Dirt Talk by BuildWitt
544 episodes — Page 1 of 11
Why Construction Is Losing the Next Generation - Fred Mills (DT 448)
African Mining Adventure (Building BuildWitt 55) - DT447
"It's Not the Pay, It Never Was" - Ken Rusk (DT446)
Dirt World Sold Out (Building BuildWitt 54) - DT445
They Tried to Undo 100 Years of His Family’s Work - Herb Sargent (DT 444)
Speaking, Waiting Lists and Solving Problems (Building BuildWitt #53) - DT443
Give Us the Dirt - Brandon Lindsey (DT 442)
Indian Adventure (Building BuildWitt #52) - DT441
Who’s Actually Building America? w/ Jim Vinoski (DT 440)
South Korea Adventure (Building BuildWitt #51) - DT439
From Family Business to Winning Major Contracts - Ricky Webb (DT 438)
Throwing Bones & New Feature Testing (Building BuildWitt #50) - DT437
He Builds People, Not Just Projects - John Dudlicek - DT 436
Texas Concrete, Tunneling & Dredging (Building BuildWitt #49) - DT435
Aaron Interviewed on the Conquer Cast! – DT434
Strategy & Last Call for Dirt World (Building BuildWitt # 48) - DT433
Mikel Bowman w/ Bowman Legacies – DT 432
Mikel Bowman is the President of Bowman Legacies, a consulting business focusing on leadership and organizational culture. After a past life as a social worker turned driller and miner, he’s now leveraging his past to help Dirt World companies develop their next generation. Follow Mikel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikel-bowman-256137122/ Learn more about Bowman Legacies: https://www.bowmanlegacies.com/ 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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shame: A Life Lesson (Building BuildWitt #47) - DT431
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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casey Dillon w/ Atlas Excavating – DT 430
Casey Dillon is President and CEO of Atlas Excavating, an Indiana-based civil construction company specializing in tough projects, especially complex underground utility installation. Casey started at the company decades ago alongside his parents and now leads the business with his brother as the second generation, with planning now focused on what the third generation will look like. Follow Casey on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-dillon-91303517/ Learn more about Atlas Excavating at: https://atlasdigs.com 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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Diamonds & Media Restructure (Building BuildWitt #46) - DT429
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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Daron Earlewine w/ Rogue Collective – DT 428
Daron is the founder of Blackbird Mission and, most recently, Rogue Collective, a coaching platform for leaders who want to discover and live out their God-given purpose in business. Not only are we huge believers in his mission, but he’s working with many folks in the Dirt World nowadays, too! Learn more about Rouge Collective at: https://www.daronearlewine.com/rogue/ Follow Daron on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daron-earlewine-1b625969/ 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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ritchie Brothers, Orlando & New Website Demo (Building BuildWitt #45) - DT427
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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Randy Blount w/ BuildWitt – DT 426
Randy is the CEO of BuildWitt. THE BuildWitt. After building a civil construction company from a small family business to one of Arizona’s most capable contractors, he joined BuildWitt to develop the Dirt World’s next generation in a bigger way. Follow Randy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-blount-04a895a/ Learn more about BuildWitt here: https://buildwitt.com/ Want to better train and develop your civil construction teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
United States Army Corps, Target Market & Freelancers (Building BuildWitt #44) - DT 425
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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeff Spatz w/ Graham Company – DT 424
Jeff is the Vice President of Safety Services at Graham Company, an insurance broker and risk-management firm specializing in high-risk industries, like construction. After spending decades working in and for the industry, he now spends most of his time educating teams on how to reduce risk and incidents through genuine care. Learn more about Graham Company at: https://grahamco.com/ Follow Jeff on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-spatz/ Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
90% Sold, Growing Users & Momentum (Building BuildWitt #43) – DT 423
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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Keith Brubacher w/ Brubacher Excavating – DT 422
Keith is President of Brubacher Excavating, a large site work and civil contractor based in Eastern Pennsylvania. Taking charge of the company in his early 30s, he’s learned many fun and not-so-fun lessons along the way and is now considering what the third generation of leadership looks like within the long-standing company. Learn more about Brubacher Excavating, Inc. at: https://www.brubacher.net/ Follow Keith on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-brubacher-2b867814/ Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/productQuestions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 421BHAG, Speaking, and 10,000 Lessons (Building BuildWitt #42) – DT 421
