Give Us The Dirt
We’re talking with the men and women who’ve built the communities in which we live and work. We’ll hear about their businesses, their projects and their teams… what makes THEM put their boots on every day and go to work. Then we’ll dig a little deeper!
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 83
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
21 – Leading an Employee-Owned Company with Herb Sargent
Today, we have a special guest who came all the way from Maine to Give Us The Dirt. Herb Sargent is a third-generation business owner and currently serves as President & CEO of Maine-based Sargent C…
20 – Reflecting on a Rewarding Career with Barnhill Contracting’s Lee Cooper & William Davis
We have two industry legends with us today. Combined, these men have nearly 100 years of service with one of the southeast’s leading contractors, Barnhill Contracting. Most of us will probably hav…
19 – Removing Hiring Barriers for Veterans with Robyn Grable
You might be great at your job, but how would you translate your skills to another profession? The mission to do that might feel overwhelming. Our military veterans face the same problem when they l…
18 – Building A New Path Forward with TJT Corporation
Bonus Episode – The Sky is the Limit featuring HGC Leadership
Whether you have dreamed of a future in construction or want to hear experts talk about their field, today’s episode of the Give Us the Dirt Podcast is for you! We have gathered a panel of leaders f…
17 – Authentic Leadership with HGC’s Tim Davis
We’ve been blessed on the Give Us the Dirt Podcast to talk to some pretty high-profile guests about achieving the American Dream. But others, who are just as personally and professionally successfu…
16 – Making the Dirt World a Better Place with BuildWitt’s Aaron Witt
We know construction can be a dirty business! But we’re “digging deep” with today’s guest on our Give Us the Dirt Podcast with a guy who sees glamor and respect in every job in construction.
Aaron W…
15 – Igniting Human Potential with Luck Stone’s Richard Luck
When you want someone to succeed, you wish them Luck. But it’s taken more than luck to grow a thriving aggregates business and keep leadership in the family for nearly 100 years. Luck Companies has …
14 – The Past, Present & Future with the CR Jackson Family
If you build it, they will come. But before you can build it, you need to clear it, grade it, add drainage, and even pave it. There are few companies who have done that as long and as well in South …
13 – Learning from Mistakes with David Privitera
Whether it’s commercial buildings, renovations, medical offices, or apartments, there’s one company that can handle it all. Concorde Construction – of Charlotte – is that company building clean, mod…
12 – Stevenson-Weir, An Underdog Worth Betting On
The building business is booming, and to keep up, you need a lot of concrete and sand and brick. Stevenson-Weir / Southern is a family business that’s expanded over the last 70 years to match the gr…
11 – Truist’s Kelly King – Sowing Seeds of Hope
You may have known the name BB&T as a tower in Winston-Salem, a ballpark in Charlotte, or a bank on the corner in your neighborhood. It has been a couple of years since the former community bank mer…
10 – How radical thinking can lead to superior results with Wally Adamchik
If you look up our next guest’s background, it’s tough to decide what jumps out at you first — that he was a Marine Corps Captain for 10 years, that he has an MBA from the highly-respected Kenan-Fla…
9 – No Losing, Only Winning & Learning with HGC’s Grayson Glover
8 – Crushing Myths About Women in Construction with LaToya Faustin & Jessica Rodriguez
7 – Griffin Masonry Redefines the Term Family Business
6 – Finding Value in Every Relationship with Blythe Construction’s Alan Cahill
5 – Recruiting and Retention starts with Self-Reflection with Alex Mowbray of the Amundson Group
4 – Construction Isn’t a Dirty Job with Carolina Cat’s Mike Tropsha