David Blackmon doesn’t see what he does as work; after all, he is doing what he loves, writing articles on energy and running a substack on the topic. It sounds like he knew what he wanted to do in life from the start – but based on what he was like as a youth, nothing could be farther from the truth.

NJ Ayuk believes he has a “dream job” – he gets to talk with everyone from climate activists to energy industry professionals every day. Based in South Africa, he gets to visit most countries in Africa, and sometimes to Asia, North America, and Europe. He works 10-15 hours per day but to him, this isn’t just a job – it’s a calling.

How do you get First Nations, government, and the energy industry together? That is something that Chris Sankey knows the answer to, because it is what he does. He loves solving problems that nobody else wants to touch and that drives his mission – aiming for a Canada with economic opportunities without racism.