The Jay Young Show

Join King Founder and CEO, Jay Young, along with Rachel Griffith, Kelly Duncan, and Mark Ayers for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry.

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Markets feel expensive. Headlines feel loud. Emotions feel elevated.

On this episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay Young is joined by Jay Hatfield, CEO & Portfolio Manager at Infrastructure Capital Advisors — one of the rare investors who has experienced nearly every corner of Wall Street: CPA ➝ investment banker ➝ hedge fund PM ➝ real asset investor.

With almost 30 years of experience investing through multiple market cycles, Jay Hatfield brings a long-term, income-focused perspective shaped by bubbles, crashes, rate shocks, and shifting investor psychology.

In this conversation, we discuss:

Join Senior Vice President at King Operating, Rachel Griffith, along with Aaron Ledyard and Rex Gifford, for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry.

In this episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay Young and Jordan Soto sit down with renowned macro strategist Peter Boockvar, Chief Investment Officer at One Point BFG Wealth Partners and author of The Boock Report, for a no-nonsense conversation on markets, risk, and the cost of distraction.

We kick things off with Oil & Gas News, as Groundhog Day brings another extended winter forecast. With Punxsutawney Phil calling for more cold, energy markets are feeling the impact—firm natural gas and power demand, delayed storage rebuilds, and tighter conditions heading into late winter and early spring.

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Join Senior Vice President at King Operating, Rachel Griffith, along with Steve Mullican and Billy Phillips, for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry.

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In this special episode, Jay revisits a conversation that feels even more relevant today, a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really means to build a career in Hollywood.

Jay sits down with Todd Sandler, a true working actor whose career spans theater, television, and film. From his early theater roots in Chicago to landing roles on iconic shows like Everybody Loves Raymond and Glee, Todd shares what life looks like beyond the spotlight.

This episode pulls back the curtain on:

Join King Founder and CEO, Jay Young, along with Rachel Griffith, Mark Ayers, and Ryan Goeres for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry.

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Cold weather always tells the truth about energy.

In Episode 216 of The Jay Young Show, Jay Young and co-host Jordan Soto break down what the latest U.S. cold snap is revealing about natural gas, grid reliability, and energy reality, as prices jump and demand surges.

Jay explains why winter weather stress-tests the system, why renewables struggle in extreme cold, and why natural gas continues to carry the grid when reliability matters most.

The episode also features a replayed conversation with Jeff Crilley, founder of the Real News Network, on how podcasting...

Jay kicks off 2026 with a deep dive into the energy market, leadership psychology, and the mindset needed to thrive in uncertain times.

Segment One — OAG News (2026 Outlook): Why are oil and gas prices so cheap? Jay unpacks the global drivers behind the 2026 energy outlook, from Venezuela’s “Maduro effect” to Valero’s billion-dollar California exit and Texas’ data center boom reshaping power demand.

Segment Two — Featured Guest: Yosi Amram, former CEO, executive coach, and clinical psychologist. Together, Jay and Yosi unpack the loneliness of leadership, emotional and spiritual intelligence in business, and how clarity and authenticity s...

Join Ops Team members Rachel Griffith, Aaron Ledyard, and Kelly Duncan for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry.

More information:
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In this special throwback episode of The Jay Young Show, Reid Ryan joins Jay Young for a powerful conversation revisiting one of the most controversial moments in modern baseball history, the 2019 Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal, and exploring the future of Major League Baseball in a post-COVID world.

Reid Ryan shares firsthand insight into leadership, accountability, and resilience during his tenure as President of the Houston Astros, where the organization achieved five consecutive years of record-breaking franchise revenue, elevating the Astros into the upper echelon of MLB’s most successful clubs.

Before joining the Astros, Reid wa...

In this episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay Young sits down with Mac Stockdale, Founder and CEO of Quanta, to break down one of the most misunderstood and most critical parts of the oil and gas business: energy hedging and risk management.

