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At 42, Joseph Saliba has already built a resume of entrepreneurial success and strategic ventures. It includes a blend of academic achievement (Bachelor’s degree), sports (golf teams at the University of Hawaii and University of Colorado), and business accomplishments.

 While still a student, Saliba founded Wine Punts, a custom glassware business, turning used wine bottles into drinking glasses. Over the past two decades, he expanded into an international business with a product line that received recognition from O Magazine as one of “Oprah’s Favorite Things”.  Joe sold a majority stake in the company in 2017 and at the present holds no interest in the company.

 Joe entered the capital side of oil and gas development in the late 2000’s while still running Wine Punts. He co-founded Pine Creek Operating which was built up to operating over 35 wells in East Texas. Pine Creek Operating was eventually sold in 2021. In 2014, Joe co-founded Pikes Peak Energy and Pine Creek Oil Co. Ltd where he held the title of Managing Director from 2014 to 2022.  Combined the companies raised and/or transacted over $120 million in oil and gas interests in the DJ Basin, Permian Basin, East Texas, and the Utica Shale.  Joe currently holds no interest in these entities.

In 2023, Joe established CS Resources, LLC (CSR) to develop a portfolio of non-operated working interests through strategic relationships with leading oil and gas companies like Chevron, Bayswater, WRC Energy, Franklin Mountain Energy, Continental Resources, EOG Resources, Devon Energy and others. In 2024 and 2025, CSR and its affiliates have assessed over $800 million in non-operated working interests and currently hold stakes in a number of wells located in Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas and Wyoming.

As a side project Joe started an app-based, on-demand residential trash and recycling company, Snapp Trash, LLC, providing service to Colorado Springs.

Apart from his business interests, Joe and his wife spend as much time as possible in the mountains with friends and family. He still spends time on the golf course for both business and pleasure. He is also an avid fly fisherman and he sits on the board of a non-profit called Rocky Mountain Kids based in Colorado Springs.

 The oil and gas industry continues to evolve with better technologies for finding and extracting product. Each year, valuable insights are gained into best practices, and equally important, potential pitfalls. This is where Joe's commitment to his partners shines. He is developing a strategy that highlights the oil and gas sector's investment potential while showcasing its many advantages over traditional investing targets.