Made in Texas
When Abilene, Texas, author Cole Thompson wrote his debut novel, Chocolate Lizards (a reference to the dark brown lizard skinned boots his protagonist, Merle Luskey,...
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Cole Thompson, Author of Chocolate Lizards
“I used to be in the oil business. I’ve been teaching college English now for about 20 years. I got lucky and got a full...
Salina Derichsweiler: Mother Earth: “A Closely Held Human Value”
With the recent release of the Martin Scorsese film, Killers of the Flower Moon (based on David Grann’s 2017 book of the same name), all...
Curtis Shuck’s Well Done Foundation – At The Intersection Between Passion And Purpose
Ethics, morality, codes, mantras and a sense of responsibility often fail to attach themselves to successful business strategies, and the results leave behind negative impacts...
Rob Threlkeld: Setting the North Star at General Motors
When change surfaces, opposition typically erupts, fueled primarily by fear. Instead of embracing change as an avenue for possible improvement, people often attempt to combat...
History Repeats Itself: The Family Legacy of Echo Production
“I love history. I’m a history buff – and talk about a historic industry,” Anne Street says, referring to the oil and gas business. She...
In His Words: Rick Farmer’s Journey – 40 Years Of Drilling And Completions In The Oilfield
“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.” – Marcel...
Hurtigruten CEO Hedda Felin Charts the Course Toward Sea Zero
Charting the course is a nautical term that mariners use when they are determining where they want to go. In order to do this, they...
Mitra Kashanchi: “Work hard at work and love harder at home. Care hardest about people the most at both.”
It’s the age-old question that women deal with: How do you manage work/life balance, or work/life integration, while trying to be great at both? How...
API’s Sommers Bridges the Gap Between D.C. Politics and Oil and Gas
Surveying the existing workforce might bring interesting inferences to light, and most candidates would likely share where they nailed down roots, although happy and content,...