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“Worst start to a podcast ever!” Hosts Jeff Jarrett and Sal Sama are joined by returning guest Brian Scheid for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Jeff and Sal better watch what they say, because Brian is the Director of HR, and Environmental Health and Safety. On today's episode, you'll learn a lot about the Human Resources side of Premier Companies. With around 550 people in a company, there's a lot to juggle, from recruiting and onboarding to payroll and benefits. Brian and his team have a lot on their plate! Brian, Jeff, and Sal will share about the turnover they've seen across departments and the generational makeup of their staff and the safety component of Brian's role, including wild safety stories! We'll leave it up to you as to whether or not it's actually the worst start to a podcast episode.
“Worst start to a podcast ever!” Hosts Jeff Jarrett and Sal Sama are joined by returning guest Brian Scheid for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Jeff and Sal better watch what they say, because Brian is the Director of HR, and Environmental Health and Safety. On today's episode, you'll learn a lot about the Human Resources side of Premier Companies. With around 550 people in a company, there's a lot to juggle, from recruiting and onboarding to payroll and benefits. Brian and his team have a lot on their plate! Brian, Jeff, and Sal will share about the turnover they've seen across departments and the generational makeup of their staff and the safety component of Brian's role, including wild safety stories! We'll leave it up to you as to whether or not it's actually the worst start to a podcast episode.
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Are you looking to get into the agronomy business? Premier Companies can help! On this episode of The High Ground, hosts Ryan Priest and Sal Sama are joined by returning guest, Brian Scheid, of Premier Companies. Brian is their Director of Human Resources, Health, Safety, and Environmental, and provides an inside look at the employment process.Today's episode covers a variety of topics including current open positions, how to apply, and some of the training they offer. You'll also learn about their commitment to employee development and opportunities for growth. No matter your area of interest, tune in to today's episode to learn more about how the team at Premier AG can help you get plugged in and start your career.
Why is getting your CDL like trying to swat flies with 2x4s? To discuss just that, hosts Ryan Priest and Sal Sama have brought in Premier Ag employees Brian Scheid and David Grubbs. Brian is the Director of Human Resources, Health, Safety, and Environmental, and has been in the co-op system for 31 years. David, Operations Manager of Transportation, has been in the increasingly complex transportation industry for over eight years.You'll learn about the requirements to obtain a commercial driver's license (CDL), driving regulations, and a bit more about driving school. They'll also discuss the hoops someone must jump through to maintain a license once they get it and how losing our older drivers negatively impacts the industry. If you've not heard enough about the supply chain in recent years, Ryan, Sal, Brian, and David also get into how the lack of drivers affects that, too.
Alrighty, Folks... It's a show with a LOT of live audio! We start with a Drunk News Girl in the car, trying to be ridiculous... but DOES she find the hole?We also have 4 interviews from Dec. 29th at The Curtain Club! We talk with Steve Wilson, Lucas and Anthony from Serosia, Gang Bang Jim, Paco Estrada, Brian Scheid from Triple SP, and Corey from Adakain! It was a LOT of fun! We also have some news, some jokes, ginger in your butt, manhole sex, and so much more!!! We feature music from Serosia and Meridian tonight, and it's a GREAT show! Enjoy!WANT TO START YOUR OWN PODCAST?? Head over to SPREAKER.COM to signup and use the Promo code WHISKEY to get 1 month free when you get any Pro package! (https://www.spreaker.com/plans?coupon_code=whiskey)Thank you for listening to WhiskeyBoy Radio, I appreciate each and every one of you!Be sure to check out and support other independent podcasters, YouTubers, and local bands!Go visit our website at WhiskeyBoyRadio.com - Be sure to follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @WhiskeyBoyRadio - Call our shows' studio and comment line at 972-853-1359, Subscribe via Spreaker, iTunes, iHeart, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Follow us on Spotify!Guest/Music Links:Serosia - https://www.facebook.com/serosiabandBlack Doves - https://www.facebook.com/therealblackdovesTriple SP - https://www.facebook.com/TripleSPMusicMeridian - https://www.facebook.com/meridiannationAdakain - https://www.facebook.com/AdakainSponsor Links:Texas Podcast Massacre - http://texaspodcastmassacre.com/Eternal Pet Love - http://www.teespring.com/moreeternalpetlovePaul, Millionaire Info - https://www.fiverr.com/onemfi2018
Big questions remain about the outlook for Mexico's oil sector as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador takes office December 1. Duncan Wood, director of the Wilson Center's Mexico Institute, joins Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid to talk about some of the factors to watch. Will the new...
What will impact the global oil market more: the collapse of Venezuela’s oil sector or the US exit from the Iran nuclear deal?On this week’s Capitol Crude, Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid talk with Amy Myers Jaffe, director of the Council on Foreign Relations’ energy security and...
