In this episode of The Crude Truth, host Rey Treviรฑo welcomes JP Warren, co-founder of Connection Crue and Exec Crue, for an insightful discussion on networking, communication, and bridging the knowledge gap in the oil and gas sector. JP shares his journey of running a successful mastermind group and his recent initiatives aimed at empowering interns and young professionals. He emphasizes the importance of effective communication, creating authentic online presencesโespecially on platforms like LinkedInโand blending personal branding with professional insights. This episode offers actionable tips and inspiration for anyone looking to elevate their career in the energy industry.
The conversation also explores the limiting beliefs that can hinder personal and professional growth. JP highlights the significance of self-reflection and planning, urging listeners to take control of their actions rather than allowing daily tasks to dictate their lives. By addressing and reframing these beliefs, listeners can push through discomfort to achieve their goals. The importance of genuine networking and building meaningful relationships is underscored, with JP encouraging listeners to engage authentically with others. Through their reflections, Rey and JP illustrate how true growth stems from authentic connections, reminding us that our network is our net worth.
Highlights of the Podcast
03:51 โ Updates on Exec Crue and Industry discussions
06:54 โ Growth workshops for interns
09:20 โ Communication challenges
10:55 โ Networking and authenticity in social media use.
20:15 โ Discussing limiting beliefs and getting out of oneโs own way.
23:50 โ Addressing personal experiences with imposter syndrome.
25:21 โ The importance of networking in business.
28:51 โ In-person conversations vs. virtual interactions.
30:32 โ Value of mastermind groups.
33:17 โ The need for continuous networking.
34:51 โ Future plans and growth.
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The Crude Truth Ep. 103 JP Warren, Founder & Coach Crue Club/Exec Crue
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Rey Treviรฑoย [00:00:00] Elevating your knowledge, elevating your network, elevating your company while also elevating your wealth. We talked to an expert that knows all about that and how he masters it on a daily. On this episode of The Crude Truth.
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Rey Treviรฑoย [00:01:32] Well, hello again. And as always, thank you for tuning in for another episode of The Crude Truth. I say this every time and itโs the truth. Iโm just so excited for my guest. This guy. He is somebody that Iโll say this. I thought about it on the way here. Weโre shooting from Fort Worth, you know, so back at the Fort Worth studio and where he said it, I cut him off back where it all happened. My guest today is Connection Crue, Exec Crue co-founder, the founder of Connection, Crue of Exec Crue and Kids Crue. The one the only JP Warren.
JP Warrenย [00:02:09] Thatโs a lot of Crues. You know, itโs like itโs fun when you, like, start putting it together like, this Crue is going to do this. This Crue is going to do that with you here, read back to you. Youโre like, Thatโs a lot of Crues as to itโs a little too many years, actually. I started actually reducing the Crues and focused on only actually two. Two Crues. Two Crues. Yeah.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:02:27] Well, you know, itโs always good to get your Crue not tell you that much, but it.
JP Warrenย [00:02:33] Is the Crue. Truth I did it and it was good being back here. Thanks for having me on again. So this is what, our third or fourth time being?
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:02:38] Four time.
JP Warrenย [00:02:39] Four time being on here?
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:02:40] Yes.
JP Warrenย [00:02:40] This is where the magical cabin is, where we first started. I think I have long hair there where I was raised for Sky for kids. Yeah. Raise about $16,000 for that. I know. And then from there we had the Dallas one, then we had the Austin one. Now weโre back here.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:02:52] Yes. And I mean, I thought about that because youโre like, Dude, back to where you were like, back to where the magic happens. You know, you being silly guy that everybody knows you are. And I thought about it on the way here. Iโm like, I remember when I invited you on and I remember when I reached out to you, you know, just like everybody else. And hey, man, Iโd love to. I was nervous, JP. I mean, because you, youโve got.
JP Warrenย [00:03:13] You just started.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:03:13] I just started.
JP Warrenย [00:03:15] Remember that?
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:03:15] And I was like, man, heโs coming on the show. I hope I can even, you know, participate. And like I said, your hair was longer. Like, yeah, hair was long and you were getting ready to do that. Itโs like, you know, because you were your podcast legend, okay, in the oil and gas space, okay, you are the guy that youโll drop on like every, every now and then now and everybodyโs like every now. They need to know, but they need to know. Itโs like, so when you speak, people listen. JP Okay. And thatโs part of the reason why I asked you to come back on because of Exec Crue. And thatโs, thatโs the, you know, one of the things I wanted.
