Dirt Talk Podcast

Episodes

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  The Power of “I Am Sad” (Building BuildWitt 66) DT 470 17.08.2026 17m

  August 17, 2026 The Power of “I Am Sad” (Building BuildWitt #66) BuildWitt Update #66– DT 470 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Building Something Worth Staying For w/ Jim Rhodes  (DT 469) 13.08.2026 1h 52m

  August 13, 2026 Building Something Worth Staying For w/ Jim Rhodes  (DT 469) Jim Rhodes is the Senior Vice President at Wayne Brothers Companies, a 750-person civil construction firm operating across the Southeast, the Chairman of ReGroup Carolinas, an Industry Advisory Board Member at UNC Charlotte. He reveals why the industry's workforce problem is a leadership problem disguised as a labor shortage, and why the companies willing to share ownership aren't just retaining people — they're building something worth staying for. Follow Jim on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-rhodes-8a032367/ Learn more about Wayne Brothers at: https://waynebrothers.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Shared Principles Make Big Decisions Easy (Building BuildWitt 65) DT 468 10.08.2026 17m

  August 10, 2026   Shared Principles Make Big Decisions Easy (Building BuildWitt #65) BuildWitt Update #65– DT 468 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Your Labor Shortage Is a Leadership Shortage w/ Nic Parish (DT 467) 06.08.2026 2h

  August 6, 2026 Your Labor Shortage Is a Leadership Shortage w/ Nic Parish (DT 467) Nic Parish is the CEO of Burns Dirt, a civil construction company his grandfather and great-uncle started with two dump trucks in 1977, and a speaker who showed up to his first major keynote expecting 40 people and walked into a standing-room audience of 250. He spent a decade quietly stepping into a leadership role he never formally asked for, only to find himself mid-conversation trying to untangle a decade-long family buyout while figuring out who he was inside a company built by the people who raised him. He reveals why construction's people problem isn't a skills gap but a leadership gap, and why the contractors still blaming the next generation for being unprepared are ignoring the fact that they're the ones who raised them. Follow Nic on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicparish/ Learn more about Burns Dirt at: https://www.burnsdirt.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Secret Formula For Winning (Building BuildWitt 64) DT 466 03.08.2026 21m

  August 3, 2026   The Secret Formula For Winning (Building BuildWitt #64) BuildWitt Update #63– DT 466 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Your Office is an Operating System w/ Sean Dineen (DT 465) 30.07.2026 1h 43m

  July 30, 2026 Your Office is an Operating System w/ Sean Dineen – DT 465 Sean Dineen is the founder of Iron Age Office, a furniture company he built from a single desk listed on Etsy while coaching soccer as a 23-year-old Brit who had just arrived in America with a graphic design degree and no plan. He faked a full product catalog using digitally rendered images until the real orders started coming in, grew the business to 60 employees and an 80,000-square-foot workshop making everything in the US, and quietly became the construction industry's most unexpected vendor. He reveals why your office isn't furniture but an operating system for culture, and why the contractors still treating their workspace like a bank lobby aren't just missing a design opportunity — they're leaving their people with nothing to believe in. Follow Sean on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seandineen90/ Learn more about Iron Age Office at: https://ironageoffice.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Why Airport Stress is a Fool’s Errand… (Building BuildWitt 63) DT 464 27.07.2026 28m

  July 27, 2026 Why Airport Stress is a Fool’s Errand… (Building BuildWitt #63) BuildWitt Update #63– DT 464 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Betting on People, Not Balance Sheets w/ Bryan Peters (DT 463) 23.07.2026 1h 39m

  July 23, 2026 Betting on People, Not Balance Sheets W/ Bryan Peters (DT 463) Bryan Peters is the founder of AdvanceTrac Equipment, a construction equipment rental company he built from a single used skid steer in 2021 while working a full-time job, and a former operator in the family equipment business that first lit his entrepreneurial fire at age 14. He walked away from a comfortable salary, went all in on his own company, and spent a year navigating far more uncertainty than he expected before the business finally found its footing. He reveals why construction's fragmentation isn't the industry's liability but its greatest asset, and why the only way to fix a broken industry isn't through institutional capital or consolidation but through small businesses that choose to pour into their people instead of chasing a number on a balance sheet. Follow Bryan on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-peters-095a2745/ Learn more about AdvanceTrac Equipment at: https://www.advancetrac.net/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Arctic Circle to Dutch Steel Mill  (Building BuildWitt 62) DT 462 20.07.2026 25m

  July 20, 2026 Arctic Circle to Dutch Steel Mill  (Building BuildWitt 62) DT 462 BuildWitt Update #62– DT 462 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Why Your Construction Company Needs a Brand Not Just a Logo w/ Chase Harris (DT 461) 16.07.2026 1h 44m

