Dirt Talk Podcast

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 [email protected].

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 [email protected].

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Some people say that they'd go to any lengths to achieve their goals, but not everyone would move halfway around the world like Michael Bullock aka @the_english_earthmover. Michael was born and raised in England, but has been working in the Dirt World in Australia for years now. He's built up quite a following on his IG acct @the_english_earthmover where he has been posting photos of equipment and projects for years.

Michael was gracious enough to find time (with a 13 hour time difference!) to come on the podcast and share his story. He and Aaron talk differences between the US and Australia, the long and winding road it can take to find your calling, and why some folks do not want you taking photos of their project, no matter where it is.

Follow Michael on IG @the_english_earthmover to keep up with his Aussie dirt adventures.

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And we're back! Aaron and Alex are back to answer YOUR questions. Thanks to our listeners for sending in such great questions.

This week, the guys talk about some really exciting upcoming travel for the BuildWitt team, and then dig into some questions. They discuss union vs non-union wages and how and when to ask for a raise.

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Two years ago, Bridger Snow was still in high school. Since then, he's not only started his career in the Dirt World -- he is the owner of Snow Excavation in Northern Utah. He's learning a lot of lessons the hard way in real-time, but he's far ahead of the rest of us when we were his age!

Bridger was kind enough to take a few moments out of his weekend to chat with Aaron, and even though Aaron is clearly threatened by Bridger being even younger than Aaron, they were able to spend a lot of time on the benefits and challenges of getting in the Dirt World early. They also discuss Bridger's first machine, why he could trust his friends to work hard for him in the early days, and the challenges of getting a loan in your early 20s.

Check out his company at snow-excavation.com and @snowexcavation.

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Aaron and Alex are back at it again. After a light week of user-submitted questions where Alex had to fake one, the Dirt Talk community showed up in full-force and truly flooded the inbox with great questions. We're so thankful for the Dirt Talk listeners.

This week, Aaron take a positive approach in talking about General Contractors (he's actually pretty nice!). He and Alex also talk about lack of training in the Dirt World (and what is being done about it) and deciding who to market yourself to.

Listen to the episode Aaron did with Garrett Moss of Moss Utilities about The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of General Contractors.

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We know, we know... this isn’t our typical podcast guest on Dirt Talk, but give Nick Schiffer (of NS Builders) some credit - he’s got some serious construction bona fides.

Nick started NS Builders in 2014 and has gained a lot of wisdom in the triumphs (and failures) of growing a custom home builder. He shares about his dreams of building homes all over the world, how video and social media sets his business apart, and how he’s pretty good with a classic Bobcat.

Nick is also a host on the NS Builders Podcast which can be found here.

If you’d like to keep with Nick and NS Construction, follow their IG at @nsbuilders and visit nsbuilders.com.

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