Verbatim Column
Early in 2020, Cetane’s Nancy Coop started a human interest column in BPN (Butane-Propane News). Modeled after the familiar “Heard on the Street” interview, Nancy sent questions to a group of propane colleagues who replied by e-mail. The monthly questions and responses were published in BPN and appear here verbatim. It’s an uncommon insight into colleagues’ honest replies to provocative questions.

What is your big bold goal in 2021?

Every month our responders are asked to be bold in their replies. Appropriate for the start of a new year and during a peculiar time when making plans can be a gamble, this month we seek to learn what their personal or business goals are that they truly want to tackle head on…even during a […]

What’s the most important factor you consider when hiring someone?

Everyone knows you can’t choose your family, but you can choose those valuable people who work with you and your team. My dad used to say that he had two families—the one I grew up with at home and the one he developed over many years at his bobtail-building business. I wonder how he would […]

What would you attempt if you knew you couldn’t fail?

One of my friends says her late husband lived in a world of magical thinking. That may have its own set of rewards and risks. In the world of reality, how far could we imagine ourselves stretching if the risk of failure was not on the table. It seemed that this month’s question would be […]

What is the best piece of advice you’ve received?

Did you know some of the youngest among us hold wisdom beyond their years?  The answers to this month’s question reflect sage advice learned by 14 charter members of the Young Gassers’ 30 UNDER 30 Program. They are young professionals in our industry who bring a unique perspective to their workplace and our broader propane […]

What are the gaps in your knowledge and experience?

Some of us went to school to train for our jobs. Some of us were born into the family business. And some of us landed in propane without much of a clue. I’m not one who took business courses until I needed to learn to read an income statement. The gap was wide in my […]


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