JP Warrenย [00:03:51] Yeah, yeah.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:03:52] Yeah. Mastermind. Yeah. It was, you know, as, as you always give me a hard time about my teasers, itโs like you are literally elevating manโs knowledge, their companies and their wealth now. And you have just
JP Warrenย [00:04:06] Itโs been fun. Yeah itโs so I think when we started, I think it was just starting a Crue Club and Crue Club is the our operator focus now weโre going events and weโve actually leveled up since January last year. Weโre actually now weโre actually having topics that are driving the industry forward and kind of like weโre diving deep into whether itโs I in the oil field, you know, todayโs use is tomorrowโs potential. Tonight, we have a sold out event with George Whitman, the president, black men, all the guys talking about the roles of private equity, private operators, todayโs market. So weโre talking about a lot of stuff. And, you know, I was doing for about two and a half years and it got to the point where like, it got stale. You know, donโt get me wrong, a lot of great connections around the table, a lot of great conversations. However, you do that for about two years and do about 120 events and you get about a thousand operators around the table, small events, about 20 people, max. And again, made a lot of great connections, a lot of great conversations, a lot of great opportunities opened up. So I was like, look, if this is we keep on going, we are level this up, you know? You know, your intro is all about leveling up. How do we level this? How do we change the conversation to learn something? So we started introducing. I was like, Hey, you know, why donโt you come in and you just sold your company. I want you come to talk about M&A. What are you going to do and move forward? When would you build your team? And so we started doing this in like just asking people to come in and speak to subjects that are really kind of like in their wheelhouse, like topics that are bothering them, whether itโs challenges, technological solutions in related to like increased profitability. So all these like random like industry conversations in May and since we started in January, we did. 14 from January to May, and we had about 150 operators at the table and itโs like 70 hours of conversation. I use good conversation. We just kick it off Tuesday in Houston. That was sold out. Sold out. Sold out. Yes. And that was about 3.5 hours. Conversed about finance for non us. So anyway so. Great conversation but. That. I guess to summarize that the baby gates are off. Itโs in Peri, itโs into the puberty stage right now. Itโs growing and people are starting to understand what itโs all about. And itโs been more easier. Itโs been easier to get people to the table to actually have these conversations kind of cool. So they have all these, you know, operators and engineers and having them kind of drop the walls and talk. So I love how you brought up exact fruit, because thatโs something Iโve been really like digging and diving into a page. Itโs been fun. Itโs been so exotic for you. Started out as just an idea of how to help you write. How do we whether itโs business owners or whether itโs, you know, how do we just kind of like converse with one another about the struggles and challenges we face or maybe open up opportunities? Hey, have you thought about doing something like this for you or whatever? And and that was that was extremely beneficial. And I learned a lot about, you know, running a business, setting this up, how to grow this would strategy focus on all that. And thatโs been. However recently itโs been really diving into the growth workshops.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:06:54] Yes. Yes. Your growth rock. First of all, I think it is freaking genius. Youโre not only doing them with your Exec Crue and your mastermind. Crue mastermind. Yeah, but youโre now tapping into a key, key demographic college.
JP Warrenย [00:07:12] Yes.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:07:12] You are actually getting people excited about the energy like and Iโll be politically correct, the energy.
JP Warrenย [00:07:19] Thank you. Thank you.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:07:20] Yes. I didnโt want a
JP Warrenย [00:07:22] Thank you. I appreciate I you said it very.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:07:24] Yes I know. But for real though, youโre getting excited about oil and gas.
JP Warrenย [00:07:28] Well, itโs a fun industry. Sorry. Yeah, well, I was. Itโs one of those things where itโs like summer came around and itโs like as an industry, itโs itโs first off, summertime is very tough to get people around here when crew comes. Okay, So weโre kind of focused my energy and effort elsewhere and weโre still Crue Club. But I was like, letโs start talking to these interns. Letโs start talk to the next generation that are in school. Because I remember going to a Texas A&M University not that long ago, and some of the questions were very disconnected from reality, you know, like so for me, itโs like, okay, well, thereโs a huge gap between reality and knowledge almost being taught. So it was kind of a way to kind of bridge that, Hey, what are some expectations? What are some career path, career choices I could make that the kids were kids. Students were asked. I know 44 kids are asking, but but so the summer is like, letโs letโs start focus on the interns a little bit. So we started kind of do these mixers, but then we really start to focus on the growth workshops. And I was contacted by William Stanford with Intelligent Well had Sessoms, and heโs like, Hey, we have a couple of interns here. I would love for you to come in and talk to them about communication skills, why itโs important to build your network, why itโs important to have an online presence on LinkedIn and talk to people. And we started kind of putting something together and start doing that, and it just kind of took off like wildfire, like it was, you know, Houston we had a couple workshops with to, you know, Midland and Diamondbacks and 21 of their students interns, Permian Resources, about eight Chevrons. So it was kind of good traction. Now we actually partnered up with Diamondback going universities. And giving them the hey, this is how you actually communicate, is how you build your elevator pitch, whether at a career fair or even throughout your career. Because elevator pitches arenโt just for a career fair or to sell something and to influence a team, itโs to have those clear conflict communication skills. So. Talking about communication with and, you know, students and interns and how do you actually. Just because you have a degree and just because thereโs a need that doesnโt guarantee you anything?
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:09:20] No.
JP Warrenย [00:09:21] Nothing.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:09:22] No. And you know, Iโve been watching your elevator pitches because I am Iโm Iโm the worst. I think, you know, Iโll talk. We all can talk. Iโll talk. Deal. Debt. I can guarantee you that. Iโll talk to them. And so Iโve been watching those, and I know some people on our team are like, did you know less is more? But you want to be quick, You want to be concise. Yeah. And again, though, I think what youโre doing with the college demographic because thereโs such a gap, I feel like this is all I talked about last year was thereโs nobody coming in to the oil and gas space any more from college. We need to be in colleges telling you about all the good things that are going on, all the great opportunities that these people are. You know, I talked about one young man the other day that was out of the oil field, 19, 20 years old. He was running a crew. I donโt know if he probably should have been running a crew, but he was running a crew. What an opportunity for that guy. Squandered. It is gone, you know, And itโs like you need to have them at least coached the right way to letโs give them the runway. Right. Because you want them to succeed to fly. And thatโs something that you like. Again, in the last six months, Iโve just ridiculously been able to exceed with I mean, the fact that youโre bringing in the interns, I think you need to be hitting up the energy clubs. The I mean, you know, all these little minors and things like that, like mine are what do you call them, the minor minor league. No minor leagues. When you get a minor, a college and you might.
JP Warrenย [00:10:49] Yes. I think itโs called smart.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:10:50] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I know that. You know, in all these people, I mean, itโs genius what youโre doing.
