The Trevor Rose Podcast

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jim Bertram - Chair of Keyera Corp - a TSX listed midstream company with a market cap of approximately $10 billion. 

Mr. Bertram was also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Keyera from 1998 until 2015 when he became Executive Chair. During this time, Mr. Bertram led the company in significant growth and major acquisitions while enabling consistent delivery of value to customers and shareholders. 

Previously, Mr. Bertram was Vice President of Marketing for Gulf Canada Ltd. and Vice Pre...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Myron Stadnyk - Chairman of Vermilion Energy & board member of Whitecap Resources & Mancal Corporation.

Mr. Stadnyk has over 40 years of oil and gas experience and is the former President & CEO and Director of ARC Resources Ltd., retiring in 2020. During his tenure as CEO, and prior to that as COO, Mr. Stadnyk played a pivotal role in ARC's transformation from a Royalty trust to a leading Canadian producer. His extensive career also includes working for a major oil and gas company in b...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Rick Rule - CEO of Rule Investment Media, co-founder of Battle Bank & former President & CEO of Sprott US Holdings. 

Mr. Rule began his career 50 years ago in 1974 in the securities business and has been involved in it ever since. Mr. Rule is known for his expertise in many resource sectors, including agriculture, alternative energy, forestry, oil and gas, mining, and water. In 1990, Mr. Rule founded the business now known as Sprott US Holdings, merging it into Sprott In...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Bob McNally - founder and president of Rapidan Energy Group - an independent energy market, policy, and geopolitical analysis firm based in the Washington, DC area.

Bob's 34-year career includes service as a White House energy advisor to President George W. Bush, an oil market analyst, and a hedge fund strategist at Tudor Investment Corporation. His acclaimed book Crude Volatility: The History and the Future of Boom-Bust Oil Prices (Columbia University Press, 2017) received the Honorable Mention in Economics in t...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jodi Anhorn - CEO of GLJ - a global energy & petroleum evaluations firm based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 

As an industry expert with 30 years of experience at GLJ, Jodi has witnessed the company evolve from a small reserves evaluations provider to the strategic client partner that it is today. Under Jodi’s guidance as CEO, GLJ’s collective knowledge of subsurface expertise and economics ensures its clients take the right next step toward successful and sustainable solutions. Jodi believes in str...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Dan Debow - board member of Build Canada and Loblaws International. 

Mr. Debow is also former VP of Partnerships and Corporate Development at Shopify, and 3x co-founder of Workbrain, Rypple, and Helpful. 

Mr. Debow was an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto - Faculty of Law where he taught a course on exponential technologies, law & policy.

Mr. Debow earned a BA from Western University, a JD/MBA from the University of Toronto, and a LLM from Sta...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Michael Kanovsky - founder and CEO of Sky Energy Corp., a private energy and investment company founded in 1993. 

Mr. Kanovsky is also a Founding Partner and Associate/Mentor of Creative Destruction Lab (Rockies) as well as serving on advisory boards of several private companies.

Mr. Kanovsky started his career in investment banking and subsequently has had significant involvement in the oil, gas, renewable & power industries as well as private operating businesses in real estate, marinas and in Seniors Independent & As...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Dan Pickering - CIO & Founder of Pickering Energy Partners - an energy financial services company headquartered in Houston, USA with ~$16 billion invested in all energy sub-sectors.

Mr. Pickering is the Chief Investment Officer at Pickering Energy Partners (PEP). PEP is a financial services firm focused on Investments and Advice in the energy sector – both traditional oil and gas and energy transition. 

Prior to PEP, Mr. Pickering served as the President of Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., and...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jeremy McCrea - Managing Director of Equity Research at BMO Capital Markets.

Previously Mr. McCrea has held similar positions at Raymond James, AltaCorp Capital and National Bank Financial - with more than 20 years of experience exclusively covering the energy sector.

Mr. McCrea also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary and is a CFA® charterholder.

Since 2004, Mr. McCrea’s  views on energy are frequently sought after by institutional funds, as well as various media outle...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Mike Belenkie - CEO of Advantage Energy - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$2 Billion. 

Mr. Belenkie joined Advantage in October 2018 as Chief Operating Officer, and was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in October 2019 and then to President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2022. 

Between 2012 and 2018, Mr. Belenkie founded and helped lead Modern Resources to become a highly efficient Deep Basin producer which included oversight on all aspects of the Corporation. 

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This episode we are joined by Ms. Hilary Foulkes - Independent Director of Chord Energy, Pine Cliff Energy, Senior Advisor at TPH Canada & Vice-Chair Let’s Talk Science.

