Sargent: On Track Podcast

Herb and Eric sit down with Mikel Bowman, the President of Bowman Legacies, to discuss leadership, mentoring and how both of those go beyond the jobsite. Mikel mentors on topics like leadership development and organizational culture and joined Sargent during our Superintendent and Foreman meetings. Everyone who attended his talk walked away, blown away. This podcast provides a window into what Mik...

Vice President-Finance & CFO Tasha Gardner, Human Resources Manager Heather Hutchinson, and Benefits Manager Amy Somes, introduce us to Sargent’s new Vice President-HR Amanda Martin. The crew talks  about recent HR efforts and we get to find out what Amanda’s favorite color is. Afterward, stay tuned for shout-outs and announcements. If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becomi...

Superintendent Adam Tenan, Operations Manager for Northern New England Tim LePage, and President & CEO Herb Sargent sit down to discuss the Cherryfield Downeast Wing project and the Superintendent & Foreman meeting. As always, they read the sent in shout-outs and the winners of the ABCs of Healthy Eating Challenge are announced! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becomi...

A full house in the, yet-to-be-named, podcast studio. This episode provides a full update of some exciting projects going on south of New England. After project talk, the group gives us this week’s shout-outs and information on an important 401k update.  If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent websit...

VP of New England Operations, Doug Morrison and Operations Manager for Northern New England, Tim LePage sit down with Superintendent, Garret Graves to talk about his project, what he does in his free time, and his beefy arms. The crew also gives an update on weekly shout-outs and another reminder to stick with the latest wellness challenge, the ABCs of Healthy Eating. If you liked this week’s epis...

VP of New England operations Doug Morrison and Southern Maine regional manager Matt Thibault help us get to know Superintendent James McCarthy. Doug and Matt want to know what gets James out of bed and his boots laced up in the morning. After the "lightning round questions," the group discusses the Maine Turnpike exit 35 project in Saco. Doug, Matt and James also share the weekly shout-o...

Sargent superintendent Scott Blanchard, operations manager for northern New England Tim LePage, and Herb sit down to discuss the progress on the I-395 extension in Brewer. Also included are some weekly shout-outs and a reminder about the new wellness challenge, the ABCs of healthy eating. If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our...

Sargent's Safety Director Cam Haggar and Herb sit down to discuss the best way to start the day, and upcoming season, off right. Getting a strong start. "You never have to recover from a strong start." Many great shout-outs to be heard on this week's episode, as well as an announcement about a new challenge, the ABCs of healthy eating. If you liked this week’s episode and are i...

Eric and Herb have Matt Thibault and Doug Morrison on to discuss their promotions and Sargent's opportunities. If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website. https://sargent.us/apply/ If you have an episode suggestion, please send your idea to: sbennage@sargent.us

Tasha, Eric and Herb look back on overcoming incredible headwinds in 2022, and take a look ahead to 2023. If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website. https://sargent.us/apply/ If you have an episode suggestion, please send your idea to: sbennage@sargent.us

Tasha, Eric and Herb more or less gush their way through a 24-minute podcast thanking you all for bringing your all to each other and to Sargent! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website. https://sargent.us/apply/ If you have an episode suggestion, please send your idea to: sbennage@sargent.us

Eric and Herb follow up on the Workforce Advancement podcast from last week to weave together Investing in People, Momentum of the Flywheel, and Execution. If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website. https://sargent.us/apply/ If you have an episode suggestion, please send your idea to: sbennage@...

Workforce Advancement gurus Kevin Gordon, Pete Parizo and Kendall Bickford join Herb in Spacious Podcast Studio A -- Shout-outs! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website. https://sargent.us/apply/ If you have an episode suggestion, please send your idea to: sbennage@sargent.us

In Herb's absence, Tasha and Eric invited Mr. Tim Richards in to discuss many new additions to the equipment fleet and the maintenance department's vital role to Sargent's operations.  Shout-outs, announcements, and more! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website. https://sargent...

Tasha and Eric join on the podcast this week to talk about the state of the company, what the near-term future looks like, and declare the winner on the Price is Right -- Profit-sharing Bonus edition! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website. https://sargent.us/apply/ If you have an episode su...

After a busy National ESOP Month series of podcast episodes, it's time to get caught up on some COMPANY HISTORY -- Herb reviews both Herb E's 1972 journal AND his own 2017 journal. A new Price is Right item: what will 2022's Profit-Sharing bonus be? If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sarg...

Amy Somes, Eric Ritchie, and Tasha Gardner join Herb in Spacious Podcast Studio A to just plain give away cash to Sargent's employee-owners! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website. https://sargent.us/apply/ If you have an episode suggestion, please send your idea to: sbennage@sargent.us

Back in Spacious Podcast Studio A, Tasha and Herb outline the games/competitions again, give away some cash prizes, call some GREAT shout-outs, and offer an announcement on UKG, our software platform. If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website. https://sargent.us/apply/ If you have an episode su...

In Sioux Falls, South Dakota for a peer group meeting, Justin Porter and Herb recorded from the actual FALLS in Sioux Falls this week, continuing National ESOP month games, prizes, and giveaways! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website. https://sargent.us/apply/ If you have an episode suggest...

Week 2 of National ESOP Month returns to the welcome confines of Spacious Podcast Studio A -- Amy Somes and Tasha Gardner join Herb to outline how Sargent employee-owners can cash in on a contest as part of the ESOP-month celebration. Shout-outs; Price-is-Right; TWO IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit o...

Eric Ritchie, Justin Porter, and Doug Morrison join Herb on the road in Spacious Podcast Studio #716 (my hotel room in Nashville -- we're at a SEMINAR to help us improve the business!). FIRST CLUE to win BIG cash prizes, Price is Right, Shout-outs! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website...

October is National ESOP Month, and we're celebrating BIG TIME!   Our ESOP Valuator, Nate Dykes is in the house on the eve of ESOP Month to talk about valuation; Tasha and Amy are here putting BIG CASH PRIZES on the line for ALL employee-owners to participate in the challenge! GREAT shout-outs this week! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sarg...

With National ESOP Month coming up, Tasha and Amy visit the podcast booth to discuss the difference between Sargent ESOP Month and National ESOP Month, plus add some color to what we have planned for competitions, prizes and giveaways to our Employee-Owners in October!  Shout-outs!!!! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our car...

Safety Director Cam Haggar joins Herb in Spacious Podcast Studio A to talk about some very powerful information our safety software, NIXN, is providing us to help keep us safe.  Shout-outs, and an announcement about boot and safety glasses reimbursement! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent websit...

As we journey through the company's operations, yet another very important aspect is our Fabrication and Welding operation, spearheaded by Red Rancourt and Irv McInnis.  They Join Tim Richards and Herb to break down all the various ways they work both inside and outside the company to bring incredible value to Sargent.  Shout-outs and announcements! If you liked this week’s episode and are in...