Phil Milton’s Playbook Scaling a Startup in a Volatile Industry

Phil Milton’s Playbook: Scaling a Startup in a Volatile Industry

With Phil Mote, CEO and co-founder of Well-Safe Solutions

Ep. 14

22/10/2025

50 min

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Episode Overview

In this episode of Taproom Talks, Kenny Dooley is joined by Phil Mote, CEO and co-founder of Well-Safe Solutions.

Phil shares his incredible journey from an apprentice at Halliburton to leading a company that’s revolutionising the decommissioning sector in the oil and gas industry. Discover the challenges of starting a business from scratch, navigating market downturns like Covid and the EPL levy, expanding globally to Australia and Southeast Asia, and the importance of talent and investment in a complex and ever-evolving industry. Get insights into Well-safe’s unique modular approach to well lifecycle services and their vision for the future of the North Sea and beyond.

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