Previously, Ms. Foulkes was an independent director for Modern Resources, Vice President and COO at PennWest Exploration, and Managing Director at Scotia Waterous.

Ms. Foulkes earned a BSc with Honours in Earth Science from the University of Waterloo and is a Professional Geologist.

Among other things we discussed Adventures in Northern Saskatchewan, Hard Rock Origins & CA...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Robyn Regehr.

Mr. Regehr played ~1089 NHL games over fifteen years including twelve with the Calgary Flames, and three with the LA Kings - where he won the Stanley Cup in 2014.

Mr. Regehr also competed for Canada in World Juniors, World Championships, World Cup and Olympics. 

Mr. Regehr was a member of the NHLPA executive board for 4 years also participated in Audit and Executive Director search committee. 

Mr. Regehr has been involved in charitable organizations including Flames Foun...

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This episode we are joined by Ms. Karen Nielsen.

Throughout her career, Ms. Nielsen has held executive & board level positions at ATCO EnPower, Seven Generations Energy Ltd., ATCO Power, ARC Resources Ltd., Birchcliff Energy Ltd & Crew Energy Inc.

Ms. Nielsen also earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering (with Distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan, and is a registered professional with APEGA.

Among other things we discussed Early Field Days, Montney Origins & How Power Markets Influence Energy Prices.

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Eric Nuttall - partner and senior portfolio manager with Ninepoint Partners, and the Ninepoint Energy Fund - Canada's largest energy fund with ~$2 billion under management.

Mr. Nuttall's views on energy are frequently sought after by BNN Bloomberg, CNBC, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and other media organizations.

Mr. Nuttall also earned a Bachelor of International Business degree (High Honours) from Carleton University.

Among other things we discussed Election Results, Oil Volatility & Why C...

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James Pasieka is a former partner with the Calgary office of McCarthy Tétrault LLP and has extensive experience in structuring and negotiating transactions for capital projects, joint ventures, corporate financings, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. He has negotiated or closed deals on six continents. 

Mr. Pasieka practiced in all segments of the energy sector, in corporate/commercial law generally, and in corporate finance, including early-stage and venture capital financing, mergers, acquisitions and take-overs. 

Mr. Pasieka has served as an officer or director or chairman of scores of publ...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. John Jeffrey - CEO of Saturn Oil & Gas - a TSX listed energy company with a market cap of ~$300M.

Prior to assuming leadership of Saturn in 2016, Mr. Jeffrey was the area finance manager for a Fortune 500 engineering consulting firm in Canada. 

Mr. Jeffrey was a founder and CFO for Axiom Group, a geological and engineering consulting company that has drilled over 800 wells within western Canada. 

Mr. Jeffrey also is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan with a M...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jordan McNamee – Founder and Chief Investment Officer of the Optimist Fund - an investment fund with ~$40 million under management. 

Prior to founding the Optimist Fund, Mr. McNamee worked at CI Global Asset Management as lead Portfolio Manager, and Cambridge Global Asset Management as an analyst covering the global technology, media and communications services sectors. 

Mr. McNamee earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, and has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Mac Van Wielingen – founder and chair of Viewpoint Group and co-founder of Viewpoint Investment Partners - a global, investment management company offering strategies to high net-worth families and institutional investors. 

Mr. Van Wielingen is also a founder, and partner of ARC Financial Corporation, the largest energy focused private equity fund in Canada with approximately $6 billion under management - and a founder and former chair (1996-2016) of ARC Resources Ltd., a leading Canadian ener...

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This episode we are joined by Mrs. Amber Kanwar – host of the In the Money Podcast - a video podcast where Amber sits down with a top portfolio managers to deliver insights & advice on investing to everyday investors. 

New episodes are out every Tuesday and Thursday, and are available on YouTube, Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Prior to launching the In the Money Podcast, Mrs. Kanwar spent ~15 years at BNN Bloomberg where she interviewed hundreds of portfolio managers, CEOs, political leaders and newsm...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Herb Pinder Jr. – owner of the Goal Group of companies which includes G Energy - a private equity firm investing in oil and gas companies & Goal Sports Corp - which managed the contractual and financial affairs of professional hockey players for 35 years.

Mr. Pinder has served on the boards of more than 50 public and private businesses, crown corporations and non-profit organizations (ARC Resources, Canadian Airlines, Wascana Energy, Sunshine Ski Resort and Viterra).

Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Pinder won a bro...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Tom MacInnis – CEO of Spark Capital Corp. & Southern Pacific Resources.

