Altitude by Talon Podcast
Welcome to the Altitude by Talon podcast, where we explore energy, AI, entrepreneurship, and investing with the experts building the future.
Each episode brings candid conversations with founders, investors, and industry leaders reshaping how we power our world, leverage artificial intelligence, build companies, and allocate capital. We cut through the noise to deliver actionable insights from people who have done the work and achieved real results.
Whether you're an entrepreneur seeking your next breakthrough, an investor looking for emerging opportunities, or simply curious about the forces transforming our economy, Talon Talks provides the knowledge you need to stay ahead.
Topics: Energy innovation • Applied AI • Startup strategy • Investment trends • Leadership lessons from successful exits
Altitude by Talon Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 12: David Darst's Asset Allocation Playbook
In this episode of Altitude by Talon, host Charlie Leykum sits down with David Darst — widely regarded as one of the fathers of asset allocation, and, as it turns out, Charlie's father-in-law. David spent 25 years at Goldman Sachs, including si...
Episode 11: Charles Ellis on 50 Years of Investment Management and the Yale Endowment Model
In this episode of Altitude by Talon, host Charlie Leykum sits down with Charley Ellis — founder of Greenwich Associates, former Chairman of Yale's endowment investment committee, longtime Vanguard board member, and author of 24 books, includin...
Episode 10: From Finance to Mining: Graham Brown’s Trajectory to Arena CEO
In this episode of Talon X, host Charlie Leykum sits down with Graham Brown, CEO of Arena Industrial, to trace his path from studying finance at UT Austin to commercial banking, investment banking, and private equity and credit investing — and ...
Episode 09: From Welder to CEO: Danny Watkins on Building Petro Mechanical Services
We sit down with Danny Watkins, Founder and CEO of Petro Mechanical Services (PMS), to trace his path from a childhood in the shadow of Lone Star Steel in rural Northeast Texas, through a football scholarship at the University of Tulsa, and int...
Episode 08: Schlumberger to Stratum: Ricardo Carossino's Journey to CEO of Testing & Measurement Leader
We sit down with Ricardo Carossino, CEO of Stratum, to trace his path from a mechanical engineering student in Buenos Aires to a 23-year career at Schlumberger spanning nine international moves, and ultimately to leading Stratum as a first-time...