Blacktop Banter

Casey and I are aquatinted through a friend in the Sport Court business, and former podcast guest, Adam Gholston. Casey has an amazing story about his company Bin Blasters and how it started, what they do and where its going. Casey also would like to help entrepreneurs get into working in the outdoor business space as well. think service industries like sealcoating, pressure washing, lawn care, pa...

Jason Thompson is a dear friend of mine. We connected through the Lawn Care and Landscape Industry Community about 6-7 years ago now, and when we met in person, we were instantly connected. We both knew the other was was genuine as they come and the integrity ran strong in both. Jason is an entrepreneur, father, singer jeep enthusiast and husband. Family comes first with Jason, which is why his co...

Returning guest Steve Flaherty, CEO of necoTECH, just won't stop. The dude is always inventing something new, developing something new, investing in something new and doing something new. In the short span since his last visit, necoTECH as become Multi-faceted, with developments in different areas. Which, has forced the development of necoBrands. Steve goes over what all is going on at Neco and HO...

Remember back when you were a kid and loved everything Asphalt and Aggregate? And all you wanted was for the field you loved most, was for there to be a SUPERHERO that represented it? Yeah, ME TOO. Well, meet Flexman. Judas Vriseno has been in the Asphalt world for many years, and awhile back transitioned to the aggregate side. It wasn't long before he found his niche, Screens and Screening. Judas...

About an hour and a half away from me here in Lone Rock, WI, there is a company called Rock County Sealcoating. So you would think, being as rural as Wisconsin is and the fact that WisCoat services about a 2 hour radius, that we would run into each other. We don't. In fact, the day Bob came by to visit and record this podcast, was the very first day we had met. We took a tour of Lone Rock and I sh...

Our Buddy is Back! Spencer Boyd drives the #12 Youngs Motorsports Chevrolet in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. This is Spencers 3rd time on the podcast and this time he goes over some new Asphalt at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his Throwback Paint Scheme, Elon Musk, and his booming TikTok account...amongst a slew of other things that he's been up to. Spence is going to Darlington to race next an...

What do you get when you mix a southern drawl, Division 1 College Athletics, Line Striping, Release Agents, Cowboys and a Taste for Whiskey on Broadway in Nashville? The Answer... Josh Rigsbee. Josh is a generational cog in his family's business machine, ChemTek. ChemTek makes many chemicals used in the asphalt industry, with PavePro (a diesel replacement release agent) as their marquee product. J...

Scott Morse and I have been friends ever since I started the US Sealcoaters Group on Facebook. Scott was in there consuming all the knowledge and insight he could, while I was getting my first taste of controlling this social media thing. As time passed, both our businesses grew, as did our impact on the Asphalt and Asphalt Maintenance community. Scott still runs his business, Arch City Sealcoatin...

If you have used any kind of a oil-jacketed crack-sealing machine in our asphalt industry, the chances the are it has a hose from Copperstate hose on it. Also, the hoses that Evan and Copperstate Hose make, and design, are not just limited to our industry. In this podcast, Evan explains to us how Copperstate got started, their history with almost every Hot-Applied Crack Sealing Machine manufacture...

If you have followed the podcast for the last few years, you know that I took a break...for almost a year. I break down why, and how I got prepared and re-motivated to fire up the 3rd season again. I also comment on the asphalt industry community and how y'all have supported the podcast, and how that is creating great opportunities for the Future. That being said, I talk about what the podcast's f...

Software. We have all seen the booths, convos in the Facebook groups and Ads in the Magazines. With so many choices with software for contractors, which ones do we use and why? Some are too simple, some are way too complicated. Two main areas of software that we cover in this episode is Estimating/Mapping and Group/Client communication. Co-Founder, Hayden Cortez introduces us to a new software pro...

Jason Scherer is CEO of 28Circles, an Internet Marketing Service Company based in Colorado. They specifically help Asphalt Paving & Sealcoating contractors grow their revenue, sales and margins, through a simple and affordable service, directed at contractors just starting out to contractors looking to take the next step in more leads. Jason provides his background in the asphalt industry, fro...