JP Warrenย [00:10:55] Well, itโs one of those things thatโs needed, so, you know, I was talking to a couple of interns. I said, Hey, we know whatโs something you want out of this? And literally, like, theyโre not looking at me. Theyโre like, I donโt know, you know, how to communicate with confidence. And Iโm like, Wait, would you just say, Well, what are you asking about is like, I donโt know how to communicate, but how to communicate with confidence, not look him in the eye. So there is a fundamental, fundamental listening to where thereโs a fundamental need right now. So weโve got so good as as a society on corresponding, you know, Iโll text you, youโll text me, Iโll email you. And thatโs not communicate. Thatโs not communicate. Yeah. Okay. Thatโs not actually communicate. Thatโs not how you influence people or lead a team or talk to a person about getting a job or potentially source, you know, capital for the next deal youโre going to get. Yeah, thatโs communication skills. And a lot of times thereโs this, especially this day and age because of correspondence or communication skills, are definitely very weak. However, itโs a skill set and thatโs why I tell every student and every person I coach and train because not just do, I do. Iโll do seasoned professionals too, like 25 years of experience and how to communicate, because again, itโs a skill set that can be learned. Yeah. And thatโs exciting part. So I think itโs needed. I think, you know, everyone I talk to, they always talk about, you know, communication is definitely needed. You know, just people just even acting engaged in a conversation is itโs small things and seems like itโs common sense, but itโs itโs itโs lacking. Itโs huge lack. Yeah.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:12:17] Well, you know, not only is it lacking, but you mentioned the social media part of it, the LinkedIn and try to create that presence because good banter different itโs needed. Iโve jumped on Instagram here over the last few months. Iโm terrible at it.
JP Warrenย [00:12:30] Want to give you a handle. You want to plug your handle realquick.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:12:32] No no Iโm good. Okay.
JP Warrenย [00:12:34] All right. Try to find it. Try to find it. Everyone out there.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:12:37] And you know, I kind of Iโve been I was playing with it and I was, you know, putting some pictures of my son that cover up his face. And some really probably donโt want to do that. Iโm like, okay. No. Then itโs like, you know, itโs going to focus on oil and gas and thatโs all going to focus on on it. So I say all that to say that, Well, I got to finally meet you. You matched your you matched your profile, so to speak. You look like you are positive, uplifting, knowledgeable person. And, you know, Iโve had a couple of people I feel like, you know, that they said, Ben, you sound just like Blake, like you are. And you do these days. I was like, wow, good. Like, these are being I guess the word is.
JP Warrenย [00:13:14] Authentic.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:13:15] And that is who you are. And I canโt think of somebody better to actually be right now mentoring these individuals just, you know, because I tell people all the times like Ben, my buddy J.P. Warren is the networking guy. Itโs like you because of what you were able to create, which, you know, theyโve all heard that story on this show and many other shows on how you created it to where you are now, in my opinion. Now bringing it like you are like, Hey, man, I want you to meet this person. I want you to meet this person. Theyโre not in our industry, but they want to build networks. And itโs like youโre the guy thatโs building the networks. Youโre the guy thatโs on social media being actually authentic. And I just think thatโs awesome that we have in now the generation thatโs hopefully going to see some of that because God knows, not everything thatโs online is real, right? I mean, those
JP Warrenย [00:14:01] Those was instant about that. So in these, in these growth workshops that they have, donโt call them training developers because you train it all, you know what I mean? You donโt train a human. Well I call it growth works growth. Itโs a growth development and growth. Itโs interesting because whenever I talk about that, Iโm the same way as you me when it comes to social media. Iโm over it like Iโm so over social media, but I understand the necessity of it, and thatโs something I try to coach. You know, whether itโs, you know, whether itโs students or whether itโs professionals. People are so like people are so easy to post, like their hobbies when it comes. Like even students. Theyโre like, whenever I talk about LinkedIn, Hey, this is Saad engaging Saad providing some value, whether itโs experience theyโve had or questions or whatever it is, thereโs so much hesitance theyโre so reluctant to post. Thereโs so itโs all that stuff. But however all your I mean youโre so comfortable post on your personal stuff, right this all it is just kind of blending that line. Yeah youโre still being who you are but in a corporate setting you impersonal saying you know that doesnโt mean you canโt bring your personality to the team.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:15:00] Yeah, thatโs true. And I remember when I finally got on this on the socials, itโs like, you know, you got to share what your knowledge like and you got to at least give it, give people like, thatโs okay. This is why heโs where heโs at. Ah, this is why heโs doing what heโs doing. Heโs practicing what he preaches. Excuse me. And so I just think that thatโs something there. And I know being on social, I mean, I hesitated with the Instagram for a while, but in Twitter, I donโt do Twitter very often.
JP Warrenย [00:15:27] Donโt get it. I mean, I donโt I donโt I feel like in Twitter, you have to be kind of like you have to be rude. But I do think this, though, and itโs fun, though. Itโs fun. I mean, you a lot of personally good news with but one piece of advice I would give to people out there is that I have noticed that obviously, you know, you experiment with content, what works, what doesnโt. Once you start and this goes out to students, this goes out to senior professionals, everyone can teach someone something. Yes, everyone is a teacher at something. I donโt care if youโre 17 year old high school kid, I donโt care if youโre a 55 year old, whatever professional, and everyone can teach something. So whenever you are creating your content and you are about to post and all this stuff, once you and the same as presentations, once you flip the audience from self-promotion into providing value, whether itโs something you can learn or a skill set that they can use or tip for your audience, for them that I find has so much more traction. The one as it whenever is these self-promotion things. Iโve noticed that too is good. Before I get caught in the self-promotion. Hey, weโre doing this. Weโre doing this. Weโre doing this. Look, me. Where do you got this going? We got this going. Once I shifted that to like, Hey, this is actually how you conduct, This is how you act. Listen, this how you approach a negotiation table and you start discussing, you know, interest over position. This is how you do it that catches on a lot more. So if you are out there and you are nervous about putting any content together or hesitant about engaging, just think of something that you dig. Thank you. So that you can teach one person and thatโs I recommend putting that in and then just just have it grow that way.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:16:59] Then youโre absolutely right. We were talking about growth yesterday and itโs like, you know, we all have to continue to grow and knowledge. We all need that knowledge. And thatโs how I want to kind of use that as a cheesy way to go into your master classes and how you are getting entrepreneurs. Yup. Youโre getting business owners, CEOs in your getting together and talking about real problem sharing, real problems and giving the answers for.
