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Dirt Talk by BuildWitt

Welcome to the Dirt World"s top podcast (self-proclaimed). Every week, host Aaron Witt, founder of BuildWitt, interviews construction and mining industry leaders in long form and shares updates on what"s happening inside of BuildWitt.

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95:09

The “Good Times” are a Good Time to Change with Randy...

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2023/01/26

Back on Dirt Talk this week is Randy Blount, former owner of Blount Contracting and now current CFO(!) at BuildWitt. He was the first investor at BuildWitt and has been a valuable advisor over the years, and we’re stoked to have him leading our finance arm into the future. This week on Dirt Talk, Randy and host Aaron Witt chat about why the construction industry's stuck in the old ways, using a traditional command and control structure. They also get into the Dirt World's low-profit margins, the

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39:07

Looking Back and Moving Forward: Reflecting on a Year...

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2023/01/19

This week on the first episode of 2023, Aaron and Alex take a look back at 2022. They discuss the progress and successes of BuildWitt over the past year. The guys mention that their marketing services have had remarkable success and that they have been able to engage with high-quality companies. They also mention that the BuildWitt Training software, while successful, has not had the expected speed of adoption and the cost of that overestimation. Aaron also shares his struggle to talk about

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36:17

BUILDING BUILDWITT: From Solo Mission to...

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/12/29

Welcome to Building BuildWitt! For the last 4 weeks, we’ve published pieces of a 4-part story chronicling Dirt Talk host Aaron Witt’s upbringing far away from the Dirt World and how a series of disconnected experiences and decisions led to the formation and growth of the company that became BuildWitt. In the final episode of this season, we’ll hear how and why Aaron started hiring people, how he almost got arrested in Saudi Arabia, and why its so vital to tell the stories of the Dirt

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BUILDING BUILDWITT: Aaron Quits 2 Jobs and Moves in...

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/12/22

Welcome to Building BuildWitt! For the next 4 weeks, we’ll be bringing you pieces of a 4-part story chronicling Dirt Talk host Aaron Witt’s upbringing far away from the Dirt World and how a series of disconnected experiences and decisions led to the formation and growth of the company that became BuildWitt. In episode 3, Aaron tells of his experiences working for Kiewit (and why he turned down their full-time job offer), why he moved to Texas, and why he left construction altogether. Thanks for

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32:29

BUILDING BUILDWITT: Aaron Goes to Work on the...

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/12/15

Welcome to Building BuildWitt! For the next 4 weeks, we’ll be bringing you pieces of a 4-part story chronicling Dirt Talk host Aaron Witt’s upbringing far away from the Dirt World and how a series of disconnected experiences and decisions led to the formation and growth of the company that became BuildWitt. In episode 2, Aaron tells of the punch in the mouth that came in the form of “going to college for engineering”, what he realized that he loved about working in the field, and why he came in

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27:15

BUILDING BUILDWITT: Aaron Witt Wears Shorts to a Job...

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/12/08

Welcome to Building BuildWitt! For the next 4 weeks, we’ll be bringing you pieces of a 4-part story chronicling Dirt Talk host Aaron Witt’s upbringing far away from the Dirt World and how a series of disconnected experiences and decisions led to the formation and growth of the company that became BuildWitt. In episode 1, Aaron shares the story of his childhood love of the trash truck (and its driver), his formative years working on a ranch in Montana, and the career-shifting experience of his

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76:09

Making Up the Business! With Nate Emerson -- DT148

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/12/01

Nate Emerson runs Armadillo Excavation in Chattanooga, TN. Nate grew up on a 100-acre farm in Giles County, about an hour south of Nashville. After 2 years of college studying construction management, Nate knew that it wasn’t for him, and made a hard pivot to working in the music industry, selling merchandise, and doing stagehand work. After some office work experience, Nate found himself staring out the window into the Chattanooga mountains and realized that was where he needed to be. So he started

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Dirt World Work is Noble -- DT147.5

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/11/28

This week on Dirt Talk, Aaron and Alex ditch the original topic planned as they have a frank and honest conversation about the complications of serving an industry without being in the industry directly, why the work in the Dirt World is SO vital, and why the narrative about Blue Collar work in today’s society must change. If you’ve been following along with BuildWitt and care about the Dirt World, you know that the narrative shift must start with us. Stay Dirty! Listen to Dirt Talk: Spotify:

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38:06

Q+A: Interest Rates, Highway Patching, and Changing...

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/11/21

This week on Dirt Talk, Aaron and Eric discuss strange emissions laws, plus answer questions about Whistlin’ Diesel, patching highways, and the Dirt World effects of increased interest rates. — DirtWorld.com Let’s build a BETTER DIRT WORLD Without the Dirt World, we wouldn’t have food, clean water, electricity, roads, or shelter required for survival. Demand for the industry is growing, yet over 40% of our workforce will retire by 2031. We must add hundreds of thousands of people every year only

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33:33

DirtWorld.com -- DT146

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/11/17

DirtWorld.com Without the Dirt World, we wouldn’t have the food, clean water, electricity, roads, or shelter required for survival. Demand for the industry is growing, yet over 40% of our workforce will retire by 2031. We must add hundreds of thousands of people every year only to keep up… So let’s fix that. What if society viewed our profession as noble? What if parents were proud when their kids declared they wanted to be in the Dirt World? What if a workforce shortage was no longer a

