Sweat & Grime

Today's guest has been live and in person with us during our episodes with the guys from Waters Edge Dock and Hoist and Pete Black Plumbing doing what he does best, capturing moments with video and photos!

Brandon Damon, the owner of Brandon Damon Video.

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Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trades, hosted by the skilled trades. Bryan is a free lance heavy equipment operator and content creator, Rick is an owner/operator of an excavation business, and Matt is a general contractor.

Today we had the opportunity to interview Erol Ahmed, Director of Communications at Built Robotics. Built Robotics transforms excavators into fully autonomous trenching robots. We know a lot of operators have the concern that AI will eventually replace people in the future, we spend a lot of time talking about that. This was a really interesting episode!

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Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trades, hosted by the skilled trades. Bryan is a free lance heavy equipment operator and content creator, Rick is an owner/operator of an excavation business, and Matt is a general contractor.

We decided to do something a little different for today's episode. Today's guest is one of your usual hosts, Matt Mother-F***in' Totton! Matt is a general contractor who owns MT Construction Company, LLC. Matt is also the host of our podcast geared toward the skilled trades, Sweat & Grime.

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Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trades, hosted by the skilled trades. Bryan is a free lance heavy equipment operator and content creator, Rick is an owner/operator of an excavation business, and Matt is a general contractor.

This week we had the opportunity to interview Kelly McClellen. Not only is she an operator, but she is a huge advocate for women in the trades. Buckle up before you read the list of things she's involved in!

Kelly is a...

• Co-Founder of Tradeswomen Building Bridges (TBB)
• 25 year member of IUOE Local 101
• Operator for Clarkston Construction Company
• Secretary of Heartland Women in Trades
• A Co-Chair of the Action Committee of the National Task Force on Tradeswomen Issues
• Sits on the IUOE Sisters Leadership Committee

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Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trades, hosted by the skilled trades. Bryan is a free lance heavy equipment operator and content creator, Rick is an owner/operator of an excavation business, and Matt is a general contractor.

This week we're joined by Travis Gemmell, owner of Walnut Grove Excavating. Travis tells us about his background and how he got into excavating. This was a fun episode, Rick tried his hand at driving the podcast!

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Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trades, hosted by the skilled trades. Bryan is a free lance heavy equipment operator and content creator, Rick is an owner/operator of an excavation business, and Matt is a general contractor.

We’re back with Waters Edge Dock & Hoist, this time with both Jerry and his brother Garrick. This episode was really insightful. It’s almost two hours long, but worth the full listen. We talk a lot about how to be successful, not just in business but in life. How to make those hard choices on which path you should take. We love the guys at Waters Edge. They are an awesome story of how you can be successful in the trades, creating your own path, innovating in your field, integrity with your customers. They’ve got it all. If you know someone who is trying to figure out what to do with their life, share this episode with them. The trades aren’t just a viable option, certainly not a second choice, the trades can make a great career!

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Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trades, hosted by the skilled trades. Bryan is a free lance heavy equipment operator and content creator, Rick is an owner/operator of an excavation business, and Matt is a general contractor.

This week we're joined by Mark Craig, owner/operator of MJC Excavating out of Ontario. Mark tells us about making the switch from farming to owning an excavating business.

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Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trades, hosted by the skilled trades. Bryan is a free lance heavy equipment operator and content creator, Rick is an owner/operator of an excavation business, and Matt is a general contractor.

This week we're joined by Andrew Bonnewell, an electrician in the great state of Alaska.  He's got some great stories of working in the oil fields in crazy conditions.

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Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trades, hosted by the skilled trades. Bryan is a free lance heavy equipment operator and content creator, Rick is an owner/operator of an excavation business, and Matt is a general contractor.

This week is the second half of our interview with Herb Sargent, CEO and Owner of Sargent Corporation. Herb has an incredible story that led him to owning a highly successful dirt company headquartered in Maine. He then turned that company over to the employees and Sargent Corporation now operates as an ESOP. Be sure to stick around for the bonus content after the episode wraps up!

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Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trades, hosted by the skilled trades. Bryan is a free lance heavy equipment operator and content creator, Rick is an owner/operator of an excavation business, and Matt is a general contractor.

This week is the first half of our interview with Herb Sargent, CEO and Owner of Sargent Corporation. Herb has an incredible story that led him to owning a highly successful dirt company headquartered in Maine. He then turned that company over to the employees and Sargent Corporation now operates as an ESOP.

Donate and support the show!

Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trades, hosted by the skilled trades. Bryan is a free lance heavy equipment operator and content creator, Rick is an owner/operator of an excavation business, and Matt is a general contractor.