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Dirt Talk Podcast
Hosted by BuildWitt · EN
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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Your Office is an Operating System w/ Sean Dineen (DT 465)
2d ago01:43:47Summary readyJuly 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 coming in, grew the business to 60 employees and an 80,000-square-foot workshop making everything in the US, and quietly became the construction industry's most unexpected vendor. He reveals why your office isn't furniture but an operating system for culture, and why the contractors still treating their workspace like a bank lobby aren't just missing a design opportunity — they're leaving their people with nothing to believe in. Follow Sean on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seandineen90/ Learn more about Iron Age Office at: https://ironageoffice.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why Airport Stress is a Fool’s Errand… (Building BuildWitt 63) DT 464
5d ago00:28:21Summary readyJuly 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. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Betting on People, Not Balance Sheets w/ Bryan Peters (DT 463)
1w ago01:39:42Summary readyJuly 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 salary, went all in on his own company, and spent a year navigating far more uncertainty than he expected before the business finally found its footing. He reveals why construction's fragmentation isn't the industry's liability but its greatest asset, and why the only way to fix a broken industry isn't through institutional capital or consolidation but through small businesses that choose to pour into their people instead of chasing a number on a balance sheet. Follow Bryan on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-peters-095a2745/ Learn more about AdvanceTrac Equipment at: https://www.advancetrac.net/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Arctic Circle to Dutch Steel Mill (Building BuildWitt 62) DT 462
2w ago00:25:28Summary readyJuly 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. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why Your Construction Company Needs a Brand Not Just a Logo w/ Chase Harris (DT 461)
2w ago01:44:14Summary readyJuly 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 helped build, becoming an overnight business owner, and spent a year figuring out who he was as a leader before figuring out where the company was going. He reveals why brand isn't a logo or a website but rather an operating system, and why the contractors ignoring it aren't just losing talent, they're leaving their culture to chance. Follow Chase on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chase-harris-887076a8/ Learn more about FieldWrk at: https://www.fieldwrk.co/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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From Manhattan to Marble (Building BuildWitt 61) DT 460
3w ago00:16:39Summary readyJuly 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. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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They’re Making Mental Health Worse in Construction w/ Rich Jones (DT 459)
3w ago02:17:44Summary readyJuly 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 mental health at safety weeks and conferences — and nothing change — so he built a model that works. He reveals why construction doesn't have a mental health problem — it has a systems problem — and why the companies still handing out EAP phone numbers and calling it done are making things worse, not better. Follow Rich on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardjones5/ Learn more about BuildWell Health at: https://buildwellhealth.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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BuildWitt Kids, Leaderboards, and Budget (Building BuildWitt 60) DT 458
4w ago00:14:26Summary readyJuly 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 Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Five Days in Switzerland Changed Everything w/ Shay Stutsman – DT 457
Jul 201:23:57Summary readyJuly 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. He reveals why American contractors have a productivity problem disguised as a labor problem — and why the companies still doing things the way they did them ten years ago are running out of time. Follow Shay on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shay-stutsman-982593227/ Learn more about COMPANY at: https://www.sgearthmoving.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Q2 Results and Dirt World Productivity (Building BuildWitt 59)- DT 456
Jun 2900:14:08Summary readyJune 29, 2026 Q2 Results and Dirt World Productivity 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 Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at dirttalk@buildwitt.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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