It was such a privilege to have a legend of the dirt world on Give Us The Dirt! Alan Barfield of Barfield Grading has been a key player in the Charlotte construction industry for nearly 40 years! Tune in today as we dig in with Alan on the past, present, & future of Barfield Grading.

This week we were joined by Angela Gardner & Christi Powell of Women Talk Construction! They are doing amazing work to change the narrative of women in the construction industry and it was a joy having them in the studio!

What started as a casual e-mail turned into a fantastic episode of Give Us The Dirt, featuring Justin & Joel Barbour of Barbour Brothers Construction Inc from Pikeville, NC. Brandon & the Barbours touched on everything from Joel & Justin's upbringing to the state of family-owned businesses in the 2022 dirt world. Tune in!

When you lead with passion & a good attitude, positive things tend to follow. There is no better example of this than the President of CW Matthews Contracting, Dan Garcia... who we had the pleasure of having on this episode of Give Us The Dirt!

In this episode, we sat down with HGC's own, Katie Page. Katie is HGC's Director of Team Development and has been crucial in the cultivation of our award-winning culture & industry-leading training efforts.

Intro - (0:00) || Katie's Beginnings - (2:55) || Her Path to HGC - (4:30) || What is the Team Development Group? - (10:03) || Deep Dive into the HGC Academy & Other Training Efforts - (22:18) || Investing into Leaders - (34:00) || BuildWitt & Other Partnerships (37:30) || Give Us The Dirt - (39:30) || What's Next? - (42:33) || Looking Back - (45:55) || Katie's Recruiting Pitch - (47:33) || Closing - (49:57)

It's not often that you get to sit down with a construction lifer, but if you get the chance... record it! That's exactly what we did on the latest episode of Give Us The Dirt, featuring Walker Moffitt of Sharpe Bros.

Intro - (0:00) || Walker's Upbringing & Early Days in the Business - (5:55) || Peddling Furniture - (18:35) || A New Business - (21:09) || "Can you make one more bad deal?" - (29:50) || The Path to Sharpe Bros. - (31:50) || "This is like playing golf for me" - (34:55) || The Driving Force - (35:40) || Tough Times - (38:57) || Proudest Moments - (42:40) || Advice for the Future of the Industry - (44:36) || The Industry's Biggest Challenges - (46:15) || What's Next for Walker? - (49:18) || Closing - (51:12)

On today's episode of Give Us The Dirt we are thrilled to have Amy Sullivan, President & CEO of ABC Carolinas on Give Us The Dirt! Amy & Brandon sit down to discuss her story, ABC Carolinas, and how the construction industry can work together to develop the workforce. You don't want to miss this one!

Intro & Amy's Beginnings - (0:00) || Amy's Path to ABCC Carolinas during COVID - (6:30) || Breakdown of ABC Carolinas Today - (9:50) || Current Themes in the Industry & Workforce Development - (19:25) || Proudest Moments - (26:52) || Time to Give Us The Dirt - (27:30) || Where to Find ABC Carolinas - (31:00) || Closing - (32:30)

On the latest episode of Give Us The Dirt, we have our first ever returning guest! Brian McManus took one for the team over a year ago and agreed to be our very first guest. Not knowing what in the world he was getting into, Brian agreed to go along with our craziness and share his story on air… probably because he had very little expectation that anyone would hear it outside of our company! Little did we know that that first episode and his story would become the catalyst for something awesome.

Today, we welcome Brian back to Give Us The Dirt to finish telling his story and look ahead into the future with us, including his take on the state of the industry.

Burns Dirt Construction was founded in 1977 in Columbus, Mississippi with two dump trucks. Today, they are a leading construction company in the southeast specializing in turnkey site packages for heavy highway, large industrial, commercial, and resident projects. From paving driveways to major highways, their crews are fully equipped to handle any sized project.

Today, all the way from Mississippi, we’re honored to have Nic Parish, Vice President of Operations & Contracting at Burns Dirt on our podcast!

On the Give Us The Dirt podcast, we’ve been used to hearing stories of men and women that have grown up playing in the dirt and that have made a career in construction, literally reshaping the landscape of our communities. Although our guest today doesn’t necessarily fit that mold, the work that he’s doing is having a huge impact on the construction industry!

This is a very special episode because not only does our guest have a great story to tell, he is one of Brandon’s best friends and has been a great partner to HGC. Recently awarded Most Admired CEO by Charlotte Business Journal, our guest today is a creator and innovator, collaborator and storyteller. He’s a seasoned serial entrepreneur, currently holding the position of CEO at Wheelhouse Media and COO of Momentum Properties. Welcome John Allred to Give Us The Dirt!