Mr. MacInnis is also Board Chair of PointBreak Resources, board member of Rok Resources, and sits on the advisory committees for the private equity funds managed by Lex Energy Partners in Regina.

Previously, Mr. MacInnis was a Founder & Managing Director of Investment Banking at Tristone Capital, Head of Energy Financial Markets and Energy Investment Banking for National Bank of Canada - working on over 1200 M&A & capital raising transactions representing ove...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Arjun Murti - Partner at Veriten LLC and a Senior Advisor at Warburg Pincus. 

Mr. Murti has spent over 30 years on Wall Street as a sell-side equity research analyst, buy-side investor, advisor and board member covering the global energy sector. 

Mr. Murti previously served as a Partner at Goldman Sachs from 2006 to 2014. Prior to becoming Partner, he served as Managing Director from 2003 to 2006 and as Vice President from 1999 to 2003. 

During his time at Goldman Sachs, Mr...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jamie Murray - portfolio manager at the Murray Wealth Group - a Toronto based investment firm with ~$360M under management. 

Mr. Jamie Murray has approximately 20 years of experience in the investment sector with previous roles at Investors Group, Desjardins Capital Markets & Dundee Capital Markets.

Mr. Murray graduated from The Richard Ivey School of Business, and has also received his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2011.

Among other things, we discussed Out of Favor Stocks, Protecting Capital, E...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jim Gray, O.C. - co-founder of Canadian Hunter Exploration - one of Canada's largest natural gas producers before its sale in 2001 for ~$3.4 billion.

Among his many awards, Mr. Gray has been inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence, the Order of Canada, the Calgary Business Hall of Fame, and the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.

Mr. Gray was awarded an Honourary Doctor of Laws degree in 1991 by the University of Calgary, and the Energy Person of the Year...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Arun Chandrasekaran - Head of Energy Investment Banking at National Bank- a TSX listed financial institution with a market cap of ~$43 billion. 

Arun Chandrasekaran has 17+ years of experience in industry. Mr. Chandrasekaran re-joined National Bank as Head of Energy, Investment Banking in August 2016. Prior to re-joining National Bank, Mr. Chandrasekaran worked as a Principal with Stream Asset Financial Management. 

Mr. Chandrasekaran graduated with Distinction from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Commerce Co-operative Education de...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Charles Guedo - CEO of 8am Solutions - a Calgary based tech company. 

8am Solutions provides software that allows companies to better adhere to workplace safety legislation with the use of machine learning and A.I. 

Among other uses, 8am Solutions users pay an annual fee, and in exchange - get quick summaries on whether their oil & gas health and safety procedures & documents meet government requirements. 

Mr. Charles Guedo spent over 10 years in the vendor man...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jason Landau & Mr. Eugene Vath from Waratah Capital - a Toronto, Ontario based asset management firm that has grown from $25 million to ~$4 billion under management since 2010. 

Mr. Landau is the Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Head of Investment Team. 

Mr. Landau received an Honours Business Administration degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

Mr. Vath is an investment analyst, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree fr...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Rob Broen - President & CEO of Athabasca Oil - a Calgary based energy company listed on the TSX, with a market cap of ~$3 billion. 

Mr. Broen Joined Athabasca in November 2012 as Senior Vice President Light Oil, and was Promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2013, and CEO in 2015.

Mr. Broen has over 25 years of exploration and production experience including 18 years with Talisman Energy in various technical and management capacities (President, Talisman Energy USA Inc. and Senior Vice President, N...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jeff Robson - President & CEO of Vada Capital - an independent, family-backed private equity firm based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 

Mr. Robson is a board member of the Haskayne Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the First Monday Foundation, the Alberta Hockey Foundation, is a also a Robson DNA Center Board Advisor, a General Manager of Canadian Professional Rodeo Association and Founding Partner of Creative Destruction Labs Rockies.

Mr. Robson earned a Business Management degree from California Polytechnic State U...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jamie Mackie who is retired now, but spent 40 years in the investment banking, energy & wealth management sectors. 

Mr. Mackie's 40 years of experience included roles at Richardson GMP, Macquarie Group, J F Mackie & Company & FirstEnergy Capital where he was an early member of the firm. 

Mr. Mackie earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Calgary, and a Master of Science Degree from Yale University. 

Among other things we disused The Wilson Mackie Days, 150 Years in Ca...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Jeff Davison - 2025 Calgary Mayor Candidate & Chief Executive Officer of the Prostate Cancer Centre - an Alberta-based health charity dedicated to providing clinical support, education and resources to help men navigate the complex world of prostate cancer.