JP Warrenย [00:17:25] yeah, 100%. I actually I joke around. I think the reason why I started Exec Crue because I had no idea what I was doing running a business. Iโm like, I got to do some other ads around me that know what theyโre doing. They could teach me so and doing that, itโs been real beneficial for everyone at the table, whether itโs through like connections across the table or whether itโs collaborations or whether itโs synergies or just everyone is there to help each other out. Because I remember the most powerful thing before our first meeting, it was like, Hey, you know, weโre here to discuss, you know, not just our strengths, but also help each other out through like the storms and like the troubling times, the times when itโs not always easy at times it that you have to wear the mask when you go home and act like everythingโs great and your familyโs there, you know? So it was kind of a real beautiful situation. Weโre kind of all talking and next thing you know, itโs like we start talking like, Hey, I deal with this, I deal, this imposes it. I feel like X, Y and Z, and is all this and all this stuff we started sharing and it was one of those things where itโs like, my gosh, how does this cat think that about? So I like, Yeah, but we all have the similar perspectives also. So this, this group is really kind of now itโs evolved into. So we did it, we hit it, you know, pretty hard and heavy for the first couple of summer summers. You were about to kind of get back into it. However, whatโs really going to happen is itโs going to turn into retreats. So the Exec Crue growth development side of it is going to be seminars, growth workshops, coaching retreats, for example. I want to plug this. Iโm partnering up with Nick Burns, the founder of Pedro Fit, and heโs a veteran. And weโre and he has a ranch called Warrior Ranch. And November 7th through 10th, him and I are going to partner up and weโre going be hosting a retreat, a transformational retreat for veterans. And I think itโs just something thatโs one of those things where itโs like thereโs so much behind the scenes, under the table, under the surface stuff that. First off, we all do, however, whether itโs a veteran or whether itโs different level. So weโre excited to kind of bring veterans together at his ranch and do some team building, break, break us down, start addressing limiting beliefs. Yeah. Set aspirations and goals and kind of just kind of build together. So kind of like a mini three day masterclass thatโs there to support everyone. So again, thatโs thatโs something Iโm excited to do. The veteran itโs called the Warriors path because that the Warriors ranch. So anyway and to me exciting and stuff like this that the mastermind group is going to start having these retreats itโs going to whether itโs an all menโs retreat, whether itโs a coed retreat, where we kind of come together as leaders and discuss certain subjects. But the whole point is how do we get together? How do we help each other? What can we learn and how do we get out of our own way to level up? And whether thatโs through minor changes or making big changes.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:20:01] You know, you said, how do we get out of our own way? That is the number one hurdle that anybody can have. You know, they can have the whole path laid in front of them. But if they donโt have lack of better words, as my father said, it all got your mind right.
JP Warrenย [00:20:14] Yes.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:20:15] Nothing can happen. Yes. I mean, what do you tell people, especially like, you know, you had the college students and. Yeah. And also these executives, you know, what are you telling them on on something like.
JP Warrenย [00:20:25] Getting out of their own way? Well, first off, itโs just one of those things like, number one, weโre all faced with limiting beliefs. I donโt care who you are. We all have living beliefs like, how come youโre not asking for this amount? If you want to go speak at a group, how come youโre not charging this? If you believe in your product? Or how come you donโt think you can get to this level? At the core, you know the corporation? Like, why donโt you think this? Like why donโt you thinking build your team. So all these beliefs obviously weโre going to getting into but itโs always itโs always childhood shit. Yeah itโs always challenge. So this is one of those things whenever I tell someone this, itโs little, itโs little changes that we do. First off, itโs pausing, itโs taken the step back. And actually, rather than having the day control you and thatโs a lot of it. A lot of itโs time management. A lot of it is actually getting on your way of accomplishing your actions, not your activities. So weโll wake up and I mean, Iโm guilty of this. Iโm sure you are, too. You wake up, you get behind your computer, start firing off emails. I actually you know, itโs 11:00. Your days kind of controlling you. Youโre not you know, I had to do these three tasks, really get this project move for. But now Iโm just stuck with this other stuff that I donโt want to do. So itโs often itโs a lot of self-reflection. Itโs a lot to take a little bit of time, plan your stuff, think about whatโs necessary to get that needle moving forward. All right? Donโt just wake up and be attached to the activity. You know what itโs like. Itโs not like empty calories. Itโs like you open the fridge and just and just eat empty calories. Whenever you wake up, plan your meal, plan your day. I need to do this, this and this to get that needle move forward. And I can worry about the activities later. So thereโs that. Thereโs identifying the limiting beliefs. Why do you have these beliefs in the first place? Once you start doing that and you realize that their beliefs and you can actually change your beliefs and itโs a process, itโs itโs thatโs one of the most powerful things you do. So these I remember my personal imposter. Jim will please Iโm unable to feel satisfaction or achievement. Like itโs weird. Like I wrote a kidโs book and everyoneโs like, great job, great job. I was numb. I was extremely numb. Well, if something good happens like we have a great Crue event tonight, Iโll probably get my car on the way home tomorrow. Be like, my gosh, the world is going to end. Like. Like no one. No one likes me. Everyoneโs going to lead Crue club. Exec Crue is going to fail, though. The sinks, you know, the skies of this guyโs gone. And I realize where that where thatโs from. You know, when I was, you know, grown up, you know, now, like whenever I announce something Iโm reaching or success to to my dad. Love you, dad. But whenever I do it, it was honest. I was no parents fault. But whenever I announce something, thereโs always Thatโs great, but watch out for this. But watch out for this. So thereโs always danger on the corner. So what youโre able to look at that like, why am I do that? It kind of like decouples you from that. You kind of reframe how you look at yourself and actually use that release as kind of a power like, wait a minute, Iโm doing great. This is why Iโm doing great. This is my achievement and I should feel proud about that. So you kind of separate yourself from these beliefs, change your beliefs, and actually use it as a kind of a power to kind of push you through these uncomfortable situations. So itโs a lot of itโs a lot of work plus more practice that goes into it because we all we all face similar challenges. We all have similar emotions and feelings before we approach something, whether itโs public speaking or whether itโs our career path. However, once you kind of get out of your own way and plan your day, set countable actions for yourself and take those actions. Yeah, like you, you got this, you really got this. Like at the end of the day, why do you have this? Because, you know, you got this. So get out there and do it. So, yeah.