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
Episodes
13 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...
Episode 07: Navigating Energy Shocks with Scott Sheffield and Andrew Gould
We sit down with energy legends Scott Sheffield and Andrew Gould for an in-depth conversation on the future of power, oil, gas, and global energy markets. Energy shocks are increasingly being driven by events like Middle East tensions, the Stra...
Episode 06: Pioneering U.S. Energy with Scott Sheffield
We sit down with Scott Sheffield, Founder and Former CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, to unpack one of the most consequential careers in modern energy. He shares how he scaled Pioneer Natural Resources from a small West Texas operator into a s...
Episode 05: Energy Super-Spiked: Arjun Murti on His Career on Wall Street, Goldman Sachs, and Energy Markets
In this episode of Altitude, we dive into what’s really driving energy markets today with Arjun Murti, former Goldman Sachs Partner, leading energy analyst, and the voice behind the “supercycle” oil call in 2024. He walks through his Wall Stree...
Episode 04: Global Energy at a Crossroads: Andrew Gould on his personal career, history of SLB and Outlook for AI and Energy
On today’s episode of Altitude, we sit down with Andrew Gould, the former Chairman and CEO of Schlumberger ("SLB") and Executive Chairman of BG Group, to discuss how the global energy system works. He provides a window into the corporate histor...
Episode 03: The Energy Transition Explained: Dr. Diana Gragg on Electrification, Efficiency & the AI Surge
Dr. Diana Gragg leads the Explore Energy Program at Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy and teaches one of the university’s most popular courses on understanding energy. In this episode, she breaks down the “electrify everything” strategy,...
TRAILER: Inside the Thunderbirds: Col. Justin “Astro” Elliott on Leadership + the New F-47
A quick preview of Inside the Thunderbirds with Col. Justin “Astro” Elliott. We talk leadership under pressure, how boundary avoidance quietly wrecks teams, and what leaders can do to address issues directly. Plus, a look at the news around the...
Episode 02: Inside the Thunderbirds: Col. Justin "Astro" Elliott on Leadership, Boundary Avoidance & the New F47!
Colonel Justin "Astro" Elliott commanded the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds—the elite demonstration squadron featured in Netflix's "America's Thunderbirds." In this episode, Astro shares what it takes to lead a team that performs inches apart at 4...
Episode 01: How AI Breakthroughs Have Reshuffled the Trillion Dollar Chip Race w/Chris Miller, Author of International Best Seller, Chip War
The fragility of the AI boom is that supply isn’t the only constraint—power is. The U.S. is pouring new energy into rebuilding the chip industry at home, but the real story is how fast the demand for computing is growing.In this episode...
