Dirt Talk by BuildWitt
BuildWitt
Welcome to the Dirt World's top podcast (self-proclaimed). Every week, host Aaron Witt, founder of BuildWitt, interviews construction and mining industry leaders in long form and shares updates on what's happening inside of BuildWitt.
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Jun 30, 2025 • 9min
SoCal, Credit Cards, and a New VP of Product (BuildWitt Update #7) – DT 351
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Jun 26, 2025 • 1h 38min
From Near-Business Death to Prospering w/ Ryan Schmitt – DT 350
Ryan Schmitt is CEO of Petticoat-Schmitt, a people-first site and utility based in Jacksonville, Florida. After a few jobs nearly took the company under in 2018. Ryan and his team set out on a journey to reimagine the way construction happens.
Learn more by visiting their website and following Ryan on LinkedIn!
https://www.petticoatschmitt.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-schmitt-14866587/
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Jun 23, 2025 • 11min
Helicopters, Switcheroos, and Team Updates (BuildWitt Update #6) - DT 349
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Jun 19, 2025 • 1h 45min
Pipelayer to Podcaster w/ Sy Kirby – DT 348
Sy founded Sy-Con Excavation and Utilities with his wife, Sara, in 2016. Nowadays, they perform all sorts of utility and site work for large projects around Northern Arkansas.
Sy’s also the host of the Blue Collar Business Podcast and shares his excavation journey weekly on YouTube. Check out both channels below!
https://www.bluecollarbusinesspodcast.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@Sy-Con
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Jun 16, 2025 • 15min
BuildWitt Update #5 – DT 347
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Jun 12, 2025 • 1h 41min
Reducing Turnover by 70% in One Year w/ Glenn Baranko – DT 346
Glenn is President of Baranko Bros, a civil and oil field services contractor based in Dickinson, North Dakota. After building North Dakota and the surrounding states for decades, Glenn and his leadership team thought there could be a better way to develop and retain their people. So they got to work, and the results speak for themselves. You can learn more about Baranko at their website below!
https://barankocompanies.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenn-baranko-6a7433108/
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Jun 9, 2025 • 13min
BuildWitt Update #4 – DT 345
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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Jun 5, 2025 • 1h 58min
Landscaping Leadership w/ Justin White – DT 344
Justin is CEO of K&D Landscaping, a high-end landscaping design and maintenance company based in Watsonville, California. Similar to modern civil contractors, Justin’s leading the charge to shake up not only how his company does business but also how landscaping operates as a whole. You can learn more by visiting their company website and following Justin at the links below!
https://kndlandscaping.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-white-%E2%98%85-35b7a210b/
https://www.instagram.com/justinwhiteceo/
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Jun 2, 2025 • 15min
BuildWitt Update #3 – DT 343
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week.
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May 29, 2025 • 1h 33min
Strengthening America’s Railroads w/ Jeremy Pyler – DT 342
After a long career in the power and railroad industries, Jeremy Pyler started HG Railroad Services, a contractor serving from the Class One’s to short lines across the southeast. One call solves it all!
Follow Jeremy on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-plyler-410085118/
Learn more about HG Railroad Services here: https://hgrailroad.com/
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