know!), here’s episode 1 of the Achieve and Enjoy podcast from Pod2. In Episode 1, my Co-Founder, Josh Groves, will interview me, Matt Harriman. We dive into what the heck Pod2 actually does, why we call ourselves “... see more
