Dirt Talk Podcast
Dirt Talk Podcast
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.
The Invisible Billion-Dollar Industry w/ David Giannetto ( DT 473 )
August 27, 2026 The Invisible Billion-Dollar Industry w/ David Giannetto ( DT 473 ) David Giannetto is the CEO of Felix Construction, a 500-person water and wastewater contractor based in Phoenix. He converted Felix to an ESOP in February 2025, cut turnover in half within the first year, and watched profitability follow. Follow David on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-giannetto-882aa511/ Learn more about Felix Construction at: https://felixconstruction.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 27
2 hr 9 min
My All Time Best Move In Business  (Building BuildWitt 67) DT 472
August 24, 2026 My All Time Best Move In Business  (Building BuildWitt #67) BuildWitt Update #67– DT 472 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 24
37 min
He Says What Other Lawyers Won't w/ Matt Margolis (DT 471)
August 20, 2026 He Says What Other Lawyers Won't w/ Matt Margolis (DT 471) Matt Margolis  w/ Margolis Law – DT 471 Matt Margolis is the founder of Margolis Law, based out of West Palm Beach, Florida. He built his entire practice on being the only lawyer in the room willing to tell clients what their contracts are actually doing to them, and one of the few legal voices in the industry making the case that most construction companies are one bad clause away from a problem they never saw coming. He breaks down why the standard construction contract has become a weapon that protects nobody, and why the contractors who treat legal as an afterthought aren't just taking on risk, they're handing it to everyone around them. Follow Matt on LinkedIn at:  Learn more about Margolis Law at: https://www.margolispllc.com/lets-get-started Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 20
1 hr 45 min
The Power of “I Am Sad” (Building BuildWitt 66) DT 470
August 17, 2026 The Power of “I Am Sad” (Building BuildWitt #66) BuildWitt Update #66– DT 470 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 17
17 min
Building Something Worth Staying For w/ Jim Rhodes  (DT 469)
August 13, 2026 Building Something Worth Staying For w/ Jim Rhodes  (DT 469) Jim Rhodes is the Senior Vice President at Wayne Brothers Companies, a 750-person civil construction firm operating across the Southeast, the Chairman of ReGroup Carolinas, an Industry Advisory Board Member at UNC Charlotte. He reveals why the industry's workforce problem is a leadership problem disguised as a labor shortage, and why the companies willing to share ownership aren't just retaining people — they're building something worth staying for. Follow Jim on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-rhodes-8a032367/ Learn more about Wayne Brothers at: https://waynebrothers.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 13
1 hr 52 min
Shared Principles Make Big Decisions Easy (Building BuildWitt 65) DT 468
August 10, 2026   Shared Principles Make Big Decisions Easy (Building BuildWitt #65) BuildWitt Update #65– DT 468 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 10
17 min
Your Labor Shortage Is a Leadership Shortage w/ Nic Parish (DT 467)
August 6, 2026 Your Labor Shortage Is a Leadership Shortage w/ Nic Parish (DT 467) Nic Parish is the CEO of Burns Dirt, a civil construction company his grandfather and great-uncle started with two dump trucks in 1977, and a speaker who showed up to his first major keynote expecting 40 people and walked into a standing-room audience of 250. He spent a decade quietly stepping into a leadership role he never formally asked for, only to find himself mid-conversation trying to untangle a decade-long family buyout while figuring out who he was inside a company built by the people who raised him. He reveals why construction's people problem isn't a skills gap but a leadership gap, and why the contractors still blaming the next generation for being unprepared are ignoring the fact that they're the ones who raised them. Follow Nic on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicparish/ Learn more about Burns Dirt at: https://www.burnsdirt.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 6
2 hr
The Secret Formula For Winning (Building BuildWitt 64) DT 466
August 3, 2026   The Secret Formula For Winning (Building BuildWitt #64) BuildWitt Update #63– DT 466 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 3
21 min
Your Office is an Operating System w/ Sean Dineen (DT 465)
July 30, 2026 Your Office is an Operating System w/ Sean Dineen – DT 465 Sean Dineen is the founder of Iron Age Office, a furniture company he built from a single desk listed on Etsy while coaching soccer as a 23-year-old Brit who had just arrived in America with a graphic design degree and no plan. He faked a full product catalog using digitally rendered images until the real orders started coming in, grew the business to 60 employees and an 80,000-square-foot workshop making everything in the US, and quietly became the construction industry's most unexpected vendor. He reveals why your office isn't furniture but an operating system for culture, and why the contractors still treating their workspace like a bank lobby aren't just missing a design opportunity — they're leaving their people with nothing to believe in. Follow Sean on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seandineen90/ Learn more about Iron Age Office at: https://ironageoffice.com/ Want to better develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 30
1 hr 43 min
Why Airport Stress is a Fool’s Errand… (Building BuildWitt 63) DT 464
July 27, 2026 Why Airport Stress is a Fool’s Errand… (Building BuildWitt #63) BuildWitt Update #63– DT 464 Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 27
28 min
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