Jim Fried of Fried On Business talks to Alexander Pickens Cordia, VP, Business Development, at Republic Resources. Cordia is responsible for the creation and presentation of marketing and investor materials for future drilling endeavors, identifying prospective investors in various markets, raising capital for the completion of wells, speaking at investor conferences on the state of the oil industry, and maintaining working relationships with invested working interest partners. We discuss the near-term future of the oil and gas investment business.