In this episode of Big Swing Podcast, Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott are joined by Vedant Majithia, founder of VMV Studio, a London-based brand and creative agency whose client roster spans BP, Airbus, NASA, and the emerging space economy. A London native who studied marketing and advertising, Vedant started his business the same summer he graduated university, nearly ten years ago, and has been building it ever since. His path into the industry was anything but linear, shaped by a childhood love of music and film, a rejection from Twitter that stung, and a freelancing gig with BP that happened to arrive at exactly the right moment.

The conversation traces Vedant's journey from the university library where he and two friends launched their first agency to the launch of a satellite in orbit carrying a brand his team built from the ground up. He shares how a single cold DM to a San Francisco backpack founder led to a chain of introductions that opened the door to Airbus, a digital twin aerospace company, a kinetic rocket company, and ultimately Meridian Space, whose first satellite went up on a SpaceX rocket. Vedant also offers a sharp perspective on how AI is reshaping creative work, arguing that the gap between a strategic brand partner and a quick logo generator is not new, and explaining how his team uses AI to prototype and build things they never could have built before. The discussion touches on what makes brand more than a logo, the volatility of running your own business, and why entrepreneurial instincts are hard to walk away from once you've tasted them.

Listen to the full conversation for a candid look at building a creative business, the serendipity of saying yes to opportunities, and how brand strategy creates real value in complex B2B industries like energy and aerospace.

In this episode of Big Swing Podcast, Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott sit down with Josh Carlisle, an EHS and regulatory leader at BKV, whose career journey took him from rural Wisconsin to the energy industry by way of geology, a climbing trip through the American West, and the coalbed methane boom in Wyoming. A father, grandfather, and advocate for the next generation of energy professionals, Josh has spent more than two decades in environmental, health, safety, and sustainability roles. He also helped establish a scholarship at his alma mater to encourage students to apply their geology degrees in the field rather than retreating into academia, a reflection of his belief that the industry needs fresh talent willing to get their hands dirty.

The conversation takes a deeply personal turn as Josh shares the story of his diagnosis with classic Hodgkin's lymphoma earlier this year, the six months of chemotherapy that followed, and the lessons he learned about vulnerability, faith, family, and the power of community. He speaks candidly about the financial toxicity that can accompany a cancer diagnosis, the importance of long-term disability coverage, and how his company's culture and benefits made it possible for him to focus on healing. Josh also discusses his decision to share his journey publicly, first in a company town hall and then through LinkedIn posts that resonated far beyond his network, and explains why he chose to write a book, Who Shows Up, which explores what cancer teaches you about yourself and the people who rally around you in a crisis.

Listen to the full conversation for a powerful and inspiring look at resilience, leadership, and the human side of the energy business from a man who faced an unexpected battle and chose to turn it into a gift for others.

In this episode of Big Swing Podcast, Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott sit down with Rhett Newberry, President and CEO of Service Compression, for a wide-ranging conversation on building a compression powerhouse from the ground up, navigating extreme market volatility, and the critical role of compression in the energy supply chain. Rhett’s journey into oil and gas was anything but planned—growing up in Arlington, Texas, with no industry exposure, he moved to Midland to support his spouse’s education and joined Basic Energy Services during its IPO. From there, he went on to build Service Compression into a company with roughly one million horsepower in its fleet, growing through strategic machine shop acquisitions, the pivotal purchase of Service Compression in 2017, and the transformative acquisition of Active.

The conversation covers the company’s evolution from a small overhaul shop to a dominant rental operation, the near-impossible timing of its largest acquisition closing on February 29, 2020—just days before the Russia-Saudi price war and COVID-19 sent oil prices negative—and how positioning compression as an essential production utility enabled survival when capital markets froze. Rhett also discusses the critical role of backend technology and operational infrastructure, the value of elite field personnel in acquisitions, and the persistent supply chain constraints that make rapid fleet expansion nearly impossible. The discussion turns to the broader market tailwinds reshaping the industry, including the explosive power demand from AI data centers, which solidifies compression as a vital artery in the energy ecosystem.

Listen to the full conversation for an inside look at building a scaled compression business, the art of strategic acquisitions, and why this often-overlooked sector is finally getting the attention it deserves.