Some philanthropists come to charitable work later in life, but for Vanessa Getty the habit started early. A profile in the San Francisco Examiner’s Marketplace section traces how a family culture of service shaped her decades of work across animal welfare, the arts, and public health. Getty was born Vanessa Louise Jarman in San Francisco […]
Month: September 2026
Kelcy Warren Reflects on Emotional Weight of Sunoco Deal
Kelcy Warren has spent less than three decades building one of the largest pipeline networks in North America, but one deal stands apart from the rest. The 2012 acquisition of Sunoco carried a meaning no balance sheet could capture, tied directly to Kelcy Warren‘s father, who spent his career working as a pipeline field hand […]
Greg Soros Turns Referrals Into a Podcaster’s Advantage
Referrals, not ad spend, drive most new business at Podcraft Media Lab, the Austin production company Greg Soros founded after leaving a senior producer role at a major media company in 2020. Nearly 40 percent of the studio’s clients come through word of mouth inside the audio content world, a sign that the podcaster’s bet […]
Why Gulf Coast Western Invites Investors to the Field
Spreadsheets and projections only go so far when it comes to convincing someone to invest in an oil well. Gulf Coast Western, the Dallas-based exploration firm founded in 1970, has leaned into a more hands-on approach, inviting partners and prospective partners to visit active drilling sites in person before or after they commit capital. Seeing […]
Understanding Gulf Coast Western’s Joint Venture Model
Oil and gas investing works differently than buying shares on an exchange, and Gulf Coast Western has built its business around that difference. Founded in Dallas in 1970, the company has spent more than five decades refining a joint venture structure that now includes over a thousand investment partners spread across six states. Gulf Coast […]