Connecting talent to opportunities is something that Michael McPhie has always been intrigued by. In fact, he feels that young people should understand the businesses that they operate in and spend actual time in their industry, rather than sitting in classrooms or staying close to home. And he lives that mantra as well, in his role at Falkirk Environmental Consultants, he anticipates where industry trends are headed and develops business practices according to that.

What is energy and its role in technology, government, and the private sector? That is a question that Dan Woynillowicz tries to answer in his job at Polaris Strategy + Insight. He knows that if companies want a change in government policy to succeed, they need to know how to get the messaging across – and that is where he thrives.

David Blackmon doesn’t see what he does as work; after all, he is doing what he loves, writing articles on energy and running a substack on the topic. It sounds like he knew what he wanted to do in life from the start – but based on what he was like as a youth, nothing could be farther from the truth.

Matt Harper’s job at Invinity Energy Systems is all about balance. As he says, “It is a job that does not let one get bored.”