Andrew Ranson is the director of the Wes Watkins Center for International Trade Development (CITD) at Oklahoma State University. The Wes Watkins Center for International Trade Development was founded in 1990 and strives to bring the knowledge, network and resources of OSU to make Oklahoma more globally competitive, increasing trade and creating jobs to keep Oklahoma companies and students in the state to build their futures. In addition, the CITD operates a fully accredited International Trade Center (ITC) that is part of the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center (SBDC) network. It assists entrepreneurs and businesses navigating the international trade journey. Website: citd.okstate.edu Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Stacey Huddleston returns to the podcast! Stacey Huddleston serves as Vice President, Business Development Officer at Seacoast Business Funding. Mr. Huddleston is based in the Midwest and will focus on expanding the Seacoast portfolio in the region. He brings over twenty years of expertise in the financial and alternative lending space providing creative solutions for businesses with complex financial needs. Huddleston is a US Army Veteran who holds a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University and an MBA from Baker University. He has held many distinguished positions throughout his career dedicated to providing businesses with financing to meet their strategic goals. Mr. Huddleston is a member of the SF Net, International Factoring Association, and Association for Corporate Growth. Stacey Huddleston on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyhuddleston Website: seacoastbusinessfunding.com [email protected]

Mark recaps where the podcast has been so far and what lies ahead.

Mark visits with David Guest, vice president of Guest Petroleum, Inc. Websites mentioned in the interview: OEPA: okenergyproducers.org NARO: naru-us.org Oil Expo: okoilexpo.com

Stacey Huddleston serves as Vice President, Business Development Officer at Seacoast Business Funding. Mr. Huddleston is based in the Midwest and will focus on expanding the Seacoast portfolio in the region. He brings over twenty years of expertise in the financial and alternative lending space providing creative solutions for businesses with complex financial needs. Huddleston is a US Army Veteran who holds a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University and an MBA from Baker University. He has held many distinguished positions throughout his career dedicated to providing businesses with financing to meet their strategic goals. Mr. Huddleston is a member of the SF Net, International Factoring Association, and Association for Corporate Growth. Stacey Huddleston on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyhuddleston Email: [email protected]

Matt Carter is the President & CEO of Carter Wind Energy As an industry leader with more than 50 years of wind energy experience, Carter has been a pioneer of the light-weight, self-erecting, two-blade wind turbine design. Having installed more than 800 turbines worldwide and accumulating millions of operating hours, Carter’s technology and manufacturing know-how has proven to be a real game changer in the renewable energy industry. Visit Carter Wind Energy's website: https://carterwind.com/

Bob Tippee has been chief editor of Oil & Gas Journal since January 1999 and a member of the Journal staff since October 1977. Before joining the magazine, he worked as a reporter at the Tulsa World and served for four years as an officer in the US Air Force. A native of St. Louis, he holds a degree in journalism from the University of Tulsa. Visit Oil & Gas Journal online: ogj.com Bob also writes for RBN Energy. View his columns here: rbnenergy.com/users/bob-tippee Part 2 of a 2-part interview

Bob Tippee has been chief editor of Oil & Gas Journal since January 1999 and a member of the Journal staff since October 1977. Before joining the magazine, he worked as a reporter at the Tulsa World and served for four years as an officer in the US Air Force. A native of St. Louis, he holds a degree in journalism from the University of Tulsa. Visit Oil & Gas Journal online: ogj.com/ Bob also writes for RBN Energy. View his columns here: https://rbnenergy.com/users/bob-tippee Part 1 of a 2-part interview

Align Strategies helps companies attract amazing talent and outstanding clients through holistic alignment at the convergence of talent, client, and industry. Phil Rice, CEO and Discovery Specialist at Align, is an accomplished entrepreneur, creator, alignment strategist, and certified yoga instructor. With his background in business, the arts, and yoga meditation practices, he approaches problem solving in a business context in a uniquely holistic way. As co-founder of Align, he helps companies be good by emphasizing holistic alignment as it relates to company engagement with employees, clients, and industries at large. Alongside this work, he is co-founder of the content agency, HUMNATIVE, and founder of a nonprofit prayer and meditation organization called Ember, creators of the meditative resource and software application, Slō. Motivated by a desire to see business as a partner in human thriving and environmental sustainability, he lives by the mantra, we must do this differently. Ashley Nichols, COO and Discovery Specialist at Align, is a creative with a background in branding and design, leadership development, and strategic operations. She is passionate about utilizing these combined areas of focus to create cohesive brands with beautiful collateral, build thriving individuals and teams, and implement effective, sustainable processes. Ashley comes with a blend of entrepreneurial and corporate experience including her beginnings serving as Photo Shoot Producer for a clothing brand in Southern California, and later launching a boutique wedding photography company in her home state of Georgia. In 2017, Ashley relocated to Oklahoma City where she served as Operations Manager and Senior Consultant for GiANT Worldwide. In this role she facilitated global project management and coordinated with 100+ consultants in nine countries, while actively consulting individuals and teams across various sectors of industry on topics of leadership development, communication, self-awareness and maximized performance. For the last two years as Creative Manager at Hobby Lobby, Ashley has simultaneously led and mentored multiple teams with specialties in photography, craft design, styling, set design, copywriting and warehouse logistics. Her current entrepreneurial endeavors include working with multiple organizations in the for-profit and non-profit sectors providing services in branding, marketing, graphic design, content creation, and social media management. Visit Align's website: wearealign.co

In this podcast Owen Plowman will talk about his software technology perspective on what he sees going on in the upstream industry, and some trends that are starting to take hold. Operators are keen to use their capital as effectively and efficiently as possible, and so are always seeking ways to improve performance. Owen has seen significant gains achieved from a focus on the organization and how it works, and the software tools used for scheduling operations. By focusing on specific aspects of performance improvement as it applies to people, and putting an advanced scheduling tool in place, the energy and expertise of all disciplines may be focused on drilling execution and how it may be improved. Some examples from the real world will illustrate the benefits that result. Visit Actenum online: actenum.com