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has called energy trade a rare bright spot in trade relations with China and has called for a nearly sixfold increase in American energy exports. Is that realistic?This week, Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid talk with Jane Nakano, a senior fellow with the energy...
On today’s Capitol Crude we’re talking oil piracy, sanctions busting and petroleum’s black market in international waters.Ian Ralby, founder and CEO of I.R. Consilium, and David Soud, head of research and analysis at I.R. Consilium, talk with Brian Scheid about the state of...
Venezuela’s oil sector is in freefall, but where will it stop?On this week’s podcast, Francisco Monaldi, the Latin American energy policy fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, tells Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid that Venezuelan output may decline another...
Capitol Crude is live from CERAWeek by IHS Markit in Houston. On this special episode, we’re talking Permian output, which the International Energy Agency said Tuesday will fuel 40% of global oil supply growth over the next five years.S&P Global Platts senior editor Brian Scheid is joined...
Why Florida?On this week’s podcast, Senior Editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid look at the Trump administration’s plan to open nearly all federal waters to oil and gas drilling and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s sudden and unusual decision to exempt Florida from the...
Gary Ross, founder of PIRA Energy and head of global oil analytics for S&P Global Platts, says oil at $80/b is possible in the near term.S&P Global Platts senior editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid talk to Ross about the impact the Trump administration is having on the global oil market,...
Capitol Crude has an exclusive interview with Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al-Khalifa, Bahrain’s oil minister, who sees a major crude supply crunch looming in the global market as investments dry up and US shale is likely to decline soon.Senior oil editor Brian Scheid shares more from the...
Is peak oil demand a myth? Capitol Crude goes to Georgetown University to debate how electric vehicles, technology, policy and petrochemicals (and more) will influence whether demand for crude oil will peak around 2030.Senior oil editor Brian Scheid fields arguments about the economics, policy...
Will Venezuela's oil sector — including PDVSA and Citgo — will be a help or hindrance as the country tries to restructure some of its crippling debt while also dealing with sanctions?Senior oil editor Brian Scheid talks with Risa Grais-Targow, director, Latin America, at the Eurasia...
The fate of the Iran deal has essentially been punted to the US Congress, so what is likely to happen (and not happen) as lawmakers evaluate a situation that could have impacts for global oil markets?Senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon speak with John Hughes, former head of the State...
The 100-year-old Jones Act got a lot of attention after a brutal hurricane season, but could its role within the US energy industry change as crude oil and LNG exports increase?Senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid hear from US Representative John Garamendi, Democrat-California, about...
Investment cycles can give clues about future oil market shifts, and recent slow investments are pointing toward a global crude shortage and price upticks, Jonathan Chanis tells senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon.Chanis is senior vice president for policy at Securing America’s...
Capitol Crude's senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon speak with Meghan O'Sullivan, author of the new book ‘Windfall: How the New Energy Abundance Upends Global Politics and Strengthens America’s Power.’ O'Sullivan talks about US energy independence, how Rex Tillerson...
Ahead of a possible United Nations Security Council vote Monday on an oil embargo to North Korea, Capitol Crude sits down with William Brown, an adjunct professor at Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and an expert on North Korea.Senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon talk with...
The US Energy Information Administration is losing its top career official, and senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid spoke with Howard Gruenspecht before he departed. Gruenspecht, the acting administrator since January and deputy administrator since 2003, is departing for the MIT...
Capitol Crude celebrates its 150th episode with part two of a talk with Amos Hochstein, President Barack Obama's top energy diplomat. Senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon focus on the future of the Iran nuclear deal — which Hochstein helped develop — and the radical changes...
US energy sanctions are back in the news with Russia and Venezuela, so senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon talk to someone who's been there, done that: Amos Hochstein, President Barack Obama's top energy diplomat. Hochstein, who served as Obama’s special envoy and coordinator of...
If the US follows through with sanctions on Venezuela, it can affect a slew of issues for US Gulf Coast refiners and the global markets for crude and refined oil products. Senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid talk with John Auers, executive vice president with Turner, Mason &...
Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, speaks to Capitol Crude about the future the Renewable Fuel Standard, biofuels and the big topics at the pump in the era of Trump.Dinneen speaks with senior oil editor Brian Scheid about the proposed Renewable Volume Obligations and...
The Trump administration is looking to expand drilling in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, Arctic and even the Pacific oceans. To learn more about the prospects of expanded offshore oil and gas production, senior oil editor Brian Scheid and Gary Gentile, chief editor of Platts...
Talk about the US' need for energy independence evolved into a discussion about energy security, and now energy dominance has risen to the forefront. But what does that mean and what are the Trump administration's plans to achieve it? Senior oil editor Brian Scheid talks with Kevin Book, managing...