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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 420Dirt Talk Q&A – DT 420
I’m back to answer listener questions! Got more? Send them to [email protected] for me to answer on future episodes! Learn more about BuildWitt at: https://www.buildwitt.com/ 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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 417Autonomous Dozers, Lumberjacks, and Salt (Building BuildWitt #40) – DT 417
Aaron shares an update about his recent visit out west for the vlog and other various company happenings. Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! To learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit, visit www.dirtworld.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 419Skunk Works, 3 Year Deals, and Resignations (Building BuildWitt #41) – DT 419
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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 418Jason Richmond w/ BuildWitt – DT 418
Jason is BuildWitt’s President of Dirt World, encompassing our annual leadership event (the Ariat Dirt World Summit), and our community-building efforts on Dirt World Connect. After decades working in the construction and materials industries, working his way up from a shovel to company leadership, Jason’s now putting his skills to the test to help build the Dirt World’s next generation of workers and leaders! Follow Jason on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonbrichmond/ 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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 416Clay Greene w/ Garney Construction – DT 416
Clay Greene is the Construction Technology Department Manager at Garney Construction, America’s largest water and wastewater infrastructure contractor. Starting his career in the field, he now uses his experience to serve the thousands of Garney employee owners by effectively implementing the latest construction technology, from drones to software. Learn more about Garney Construction at: https://www.garney.com/ Follow Clay on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-greene-80163559/ 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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 415BuildWitt Dashboard and 80% Tickets Sold (Building BuildWitt #39) – DT 415
Aaron shares the run down on what the heck the BuildWitt Dashboard is for company use and how this important system plays a role in Transparency Wins. Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! To learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit, visit www.dirtworld.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 414Judd Palmer w/ JP Excavating – DT 414
Judd is President of JP Excavating, a civil construction company that does just about everything, from mass excavation to paving, around the St. George, Utah area. He’s no stranger to trying new ways of doing things, most recently embarking on a fleet painting scheme and a new training effort. Learn more about JP Excavating at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jp-excavating/ Follow Judd on Instagram: @jpex1993 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 [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 4138 Lessons I Learned in 2025 (Building BuildWitt #38) – DT 413
Aaron lays out and elaborates on the eight lessons he learned in 2025. Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! To learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit, visit www.dirtworld.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 412Andrew Brown w/ Trades Media – DT 412
Andrew Brown is the Founder and Host of Trades Media, an organization dedicated to growing the trades through attracting and developing Gen Z. After decades of running a nationwide safety supply company, he made the plunge into promoting the trades full-time. Odds are you’ve seen his stuff! Learn more about Andrew Brown at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-brown-b1736a5/ Follow Trades Media on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trades-media/ Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting www.dirtworld.com! Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 411Christmas Break…and You Should Too (Building BuildWitt #37) – DT 411
Aaron shares his thoughts on the two week Christmas break and it’s impact on the BuildWitt team. Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! To learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit, visit www.dirtworld.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 410Ben Warren w/ Warren Land Solutions – DT 410
Ben Warren is the President and Founder of Warren Land Solutions, a land clearing contractor working in the southern US. Now in his 30s, he’s learned a lot of lessons along the way! Learn more about Ben Warren at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warren-solutions/ Follow Warren Land Solutions on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/warren-land-solutions/ Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting www.dirtworld.com! Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 409Office Cleanup and Project Updates to Close Out 2025 (Building BuildWitt #36) – DT 409
For the final installment of updates for 2025, Aaron recaps a recent office cleanup and why this is so important. Aaron also gives some final project and platform updates as the BuildWitt team closed out the year strong. Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! To learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit, visit www.dirtworld.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 408Rod Bull w/ Komatsu – DT 408
Rod Bull is CEO of Komatsu North America… He leads a team of thousands building and supporting machines that move dirt, mine resources, and keep our world moving. Starting as an analyst, he worked his way through other OEMs, eventually landing at Komatsu with their acquisition of Joy Global in 2017. He officially took over as CEO of Komatsu North America in 2025. Learn more about Komatsu at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/komatsu/posts/?feedView=all Learn more about Komatsu North America at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/komatsunorthamerica/posts/?feedView=all Follow Rod Bull on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rod-bull-6136904b/ Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting www.dirtworld.com!Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 407Dubai, MQL’s, and Benefits (Building BuildWitt #35) – DT 407
Aaron gives a quick recap on his recent trip to Dubai, some new things coming to BuildWitt Improve, sales talk, and lastly, what the heck is up with benefits at BuildWitt. Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! To learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit, visit www.dirtworld.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 406Randy Gravitt w/ Lead Every Day – DT 406
Randy Gravitt is Co-Founder of Lead Every Day, a business dedicated to helping develop leaders within the professional world. Starting as a high school teacher and then spending a career within Ministry, Randy has learned plenty about not only how to lead at work, but most importantly, at home. Learn more about Lead Every Day at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lead-every-day/ Follow Randy Gravitt on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randygravitt/Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 405Q1 Planning and 2026 Budget (Building BuildWitt #34) — DT 405
Aaron dives into what’s been going on to plan for Q1 and shares some insight into the 2026 BuildWitt budget. Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! To learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit, visit www.dirtworld.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 404Joel McKee w/ McKee Construction — DT 404
Joel McKee is President of McKee Construction, a Mississippi-based site work contractor. After an upbringing around forestry, Joel saw earthwork and utilities as a way to escape his previous job as a land broker. After five years of building the business, they have learned many valuable lessons! Learn more about McKee Construction at: https://mckeecompanies.com/ Follow Joel on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-mckee-8886a3271/ Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 403Thank You, Support, and Announcements (Building BuildWitt #33) — DT 403
Aaron reflects on giving thanks to those involved in the Dirt World, gives a snapshot on internal BuildWitt employee time off, and covers some other various BuildWitt happenings going on right now. Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! To learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit, visit www.dirtworld.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 402Christmas Special — Dirt World Talk! — DT 402
Aaron gives his 2025 Ariat Dirt World Summit talk, which focuses on the state of the construction industry, the enormous opportunity ahead, and how leaders can and must adopt a future-focused mindset. Learn more about BuildWitt at: https://buildwitt.com/ Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 401YouTube and $177,000 for Charity (Building BuildWitt #32) — DT 401
Aaron shares some thoughts on YouTube and how it fits into the organization as a whole and updates on the money raised for charity at the 2025 Ariat Dirt World Summit. Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! To learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit, visit www.dirtworld.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 400Michele & Mike O’Rourke of O’Rourke Wrecking — DT 400
Michele and Mike O’Rourke lead O’Rourke Wrecking Company, a Cincinnati-based demolition company with a long history of challenging projects across Ohio and beyond. As a husband and wife who took over the business unexpectedly decades ago, they’ve worked together to not only grow the company, but the demolition industry as a whole. Learn more about O’Rourke Wrecking at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/o'rourke-wrecking-company/ Follow Michele on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micheleorourke/ Follow Mike on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-o-rourke-2a55a77/ Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 399Coal, 2026 Dirt World Sales, and 100 New Videos (BuildWitt Update #31) — DT 399
Aaron gives an update on meeting a huge sales goal for the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit and a breakdown of the 100 new training videos added to the Improve platform. Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! To learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit, visit www.dirtworld.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices