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Dirt Talk Podcast
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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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They’re Making Mental Health Worse in Construction w/ Rich Jones (DT 459)
2d 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
5d 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
1w ago01:23:57Summary 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
2w ago00:14:08Summary 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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Why Great Construction Starts Below Ground w/ Jonathan Pease - DT 455
2w ago01:42:55Summary readyJune 25, 2026 Why Great Construction Starts Below Ground w/ Jonathan Pease (DT 455) Jonathan is the founder of Rock Solid Stabilization & Reclamation, a nationwide specialty contractor. He stumbled into soil stabilization after watching a fly ash demonstration two weeks before bidding a car dealership job — and turned a niche no one wanted into one of the most in-demand specialties in modern site work. He reveals why every road, parking lot, and data center in America is only as good as the dirt underneath it — and why the industry is still barely scratching the surface of what stabilization can do. Follow Jonathan on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-pease-a2943620/ Learn more about Rock Solid Stabilization at: https://www.rocksolidstabilization.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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South Korea and Indian Adventure w/ HD Construction! – DT 454
3w ago00:52:16Summary readyJune 23, 2026 South Korea and Indian Adventure w/ HD Construction! South Korea and Indian Adventure w/ HD Construction! – DT 454 The Vlog crew, Ben and Wyatt, join me this week to recap our recent adventure to South Korea and India with HD Construction Equipment, AKA Hyundai and Develon, within the US. We visited their shipyard, excavator factories, and customer sites across both countries. Watch the first vlog in the series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyjXbYX3dnI Learn more about HD Construction Equipment: https://na.hd-hyundaice.com/ Learn more about Develon: https://na.develon-ce.com/en Want to better train and 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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Up and Out Or In The Weeds? (Building BuildWitt 58) - DT 453
3w ago00:11:32Summary readyJune 22, 2026 Up and Out Or In the Weeds? BuildWitt Update #58 – DT 453 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 Small Business Beats the Corporate Ladder w/ Matt Moldenhauer – DT 452
3w ago01:54:21Summary readyJune 18, 2026 Why Small Business Beats the Corporate Ladder w/ Matt Moldenhauer – DT 452 Matt Moldenhauer is a Partner at Elmore Companies and a former Bain & Company consultant who left the 34th floor of a Chicago high-rise to run a logging company in rural South Carolina. He walked away from the corporate ladder the same year he was offered everything it promised — and spent seven years building one of the fastest-growing logging and wood supply companies in the region. He reveals why small business is the most underrated vehicle for building wealth in America — and why the construction industry is sitting on one of the biggest untapped acquisition opportunities in the country. Follow Matt on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-moldenhauer-16b92411/ Learn more about Elmore Companies at: https://elmorecompanies.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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Announcements and You Can Too (Building BuildWitt 57) - DT451
4w ago00:18:57Summary readyJune 15, 2026 Announcements and You Can Too! BuildWitt Update #57 – DT 451 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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Dragging Construction Into the Future - Tristan Wilson ( DT 450)
Jun 1102:07:11Summary readyJune 11, 2026 Dragging Construction Into the Future - Tristan Wilson ( DT 450) Tristan Wilson is the founder of Edgevanta, an estimating automation software built for civil contractors, a former road construction operator, and author of a weekly newsletter covering construction technology and industry trends. He spent years on paving crews watching estimators hand-enter numbers into spreadsheets and wonder why nobody had fixed it yet — so he built the fix himself. He reveals why construction tech keeps failing contractors, why the industry is at a once-in-a-generation inflection point, and what it actually takes to drag one of the oldest industries in the world into the future. Follow Tristan on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristan-a-wilson/ Learn more about Edgevanta at: https://www.edgevanta.ai/ 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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