The US Environmental Protection Agency's proposed 2018 renewable volume obligations were released July 5, and responses from biofuels and oil industry players were mixed. Biofuels reporters Josh Pedrick and Wes Swift, as well as policy reporter Brian Scheid, crunch the numbers and consider how...
Andrew Holland, director of studies and a senior fellow at the American Security Project, joins Capitol Crude to talk about how "energy is still a strategic, valued commodity" and key to national security.Holland also speaks with senior oil editor Brian Scheid about the security implications of...
The Trump administration has reopened a review of 2022-2025 fuel economy standards, which have a major impact on the vehicles automakers produce and, arguably, a modest impact on petroleum demand in the future.Senior oil editor Brian Scheid talks with Drew Kodjak, executive director of the...
US crude exports are in their nascent stages, relative to the rest of the world. But data about the exports reveals how the crude is entering the market. Mason Hamilton, petroleum markets analyst with the US Energy Information Administration, joins senior oil editor Brian Scheid and global director...
When OPEC reached its historic supply cut deal last year, Brent oil was trading for about $49/b ... and it still is. So has the deal been a failure, and what should the market expect from OPEC now?Senior oil editor Brian Scheid is in London, talking with the Platts OPEC team ahead of the Vienna...
Capitol Crude takes an environmentalists vs. industry look at President Donald Trump's first 100 days with Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, and Bob Deans, director of strategic engagement for the Natural Resources Defense Council.Senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan...
How much of an impact are President Donald Trump's policies having on day-to-day trading within oil markets? And what about future regulations? Brian Scheid has a conversation with the S&P Global Platts oil futures team: Geoffrey Craig, Jack Laursen and Jeff Mower. They discuss where oil prices...
President Donald Trump came into the White House promising a new revolution for domestic fossil fuel producers. But have his policy efforts, including last week’s Energy Independence Executive Order, lived up to the hype? Senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon break down...
Capitol Crude looks to Mexico, where reform is upending the energy sector at a time when its relationship with the US could be on the cusp of a change. Senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid talk with Lourdes Melgar, Mexico's former deputy secretary for hydrocarbons and currently the...
Senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon talk with Jana Morgan, director of Publish What You Pay - US, on the likely fate of an anti-corruption rule with impacts on multinational oil, gas and mining companies.The rule, requiring companies to report bribes to foreign governments, was...
Former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson has started his new job at the State Department, where he could still have a big impact on energy and commodity issues around the globe. Senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid look at how Tillerson might approach the long-simmering tensions in the...
Robert McNally, author of the new book 'Crude Volatility: The History and the Future of Boom-Bust Oil Prices' joins senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid to talk about the history — and future — of crude oil prices.McNally, a former White House energy advisor and president...
Many are watching US oil producers after the deal between OPEC and non-OPEC producers and Donald Trump's election, and John Hess, CEO of Hess Corporation, shares his thoughts about the future of US shale.Hess talks with senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid about how quickly American...
Energy independence is a goal for many when it comes to US energy security, and the future of both is influenced by both politics and complicated global energy markets. Senior oil editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon talk to Robbie Diamond, president and CEO of Securing America's Future Energy,...
Total renewable fuel is slated to be more than 10% of the US fuel supply in 2017, breaking through the so-called blend wall. But how will a new presidential administration affect targets for the Renewable Fuel Standard?Senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid talk to ClearView Energy...
In a special episode of Capitol Crude, senior oil editor Brian Scheid calls former podcast co-host Herman Wang in Vienna to get all the details of OPEC's historic decision Wednesday to cut production. Wang is our London-based OPEC reporter, and he explains whether the deal is actually a cut or a...
What are the best and worst scenarios from the upcoming OPEC meeting for Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, the US and other crude producers? Matthew Reed, vice president of Foreign Reports, joins senior oil editor Brian Scheid to consider the likely outcomes and country-by-country consequences for...
In a special post-election episode of Capitol Crude, senior editors Brian Scheid and Meghan Gordon look at what impact Republican Donald Trump’s victory will have on US oil policy. Geoffrey Craig, oil futures editor with Platts, stops by to talk about the immediate oil price reactions and...
Venezuela has more proven crude oil reserves than any other country, yet hundreds of thousands of people are unable to buy necessities and are marching in the streets of Caracas. Senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid talk with Raúl Gallegos, senior analyst with Control Risk and...
Former US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson joins senior oil editors Meghan Gordon and Brian Scheid to detail the changing role of OPEC in the global oil market and oil diplomacy. Richardson, who was also governor of New Mexico and a former presidential candidate, was seen as a key player in what...