Dirt Talk Podcast
Dirt Talk Podcast is a weekly show hosted by Aaron Witt, founder of BuildWitt, a media company focused on the construction and mining industries. Each episode features long-form interviews with industry leaders and updates on BuildWitt's activities. The podcast aims to highlight the people and stories of the 'Dirt World' — the skilled workers who build and maintain infrastructure. It is self-described as the top podcast in its niche.
Episodes
The Conversation Construction Avoids w/ Kristi Ronyak (DT 487)
October 15, 2026
The Conversation Construction Avoids w/ Kristi Ronyak
Kristi Ronyak w/ Construction Angels – DT 487
Kristi Ronyak is the Founder and CEO of Construction Angels, a nonprofit providing immediate financial assistance and grief counseling to families after a construction worker is killed in a work-related accident. Growing up in a third-generation asphalt family, Kristi never
2026 Australia Adventure Week Two! (Building BuildWitt #74) DT 486
October 12, 2026
2026 Australia Adventure Week Two! (Building BuildWitt #74)
BuildWitt Update #74– DT 486
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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You Can’t Lead From The Office w/ Luke Minger (DT 485)
October 8, 2026
You Can’t Lead From The Office w/ Luke Minger
Luke Minger w/ Minger Construction – DT 485
Luke Minger is the President and CEO of Minger Construction, a Minnesota underground utility contractor his parents started more than 40 years ago with a tractor backhoe, a pickup truck, and a ten-speed bicycle. After earning a construction management degree, Luke came home expe
2026 Australia Adventure Week One! (Building BuildWitt #73) DT 484
October 5, 2026
2026 Australia Adventure Week One! (Building BuildWitt #73) DT 484
BuildWitt Update #73– DT 484
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Building Leaders Underground w/ Jason Miller (DT 483)
October 1, 2026
Building Leaders Underground w/ Jason Miller - DT 483
Jason Miller is the CEO of Midwest Mole, an employee-owned underground construction company specializing in tunneling, boring, and trenchless work. After a year at Indiana University taught him what he didn’t want to do, Jason went to work in the field alongside his dad, expecting it to be temporary. Within weeks, he was
Hey ChatGPT, Write Me a Newsletter (Building BuildWitt 72) DT 482
September 28, 2026
Hey ChatGPT, Write Me a Newsletter (Building BuildWitt 72) DT 482
BuildWitt Update #72– DT 482
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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What Happens When Heavy Equipment Starts Driving Itself? w/ Dick Zhang (DT 481)
September 24, 2026
What Happens When Heavy Equipment Starts Driving Itself? w/ Dick Zhang
Dick Zhang is the CEO of Bluelight Machines, a construction autonomy company putting self-driving technology to work on real jobsites. In less than a year, Bluelight’s autonomous fleet has grown from fewer than 100 active machines to nearly 200, expanded from the U.S. to five continents, and surpassed 1
Why Does 2 Miles Of Concrete Cost $1 Billion? (Building BuildWitt 71) DT 480
September 21, 2026
Why Does 2 Miles Of Concrete Cost $1 Billion? (Building BuildWitt 71) DT 480
BuildWitt Update #71– DT 480
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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A Skid Steer and a Craigslist Ad w/ Tyler Marks (DT 479)
September 17, 2026
A Skid Steer and a Craigslist Ad w/ Tyler Marks (DT 479)
Tyler Marks is the founder of Marks Clearing and Grading, a North Carolina land clearing and grading contractor he started at 18 with just a skid steer and a Craigslist ad. He grew the company alongside the Raleigh construction boom, buying oversized equipment before he needed it and betting on the market long before
What You Should Do Won’t Dent The Universe (Building BuildWitt 70) DT 478
September 14, 2026
What You Should Do Won’t Dent The Universe (Building BuildWitt 70) DT 478
BuildWitt Update #70– DT 478
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
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The Newest Tools Won't Save Your Company w/ Christian Weibell (DT 477)
September 10, 2026
The Newest Tools Won't Save Your Company w/ Christian Weibell (DT 477)
Christian Weibell is the VP of Engineering at BuildWitt, a software engineer with a PhD in instructional psychology and technology, and a former excavation contractor who spent eight years running a construction company while building a career in tech. He taught himself excavation by renting equip
The World's Best Sales Strategy (Building BuildWitt 69) DT 476
September 7, 2026
The World's Best Sales Strategy (Building BuildWitt 69) DT 476
BuildWitt Update #69– DT 476
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Artificial Intelligence Isn't Taking These Jobs w/ Darren Paulson (DT 475)
September 3, 2026
Artificial Intelligence Isn't Taking These Jobs w/ Darren Paulson – DT 475
Darren Paulson is the VP of Product at BuildWitt and a construction technology veteran who spent more than two decades managing systems, data, and technology across some of the largest civil and concrete operations in the West. He’s touched nearly every corner of construction tech, from business syst
Knock Before Kicking In Doors (Building BuildWitt 68) DT 474
August 31, 2026
Knock Before Kicking In Doors (Building BuildWitt #68)
BuildWitt Update #68– DT 474
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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The Invisible Billion-Dollar Industry w/ David Giannetto ( DT 473 )
August 27, 2026
The Invisible Billion-Dollar Industry w/ David Giannetto ( DT 473 )
David Giannetto is the CEO of Felix Construction, a 500-person water and wastewater contractor based in Phoenix. He converted Felix to an ESOP in February 2025, cut turnover in half within the first year, and watched profitability follow.
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My All Time Best Move In Business (Building BuildWitt 67) DT 472
August 24, 2026
My All Time Best Move In Business (Building BuildWitt #67)
BuildWitt Update #67– DT 472
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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He Says What Other Lawyers Won't w/ Matt Margolis (DT 471)
August 20, 2026
He Says What Other Lawyers Won't w/ Matt Margolis (DT 471)
Matt Margolis w/ Margolis Law – DT 471
Matt Margolis is the founder of Margolis Law, based out of West Palm Beach, Florida. He built his entire practice on being the only lawyer in the room willing to tell clients what their contracts are actually doing to them, and one of the few legal voices in the industry
The Power of “I Am Sad” (Building BuildWitt 66) DT 470
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.
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Building Something Worth Staying For w/ Jim Rhodes (DT 469)
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
Shared Principles Make Big Decisions Easy (Building BuildWitt 65) DT 468
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.
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Your Labor Shortage Is a Leadership Shortage w/ Nic Parish (DT 467)
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 leadershi
The Secret Formula For Winning (Building BuildWitt 64) DT 466
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.
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Your Office is an Operating System w/ Sean Dineen (DT 465)
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
Why Airport Stress is a Fool’s Errand… (Building BuildWitt 63) DT 464
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.
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Betting on People, Not Balance Sheets w/ Bryan Peters (DT 463)
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 salar
Arctic Circle to Dutch Steel Mill (Building BuildWitt 62) DT 462
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.
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Why Your Construction Company Needs a Brand Not Just a Logo w/ Chase Harris (DT 461)
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 hel
From Manhattan to Marble (Building BuildWitt 61) DT 460
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.
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They’re Making Mental Health Worse in Construction w/ Rich Jones (DT 459)
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 m
BuildWitt Kids, Leaderboards, and Budget (Building BuildWitt 60) DT 458
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
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Five Days in Switzerland Changed Everything w/ Shay Stutsman – DT 457
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.
Q2 Results and Dirt World Productivity (Building BuildWitt 59)- DT 456
June 29, 2026
Q2 Results and Dirt World Productivity
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Why Great Construction Starts Below Ground w/ Jonathan Pease - DT 455
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 s
South Korea and Indian Adventure w/ HD Construction! – DT 454
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.
Up and Out Or In The Weeds? (Building BuildWitt 58) - DT 453
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.
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Why Small Business Beats the Corporate Ladder w/ Matt Moldenhauer – DT 452
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 buil
Announcements and You Can Too (Building BuildWitt 57) - DT451
June 15, 2026
Announcements and You Can Too!
BuildWitt Update #57 – DT 451
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Dragging Construction Into the Future - Tristan Wilson ( DT 450)
June 11, 2026
Dragging Construction Into the Future - Tristan Wilson ( DT 450)
Tristan Wilson is the founder of Edgevanta, an estimating automation software built for civil contractors, a former road construction operator, and author of a weekly newsletter covering construction technology and industry trends. He spent years on paving crews watching estimators hand-enter numbers into spreadshe
New Architecture, Frank and Announcements (Building BuildWitt 56) - DT449
June 8, 2026
New Architecture, Frank and Announcements
BuildWitt Update #56 – DT 449
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Why Construction Is Losing the Next Generation - Fred Mills (DT 448)
June 4, 2026
Why Construction Is Losing the Next Generation - Fred Mills
Fred Mills is the founder of The B1M, the world's largest YouTube channel dedicated to construction and infrastructure, a construction media pioneer, and author of the new book Mega Builds. He quit his job in construction the same week his son was born to build a media company nobody believed in — editing videos in hospital
African Mining Adventure (Building BuildWitt 55) - DT447
June 1, 2026
African Mining Adventure
BuildWitt Update #55 – DT 447
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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"It's Not the Pay, It Never Was" - Ken Rusk (DT446)
May 28, 2026
It's Not the Pay, It Never Was
Ken Rusk w/ Rusk Industries – DT 446
Ken Rusk is the author of Blue Collar Cash, founder of Rusk Industries, a drainage and excavation company in Toledo, Ohio, and a Fox News contributor who has appeared on over 327 podcasts in the past two years. He spent 40 years figuring out why some employees thrive and others just survive — and the answer had not
Dirt World Sold Out (Building BuildWitt 54) - DT445
May 25, 2026
Dirt World Sold Out
BuildWitt Update #54 – DT 445
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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They Tried to Undo 100 Years of His Family’s Work - Herb Sargent (DT 444)
May 20, 2026
They Tried to Undo 100 Years of His Family's Work
Herb Sargent w/ Sargent Corporation – DT 444
Herb Sargent is the Board Chair of Sargent Corporation, a 100-year-old employee-owned civil construction company in Maine, and co-host of the Starbuck & Sargent podcast. He bought back his family's company — six times the size of his own — the same year a German-owned parent company tried
Speaking, Waiting Lists and Solving Problems (Building BuildWitt #53) - DT443
May 20, 2026
Speaking, Waiting Lists and Solving Problems
BuildWitt Update #53 – DT 443
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Give Us the Dirt - Brandon Lindsey (DT 442)
Brandon Lindsey is VP at Hoopaugh Grading Company, host of the Give Us the Dirt Podcast, and Co-Founder of Dream on 3, a sports dream-granting organization for kids battling life-altering conditions. He quit his 20-year corporate career the day he was finally offered the job he'd been working toward his whole life and joined Hoopaugh Grading in 2018. He reveals why the construction industry doesn'
Indian Adventure (Building BuildWitt #52) - DT441
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Who’s Actually Building America? w/ Jim Vinoski (DT 440)
Jim Vinoski is the Co-Founder of Firesteel Industrial Solutions, a consulting business for modern American manufacturing companies. Jim’s a major advocate for reindustrializing America, with many contributions to Forbes, his Manufacturing Talks Podcast, and his new book “American Manufacturing: 22 Tales of Integrity, Ingenuity, and the Modest Heroes Who Built a Nation,” out this June.
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South Korea Adventure (Building BuildWitt #51) - DT439
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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From Family Business to Winning Major Contracts - Ricky Webb (DT 438)
Ricky is the owner of East Coast Demolition, a third-generation abatement and demolition company serving North Carolina and Virginia. As he’s taken over the business, he’s focused on investing further in equipment, people, and safety to compete at a higher level with major GCs and the US Government.
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Throwing Bones & New Feature Testing (Building BuildWitt #50) - DT437
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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He Builds People, Not Just Projects - John Dudlicek - DT 436
John is VP and COO at Grimmer Construction, an Indiana-based civil construction company. He’s been involved in building a long list of complex projects over the years, but he believes his finest work is instead the people he’s built along the way.
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Texas Concrete, Tunneling & Dredging (Building BuildWitt #49) - DT435
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Aaron Interviewed on the Conquer Cast! – DT434
Trevor Farnes is the Co-Founder of MTN OPS, a performance nutrition and supplement brand designed for hunters, hikers, and backcountry athletes. He’s also the host of the Conquer Cast, which he asked me to be on during a recent visit to Nashville. We had fun, so I asked if we could share it here as well!
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Strategy & Last Call for Dirt World (Building BuildWitt # 48) - DT433
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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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.
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Shame: A Life Lesson (Building BuildWitt #47) - DT431
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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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.
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Diamonds & Media Restructure (Building BuildWitt #46) - DT429
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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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/
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Ritchie Brothers, Orlando & New Website Demo (Building BuildWitt #45) - DT427
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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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.
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United States Army Corps, Target Market & Freelancers (Building BuildWitt #44) - DT 425
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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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/
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90% Sold, Growing Users & Momentum (Building BuildWitt #43) – DT 423
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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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
BHAG, Speaking, and 10,000 Lessons (Building BuildWitt #42) – DT 421
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Dirt Talk Q&A – DT 420
I’m back to answer listener questions! Got more? Send them to dirttalk@buildwitt.com for me to answer on future episodes!
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Autonomous 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.
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Skunk Works, 3 Year Deals, and Resignations (Building BuildWitt #41) – DT 419
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Jason 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
Clay 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.
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BuildWitt 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.
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Judd 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.
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8 Lessons I Learned in 2025 (Building BuildWitt #38) – DT 413
Aaron lays out and elaborates on the eight lessons he learned in 2025.
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Andrew 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!
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Christmas 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.
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Ben 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!
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Office 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.
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Rod 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.
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