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:23:50] Man, you know, itโs. I love how youโre diving into that. You know, Iโve been Iโve been doing a little bit of that myself to try to figure out how to how to how to grow. Because you, as you know, in your life, youโve learned Iโm going back for an MBA and Iโm trying to try to learn the more business side of things from a. Educational place. Yeah, I do think the mastermind group, as as weโve talked about, also helps out tremendously. I know Iโm not part of your mastermind group or any others, but yet I definitely see Yes yet. But I do see the value in them. And that also, you know, when you go look at anything, itโs like it all starts with your mind. I mean, Napoleon Hill has a quote that I, I quoted today. Itโs like, you know, if you believe it, you know, if you believe it, you can achieve it. Yeah. And, you know, it all starts with our mind. And I call them God. You know, I believe in God. You know, then that higher power that heโs given us all all the abilities to exceed everything that we have and that our journey has already been lined out and we need to just go with it. And thatโs something that I think, again, you have done, you know. Masterfully. And again, obviously, you know, we both know that we both have funny issues that weโre dealing with on a daily basis. But again, when you go back and I say it again and I said a few minutes ago and people have heard before you started Connect recruited 2020, probably at one of the worst times that anybody could have ever started a business in American history. Now look at where itโs at and it is only continue to grow. Youโre now selling out the your event.
JP Warrenย [00:25:20] I myself. Yeah.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:25:21] I know. Youโre
JP Warrenย [00:25:21] ย Iโm a sellout.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:25:24] Youre a sellout.
JP Warrenย [00:25:24] 100%
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:25:24] And I mean, again, I got people that I know that that arenโt in our industry that are like, how does this guy do what heโs doing? And itโs like, you know, youโre building a network and youโve now spoke at numerous places about network. Yeah, I mean, letโs just talk about networking for a minute. Letโs dive into I mean, especially the reason why I ask you to talk about it is because youโve been getting more certifications yet knowledge has youโve been youโve been going to school.
JP Warrenย [00:25:53] We all going to school. We have we all have to level up. And whether thatโs again, thereโs a little things like what kind of conversations are you constantly having every day? Are they the same conversation. Right? Whoโs bitching and griping about problems and your circles like, yeah. And your circles holding down? Or is one of those things where you around a different level of people, whether itโs a university who is Mars? My group. But they want you to succeed. Yeah, they expect you to succeed and they actually encourage you succeed versus they encourage you to go keep doing what youโve been doing the past five years. We like you that way, right? We we like you. How we like you, how we know, you know, different. So networking. This is one of those sayings, words like, we live it. And itโs not just the gas industry. We live in a very hyperconnected, yet disconnected world. We have all these followers we can compare our lives to. Our neighbors are celebrities halfway around the world, whoever it is, athletes also. So we are comfortable and take take lack of actually mingling with people, work from home, whatever, whatever it is, whatever society thing, we are comfortable not interacting with other people these days. Weโre comfortable texting. Weโre comfortable taking a Zoom call versus meeting for coffee, all this stuff. But hereโs the deal, though. That all comes with negative consequences. Okay? The inability to connect with people. At the end of the day, youโre not going to be able to capitalize on any opportunity. So whether youโre trying to start a business and youโre trying to source funding, you got to know someone. I have people reaching out to me like AJP, get people. If you connect me with these people, Iโll give you a finderโs fee. Or brokers, you know, stuff like. I canโt introduce you to someone to say, give. Give me your money. If they donโt know you, you have to build that trust. You have to get out there. You canโt rely on someone else to do that. And. Just from the benefits and the opportunities, the deals that I get made, the ideas and collaboration that I see. Not even that. Just even like the hey, you go, you deal with this, I deal with this. Letโs talk even the support that you get So people always want. I call like an insurance tree, you know, like thatโs what your network is like. The best time to plan it was yesterday. The second best time plan is today. And itโs and itโs always great to have, especially when you need it. So people taking a break from like, I donโt need to network, I need to build my connection. So itโs not just about finding a job, itโs about helping others. Itโs about knowing more. Because I guarantee you, everyone at this table tonight at CRU Club thatโs come, theyโre meeting for the first time. Theyโre going to dive into conversations that now theyโre going to be connected for after this so they can call each other after the events close. But from what I see, you see just life being a lot more smooth for people that know. People to open up opportunities. You just do. I mean, whether itโs how you got a job, whether how you source a deal, whether itโs how you got that, you know, equipment to the location or whether that is from knowing someone, you know. So I just I think it is disconnected, hyper connected, disconnected world. We need more connections and not transactional connections. Actual connections. Iโm also going to be best friends with everyone. You know, just know people. Just get out there and take a lunch. Meet a stranger.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:28:51] No, thatโs. Thatโs funny. My. My partner, she talks about that. Itโs like going out there breaking bread with somebody. That is probably the best way that you can go and create a relationship, even on a business standpoint, is like, Hey, how are you doing? And you can shake their hands. In fact, we talked about that jokingly about, you know, somebody that zooms in versus somebody that, you know, that comes to the studio to do an episode of the Crude Truth. You know, sometimes you definitely can feel energy from people. Yes. From from from the screens. You know, itโs But you like God. And of course, sometimes you get people on that are from halfway across the world. So obviously. Yeah, but thereโs just something to be said for having people that come in and you actually get to talk to them because, you know, even Zoom is not the same. And you do in a way that when you go look at what Jesus did, you know, he had a message, he sat down and he made an impact and he gave a reason why he was there. And thatโs what youโre doing at these events. All your service companies are there not with a sales message, but a message of, Hey, Iโm a human being just like you are. Letโs have a good conversation. Yeah. And listen, you do.