Mac shares how his decade-long career at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. shaped his understanding of commodity markets, derivatives, and price volatility, and why he ultimately left banking to build a simpler, clearer solution for U.S. oil and gas producers. In plain English, Mac explains why hedging is so challenging for E&P...

What separates leaders who build lasting legacies from those who constantly play defense?

In Episode 211 of The Jay Young Show, Jay Young and Jordan Soho sit down with Leo Kelly, Founder & CEO of Verdence Capital Advisors—an entrepreneur who didn’t inherit a firm but built one from the ground up.

Leo shares firsthand insight on what most advisors underestimate about scaling a business, how being an entrepreneur changes the way you advise entrepreneurs, and why proactive decision-making matters more than ever in volatile markets.

Together, they explore:

Join King Founder and CEO, Jay Young, along with Rachel Griffith, Steve Mullican, and Mark Ayers for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry.

More information:
https://KingOperating.com

Join King Founder and CEO, Jay Young, along with Rachel Griffith, Kelly Duncan, and Rex Gifford for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry.

More information:
https://KingOperating.com

In this episode, Jay and Jordan sit down with Cole Green, the visionary leader behind MCG Drilling, a family-run Texas drilling company with roots stretching back to the 1970s. Cole has spent his entire life in the oilfield, building and managing rigs across Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Kentucky, and you may recognize him from Season 2 of Paramount+’s Landman.

Together, Jay and Jordan dig into:

• How MCG Drilling grew from water trucks to a multi-rig operation
• What long-term vision looks like in the drilling business
• What sets MCG’s jack-knife rigs apart...

Join King Founder and CEO and Ops Team members for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry.

Join Jay Young and co-host Jordan Soho for Episode 206 of The Jay Young Show, featuring global capital-raising expert Brad Blazar, the man behind more than $2 billion raised for businesses, real estate ventures, and large-scale investment projects.

Brad reveals the mindset, strategies, and systems that have made him one of the most trusted voices in capital formation today, from launching successful funds to scaling real estate operations like self-storage, multifamily, and beyond. He breaks down:

In this episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay kicks things off with key updates from the oil and gas sector, continued strength in Texas drilling, steady U.S. demand, upward winter price pressure, and a tightening natural gas market driven by rising LNG export capacity. It’s a strong setup for operators and investors heading into the colder months.

Then, Jay welcomes a powerhouse guest: Danny Gould, founder and CEO of Gould Capital. From Stanford pre-med to building one of the top-performing real estate teams in Silicon Valley, to overseeing $300M in hospitality assets, to now le...

Join King Founder and CEO and Ops Team members for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry.

In this week’s episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay and co-host Jordan Soto kick things off with the latest oil and gas headlines, market shifts, drilling updates, and what investors need to know right now. Then, Jay sits down with the IRS’s “biggest nightmare” and America’s funniest tax strategist, Ed Lyon, for a high-energy conversation on how small businesses and investors can legally beat the tax code at its own game.

Ed reveals the biggest tax mistakes business owners make, the pitfalls of choosing the wrong tax professional, and the year-round strategies that can put re...

Join King Founder and CEO and Ops Team members for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry.

In this episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay and co-host Jordan Soto sit down with Dr. Erik Lundquist, a board-certified physician and pioneer in personalized, integrative medicine.

Dr. Lundquist shares how combining conventional medical science with functional health strategies can help people reach their optimal state, not just treat disease after it strikes. From individualized nutrition and movement plans to stress-management tools, he breaks down what “whole-person health” really means.

He also discusses the broader shift happening in America’s health system, how physicians, entrepreneurs, and policy leaders are pushing medicine toward prevention and person...

Join King Founder and CEO and Ops Team members for a live Q&A and oil and gas rundown. Get insights on some of the latest news in the oil and gas industry.

