Episodes

  • 25 – Brian McManus Part 2: What’d We Miss?

    25 – Brian McManus Part 2: What’d We Miss?
    Sep 25 2022
    On the latest episode of Give Us The Dirt, we have our first ever returning guest! Brian McManus took one for the team over a year ago and agreed to be our very first guest. Not knowing what in the world he was getting into, Brian agreed to go along with our craziness and share […]
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    55 mins
  • 24 – Flipping the Script with Nic Parish of Burns Dirt Construction

    24 – Flipping the Script with Nic Parish of Burns Dirt Construction
    Sep 11 2022
    Burns Dirt Construction was founded in 1977 in Columbus, Mississippi with two dump trucks. Today, they are a leading construction company in the southeast specializing in turnkey site packages for heavy highway, large industrial, commercial, and resident projects. From paving driveways to major highways, their crews are fully equipped to handle any sized project. Today, […]
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    45 mins
  • 23 – Right in His Wheelhouse with John Allred

    23 – Right in His Wheelhouse with John Allred
    Aug 28 2022
    On the Give Us The Dirt podcast, we’ve been used to hearing stories of men and women that have grown up playing in the dirt and that have made a career in construction, literally reshaping the landscape of our communities. Although our guest today doesn’t necessarily fit that mold, the work that he’s doing is […]
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    47 mins
  • 22 – Holding Back the Ocean with Gulf Stream Construction’s Mark Hylton

    22 – Holding Back the Ocean with Gulf Stream Construction’s Mark Hylton
    Aug 14 2022
    We have some new friends in town today! Gulf Stream Construction was founded in Charleston in 1963 and has honored a tradition of responsibility and excellence as they’ve provided top quality site and infrastructure construction services across the coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia. This family-owned business does a little bit of everything, but […]
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    38 mins
  • 21 – Leading an Employee-Owned Company with Herb Sargent

    21 – Leading an Employee-Owned Company with Herb Sargent
    Jul 31 2022
    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 Corporation. Only a few years shy of 100 years in business, Sargent has become one of the premier heavy civil […]
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 20 – Reflecting on a Rewarding Career with Barnhill Contracting’s Lee Cooper & William Davis

    20 – Reflecting on a Rewarding Career with Barnhill Contracting’s Lee Cooper & William Davis
    Jul 17 2022
      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 have a hard time wrapping our minds around that level of accomplishment – it’s something so rare we simply have no frame of […]
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    56 mins
  • 19 – Removing Hiring Barriers for Veterans with Robyn Grable

    19 – Removing Hiring Barriers for Veterans with Robyn Grable
    Jun 5 2022
    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 leave the service and try to find jobs in the civilian world. They have so much experience – specialized experience – […]
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    34 mins
  • 18 – Building A New Path Forward with TJT Corporation

    18 – Building A New Path Forward with TJT Corporation
    May 22 2022
    We always love talking to folks in the site development business, to learn about what makes them successful, and advice they can share for the rest of us. Today on Give Us the Dirt Podcast, we’re talking to Daniel Hensley and Tory Jasinkski, two guys at the heart of their company in the site development […]
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    51 mins