Nick discussed America’s shale revolution on Ayn Rand Institute’s (ARI) “New Ideal Live” podcast. Speaking with Elan Journo, Nick examined the transformation in the U.S. energy industry that dramatically increased domestic production of oil and natural gas. Watch and listen below.
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Nick joined the Institute for Energy Research’s (IER) “Plugged in Podcast” this week to discuss his new book “Precipice.” Speaking with IER’s Alex Stevens and Jordan McGillis, Nick discusses his western Pennsylvania roots; the concept of Creators, Enablers, Servers and those that consume their value (the “Leech”); the importance of risk-taking; common-sense solutions for society to begin change direction; the CNX Mentorship Academy, and more.
Visit nickdeiuliis.com/precipice to order “Precipice” and for additional book background; including individual chapters available for online reading and narrated podcasts by Nick that further examine each chapter’s topics. For daily insights and commentary from Nick Deiuliis, follow Nick on Twitter at @NickDeiuliis.
Over the past month, senior students in the inaugural class of the CNX Foundation Mentorship Academy have been meeting one-on-one with mentors at CNX Resources to accomplish two crucial objectives.
First, to define a preferred career path; in other words, answering the question of, “So, what do I want to do with the rest of my life?”
Second, putting the finishing touches on the plan to land the desired job in the targeted profession: finalizing impressive resumes, setting a schedule for the coming months tailored to the end goal, and practicing interviewing skills.
Much of the effort invested into the Academy since inception was designed to help students answer the first question of what career they want to pursue. The numerous site visits to regional employers and trades, presentations by their staff, and hands-on experiences are now paying off. Students have a greatly expanded awareness of regional careers that don’t require a four-year college degree and that pay family-sustaining wages (with the latter trait making an impression on students as to how, for many majors, college tuition runs the danger of a being a massive losing financial proposition). Most importantly, students have gained a feel for which career paths interest them most…something this author wishes he would’ve had better awareness of at 18.
But knowing which career paths are preferred is only the first step.
Next comes the methodical process of drafting a resume, refining it, assessing gaps, closing those gaps with experiences and activities, and then finalizing the resume. If you’ve followed this blog, you know the students have been diligently working on this. That effort has paid off with resumes that don’t look just good; they look great.
And wouldn’t you know it? The process of polishing that resume had an ancillary benefit of building up student confidence. Which is a great ingredient for preparing for, and performing well in the job interview. Seniors (soon to be high school graduates) have been meeting with mentors one-on-one, talking about what to expect in the interview, how to prepare, and how to leave the right impression. I wish I could be in the room when these interviews occur, because I have a feeling the students are going to impress.
Many of the seniors have already begun their interviewing. An impromptu job fair/mini-job shadow rotation was set up at CNX Resources’ main office when senior students made their recent visits, and future operational field site tours are being scheduled for those students who are interested in energy industry careers.
A point of pride was seeing the connection develop between the Mentorship Academy and day-to-day teams at CNX. In early April 2022, the company now has a list of entry-level job positions that would be great fits for these students once they graduate high school (in less than 60 days!).
The business world speaks of ‘synergies’ all the time, usually to justify certain decisions while ultimately not realizing many of the promised synergies. But with the CNX Foundation Mentorship Academy and CNX Resources Corp., I am happy to report the hoped-for synergies between the two are going to materialize to the benefit of employees, the region, students, and shareholders.
That’s it for now. This phase of the Academy effort will continue through to summer graduation and, frankly, through the careers of these students. The tools being developed in the Academy program are for life, not just for this year. And we start the same process in late April for the juniors in the Academy. Stay tuned.
Please contact the Academy team at CNXMentorshipAcademy@cnx.com if you:
Nick joined “Good Morning Liberty” today to discuss his new book “Precipice,” energy policy, geopolitics, academia, the concept of Creators/Enablers/Servers/the Leech and much more. Nick not only discusses the myriad challenges America’s facing but offers solutions and paths to move the country and society back from the precipice.
Visit nickdeiuliis.com/precipice to order “Precipice” and for additional book background; including individual chapters available for online reading and narrated podcasts by Nick that further examine each chapter’s topics. For daily insights and commentary from Nick Deiuliis, follow Nick on Twitter at @NickDeiuliis.
“Precipice: The Left’s Campaign to Destroy America,” by CNX Resources Corp. President and CEO Nick Deiuliis, is now available. Order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and IndieBound.
Few people understand the precipice on which America now finds itself better than Nick Deiuliis. The CEO of one of America’s leading natural gas producers, Deiuliis is a proud capitalist, free enterprise advocate, supporter of individual rights, and lifelong Pittsburgher.
In “Precipice,” the author examines the perilous state of American society as the country faces countless economic, social and geopolitical threats. “Something has flipped in our society over the past few years; we’ve reached an inflection point,” Deiuliis writes in the book’s introduction.
“After examining a number of independent data points—from government spending to healthcare and from the legal system to academia and beyond—you begin to see how they’re intertwined,” Deiuliis said. “When examined collectively, as done in ‘Precipice,’ you then see how the scales are shifting from value creators to value appropriators, and how we’re approaching a tipping point, the precipice.”
Deiuliis is an outspoken advocate for the middle class and working families. All his proceeds from book sales will go to CNX Foundation to support urban and rural youth from economically disadvantaged communities.
Deiuliis opens “Precipice” by breaking down society’s composition, where on one side are Creators, Enablers, and Servers, toiling in free enterprise. On the other side is a fourth class—Leeches—which exist primarily to take and redistribute the value of others.
“Government bureaucracy may hold the largest contingent of Leeches in society, but it is far from alone,” Deiuliis writes. He also explains how certain professions (such as the law, media, and academia) and America’s urban centers have fallen victim to the Leech. Deiuliis also profiles the growing power of the Federal Reserve, the weakening of America’s STEM prowess, and more.
“’Precipice’ will hopefully be a catalyst for constructive public discourse and informed debate to protect the American dream for future generations,” Deiuliis said.
Visit nickdeiuliis.com/precipice to order and for additional book background; including individual chapters available for online reading and author-narrated podcasts that further examine each chapter’s topics. For daily insights and commentary from Nick Deiuliis, follow him on Twitter at @NickDeiuliis.