In this episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay sits down with world-renowned economist John Mauldin for an unfiltered look at the state of today’s economy. From inflation and interest rates to global energy policy and investor sentiment, Mauldin breaks down what’s driving the markets — and what could be coming next.

If you want clarity on how to position yourself heading into 2026, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
Tune in for real insights, honest conversation, and a grounded take on how oil, gas, and macroeconomics intersect for investors today.

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In this inspiring episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay sits down with basketball legend Nancy Lieberman — Hall of Famer, Olympic medalist, former WNBA coach, and one of the first female coaches in men’s professional basketball. Nancy opens up about her remarkable journey from playing streetball in Harlem to leading on the NBA sidelines, breaking barriers for women in sports and leadership.

She shares insights on resilience, mentorship, and pushing boundaries in male-dominated industries, along with her ongoing work through Nancy Lieberman Charities, which empowers underserved youth across America.

Plus, Jay and co-host Jordan Soto...

In Episode 188 of The Jay Young Show, host Jay Young and co-host Jordan Soto break down the week’s top oil and gas news, share Jay's Weekly Five, and Jay sits down with Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, global thought leader, and author of The Little Book of Bitcoin. Scaramucci reflects on his time in the Trump White House, his take on leadership and resilience, and how tariffs and trade tensions continue to shape the global economy. He also dives deep into the future of Bitcoin, crypto investing, and the evolving world of finance and en...

In this episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay Young and co-host Jordan Soto sit down with Don Greene, a business leader who’s spent nearly two decades transforming medical diagnostics and sales organizations through strategic leadership and innovative growth models.

Don shares how identifying challenges early and aligning people around a clear vision can drive success across industries — from healthcare to oil and gas. The conversation dives deep into team building, adaptability, and turning obstacles into opportunity, offering actionable lessons for anyone leading through change.

Whether you’re in energy, finance, or healthcare, this episod...

In this episode of The Jay Young Show, host Jay Young sits down with golf legend David Feherty for an open and deeply personal conversation about life, loss, and redemption. Feherty shares his battle with addiction and how faith, perseverance, and purpose guided him through recovery, revealing lessons that reach far beyond golf into leadership, humility, and hope.

Jay and co-host Jordan Soto then turn to Oil & Gas market insights, breaking down OPEC+’s modest output increase and a 17% surge in U.S. natural gas futures amid tightening 2026 supply expectations.

In Jay’s Weekly Five, King...

In this episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay Young and co-host Jordan Soto are joined by King Operating Corporation leaders Rachel Griffith (SVP) and Kelly Duncan (EVP of Operations) for a thoughtful discussion on oil & gas headlines, personal reflections, and industry insights.

The conversation begins with a reflection from the Charlie Kirk Memorial before turning to key developments shaping today’s energy landscape: Exxon’s $6.8B Hammerhead project in Guyana, America’s surging role as the world’s top LNG exporter, and the U.S. push for the World Bank to resume financing new oil & gas projects...

In this episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay sits down with Rob Thummel, Senior Portfolio Manager at Tortoise Capitaland member of the firm’s Investment Committee. With nearly 20 years at Tortoise, Rob has become a trusted voice in energy finance—frequently featured on Bloomberg, CNBC, Fox Business, and The Wall Street Journal.

Rob shares his journey from Ernst & Young to Tortoise Capital, what drives his passion for energy investing, and where he sees today’s biggest opportunities in oil, natural gas, and energy infrastructure. He also breaks down how geopolitics, ESG, and the energy transition are shapin...

Stacy Washington—better known as Stacy on the Right—joins Jay Young and Jordan Soto for a candid conversation on building a national platform with purpose. A decorated U.S. Air Force veteran, Emmy-nominated TV personality, and host of a three-hour nightly show on SiriusXM Patriot 125, Stacy is also Communications Director for Family Vision Media and co-chair of Project 21.

In this episode:

In this episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay and co-host Jordan Soto sit down with Aaron Shockey—former college quarterback turned top-producing real estate leader, entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist.

