# The Secret to Surviving Every Oilfield Downturn

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Published: 2026-05-29T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Getting laid off twice taught Yogashri Pradhan, founder of IronLady Energy Advisors, that staying visible matters as much as staying technical. She traces a career running from UT petroleum engineering to Devon, Endeavor, Coterra and Chevron, the downturns that reshaped it, and why she got married in front of a pump jack. There is also honest talk on the Diamondback merger, the wildcatters she looks up to, where AI fits in the field, life in Midland, and her new book Fueling Impact. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at collide.io Click here to view the episode transcript. 0:00 Intro from Midland 0:46 The full career timeline 6:42 Studying petroleum at UT 8:00 University Lands explained 11:30 Devon and the Ivory Tower 14:38 What a downturn really means 20:00 Raising money in oil and gas 22:30 The Endeavor and Diamondback merger 24:35 Meeting Autry Stevens 26:12 Wildcatters worth knowing 27:33 Devon and Coterra coming together 30:41 Inside Chevron 34:24 Advice for picking the right company 36:11 Going back for a master's and MBA 39:00 Starting IronLady Energy Advisors 43:16 Her connection to Wyoming 45:52 Why she stays in Midland 50:01 Working with OpsAI 51:06 Where AI fits in energy 54:34 Collide and the energy community 56:19 The book Fueling Impact 1:01:50 Sushi night with Chuck https://twitter.com/collide_ai https://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io https://www.facebook.com/collide.io https://www.instagram.com/collide.io https://www.youtube.com/@collide_io https://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.social htt…

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