Interview with Energy Entrepreneur Bud Brigham: ARI Donor Roundtable

Podcast audio:

In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Elan Journo interviews, Bud Brigham, a lifelong entrepreneur and the founder of multiple successful companies, most notably Atlas Energy Solutions. Mr. Brigham built his career on a vision of innovation and an uncompromising commitment to individualism, values deeply informed by Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism. In this interview, Mr. Brigham shares how The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged inspired him to take bold risks and create lasting value in the energy sector.

Among the topics covered:

• Introduction to the Roundtable and to Bud Brigham;
• What motivates Brigham’s continuing entrepreneurship;
• How Brigham’s companies innovated to overcome economic and technological challenges;
• Brigham’s battle to build the innovative Dune Express, the world’s second-longest conveyor belt transporting fracking sand;  
• How Objectivist ideas have inspired and empowered Brigham’s career;
• How Brigham works to encourage industry peers to stand up on principle against demands for regulation;  
• Brigham’s advice for young entrepreneurs;
• Brigham’s favorite passage from Ayn Rand.

The interview with Mr. Brigham occurred at a recent ARI Donor Roundtable on January 25, an event usually available exclusively for donors. If you’d like to participate in the next Roundtable event, consider joining ARI as a supporter.