The Covid-19 pandemic hit the energy business harder than almost any prior downturn, and Kelcy Warren has described the demand collapse that followed as one of the strangest periods in his career. Jet fuel demand cratered as flights stopped, oil demand fell alongside it, while natural gas held up comparatively well thanks to steady household and industrial use.Weathering the Demand ShockEnergy Transfer's diversified mix of oil, natural gas,...
Long before he led Gulf Coast Western, Matthew Fleeger built a resume that spanned multiple industries far removed from oil and gas. Fleeger graduated from Southern Methodist University with a degree in business, concentrating on finance and marketing, then spent seven years working for Texas-based companies, including one owned by his father.From Medical Waste to EnergyThat early experience gave Fleeger the tools to launch his own venture in...
For years, the wealth management industry has operated on a simple assumption: more specialists mean better outcomes. Hire an estate attorney, hire a CPA, hire an investment advisor, and let each expert handle their piece of the puzzle. Michael Gold, founder and CEO of Westport-based Gold Family Wealth, thinks that assumption is exactly backward.Michael Gold's practice is built around what he describes as orchestration, not accumulation. Rather...
The podcasting industry has no shortage of production companies. What it lacks, according to Greg Soros, is enough companies willing to treat audio as an art form rather than a commodity. Soros, the Portland-born podcaster and producer who founded Podcraft Media Lab in Austin, has built a career around that distinction and the market has responded.Soros launched Podcraft Media Lab in 2020 after departing a senior producer position at a prominent...
In addition to his work as Executive Chairman of Energy Transfer, Kelcy Warren serves on the University of Texas System Board of Regents, an appointment made by Governor Greg Abbott. The role places Warren at the governance level of one of the largest university systems in the country and reflects the kind of civic engagement he has maintained alongside his energy career.Ties to UT-Arlington Run DeepWarren graduated from the University of...
Geographic diversification is a risk management tool for many investors, but for London-based entrepreneur Burak Basel, it has been something more: an active driver of growth and competitive advantage. By establishing meaningful operations across multiple regions, Basel Holding has gained access to opportunities, talent, and market insights that purely domestic players simply cannot match.The group's presence in Malta has been particularly...
Five years after leaving a prominent media company, Greg Soros has built one of the more quietly influential podcast production operations in the country. Podcraft Media Lab, headquartered in Austin, Texas, has carved out a niche that few competitors occupy: high-touch, premium audio production for clients who want more than a microphone and a publishing schedule.The company serves a client list that spans Fortune 500 firms and emerging...
Kelcy Warren's influence on the American energy industry is substantial and well-documented. Less visible, but equally meaningful to him, is the mark he has left on the city of Dallas particularly through the urban greenspace that bears his family's name.A Park Named After His SonKlyde Warren Park, a six-acre deck park connecting Uptown and downtown Dallas, opened in 2012. The project required bridging over a freeway a civil engineering...
The television series that aired under the title Facing Trauma gave millions of viewers a window into a corner of medicine rarely seen on camera: the reconstruction of faces broken by violence or deformity, and the human stories of recovery that followed. At the center of that series was Dr. Andrew Jacono, a dual board-certified facial plastic surgeon whose charitable work preceded the cameras by years and has continued long after filming...
There is a version of the podcasting success story that involves hundreds of episodes, aggressive distribution schedules, and a relentless upload cadence. Greg Soros chose not to tell that story. When he founded Podcraft Media Lab in Austin in 2020, Soros built the company around a single conviction: exceptional audio production is worth more than an endless content feed.That conviction has turned Podcraft into one of the audio industry's most...