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Welcome back to another exciting episode of Invest in Yourself, the Digital Entrepreneur podcast. I am, of course, your host with the most feel better. And today, we have an incredible guest who's built his career at the crossroads of entrepreneurship, the energy industry, and strategic investing. Our guest today is the cofounder and coowner of Olivia Gibbs, a firm dedicated to providing exceptional service to the energy industry. Since 2013, our guest has been at the helm of strategic planning for the firm, helping upstream operators and oil field service companies navigate the complex contracts, title issues, and asset transaction across multiple states. But his expertise doesn't stop there. He's also a trusted advisor for entrepreneurs in the energy energy sector offering valuable guidance on partnership dissolution, key business milestones, and high stake negotiations. He also brings a unique perspective to the table, combining his extensive legal knowledge with his expertise as a professional investor.

As founder of the Olivia Partner Management LLC, a long, long only valued investment fund. He advises leaders leadership teams with insight from both world's law and investing. Beyond his professional work, our our guest dedicates his time to mentoring entrepreneurs through organizations like the Entrepreneurs Organization, and he's a passionate about helping others succeed. So get ready to deep dive deep into strategic business planning, entrepreneurship in the energy sect and energy section, and the art of balancing legal expertise with investment acumen. So please give a warm welcome to my guest, Zach Olivia. Zach, thank you so much for being here.

Hi. How are you doing, Phil? It's great to be here.

I am so excited to get you on the podcast because I know nothing about the energy sector. I know nothing about law. I know a little bit about investing, thanks to my other podcast, but I'm really excited to talk to you about how all of those things interconnect in your life as an entrepreneur.

Sure. Alright. So without

missing a beat, I wanna know why. Why did you jump why didn't you just stay as a lawyer? Why did you jump into the world of entrepreneurship, start your own farm, you know, start a second business investing? What what what made you decide to do that?

Sure. That's a great question. So I think I've always had, an entrepreneurial mindset. I think I started my first business when I was probably seven or eight, and, that was a a printing business. I remember my first computer was like a gateway computer with a printer, and I was like, oh my god. I'm gonna have this amazing business. I'm gonna make party invites and birthday cards and all those things. So that business did not that the business did not take off as expected.