The 18th Well: Trevor Rees-Jones on Why He Never Quit

Trevor Rees-Jones is an independent oil and gas entrepreneur whose career took him from practicing bankruptcy law and struggling to keep a tiny energy business alive to becoming an early leader in the Barnett Shale and building one of the country’s most successful independent oil and gas companies.

But his story is as much about failure as success. Trevor shares what kept him going through 17 consecutive dry wells, years of financial uncertainty and nearly two decades of work before his breakthrough. He also opens up about the role faith, integrity, family and experience have played in shaping the way he leads and does business. And after extraordinary financial success, Trevor explains why he and his wife have devoted so much of their wealth to philanthropy—and why he feels an urgency to put even more of it to work helping others.

In this Episode[

03:21] An Unconventional Texas Businessman

[06:50] Growing Up in Dallas & Early Entrepreneurship

[17:06] From Dartmouth to Law—and Finding Oil & Gas

[24:00] Integrity, Win-Win Deals & Building Company Culture

[37:36] Faith, Family & Lessons from Scouting

[47:27] Leaving Law with $4,000 in the Bank

[50:00] 17 Dry Wells & the Decision to Keep Going

[56:00] Betting on North Texas & Discovering the Barnett Shale

[01:09:13] 16 Years to an “Overnight” Billion-Dollar Success

[01:32:57] Philanthropy, Stewardship & the Purpose of Wealth

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