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Alan Shepard and the arithmetic of coming back
He returned to CNX as its accounting chief in 2020. Six years later, Alan Shepard took over as CEO, carrying a familiar question into a larger job: what creates lasting value per share?
CNX puts waste gas to work
A mine has to get rid of methane. CNX has built a business around catching it - alongside a much bigger business drilling for Appalachian natural gas.
Alpha Metallurgical Resources sells the coal that makes steel
An Appalachian miner built its business around a demanding customer: the steel furnace. Its advantage depends on getting the right coal blend all the way from the seam to the ship.
Jonathan Webb and the unfinished business of building
He returned to Kentucky to put a new industry under glass. After AppHarvest’s bankruptcy, Jonathan Webb is taking on nuclear construction - and another promise that has to survive contact with the job site.
Dolly Parton Built a Life Big Enough to Give Away
She wrote her way out of the Smoky Mountains, kept the rights when it mattered, and turned fame into jobs, stories and more than 300 million books for children.
Corey Wilks
Corey Wilks, Psy.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist turned executive coach, speaker, and creator based in Austin, TX. After 15 years in clinical psychology, he left the field following a near-death experience during the pandemic and being fired from a remote therapy position, pivoting to help founders and creators remove the psychological bottlenecks costing them business growth. He runs Creator Alchemy - a newsletter, podcast, and community - and is known for his Four Horsemen of Fear framework. His coaching clients include VC-backed founders, CEOs, and bootstrapped entrepreneurs across AI, tech, CPG, and media.