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37:36

bauma/Germany Trip Recap -- DT145.5

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/11/14

Last week, hosts Aaron Witt and Alex Horton laid out the plans for Aaron’s trip to Germany with Chase Lyons, a Director/Videographer at BuildWitt. Those guys are now back stateside and they uh… got into some stuff over there. Aaron lays out their time at the bauma trade show, a construction and mining machinery trade fair held every three years in Munich. It’s the largest tradeshow in the world, but the guys got to spend a lot of time meeting folks in the Dirt World and seeing some badass

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68:24

Diversify What You Know with Jennifer Todd -- DT145

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/11/10

Jennifer Todd has quite a varied background, but saying it that way doesn’t really do her story justice. She is the Founder and President of LMS Contractors (with offices in FL and GA), graduated from law school while starting a business, was the youngest Black woman to acquire California’s CSLB General Engineering (A) license, multiple college degrees… AND was a contestant on NBC’s The Weakest Link (watch a clip here). And that’s just getting started. So obviously, the Dirt Talk crew was thrilled

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bauma 2022/Germany Trip Preview -- DT143.5

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/11/07

This week on Dirt Talk, Aaron lays out the trip itinerary to Europe for late October 2022. He and Chase Lyons (Field Producer at BuildWitt) will be spending a few days at bauma 2022 in Munich, Germany, before a 2 day break in Austria. After the Austrian weekend, the guys will head back to Germany for a few days with the folks from Zeppelin Caterpillar. Stay tuned for the update podcast about bauma (it’s been nuts over there!) as well as a breakdown of the trip in a few weeks. Listen to Dirt

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64:35

Different Dirt World Hats with Aric Smith -- DT144

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/11/03

This week on Dirt Talk, we were delighted to host Aric Smith, Safety Manager at Achen-Gardner Construction out of Chandler, AZ. Aric has done it all in the Dirt World: he started running tractors in high school, pouring concrete, digging ponds, pipelayer… and this was before even becoming an operator! Also to note: Aric used to run a crew that included none other than 18-year-old (and future Dirt Talk host) Aaron Witt himself. Aaron and Aric dig into Aric’s background cutting his teeth on farm

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Everyone is a Leader with Aron Nick -- DT143

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/10/27

Aron Nick was recommended to us with a simple message: “He has been kicking ass trying to make the Dirt World a better place.” Since that is about as good of an intro as any: Aron Nick is an Equipment Trainer at Strack, Inc out of Fairburn, GA. He’s been around the block in the industry: shoveled fly ash at a coal power plant, helped build the 5th runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and has built a reputation as an elite operator. He’s spent time as a supervisor, thought

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50:53

Why Use Social Media? (or Get Over the Bad Parts) --...

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/10/24

Although social media has been almost universally adopted for personal use worldwide, it can still sometimes be a polarizing topic when it comes to its use in business. This week on Dirt Talk, Aaron and Alex discuss the value that comes from using social media to tell the world who your business is and what you’re all about. A majority of this week's conversation centers around the idea that treating social media as a way to get more clients misses tons of its value and only scratches the surface of

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72:41

Demolition All Day with Brian Priestly & Ryan...

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/10/20

When Aaron Witt found out that Priestly Demolition’s VP of Operations Brian Priestly & President Ryan Priestly would travel south to Nashville from Ontario, Canada, Aaron immediately reached out to the rest of the Dirt Talk crew with a simple message: “get these guys on the podcast.” Fortunately for us, they came down to the BuildWitt HQ, and we had a ball talking demolition… because who doesn’t enjoy a little demo, now and then?! After a quick tour of the office, the guys settled into the studio,

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42:53

October Q+A: Tell Your Friends Why the Dirt World is...

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/10/17

Aaron and Alex are back in the studio, but this Monday the audience members are the ones truly in the driver's seat. That’s right we are doing another question-and-answer episode and touching on some great submissions from our amazing Dirt Talk fans. The questions touch on recognizable iron, how rewarding a career in the Dirt World can be, running one-hundred miles, our core values, and lessons from starting a company. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions. Keep on sending them to

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58:43

Dirt Talk: LIVE at the ECC Conference in San Antonio,...

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/10/13

This week, we bring you the very first edition of Dirt Talk: LIVE where Aaron, Alex, and Eric take the Dirt Talk show on the road. Aaron lays out the story below: “Months ago, organizers from the ECC (The Association for the Capital Projects Engineering and Construction Community) asked us to speak to 200 of their future leaders at their annual conference in San Antonio. Think key future leaders from companies like Chevron, Shell, Fluor, and Kiewit. While I figured I’d prepare another speech about

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54:08

Spending Money Without a Direct ROI (with Eric...

Dirt Talk by BuildWitt ·

2022/10/10

On today’s episode of Dirt Talk, Aaron and Alex are joined by Eric Jumper. The guys are coming right off of a full company BuildWitt meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, and they examine why it makes sense to spend money on a company meeting when you’re in growth mode. They discuss the value of educating each person in the company understanding how each team works and why each piece is important to the larger mission to make the Dirt World a better place. Enjoy this Behind the Scenes peek into

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