In this episode of Big Swing, Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott sit down with Emilio Faulmata, a 24-year-old energy creator, connector, and founder of Energy Executive 360.

Emilio shares how one conversation about Bolivia, natural gas, and geopolitics sparked his path into the energy industry, eventually leading him from London to Mexico, Kuwait, Ghana, South Africa, Paris, and beyond. With no traditional oil and gas background, Emilio built his way into the room through consistency, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks, starting with weekly LinkedIn newsletters and eventually landing in-person podcast conversations with major energy executives around the world.

The conversation covers personal branding, networking, energy storytelling, the value of taking small consistent steps, and why podcasts are not just marketing, they are relationship-building tools. Emilio also shares his mission to connect today’s energy leaders with the next generation of decision-makers, while helping the industry tell a more human, honest, and global story.

From “life is risk” to flying across the world for one conversation, this episode is all about betting on yourself, building credibility before anyone gives you permission, and taking big swings before the evidence is obvious.

In this episode of Big Swing, Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott sit down with entrepreneur, investor, and Next Stage Trajectory founder Bill Weathersby for a candid conversation about entrepreneurship, elite networks, AI disruption, and what it really takes to build companies that win.

Bill shares the unfiltered highs and lows of his career, from building and exiting multiple successful businesses to losing everything and rebuilding from scratch. At one point, he went from “bankrupt at Chili’s to $121M exits,” a journey that shaped his perspective on resilience, risk, leadership, and founder psychology. The conversation dives into the power of relationships, the “Accenture Mafia,” Texas A&M networking culture, startup growth strategy, fundraising, and how founders can accelerate growth through the right partnerships and market access.

The group also explores the future of AI and why Bill believes most people still underestimate how disruptive this next wave of technology will become. Along the way, they discuss sales, scaling from $1M to $10M+, founder burnout, betting on yourself, and the hard lessons nobody talks about when building companies.

If you’re a founder, operator, investor, or someone trying to navigate growth in a rapidly changing market, this episode is packed with real-world lessons, sharp insights, and stories you won’t forget.

In this episode of Big Swing, Jeremy Funk and Corey Scott sit down with Hari Dutt for a conversation on career pivots, startup growth, and what it really takes to build in ambiguity.

Hari reflects on his journey from India to Canada, Louisiana, Boston, Los Angeles, and New York, starting in engineering at Schlumberger, moving through MIT Sloan, and eventually helping scale Seven Lakes during its high-growth years. Along the way, he shares lessons on work ethic, customer focus, thriving in uncertainty, and how those experiences shaped his view of product, operations, and leadership.

The conversation also dives into Hari’s latest venture, Turing Pilgrim, and his belief that the biggest AI opportunities are not in surface-level productivity tools, but in mission-critical operations where trust, adoption, and measurable business impact matter most. They close with thoughts on the future of AI, field operations, and a bold prediction on where technology is headed next.

It is a wide-ranging conversation on growth, resilience, and what it means to keep taking big swings as your career evolves.