Mr. Davison has spent over twenty years with publicly traded companies in the energy, technology and creative services sectors and was elected to Calgary City Council from 2017 - 2021.

Jeff Davison is currently on the University of Calgary Board of Governors and Senate...

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This episode we are joined by Alex Epstein - founder & President of the Center for Industrial Progress - a for-profit think-tank seeking to bring about a new industrial revolution by using technology to improve the planet across a multitude of industries including mining, manufacturing, agriculture, chemistry, and energy.

Mr. Epstein is also the author of the new book titled Fossil Future, the New York Times bestseller The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, and the creator of EnergyTalkingPoints.com - a source of talking points on energy...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Mark Mulroney - Vice Chair, Global Banking and Markets at Scotiabank - a TSX & NYSE listed financial institution with a market cap of ~$100 billion & ~$70 billion respectively.

Mark Mulroney joined Scotiabank in 2018 and has served as Head of Financial Institutions and Sponsors within Corporate and Investment Banking. Mark Mulroney was appointed to his current role as Vice Chair, Global Banking and Markets in October 2024 where he is focused on strategic relationships and advancing synergies within Global Banking and...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Graeme Edge - co-founder and CEO of Energy Disruptors - a conference created to address the opportunities and challenges presented in the energy industry by connecting leaders who share their perspectives on technology, new business models, emerging global trends, & policies.

In addition to the Energy Disruptors conference, Mr. Edge is the founder & CEO of ScaleBlaze - an executive search firm specializing in clean energy/clean tech, energy transition, and e-mobility sectors. 

Mr. Edge also earned a...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Ward Polzin - board member of Chord Energy, Founder and Executive Chairman of Camino Natural Resources & Venture Partner of NGP Energy (“NGP”), a private equity investment firm based in Dallas, TX.

Previously, Mr. Polzin served as CEO of Centennial Resource Development, LLC (“Centennial”), an NGP portfolio company focused on the Permian basin of West Texas, from 2013 to 2016. 

Prior to forming Camino and Centennial, Mr.Polzin served as a Managing Director and a founding partner in Investment Banking at Tudor...

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This episode we are joined by Ms. Josée Tremblay - Principal at Strategic Decisions Group, a global firm specializing in helping companies discover innovative opportunities and make the best possible strategic investments.

Previously, Ms. Tremblay worked both onshore and offshore in the energy industry at Can Hunter Exploration, Burlington Resources, ConocoPhillips, INPEX Corporation and most recently on the production, development and exploration of Canada’s East Coast as the Vice President for the region with Suncor Energy.

Ms. Tremblay served over three years as...

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This episode, we are joined by Mr. Steve Larke & Mr. Dave Szybunka - for a special live edition of the podcast at the 2024 CALEP Conference.

Mr. Larke is a corporate director at Topaz Energy, Headwater Exploration & Vermilion Energy - and previous roles include Operating Partner and Advisory Board member with Azimuth Capital Management Inc., Managing Director and Executive Committee member with Calgary-based Peters & Co. from 2005 to 2015, and prior thereto, was Vice-President and Director with TD Newcrest from 1997 to 2005.

Mr. Larke has a Bachelor of...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Curtis Stange - CEO of ATB Financial - a Crown owned financial institution based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - with approximately 5300 team members, 825,000 clients and a balance sheet of ~$62 billion.

Mr. Stange was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of ATB Financial on June 30, 2018, and has more than 35 years of experience in financial services in Canada.

Prior to becoming CEO, Mr. Stange held a number of senior leadership roles at ATB Financial, as well as...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Marty Staples - CEO of Topaz Energy - a Calgary based energy company listed on the TSX, with a market cap of ~$4 billion. 

Marty Staples commenced his role in April 2020 when Topaz hired its initial employees and has been instrumental in Topaz’s accretive acquisition growth strategy which has generated rapid earnings and dividend growth for Topaz shareholders. 

Mr. Staples has over 20 years' experience in the oil and gas industry in the areas of leadership, management, business deve...

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This episode we are joined by Mr. Ian Dundas - Board Member & advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Chord Energy - a Houston based energy company listed on New York Stock Exchange, with a market cap of ~$8 billion. 

Mr. Dundas previously served as a Director and President & Chief Executive Officer of Enerplus Corporation until its combination with Chord Energy in May 2024.

Mr. Dundas joined Enerplus in 2002 as Vice-President of Business Development, responsible for corporate acquisition and divestment strategies. In 2011, Mr. Dundas was appointed E...