JP Warrenย [00:29:55] And thatโs a thing, too. Itโs like once you once you realize that itโs not transactional, itโs not that people are very uncomfortable meeting people these days. Like, itโs like, well, theyโre going to try to sell. Whatโs their angle? Whatโs this? Yeah, just meet people. Either learn something or provide knowledge. Yeah, thatโs it. Thatโs it.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:30:08] Yeah, man. You know, I was thinking about it as weโve been talking here, Iโve literally just done a four episode. This is a fourth episode talking about groups, mastermind groups, accelerating groups. And Iโm definitely and I have to say that this is the grand finale. So I didnโt I didnโt put two and two together, but I literally as this last one comes out, itโll be series of four of just different kind of groups.
JP Warrenย [00:30:32] Oh nice
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:30:34] yeah. I need to think about. Yeah. And because I released one episode today about a guy and a great person named Jamie Gruber, then Iโve got the Montelongos and I got Blair Bravo. All are networking people that all have their own networks and they are not only continuing to grow, but theyโre looking to help elevate those individuals.
JP Warrenย [00:30:52] Thatโs a thing. And so think about this. So think about if you just did your business, you just did your business. Yeah. On phone, on email, on text message. I have seen so many op like business deals get done. Opportunities, collaborations happen, whereas when they start talking about a problem like, yeah, this, this and this, next thing you know, itโs like, Wait, you do that too? Well, you know someone that does this? I never thought about that. What if we do this like, itโs just like the magic behind the conversations and, like, the potential behind the cameras in person conversations. You cannot beat that.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:31:26] No, No, you canโt. And you have to be willing to share. Like sometimes I think I donโt share at the right time to share at the wrong times. And, you know, but for you to sit there and be like, Hey, man, I have that same problem, itโs like, well, how did you deal with it? And then when you get people that are like, Hey, I know a guy that this is how he got done with it, guess what? Just because they said, Hey, I know. JP The individuals that I keep telling you I want you to be. JP Itโs like, because they know me and I say, Hey, you got to meet JP. You know, like, okay. He must be somebody. If Rayโs got this relationship with them that he must know that JP is that same level. And then definitely somebody want to know. So yeah, the relationships are just so important.
JP Warrenย [00:32:05] 100% It is. And thatโs the thing is like thereโs so much magic when actually having in-person conversations. Itโs just like you just donโt know whatโs going to happen. So this, this whole transactional, this, this destination point for a conversation, I didnโt want this out of this and thatโs it. Get rid of that. No, get rid of that means someone learn something. Not only that. Like you never know where thatโs going to go.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:32:28] No. No, gosh, no. I know. Iโve met people try to do business deals and now theyโve turned into mentors.
JP Warrenย [00:32:33] Yeah. And donโt donโt wait to build something new because youโre not going to. Itโs funny, thereโs thereโs I know people at higher levels in like operators of all Iโve been invite them to go to fruit club events like hey get here expand and now weโre saying Iโm good, Iโm good, Iโm good. Well, what happened six months later, companies acquired okay, youโre six months behind on your now, first off, six months plus a couple of years. I know you have been going out the last couple of years, but youโre six months behind in a consolidated market. How many other people do you thinkโs in the market that could do your job cheaper and maybe better than you? Yeah, a lot. Yeah. And the fact your dragon asked to build your networks for six months. I donโt care if itโs operator sales h.r. Supply whatever it is, build your networks, meet someone. Lastly, if someone invites you to go.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:33:17] It is. That is so true. I feel like over the last year because of everything that over the last 3 or 4 years before that of going to doing these things that then. You start. But for me itโs a little bit longer than others, but then you start to see that growth. And not only does it grow, but it grows exponentially because itโs like, you know, it all clicks at some point and the networking is true. What they say your network is your net worth, and itโs like, Hey, these guys can help you also get out of a pickle. I mean, you say, hey, man, you know.
