Welcome to Taproom Talks, the podcast diving deep into the energy sector's entrepreneurial and leaders minds. Join us for candid conversations with leaders, exploring their journeys, leadership, product creation, investment strategies, and business sales. We uncover their challenges, failures, and triumphs, from career beginnings to private equity insights. Get inspired by the real stories shaping the future of energy. Tune in to uncork powerful narratives!
David Currie's 40-Year Secret: How Trust Saved a Failing Plant and Works Every Time
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Taproom Talks Kenny is joined by David Currie, Chairman of Proserv. David, a veteran of the energy sector with over 40 years of experience, shares his career journey—from attending 14 different schools as a Royal Navy child to spending 29 years at FMC and holding CEO roles at Aker and JDR before becoming Chairman of ProServ. He discusses the biggest global change he has witnessed in the industry, highlighting the shift toward improved safety and talen...
6 May 2026
The UK Operator Stamp: How John Anderson is Using North Sea Credibility to Win Big in Namibia and West Africa
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Kenny Dooley is joined by John Anderson of Exceed, a Kent Company, and we learn that even the best-laid career plans can go wonderfully off track. How do you go from a trainee drilling engineer, getting hands-on, roughneck-level experience in the challenging Southern North Sea, to suddenly realizing you’ve spent 15 years on the commercial side of the business? John shares the story of how his self-proclaimed six-month stint overseeing contracts turned into a d...
29 Apr 2026
Digital Fatigue Is Real: Jason Brown on Why Operators Are Wasting Millions on Failed Tech—and How to Stop.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Kenny Dooley is joined by Jason Brown of Elementz. Did you know the energy sector is currently suffering from "fatigue" over failed digital transformation and AI projects? Jason, the CEO of Elementz—an industrial software company focused on subsea inspection and integrated solutions—sits down to share how he helped flip that narrative. Hear the story of a mechanical engineer who started his career running the line at IBM before launching Elementz, wh...
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