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originally destined to become a rancher, Brad got sidetracked into the well servicing business early on, and was hooked. now, he spends his free time motorcycling across north america with his wife and two kids and helping out with organizations like habitat for humanity. Brad, his wife, and two small children have already visited disneyland via motorcycle–their next excursion is planned for disney world in florida. Brad Kingston, 38 Savanna Well Servicing Vice-president and general manager 40 | oilweek May 2010
ising stars This summer, if you see two motorcyclists—one bike hooked to a sidecar with two grinning little children, and the other a cruiser towing a small trailer—you can be reasonably certain it’s Brad Kingston and his clan. They’ll be headed from Calgary to Disney World in Florida. And then back. Sure they know how far that is. Last summer, they rode to Disneyland in California and back. “The kids love it. They’re asking all the time when we’re going riding,” Brad says. A lot of people give up the things they love doing when they start a family. Brad and his wife Lisa included their family in their passion. Since they were born, their children Eva and Jude have ridden 30,000 kilometres—and the eldest is only four. Of course, this takes a bit of confidence and initiative. It always does to shape a life in the way you want. But these qualities are not in short supply with Brad. Growing up in Brooks, two career streams typically awaited: the rigs or Lakeside Packers (the local slaughterhouse). Brad was having neither of them; he wanted to be a cattle rancher. That is, until a family friend convinced him to help on a rig one September long weekend 18 years ago. Turns out Brad liked the money, the hard work, and the team atmosphere. His work grad ually shifted away from equipment to people and he took on more responsibilities. One of his proudest professional moments was his role in bringing together the current company after a merger with Great Plains Well Servicing and the acquisition of a couple of smaller companies. “There’s the adage, ‘I won’t believe it until I see it.’ For me it’s more, ‘You can’t see it until you believe it,” he says. This inner direction guided Brad from roughneck to vice-president of Savanna Well Servicing. He always believed it was possible. He always told people what his intentions were. So just for the record, Brad has this to add: “I certainly have intentions of moving further within this organization.” ★ Family: Married to lisa, daughter Eva (4), son Jude (2) Education: Grade 12 Favourite charity: habitat for humanity and the numerous charitable initiatives supported by Savanna First job: Sweeping floors at a local department store Best advice received: Always share your intentions. “Too often people assume others know what their expectations and desires are, only to be left behind. I realized doing this small thing opened many opportunities.” If not in his current career, what would he be doing? “After high school, I had full intentions of cattle ranching. I pursued this for many years and managed to get 50 head of cattle and a small place south of Brooks. The service rigs pulled me away from this time-wise, and I changed my focus.” Favourite pastime: Riding my motorcycles throughout North America, and attending motorcycle fundraising functions with his family. Favourite book: The Shack by William P. Young Other passions: Camping and quadding with his family, snowmobiling, attending automotive events of any kind. Enjoys building and carpentry projects. oilweek.com | 41
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