EPC Show Part 2 of 3
We’re live from Houston at EPC Show 2026, where alongside the cranes, control systems, and capital announcements, there’s a quieter story playing out: an industry trying to figure out who’s going to build all of this. With over 10,000 attendees walking the floor and a labor market that can’t keep pace with the project backlog, workforce wasn’t a side conversation this year — it was the conversation.
This episode is about the people behind the industry — the ones recruiting them, training them, and just starting out. Kathy Eberwein (Global Edge Group) has spent her career staffing energy projects across 18 countries and has a front-row seat to the shift away from a four-year-degree-or-bust mentality. Sarah O’Donnell (SLB) is on the front lines of that same shift, working alongside Luke Bryan, a Texas A&M student and SLB intern attending his first trade show. And Bronson Burke (Bron & Claude) brings a different kind of people story — three years of building brand and community on the show floor as a headline sponsor, right down to a golf-simulator stunt that got people talking.
We speak with:
Kathy Eberwein — Founder & CEO, Global Edge Group
Sarah O’Donnell — Commercial Manager, Transmission & Gas Process Chemicals, SLB
Luke Bryan — Midstream Sales Intern, SLB
Bronson Burke — Executive Director, Bron & Claude
https://www.globaledgegroup.com
https://www.slb.com
https://www.bronclaude.com
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