Sweat & Grime

This week we get to spend some time with Tami out of Washington State. She grew up in the logging industry before switching over to the dirt world.

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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 spend some time with Chad Miller from PSG Veteran Placement. We discuss his time in the service and how serving in the military can help individuals get into the trades after they are discharged.

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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 spend some time with Travis Alander, a mobile heavy equipment mechanic at Z Contractors. We get an idea of how he got into welding before becoming a service tech. He tells us what it's like to be a mobile heavy equipment mechanic, and also he also tells us about some of the jobs he's gone out on. One job he was recently on was the tear down of the US 23 bridge in Ann Arbor after it was hit by a truck hauling a back hoe.

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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 decided to roll without a guest and see where the conversation took us. We get some updates from Matt's bathroom remodel and play around with some new sound effects.

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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 are joined by Marc Ratcliff who gives us a sneak peek into the world of being a wildland firefighter. Marc is the Columbia District Manager in the Pacific Cascade Region for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. From what a command center looks like to how the guys sleep in the field, Marc regales us with tales from his days in the field.

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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 got to spend some time with Youtube content creator, Taylor White, of Ken White Construction. They are a company based out of Ottawa, ON and Taylor has created a name for himself on various social media platforms. We discuss his history in the company as well as the status of mental health in the trades.

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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 speak with Kate Rieling, a project manager for Verticle Earth and a member of Crew Collab. We dive into Kate's impressive resume as well as get an idea of what Crew Collab is and how they are helping the industry.

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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 were presented with an incredibly unique opportunity to interview Congresswoman Virginia Foxx from North Carolina on this week's episode. It was such a treat to sit down and talk to Mrs. Foxx as a person and learn her story and where she came from. Regardless of your political standing, we hope you enjoy the 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.

This week we are joined by Kate McCormack, aka Mrs. Certified Wrench, joins us to discuss what it's like being a female in the operations side of the construction industry. She not only gives us insight into the struggles of being a female but, also gives us a great window into what her job entails and what her day looks like.

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.

On today's episode we are joined by Brandon Culpepper from New York. He gives us a window into what it's like working at an industrial sawmill operation. We also dive into the weirdness of his love of snakes...

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.