Sweat & Grime

Today we have Grant Charlick, owner of Artisan Contracting . Donate and support the show! 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, Matt is a general contractor, and Greg Johnson is a plumber.

Today we're joined by Nate Melnick is a member of the local millwrights 1102, a supervisor for a commercial conveyor company, and is a certified commercial diver. Donate and support the show! 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 busi...

This week we're hanging out with Andrew Brown , owner of Toolfetch . Donate and support the show! 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're joined by Zach Scoles , owner of Bluffton Diesel Services . Donate and support the show! 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're joined by Christian Yanes , the Vice President of Steelwrist . Steelwrist is a global manufacturer of tiltrotators, quick couplers and work tools for excavators with headquarters and manufacturing in Rosersberg, Sweden. Donate and support the show! Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trades, hosted by the skilled trades. Bryan is a free lance heavy equipment...

Today we're joined by Jon Isaacson , author of the book "How to Suck Less at Estimating" an a host of the Mediocre Podcast. Donate and support the show! 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.

During this week's episode, we're live in Georgia with the guys from FAE ! We had the opportunity to attend their open house and test out their new products. As always, we have a great time with these guys! Donate and support the show! 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, Ric...

This week we have one of Matt's good friends on Jared Vanheis. He is in packaging sales and also has a couple of side hustles, including his own podcast, Habitat Podcast . Donate and support the show! 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 excava...

Today we're on the phone with Calen Wilkins learning about life in the oil fields and on a small farm. Donate and support the show! 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 joined again by Lorne Beauregard , owner of Beauregard Excavation LLC and Greg Johnson, owner of Pete Black Plumbing . Donate and support the show! 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 contract...

This week we got the chance to hang out with a long time subscriber to Diesel & Iron, Ryan Garrett! He gives us some insight from a younger operator on what it's like to work with the old timers. Unfortunately because of our crazy current work schedule, Rick wasn't able to make it so we were joined again by our favorite sub, Greg Johnson ! Donate and support the show! Sweat & Grime is a po...

This week we are joined by the guys over at ABC/GCI Coffee Break Podcast . This is a podcast hosted by ABC Director of Programs, Events & Marketing Dan Gearin, GCI Instructor Liaison Director Mike Maloney, and Gould Marketing and Communications Coordinator Allison Jackson that focuses on construction industry trends; news from ABC and GCI; and upcoming programs, events, and training offerings....

On this episode we fly solo and discuss some of the recent happenings in life and on the job. Bryan also discusses having to put down his dog in the middle of the busy part of the season. Donate and support the show! 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/opera...

This week we're joined by Wally Adamchik , a speaker and consultant who owns his own business, FireStarter Speaking and Consulting . He has a pretty incredible story from being a college mascot to flying cobra helicopters. Matt wasn't able to be on this one, so Greg Johnson from Pete Black Plumbing helped us out and filled in! Donate and support the show! Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for...

Today's show was unfortunately a sh** show. The iPad died so we had to beat box our way in and out and we had some technical difficulty. All in all, it was a blast. We had a lot of fun interviewing Andrew Ruggiero who does marine construction and were joined by one of our favorite repeat guests, Greg Johnson , owner of Pete Black Plumbing . Donate and support the show! Sweat & Grime is a podca...

Today's guest has been live and in person with us during our episodes with the guys from Waters Edge Dock and Hoist and Pete Black Plumbing doing what he does best, capturing moments with video and photos! Brandon Damon , the owner of Brandon Damon Video. Donate and support the show! Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trades, hosted by the skilled trades. Bryan is a free lance...

Today we had the opportunity to interview Erol Ahmed , Director of Communications at Built Robotics . Built Robotics transforms excavators into fully autonomous trenching robots. We know a lot of operators have the concern that AI will eventually replace people in the future, we spend a lot of time talking about that. This was a really interesting episode! Donate and support the show! Sweat &...

We decided to do something a little different for today's episode. Today's guest is one of your usual hosts, Matt Mother-F***in' Totton ! Matt is a general contractor who owns MT Construction Company, LLC. Matt is also the host of our podcast geared toward the skilled trades, Sweat & Grime. Donate and support the show! Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trades, hosted by th...

This week we had the opportunity to interview Kelly McClellen . Not only is she an operator, but she is a huge advocate for women in the trades. Buckle up before you read the list of things she's involved in! Kelly is a... Co-Founder of Tradeswomen Building Bridges (TBB) 25 year member of IUOE Local 101 Operator for Clarkston Construction Company Secretary of Heartland Women in Trades A Co-Chair o...

This week we're joined by Travis Gemmell, owner of Walnut Grove Excavating . Travis tells us about his background and how he got into excavating. This was a fun episode, Rick tried his hand at driving the podcast! Donate and support the show! 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 creat...

We’re back with Waters Edge Dock & Hoist , this time with both Jerry and his brother Garrick. This episode was really insightful. It’s almost two hours long, but worth the full listen. We talk a lot about how to be successful, not just in business but in life. How to make those hard choices on which path you should take. We love the guys at Waters Edge. They are an awesome story of how you can...

This week we're joined by Mark Craig, owner/operator of MJC Excavating out of Ontario. Mark tells us about making the switch from farming to owning an excavating business. Donate and support the show! 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 excava...

This week we're joined by Andrew Bonnewell, an electrician in the great state of Alaska.  He's got some great stories of working in the oil fields in crazy conditions. Donate and support the show! 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 excav...

This week is the second half of our interview with Herb Sargent , CEO and Owner of Sargent Corporation . Herb has an incredible story that led him to owning a highly successful dirt company headquartered in Maine. He then turned that company over to the employees and Sargent Corporation now operates as an ESOP. Be sure to stick around for the bonus content after the episode wraps up! Donate and su...

This week is the first half of our interview with Herb Sargent , CEO and Owner of Sargent Corporation . Herb has an incredible story that led him to owning a highly successful dirt company headquartered in Maine. He then turned that company over to the employees and Sargent Corporation now operates as an ESOP. Donate and support the show! Sweat & Grime is a podcast created for the skilled trad...