Dirt Talk Podcast

I texted Kimo asking when he was available for a podcast, and there we were talking 30 minutes later after he finished his run. Kimo is the owner of Maui based Truth Excavation, a company performing excavation and utilities work around the Hawaiian island. He's as honest as it gets regarding his business, life, and lessons learned in this impromptu podcast interview. Unlike a lot of other business...

When Don needed to support his family at age 17, he went looking a well-paying job. Not exactly flush with options, he found a gig at a local demolition company thanks to an intro from his friend's dad. Starting as a laborer, he worked his ass off and grabbed ahold of more responsibility and leadership opportunities when they presented themselves. By his 20's, he was managing demolition crews acro...

In this episode, I dig into (no pun intended) how Heath Hanna went from Caterpillar dealer instructor to mining company owner in only a few years. Since he bought a heavy equipment magazine as a kid, Heath fell in love with big iron moving big dirt. Starting in the industry at age 14, he knew that the Dirt World was for him. After college, he found an opening at the Yancy Bros Caterpillar dealer a...

Dylan is president and owner of RAWSO Constructors, a heavy construction company based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. With no formal construction background, he started in the construction industry at random while in school and quickly fell in love with it. After working for other contractors for a few years out of college, he decided to start his own construction company. Starting only with a skid s...

Welcome to the first-ever episode of Dirt Talk where I preface what to expect on the upcoming podcast! After a year of everyone telling me to do a podcast on my travels, BuildWitt, and the people I'm lucky enough to meet in the dirt world, I finally got my act together and created it. I'm beyond excited to start this project and I'm hoping you enjoy it as much as I will! Learn more about your ad c...