Dirt Talk by BuildWitt

Most everyone in the heavy equipment world has dealt with a Caterpillar dealer at one point or another, but most don't understand how much goes on behind the scenes to support every machine. There's an enormous effort that goes into selling, maintaining, renting, financing, and everything else machines require. Craig Kahoun is the Executive Vice President of Carter Machinery, a world-class equipment dealer based out of Virginia with over 90 years of history. You'd think that many years of hitting

This episode follows my first interview with Missy Scherber, where we discussed what she does daily and what it's like to be a woman in construction. While I thought the conversation went great at first, she was frustrated about having to defend herself for being a business owner. Initially, we thought it was best to delete it and start over. I set aside my excitement for releasing the episode, and we dove into why she was bothered by the original interview. After talking through the unintentional

Five years ago, Missy Scherber dropped what she thought was her dream job in the nonprofit world to become co-owner of her husband's dumpster company so they could also focus on starting an excavation company. How bananas is that? Missy is a passionate person who, when she sees a gap, she immediately fills it. When I say she dove into the dirt life, I mean it. She's spent the last few years building a massive community on Instagram where not only does she show the daily work of the T. Scherber

I texted Kimo asking when he was available for a podcast, and there we were talking 30 minutes later after he finished his run. Kimo is the owner of Maui based Truth Excavation, a company performing excavation and utilities work around the Hawaiian island. He's as honest as it gets regarding his business, life, and lessons learned in this impromptu podcast interview. Unlike a lot of other business owners in the dirt world, Kimo didn't grow up in love with heavy equipment. By chance, he got his

When Don needed to support his family at age 17, he went looking a well-paying job. Not exactly flush with options, he found a gig at a local demolition company thanks to an intro from his friend's dad. Starting as a laborer, he worked his ass off and grabbed ahold of more responsibility and leadership opportunities when they presented themselves. By his 20's, he was managing demolition crews across town and learning a whole lot of lessons while he did it. Fast forward a few years and he's now

In this episode, I dig into (no pun intended) how Heath Hanna went from Caterpillar dealer instructor to mining company owner in only a few years. Since he bought a heavy equipment magazine as a kid, Heath fell in love with big iron moving big dirt. Starting in the industry at age 14, he knew that the Dirt World was for him. After college, he found an opening at the Yancy Bros Caterpillar dealer and eventually became a certified dealer instructor (CDI). He taught Cat machine operators all over

Dylan is president and owner of RAWSO Constructors, a heavy construction company based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. With no formal construction background, he started in the construction industry at random while in school and quickly fell in love with it. After working for other contractors for a few years out of college, he decided to start his own construction company. Starting only with a skid steer grading driveways, he now has over 70 employees on many large project sites with a fleet of

Welcome to the first-ever episode of Dirt Talk where I preface what to expect on the upcoming podcast! After a year of everyone telling me to do a podcast on my travels, BuildWitt, and the people I'm lucky enough to meet in the dirt world, I finally got my act together and created it. I'm beyond excited to start this project and I'm hoping you enjoy it as much as I will!