Aaron opens up about his journey from the football field to building The Aaron Shockey Group at Rogers Healy and Associates, where he’s earned recognition from D Magazine and 360 West as one of the top names in Dallas-Fort Worth real estate.

But Aaron’s story doesn’t stop there. He shares insights from his role as an accredited venture capitalist with investments in household names li...

Since 2017, Kirsten San Agustin has been making waves in the Katy, Texas real estate market—helping families buy, sell, and build their futures. With a background as a sales and marketing manager for a custom home builder, she brings unique industry insight to every client relationship.

Beyond real estate, Kirsten is the owner of Raine Financial Solutions, a credit repair company dedicated to empowering people to achieve financial freedom and build generational wealth. In this episode, Kirsten shares her journey, her passion for mentoring new agents, and how resilience has shaped her personal and professional life.

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In this episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay and co-host Jordan Soto sit down with Anna Covert — digital marketing strategist, speaker, and Forbes Books author of The Covert Code. As the host of The Covert Code Podcast and founder of Covert Communication, Anna helps entrepreneurs and businesses master visibility, storytelling, and technology to stand out in competitive markets.

Together, they dive into:

On this episode of The Jay Young Show, host Jay Young and co-host Jordan Soho sit down with Avneet Kaur and Puja Sohi — the powerhouse duo behind Core Family Office and Core Investment Capital. From growing up in India’s military life to navigating the chaos of Wall Street during the 2008 crash, Avneet’s journey shaped her mission to safeguard and grow ultra-high-net-worth family wealth. Together, Avneet and Puja share why “plug-and-play” family offices are the smartest move for entrepreneurs after a big exit, the common money mistakes $15M-a-year earners make, and how to ensure wealth lasts for generations. Plus, thei...

In this episode of The Jay Young Show, discover how top financial planner Gabriel Shahin, CFP®, MBA, reveals the real strategies the wealthy use to grow and protect their money in his new book, “How the Rich Get Richer.” In this episode of The Jay Young Show, we break down timely oil and gas news—including record-breaking U.S. onshore oil production and Europe’s massive $750 billion bet on U.S. LNG. Learn where the oil boom is happening, how to take advantage of today’s energy trends, and the money mindset shifts you need to build lasting wealth—whether you’r...

In this episode of The Jay Young Show, Jay Young and Jordan Soto break down the biggest oil and gas headlines shaping the global energy landscape:

Texas Flooding Crisis – Over 100 lives lost and many still missing. Hear how you can help local businesses and vetted relief organizations in the Texas Hill Country.

OPEC’s $18.2 Trillion Forecast – Why OPEC says the world must invest trillions in oil and gas through 2050 to meet surging demand, with no signs of peak oil in sight.

Indonesia’s $10B Oil Offer – Could U.S. tariffs be a roadblock to a major...

Tune into this episode of The Jay Young Show with Jay and his co-host Jordan Soto for the latest in oil and gas news and more. The episode addresses the devastating Texas Hill Country flooding impacting Kerrville, Hunt, and Comfort, sharing vital information on how to help affected communities. Hearts are with the over 80 individuals lost and many still missing. Find donation links for the Kerrville Area Rebuilding Fund and Texas Community Recovery, plus details for supply drop-offs and volunteer efforts on social platforms, YouTube, and Rumble. Next, the discussion analyzes monumental changes in Oil and Gas news, including...

On this July 2nd episode, hosts Jay Young and Jordan Soto break down the biggest oil and gas news of the week before sitting down with Kelly Duncan, VP of Engineering at King Operating, for a wide-ranging interview.

Topics covered:
India doubles U.S. crude imports, signaling a major shift in global oil trade. OPEC+ prepares another production hike amid lagging output. U.S. utilities face record electricity demand driven by the booming data center industry—and what it means for natural gas markets.

Kelly discusses engineering planning, cost control, drilling technology, market volatility, st...