{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chuck Yates Got A Job","title":"Bryan Sansbury of Aegis and Max Gagliardi formerly of Ancova","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f027c87c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4319,"description":"I wanted to hear about Bryan and Max’s recent merger so I had them on to tell me all about it.  Bryan’s company Aegis is a leader in hedging advisory for commodities; Max’s company Ancova has a leading technology platform and strong marketing expertise in the physical markets.  I’m always skeptical of deals that seem like perfect fits, tons of synergies, asset-less but people based businesses.  But this merger seems to have really worked.  Cool discussion on culture, fit and complementary skill sets.  And of course, having Bryan and Max on, we geeked out on a lot of energy trends  - nukes, AI, electricity demand, heck we even chatted about campus protests and the media.  These guys are great.\nClick here to watch a video of this episode.\n0:00 - Aegis and Ancova Merge\n1:48 - Merging a People Business\n6:48 - What Does Aegis Do Today\n13:18 - Ideal E&P Company Size\n15:29 - Financial Pitch to Customers\n17:41 - Physical Pitch to Customers\n19:54 - How ANCOVA is Different\n23:53 - Power of Machine Learning\n26:37 - What ANCOVA Does\n27:00 - Nat Gas Producers Selling Electrons\n31:18 - Nat Gas Key for AI\n34:58 - How Nat Gas Producers Should Sell Electrons\n39:10 - AI Applications\n42:17 - Nuclear Energy Discussion\n46:08 - Enverus Team Insights\n51:37 - Matt's Quarterly Director Survey\n56:20 - College Campus Protests\n59:50 - Media Incentives\n1:01:40 - Wrapping Up\n1:03:25 - Cancel Culture\n1:06:50 - Closing Thoughts\n1:10:45 - Perception of Tech\nhttps://twitter.com/collide_iohttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/digitalwildcatters.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collide-digital-wildcatters","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/c5WQufo5wbt5DUoayihGmjPfi-6mpIXlFv-B8NwxUXk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ODIw/NmQyYjMwOTI3MTcw/NjU3ZTI2NDViYTlk/M2NkNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}