Dirt Talk by BuildWitt

We've got another young buck on the podcast to challenge Aaron for the Young Buck throne! This week, we've got Ben Warren of Warren Land Solutions, who was gracious enough to come by the BuildWitt Studio (Aaron's house for only a few more weeks!). He mentioned that this is his first podcast appearance, but don't let the fact that he's green fool you - he has plenty of great stories and earned experience to share.Aaron and Ben dug into how the land clearing business is a different beast than other kinds of work in the Dirt World. They also talk about not letting your age factor into business, and Ben talks about the importance of not putting your identity in your work.To learn more about Ben, find him on LinkedIn or the company website at warrenlandsolutions.com.To connect with other people who listen to this show, use and search for the hashtag #betterdirtworld and join in on the conversation.If you have questions/comments/concerns, reach out to DirtTalk@buildwitt.com.Stay Dirty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We often speak about why our company values are important to us, and today we talk a little about why it's important for every company to be driven by those values. We believe it's not enough to identify the core values of the company - the entire company needs to be speaking those values out loud... and often.!Aaron and Alex also talk about BuildWitt employee travel (and whose responsibility it is to book it) and where Aaron is gonna park his skid steer.To connect with other people who listen to this show, use and search for the hashtag #betterdirtworld and join in on the conversation.If you have questions/comments/concerns, reach out to DirtTalk@buildwitt.com.Stay Dirty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've hinted at it for some time now, but now it's official: the BuildWitt crew has officially announced the upcoming launch of their leadership platform, BuildWitt Leaders! There have been a lot of questions about what exactly "BuildWitt Leaders" is, so we got Aaron Witt (CEO and Chief Dirt Nerd), Dan Briscoe (President), and Randy Blount (Advisor) to get together and lay it all out. Simply put, BW Leaders is an online platform of videos and education tracks for the leaders (and future leaders) of the Dirt World. We've been building this thing to help the leaders of the Dirt World learn everything from recruiting and marketing to estimating and profitability.In this episode, Aaron, Dan, and Randy provide tons of examples of how this tool will empower companies in the Dirt World to train up their people, plan for the future, and build the best teams they can. Stay tuned for our official launch date - you won't want to miss out.To connect with other people who listen to this show, use and search for the hashtag #betterdirtworld and join in on the conversation.If you have questions/comments/concerns, reach out to DirtTalk@buildwitt.com.Stay Dirty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron and Alex are back in the studio together after a week apart! They get to effectively go back in time and answer a question from a few weeks ago, as well as discuss attracting a new generation to the dirt world and how to manage a crew of people that are older than the leader.Check out the BuildWitt Youtube Channel.Thanks again for listening! If you have questions/comments/concerns, please reach out at DirtTalk@buildwitt.com.Stay Dirty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONEXPO-CON/AGG is a big deal. It's part equipment trade show - part dirt world family reunion IN LAS VEGAS and it's anything but a breeze to organize. The event is put on by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers every 3 years and it takes every bit of that time in between to put all of the pieces together. Fortunately, Dana Wuesthoff (Show Director) and Caroline Roberts (Director of Event Operations) were kind enough to take an hour off and give us the inside scoop on the event's history and future.If you haven't been able to tell, Aaron is something of a fanboy of heavy equipment and especially CONEXPO. When he was young and dumb, he actually snuck into the event (this is a bad idea, everyone!), but at the 2020 edition of the event, he flew most of the BuildWitt team out to experience it. So, just in case it's not clear in the interview, Aaron was kiiiiinda excited to get to ask Dana and Caroline for all of the juicy details of what it takes to put CONEXPO on. They talk midnight equipment parades down the Vegas strip, how many bathrooms you have to plan for, and how 2023's event will take up at least 2.7 million square feet!To learn more about CONEXPO-CON/AGG, visit the site at conexpoconagg.com.To learn more about AEM, visit their site at aem.org.If you have questions/comments/concerns, please email at DirtTalk@buildwitt.com.Stay Dirty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Monday edition of Dirt Talk, Aaron and Alex chat about Aaron's upcoming trip through the South and why he prefers driving instead of flying right now.As always, the guys also discuss some listener-submitted questions/topics, including operator school, selling an equity stake in your business for cash, and why it's still tough to find good people to work at your business these days.Thanks to everyone who sends in questions! If you have questions/comments/concerns, reach out at DirtTalk@buildwitt.com.Stay Dirty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colby Williams describes his skills as "pushing buttons". But if you've come across his work as Fueled Photography, then you know he's no hack. For years, Colby has been shooting cars, trucks, bulldozers, cement trucks, cranes - if it looks cool, chances are good that Colby has photographed it. And we at Dirt Talk were lucky enough to have him come on the pod and talk about his story. Colby and host Aaron Witt have plenty in common - they both spend a lot of time shooting big equipment all over America. But Colby's path to where he is today wasn't easy or straightforward. Colby and Aaron talk about Colby's start with photography, why he had to take a break (and why he had to come back), and his love for big trucks.Check out Colby's IG at @the.fueled and visit the Fueled website at fueledphotography.com.If you have questions/comments/concerns, email the Dirt Talk team at DirtTalk@buildwitt.com.Stay Dirty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Aaron and Alex discuss their recent travel and answer listener-submitted questions about photography, job titles and company structure, and two-stick controls vs full joysticks.If you have questions/comments/concerns, please reach out to DirtTalk@buildwitt.com.Stay Dirty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Garcia (of Rogers Group in the southeast US) has been bouncing around the last few years. He's been hired at Rogers Group multiple times. He's moved to and from Alabama multiple times. And now, after working for Reed Contracting for a time, he's now running what was formerly their operations after Rogers Group acquired Reed Contracting. Knowing that, it is easy to understand why he's perfectly suited for that work.Anthony and Dirt Talk host Aaron Witt discuss Anthony's winding road that his career has taken. They talk about Anthony's commitment to education and understanding elements of the Dirt World, challenges, and good people. To learn more about Rogers Group, visit their website at rogersgroupincint.com.If you have any questions/comments/concerns, please reach out to the guys at DirtTalk@buildwitt.com.Stay Dirty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron and Alex FINALLY talk about what happened on Aaron's trip to see the official BuildWitt Skid Steer in the Caterpillar Factory! Yes, folks, it's actually real and not a joke. As always, the guys answer a few questions too. Keep the questions coming! If you have questions/comments/concerns, please email Alex at DirtTalk@buildwitt.com.Stay Dirty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices