Sargent: On Track Podcast

Equipment Superintendent Tim Richards, Shop Foreman Eric Gifford, and newly promoted Field Maintenance Foreman Ryan Kennedy join Herb in Spacious Podcast Studio A to discuss trends and challenges in YOUR equipment acquisition and maintenance.  Important Walk Across America announcement and, as always, SHOUT-OUTS!!!! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner...

On the homestretch of our trip around the company, COO Eric Ritchie and Herb catch up with NH Ops Manager Sean Milligan and Mid-Atlantic Ops Manager Justin Porter.  Just a few great shout-outs -- we can use 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.us/apply/ If you have a...

Operations Managers Tim LePage and Doug Morrison (Northern and Southern Maine, respectively) join Eric Ritchie and Herb to provide an update on the amazing work going on throughout Maine.  Lots of Shout-outs, plus an announcement by Amy Somes! 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://...

Asphalt and Aggregates Manager Josh Shaw joins Bangor Area Manager Jim Braley with Eric Ritchie in Spacious Podcast Studio A to talk about current goings-on as we work our way around the company for a late-summer update from the various regions.  Some great shout-outs, and an important announcement about next week's Safe & Sound Week! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in...

Superintendent Keith Edgecomb joins via cell phone to give an update on his project in Baileyville, Maine.  Amy joins in to explain the benefits survey she has coming out -- AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT!  Some great 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/...

It's a busy week as we have both our volume planning AND our board of directors meeting this week -- PLUS Cam has great news on our Workers Comp Experience Mod Rating.  Why do you care?  Listen up! 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...

On July 21, 2005, Sargent & Sargent acquired HE Sargent, and in the next few months they were combined to become Sargent Corporation, now simply SARGENT. Pete joins this week to talk about how parts of the Sargent Construction Academy are evolving and how they will always evolve to some degree.  Amy Somes joins in to talk about financial freedom, resilience, and how Ramsay Smart Dollar will he...

This week on the road I recorded in the lobby of hotel in Nashville where I'm at a conference.  I pulled a piece from the past -- the Brief History of Herbert E. Sargent, and what resilience meant to him, to our company, and I believe it applies to us all as individuals. If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page...

Tasha and Eric booted Herb out of the studio this week and continued on last week's description on strategic planning from 2021 -- our "envisioned future".  There's an important safety topic included, several shout-outs, and the winner to the Phish concert in Bangor! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our c...

Eric Ritchie joins Herb in a return to Spacious Podcast Studio A to talk about parts of how we envision the future of Sargent -- the results of our Strategic Planning in 2021.  Many great 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 sug...

A very brief but heartfelt podcast, literally recorded on the road, in Justin Porter's truck as Tasha, Eric and I wrapped up a whirlwind Mid-Atlantic tour across three states!  Great Shout-outs; Lynyrd Skynyrd concert ticket winner! 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://sargen...

A few years ago we dropped the word "productivity" as something we needed to continuously improve because it doesn't address safety or quality.  Instead, we started using "execution" as the action we needed to continually optimize, therefor including productivity, safety, and quality as the three major tenets comprising execution.  Some safety talk, an ESOP question from D...

Adam joins us on the phone to talk about our Core Value:: Winning in the Field -- Amy Somes joins, as promised, to answer ESOP questions from Kendall Bickford and RJ Russell -- a light smattering of shout-outs as well! 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...

Kevin Gordon and Pete Parizo join Herb to talk Workforce Advancement and the Core Value: Doing the Right Thing -- and what that means in an operational sense. 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: sbenna...

The BEST ESOP question yet dwarfs the other great content (hint: our Core Value -- Honing our Craft), plus great shout-outs and a couple important announcements! 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: sbe...

Three takeaways -- (1) Discussing our Core Purpose; (2) Core Value -- Investing in People; (3) ESOP Value -- Price is Right for the True-up Bonus (did someone win TRIPLE?!?!); PLUS some great Shout-outs and the re-introduction of the Newton Grindle Award; Announcement -- Employee Referral Program.  ENJOY! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent,...

Tasha and Eric take over Spacious Podcast Studio A this week and discuss workload, financial tips and resources available, the Price is Right for the 2021 Catch-up Bonus, Shout-outs, welcoming new employee-owners, and a couple important announcements.  Listen Up! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sarge...

Tasha and I talk about the principle of 'leavings things better than you found them', we discuss how Sargent became an ESOP, shout-outs, welcome new 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 you...

A lot going on this week on the podcast!  We start with a theme we're adopting this year: "You never have to recover from a strong start" -- and what this means to you.  Amy joins Herb to talk about the ESOP valuation process to get you your statements.  We're declaring May  as Sargent ESOP month; Herb outlines a little history from Herb E's 1943 and 1953 journals; Shout-o...

Who won $1,000 or part of it?!?! Tasha is on with Josh Shaw and Arthur Herbest to announce our ESOP stock price, update on quarry and asphalt operations, and safety topic. 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 id...

Sean Milligan calls into Spacious Podcast Studio A for some New Hampshire talk. We give some history from Herb's journals in 1943, 1963 and 1983. Then ------- Eric went crazy -- he offered a $1,000 pool for people who guessed the stock price EXACTLY.  The prize will be divided among the winners in the even of multiple exact correct guesses. But that's not all -- there are TWO big hints (...

Bangor Operations Manager Jim Braley stops into Spacious Podcast Studio A with COO Eric Ritchie to talk about operations in the Bangor region; Safety Director Cam Haggar is in with a safety topic; Shout-outs; Important Announcements! 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...

Welcome our new employee-owners!  Eric Ritchie and Doug Morrison come in to discuss Southern Maine Ops with Herb; Jason Light comes in for critical cyber-security discussion; Shout-outs; Price is Right; Important Announcements! 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...

Operations Manager Tim LePage has a massive workload in Northern Maine, and he stops into Spacious Podcast Studio A with COO Eric Ritchie to update the crew on what's going on, and what's coming down the pike.  Mid-Atlantic Safety Specialist Justin Embrey is on with this week's Safety Topic; Shout-outs; Price is Right on K-Tec 1228 scraper. If you liked this week’s episode and are i...

Eric and Herb catch up with Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager Justin Porter for an update on the M-A's rocket-launch of a start to 2022; History from Herb E's journals from March 1963 and 1973; Shout-outs (finally......more!); Price is Right -- Single occupancy hotel rooms in 2021. HAVE A SAFE WEEK WITH ZERO ACCIDENTS!!!! If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Emp...