Dirt Talk Podcast

EPISODE 100! Holy cow. (Pun not intended) Thank you SO much to this dirt-loving community. We can't begin to fully convey how grateful we are to be a part of this with all of you, so we'll just simply say... thanks.

This week on Dirt Tak, it's an old-school Q + A with Aaron Witt. He asked the Instagram audience for some questions to address for a podcast, and he was overwhelmed with 100s of solid questions. So he took some time to answer as many questions as he could in 90 minutes. He discusses how he got interested in the Dirt World, what's the next piece of equipment he wants, and what exactly BuildWitt even does.

Thanks to all of you, and we can't wait to bring you some new and exciting things in 2022.

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We get a lot of questions about how to actually use social media in the Dirt World, so without further ado... [cue Alex clearing the floor for Aaron to go iso]

This week on Dirt Talk, the guys take a moment to reflect on the past year's travel before diving into an actual gosh darn plan that folks in the Dirt World could use to start building their online presence via a website and social media accounts. Aaron pretends that he's starting a dirt contracting company (which he's clearly never thought about before) and lays out what he might do from an internet perspective to begin telling his company's story. We can't guarantee any results, but the approach is how we've built (and continue to build) BuildWitt.

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On this Christmas(ish)-themed episode, Aaron and Alex look back on the past year. BuildWitt has doubled the size of the team, the structure of the company has shifted a few times, but the commitment to the Dirt World (and you) has only been strengthened. So the guys talked about what's happened in 2021 and some of the plans for 2022.

The Dirt Talk crew wishes you all a great Christmas holiday weekend with your family and we look forward to catching up with you in 2022 to make the Dirt World a better place.

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This week, Aaron and Alex discuss how the Dirt World can better treat and welcome new people to the industry. Later, they get into how it can be difficult to grow one part of a business to match the success of another and a basic example of the relationship between contractors and subs.

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Anna Johnson is the founder and owner of AQUIP, "the first and only known independently female-owned vacuum truck and environmental products dealership in the United States." In the last few years, she's been burning up the interstates in the Southeast US, building her business from the ground up. Anna was kind enough to swing through Nashville and be a guest on Dirt Talk.

In this week's episode, host Aaron Witt and co-host Alex Horton chat with Anna about how she got into the Dirt World, what exactly a vacuum truck is (and why she finds them fascinating), and what can be different or challenging about being a woman in the Dirt World. Super fun conversation until Aaron really had to pee.

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Alex and Aaron are gassed after last week's 3-day BuildWitt team meeting, but after a restful week, the fellas are back ready to roll.

This week, the DT guys talk about their team meeting and the future direction of BuildWitt, and then talk about how our industry can start reaching students in effective ways, both large scale and small.

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Denzil and Brandon McNeilus are brothers. They're also both executives in the Rochester area of Minnesota. AND they were a part of the family business that sold in the late 90s. Back then, the family business was manufacturing concrete mixers and trash trucks. Now, Brandon is the President of Ready Mix Concrete, and Denzil is the CEO at Sterling State Bank. Even with all those accomplishments, Denzil and Brandon were kind enough to chat about the Dirt World and their journey in it.

This week on Dirt Talk, Aaron and the McNeilus brothers talk about how the family business started, how the family has continued to reinvest in the great people in their community, and why people should call them "concrete mixers" instead of "cement mixers." Denzil and Brandon were a fountain of information on topics ranging from leading teams to how concrete gets loaded into a mixer. Two very wise and very kind men. Thanks to them.

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This week, Aaron and Alex talk about the importance of well-thought-out office space for companies in the Dirt World. Later, they address a few listener questions about how small companies can build good relationships with larger contractors and the question of joining the Dirt World without coming in on "the ground floor".

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Language Warning.

The people have spoken, so we've done the impossible and brought Garret Wilson back on the Dirt Talk podcast. He's known for being an expert operator and expert buster of chops. In this episode, he didn't hold back!

This week, Garret sat down with Aaron and Alex to discuss working for himself, being true to yourself, and the power of swearing.

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This week on the Monday edition of Dirt Talk, hosts Aaron Witt and Alex Horton talk about the upcoming BuildWitt company meeting in Nashville and equipment training. They then chat about safely knocking over trees (note: they're not experts in this) and why it's important to represent your company/team/group all the time.

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