JP Warrenย [00:33:47] Make the decision if you like someone you want to further relationship after you meet them, donโt make the decision that youโre not going to continue before you meet them. You know what I mean? Yeah, like. Like make the decision. Actually, if you have some interaction versus like, this person, Iโm good. I donโt need to experiment with this person. Talk to.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:34:05] You know, that reminds me of a quote. And Iโve heard it sometimes from Abraham Lincoln that he said one time, I donโt like that guy very much. I need to get to know him better, too. And Iโve used it a couple of different places. And I did a triple triple check yet, but I liked it, too. Itโs like, you know, well, you know, I like that guy.
JP Warrenย [00:34:23] Well, the fact that youโre you the fact that youโre comparing my playbook to two to Jesus and the factory, comparing what Iโm saying to Abraham Lincoln. Let me tell you something. My hypothesis is out the window. Like, I donโt feel that anymore. Thatโs out the window. Like, those are like people. Iโm like, yeah, I compare myself to those people. Iโm good. Like, what a level of, like, standard. You thrown me a Yes.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:34:45] Yeah, well, youโre speaking of a level of standards. This is your fourth time on the show.
JP Warrenย [00:34:50] Thatโs right.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:34:51] And I do. Thatโs what Iโm saying. And you keep filter out of, you know, Briana Johnson out of West Texas and Jim Holmes. Yโall are all on track to be the first one. The five time. Yeah, they got me the Cinco. I mean, itโs.
JP Warrenย [00:35:06] Got to be made honestly, honestly, if this is a race to number five, to be number one to them for number five, I will. Absolutely. I think I just got to get a recap. After the Warriors retreat to Warriors Path Retreat, the veterans are You were doing.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:35:20] ย well maybe I donโt know if. Yeah because that one would be probably be good to hear about that.
JP Warrenย [00:35:25] For me impactful and hopefully honestly this is a building block this is going to how we wanted to go for the first go around is never going to work out and itโs just going to build. Itโs going to be itโs going to improve.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:35:34] You know, Iโm glad you said that. Like like itโs like weโre going to do this. Probably not going to end up that way, but weโre going to do it and started it because Iโve thought about that and I had to tell somebody that the other day. Itโs like, you know what? Go do you do it? Just do it doesnโt matter. Six people there, 60. But youโre going to learn it, then itโll grow from there.
JP Warrenย [00:35:53] So I so I can relate a story to that about kids group. So kids cruises event and I bring in kids learn about energy Stem, I promote Stem activities or hobbies and stuff and listen for an industry. Iโm calling out the industry right now. For an industry we always talk about what we should be doing with those for like you really do you realize how difficult it is to get NBA operators to act? And Iโm not talking about the people that are contributing Elio Vent marathon also. But itโs so funny. Itโs like. My expectations of how I want. Like Iโm thinking, wow, this everyone to be on board to do this, I want to calm this is for the kids like this water. And she talks about dude, itโs like crickets, right? And for me, itโs like, first Iโm just one issue for that. But second off, itโs like itโs that weโre still going to do it. Yeah, because hereโs why. Those kids that come, theyโre not going to know the frustrations, the disappointment, the lack of like commitment by the energy. However, theyโre going to have a damn good time. So just do it. It does not a lot of people, theyโll stop themselves. And again, this in positive will stop themselves from moving forward because like, they miss greatness for perfection. Just do it. It doesnโt matter. We had a kids from Oklahoma the night before. We had like only 20 tickets sold. Iโm like, Iโm going to stick those kids in the corner, act like itโs the most packed day ever. But Morning Love, we sold out 120 kids, so just do it Like I donโt care what is itโs going to build. Itโs going to be better. Donโt miss. Perfection for Dummies. Greatness for perfection.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:37:18] Yeah. The way to greatness is consistency. If you can just be consistent and grow.
JP Warrenย [00:37:23] George Washington said that another another great, another great historical figure to bring up on this podcast.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:37:33] Well, Tom Brady said it the other day, something about you donโt got to do this to be consistent. Yeah, I guess. Yeah, I agree with that. And you have been more than consistent. I mean, for those out there, you need to know about the back story thatโs never listed our show before about your first Connection Crue event you show up with a box with a stick on the nametag.
JP Warrenย [00:37:51] Gosh, they get back on that. Yeah, thatโs when a Yeah, like literally like Crue club. It was one of those days where itโs like, Hey, weโre going to be like, This is I started my own company. Weโre branching out. It was a cardboard box. Nametags like weโre standing there. Donโt know whatโs going to happen, donโt know where itโs going to go and saw. But I had a feeling Iโm not I donโt feel like Iโm in the networking business. I donโt feel like Iโm the growth is Iโm like the bridge building business. You know, thereโs a need for people to connect. So Iโm trying to build that bridge. Thereโs a need for people to improve their communication skills. Iโm just trying to just build that, you know? So when that happened, Iโm like, I donโt know, This isnโt I donโt know whatโs going to happen here. However, just consistency, getting the message out. Iโm on year three right now and this the first time I feel like, my gosh, I donโt have to push so hard and try to communicate so much. So just stick with it, stay with it. Trust yourself and bet on yourself because the other day knows it better yourself by yourself knows in to your horn by yourself. So do it. Give yourself a lot more credit because we are our own worst critics. You know that. Just we talk more trash to ourselves than anyone else. And we believe that. So bet on yourself. Just let things happen and commit to it.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:38:58] God bless for JP. Youโre a hell of a guy. Do I know you? That is awesome. And thatโs what we need in this
JP Warrenย [00:39:06] Abraham Lincoln. George Washin. Jesus. We got this. Look at us. Look at us.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:39:12] Man. Did JP. I cannot thank you again for doing this and up again. Iโve told you this before, and I think Iโve ever said it on on here like this. But you coming on here helps me out more than I think it helps you. So I can.
JP Warrenย [00:39:26] You know, know what I want to do. So I do want, like, Iโm looking at myself right now. I feel like when I was first, he was very casual, long hair, like bun. Yeah. Second time was, like, short, clean. Like, I want to see, like, stages of myself. Okay. Throughout the different times, we could find that easily.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:39:40] Yeah, but I think, Kristy, you can do everything because he gives a thumbs up.
JP Warrenย [00:39:45] Chris is in this studio at the top studio. Hi Chris
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:39:47] Chris, What you doing, man?
JP Warrenย [00:39:48] This place is so multistory. I love this place. Kris Next to all the other people working there for love, you know, But also itโs great being here. I love that the fact that you provide not just like the standard industry conversations, but you bring in a lot of people from outside the industry, which I think is first off, I love that because youโre not sitting in the echo chamber. You know, youโre bringing people outside the industry, which I think is thatโs probably more powerful than the continuous. You need the continuous echo chamber of oil and gas industry. So I love that youโve the fact you bring in different personalities from different industries because I just think that thatโs a great conduit on, on just showcasing who we are. Yeah.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:40:26] Itโs who we are as an industry are people that literally put our boots on and get to work and we come up with a way to make it work, just like you did with your cardboard box and you made this thing work. And it is now a super human Connection Crue, Crue Club, Exec Crue. Kids Crue. Your Crue baby is amazing.
JP Warrenย [00:40:48] Iโm just honestly, at the end of the day, at the end of day, I always itโs again, itโs one of those imposter syndrome things. I got to do more. I got to make more Crues now. But the other day I just have to focus on building bridges between people and then building bridges within people. Whoa. Chris, we could be looked at. Thatโs a quote. No, seriously. But like. Like building like, I know I need to communicate a certain way. I know I have to influence the teams or way. So itโs really just doing that. Iโm thatโs my focus. And I think it helps out to, to to be more folks and to simplify things.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:41:22] Well. I cannot thank you again enough. I mean, I feel like now Iโm having to come back around again and we could talk forever.
JP Warrenย [00:41:28] I know that. We have. I know that.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:41:31] I know
JP Warrenย [00:41:31] weโre Going to talk for another five hours after that.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:41:34] Think so? Yes. Another amazing Crue event. And, you know, I tell people all the time, itโs like you, what you do with it is awesome. You bring in the M.P. companies, you have excellent service companies that then the MP companies, what do they do? Nine times out of ten, theyโre using those companies that are part of the connection.
JP Warrenย [00:41:50] Yeah. And then individuals. Itโs one of those things viewers like our industry does a pretty poor job of communicating across the aisle. Itโs like whether your rig contractor operator serves government or whatever it is. And we saw this thing that every crew member, even like, like even Tuesday in Houston, it was wonderful just hearing like an operator question a service company, the service going to respond like, hey, weโre actually like, we do that, but weโre do like it was cool to see kind of like peek behind the curtain because itโs always like, operators are making money. Theyโre just kind of, you know, theyโre trying to not cut the other service companies. And well, there are operators saying, all serves, but they need to see this kind of like, hey, letโs open, letโs kind of like get a peek behind the curtain. This is actually what we challenge with this is what weโre challenged with you just to kind of start seeing as like the synergy kind of happen, like, wow, itโs good exchange of ideas. So anyway, Iโm excited. Iโm digging through a big in the growth, the growth development side too. So man, Iโm weโre doing this. Weโre doing stop it. I donโt know what it is. Weโre doing something.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:42:45] Thatโs where I feel that is exactly is like weโre doing something and weโre moving forward. Is that it? Exactly what it is. Yes. Well, JP, thank you so much again.
JP Warrenย [00:42:53] thank you
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:42:54] And to all our listeners out there, real quick, one more thing. How can people get in contact.
JP Warrenย [00:42:59] So people that get contact on these? So two ways. If youโre the only gas industry and you want to get involved and kind of level up your network and actually sit around a table and not stay in or not pay 35 grand for a six by six booth and not see anybody. But if you want to sit at the table with about 13 MP operators for about four hours and kind of like meet them and learn from them, or if youโre needing to operate and you want to expand it out with you. MP Operators go to www dot crue club.com and thatโs not c r e w thatโs like motley crue.com. And if you want are you curious about whether itโs growth workshops speaking seminars coaching thatโs exec crue dot com e x e c c r u e dot com. And obviously on LinkedIn.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:43:43] Thatโs right, Well JP, thank you sir, as always for coming on. Itโs all our listeners out there. Thank you all so much and Iโm excited to see whoโs going to be a five time, five time. Iโm excited.
JP Warrenย [00:43:52] Well, if I can be Jim on the mat. Jeremy. Jim. Holmes Jim Holmes. Jim Holmes. Iโm coming for you. Jim Holmes. You heard me. But if Iโm. If Iโm,ย Jim Holmes I got a bone to pick with you. Iโm coming to you on the mat. Now, if I could be Jim Holmes on the mat, I could be Jim Holmes. Heโs going to kill me, by the way, for saying that he literally will. I feel like I can beat him to be the fifth person on this Crude Truth Podcast
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:44:18] Well I was going to do was I was going to let you run it. Cut that out. Give that to you.
JP Warrenย [00:44:23] Thatโs great.
Rey Treviรฑoย [00:44:24] Yeah. Not old. Jim Yeah, weโll do it. So yeah, if you can take out if you take. Jim Thatโd be awesome. We donโt know, but weโll see. So I cannot thank you so much for coming and weโll see everybody again on another episode of The Crude Truth.
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