  July 16, 2026 Why Your Construction Company Needs a Brand Not Just a Logo w/ Chase Harris (DT 461) Chase Harris is the founder of FieldWrk, a branding and marketing agency built exclusively for the construction industry, and a former creative lead at BuildWitt who helped shape the brands of some of the most recognized contractors in America. He bought the creative side of the business he helped build, becoming an overnight business owner, and spent a year figuring out who he was as a leader before figuring out where the company was going. He reveals why brand isn't a logo or a website but rather an operating system,  and why the contractors ignoring it aren't just losing talent, they're leaving their culture to chance. Follow Chase on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chase-harris-887076a8/ Learn more about FieldWrk at: https://www.fieldwrk.co/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  From Manhattan to Marble (Building BuildWitt 61) DT 460 13.07.2026 16m

  July 13, 2026 From Manhattan to Marble (Building BuildWitt 61) DT 460 BuildWitt Update #61 – DT 460 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  They’re Making Mental Health Worse in Construction w/ Rich Jones (DT 459) 09.07.2026 2h 17m

  July 9, 2026 They’re Making Mental Health Worse in Construction w/ Rich Jones (DT 459) Rich Jones is the founder of BuildWell Health, a behavioral health company built specifically for the construction industry, a licensed clinical addiction specialist, and a person in recovery himself from opioid and alcohol use disorder for over 26 years. He watched the industry spend years talking about mental health at safety weeks and conferences — and nothing change — so he built a model that works. He reveals why construction doesn't have a mental health problem — it has a systems problem — and why the companies still handing out EAP phone numbers and calling it done are making things worse, not better. Follow Rich on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardjones5/ Learn more about BuildWell Health at: https://buildwellhealth.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  BuildWitt Kids, Leaderboards, and Budget (Building BuildWitt 60) DT 458 06.07.2026 14m

  July 6, 2026 BuildWitt Kids, Leaderboards, and Budget (Building BuildWitt 60) BuildWitt Update #60 – DT 458 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Five Days in Switzerland Changed Everything w/ Shay Stutsman – DT 457 02.07.2026 1h 23m

  July 2, 2026 Five Days in Switzerland Changed Everything w/ Shay Stutsman – DT 457 Shay Stutsman is the owner of Stutsman Gerbaz Earthmoving, a third-generation excavation and site work company based in Aspen, Colorado, and one of the most forward-thinking contractors in America. He flew to Switzerland to spend five days watching a single company work — and came home and changed everything. He reveals why American contractors have a productivity problem disguised as a labor problem — and why the companies still doing things the way they did them ten years ago are running out of time. Follow Shay on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shay-stutsman-982593227/ Learn more about COMPANY at: https://www.sgearthmoving.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Q2 Results and Dirt World Productivity (Building BuildWitt 59)- DT 456 29.06.2026 14m

  June 29, 2026 Q2 Results and Dirt World Productivity Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Why Great Construction Starts Below Ground w/ Jonathan Pease - DT 455 25.06.2026 1h 42m

  June 25, 2026 Why Great Construction Starts Below Ground w/ Jonathan Pease (DT 455) Jonathan is the founder of Rock Solid Stabilization & Reclamation, a nationwide specialty contractor. He stumbled into soil stabilization after watching a fly ash demonstration two weeks before bidding a car dealership job — and turned a niche no one wanted into one of the most in-demand specialties in modern site work. He reveals why every road, parking lot, and data center in America is only as good as the dirt underneath it — and why the industry is still barely scratching the surface of what stabilization can do. Follow Jonathan on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-pease-a2943620/ Learn more about Rock Solid Stabilization at: https://www.rocksolidstabilization.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  South Korea and Indian Adventure w/ HD Construction! – DT 454 23.06.2026 52m

  June 23, 2026 South Korea and Indian Adventure w/ HD Construction! South Korea and Indian Adventure w/ HD Construction! – DT 454 The Vlog crew, Ben and Wyatt, join me this week to recap our recent adventure to South Korea and India with HD Construction Equipment, AKA Hyundai and Develon, within the US. We visited their shipyard, excavator factories, and customer sites across both countries. Watch the first vlog in the series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyjXbYX3dnI Learn more about HD Construction Equipment: https://na.hd-hyundaice.com/ Learn more about Develon: https://na.develon-ce.com/en Want to better train and develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Up and Out Or In The Weeds? (Building BuildWitt 58) - DT 453 22.06.2026 11m

  June 22, 2026 Up and Out Or In the Weeds? BuildWitt Update #58 – DT 453 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Why Small Business Beats the Corporate Ladder w/ Matt Moldenhauer – DT 452 18.06.2026 1h 54m

  June 18, 2026 Why Small Business Beats the Corporate Ladder w/ Matt Moldenhauer – DT 452 Matt Moldenhauer is a Partner at Elmore Companies and a former Bain & Company consultant who left the 34th floor of a Chicago high-rise to run a logging company in rural South Carolina. He walked away from the corporate ladder the same year he was offered everything it promised — and spent seven years building one of the fastest-growing logging and wood supply companies in the region. He reveals why small business is the most underrated vehicle for building wealth in America — and why the construction industry is sitting on one of the biggest untapped acquisition opportunities in the country. Follow Matt on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-moldenhauer-16b92411/ Learn more about Elmore Companies at: https://elmorecompanies.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Announcements and You Can Too (Building BuildWitt 57) - DT451 15.06.2026 18m

  June 15, 2026 Announcements and You Can Too! BuildWitt Update #57 – DT 451 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices