Dirt Talk
Love dirt? Dirt Talk is a podcast dedicated to showing you the inner workings of the Dirt World. I talk with different people from the Dirt World weekly to understand their struggles and why they call this industry home.
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Episode 44
Garrett Moss Part 2
Garrett Moss, President of Moss Utilities, has dealt with many general contractors as a utility subcontractor for large development projects around the DFW area.
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Episode 43
Jarryd McNeil
Jarryd McNeil is a 15-time X Games motocross medalist who's traveled the world performing wild tricks on dirt bikes since he was a young kid.
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Episode 42
Dary Langfitt
After being unexpectedly fired from the best job of his life, Dary Langfitt told everyone in his family that he would start a landscaping business. How hard could it be?
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Episode 41
Michelle Walker
In this episode, I talk with Michelle Walker, VP of Finance and Administration of SSC Underground, about suicide prevention in the construction industry.
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Episode 40
Eric Jumper
Eric Jumper and I sat down at my kitchen table last week to discuss his upbringing in the dirt world, why building terrain parks makes for a wild job, and other "dirty" topics.
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Episode 39
The Dirt Ninja
Tom Gardocki, known as the Dirt Ninja online, co-owns a residential excavation company in New Hampshire.
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Episode 38
Garret Wilson
I reached out to Garret Wilson, who's said to be the world's best operator, and asked if he'd like to be on the podcast. He said no, but I managed to get him on anyway.
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Episode 37
Sam Meeker
Sam Meeker is a Caterpillar dozer extraordinaire and is formally a Product Application Specialist for Track-Type Tractors.
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Episode 36
Mike Willhite
I talk with Mike Willhite, owner of Willhite Grading and Excavation, about his past controversies, life lessons, and business experiences.
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Episode 35
Dane Cotten
Dane started his Bozeman, Montana-based excavation business a few years ago when he grew tired of his job. He abruptly quit, financed a skid steer the same day, and he was off to the races to build a business from nothing.
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Episode 34
Brett Baker
Brett is a self-proclaimed red neck from West Tennessee who now manages entire projects at only 24-years old. Initially studying nursing in college, he dropped out of school two semesters short when he had a child to rejoin the construction industry.
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Episode 33
Matt Moldenhauer
Even though he knew nothing about logging when he started, thanks to his consulting skillset combined with humility, Bellwether Forest Products moves five times the wood than it did just a few years ago when Matt joined the business.
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Episode 32
BuildWitt Q&A
I made a post via Instagram stories asking for questions that I'd answer on an upcoming podcast episode. To my surprise, people actually submitted somewhat thoughtful questions. From business ownership to whether I believe mayonnaise is an instrument, I answered each question as genuinely as I could.
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Episode 31
Jimmy Starbuck
I stayed up well past my bedtime to talk dirt with Jimmy Starbuck, owner of Starbuck Excavation in Melbourne, Australia. If you're on social media, you've likely seen Jimmy's diggers with the enormous "STARBUCK" logo on the boom and counterweight.
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Episode 30
Herb Sargent Part 3
On this episode, Herb Sargent and I chat about life, anxiety, my recent struggles and his life lessons.
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Episode 29
Ryan Neal
When it comes to excavators, Ryan Neal knows just about everything there is. As Regional Product Application Specialist for large excavators at Caterpillar, Ryan spends his days testing new excavators, talking to customers, and training operators worldwide.
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Episode 28
To College or Not to College?
I explain why I went to college, what I think the major mistakes people who go to college make are, and how to get the most out of it if you do go, in my opinion. Like anything else in life, there's a right and wrong way to do college.
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Episode 27
Letsdig18
Chris Guins (better known as letsdig18) lives for earthwork as an owner/operator for his family's excavating business and himself. At any point in time (weekends included), odds are you'll find him mucking out a pond in North Carolina with a Volvo excavator while wearing cargo shorts.
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Episode 26
My Dirt Adventures Pt. 2
I explain how Skanska nearly fired me for accidentally ripping out an important railroad signal line, how I got a job with Kiewit, how I got a tour of the largest tunneling project on earth, and why I began posting dirt photos on Instagram.
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Episode 25
My Dirt Adventures Pt. 1
I opened up the microphone and talked about how I started in construction. I talk about the early years before construction entered my life, how I learned to work hard, how I got my first construction job with no experience, and a few other summer construction adventures leading up to…