Easy, beginner, and affordable Office/Estimating/ Invoicing software. Where to start and what to jump to next? First off, I have to apologize for the crappy audio/mic on my end, my normal mic is malfunctioning. I really wanted to talk to Ryan about his use of the software program he uses called Jobber. He is the only guy I know in the industry that uses it, but I know many contractors from the Law...

Since our very first conversation, Matt Stanley and I connected with a common goal and interest...Branding. In this conversation, Matt of course talks about American Pavement, his family's iconic business, but also gives us the story of Raised On Blacktop and its rise to being the Asphalt Industry's Leading clothing, merch and workwear brand. The brand even had their recent collaboration with LeeB...

Adam knows Sports Courts. When we say sports courts, we mean tennis courts, pickle ball courts, basketball and more. Adam owns AG Sports Surfaces in Indiana and has traveled across America installing the. He has also mentored contractors in our industry on how to install sports courts as well. In this Episode, Adam explains his business, how he got started and how the installation process is done....

Chad Jung owns Preferred Striping out of Elk River, Minnesota. When it comes to credentials, this guy has been striping longer than I've been alive almost and his seminars show it. With years of knowledge and constantly adapting to innovation in the striping industry, Chad has cemented his place as one of the top minds in his field. His class, "Improve Striping Productivity Using Todays Technology...

Recently, I had noticed this guys name popping up in Facebook groups a lot then he started joining the Blacktop Banter Clubhouse and chiming in. My first impression of Nik Biddinger is "This is a really Nice Guy'. After awhile we started talking a little more here and there, and realized we were having some great convos.  So why not record one for the Pod? Nik is a "lifer" in the industry. Hi...

Steve Flaherty and I met in the Blacktop Banter Clubhouse room. He spoke a couple of times and on one of those occasions he mentioned "Plastic in Asphalt" and that his company makes it... OK, you have my attention. Steve is Founder and CEO of NecoTech, out of Delaware, Ohio. If you pop over to the NecoTech Instagram profile it says "We help upcycle waste materials into sustainable infrastructure p...

Ive known this guy personally for a number of years now. We actually used to be in a snapchat group together and talked EVERY SINGLE DAY for about 3 years. The transition from then to now is unbelievable when I think about Paul. We has accomplished so much business-wise and personally, that I knew his story would be great to have brought to your ears. Also, Paul hosts what many would say, is the m...

I met Prince on Clubhouse. I was in a room just listening while working out, and this guy had the mic for about minute. During that minute, he told of his College football accolades and of his NFL career...and that was the most brief part. The rest of the time he spoke about how he had really benefited from Meditation and breathing, and wanted help others. THAT is the part that drew me in. I have...

Two heavy-hitters, two different parts of the country, and a TON of Value. Usually when there is any kind of Expo or Conference in our industry, you can catch these two power-houses together. Last Year at NPE they but on a Stellar Seminar and it brings me great joy to have them join me on this episode. Steven Brahney owns Fix-Asphalt and Brahney Paving to of New Jersey and Craig Granroth is Founde...

Back again before the BIG Race, Spencer Boyd is here to talk about what he expects at Daytona coming up soon and about racing on dirt at Bristol this year. He also goes into some details about the pavement conditions and what to expect, as well as the beautiful Raised On Blacktop/American Pavement #20 Chevy Silverado he will be manning at Daytona. Join in as we have a great conversation from the t...

I met Crux at a dinner, at a mutual friends house a couple years ago outside of Louisville, Kentucky. He was using social media in many of the same ways I was, but he was in the hardscape world. In the Chicago area, he started his own business doing simple landscape projects and now he does complete outdoor recreational space design...all while letting followers take a look via his various social...

Old friends are the best friends. I don't know for sure if that is a saying, or I made it up just now...anyway, these two have been my friends for a long time now. We grew wings with our businesses together and have had the pleasure of seeing each others success take flight. In this conversation with Caleb and Brittany, we go over the history of their business, Auman Landscape LLC and talk about a...

Chris has been a longtime face and presence at NPE. The things he learned early on at the Expo and Conference were key elements, that he implemented, of creating a successful Paving business. Petra Paving is a staple in Hampstead, New Hampshire. Around since the Early 90's, the company is now starting to replace pavement that they originally installed! Petra also does Sealcoating and Asphalt Maint...