Constructing Relationships at CONEXPO

John Somers is responsible for the strategic direction of construction and utility programs and services for AEM membership. In North America and worldwide, he serves as the primary liaison between AEM's CE Sector Board, industry organizations, customer groups, and government agencies. In addition to driving value to both exhibitors and attendees at the association's trade shows, CONEXPO-CON/AGG, and The Utility Expo, Somers helps equipment manufacturers improve their businesses.Link to order a copy of Luke's new book on Amazon, The Digital Dirt World: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW23B1ZYLink to order a pair of the one and only BUMZ sunglasses: https://bit.ly/3Z4Kc1lLuke Eggebraaten owns Phaser Marketing as well as Dirt Work Marketing. He comes in as the digital marketing guy that loves branding, SEO, websites, social media, and of course, dirt. Luke started his marketing agency back in 2019 and is only working with construction companies. Their ideal clients are construction companies that do 1-10M in revenue and want to step it up a notch when it comes to their online presence.Luke Payne is a man of many talents. Not only is he an incredible podcast host for the Dirt Bags, Luke owns Black Iron Dirt as well as Western Excavation. Black Iron Dirt is an excavation company based out of Fargo, ND. Luke started this company back in 2019 also and has been growing it like crazy ever since. His other company was started in 2022 out in Bismarck, ND. Western Excavation focuses on excavating services, site development, and grading services out in western North Dakota.You will also find all other podcasts that Luke and Luke have been a guest on including: Dirt Talk, Built with Billd, The Laying Foundations Podcast, Phaser Friday, The Dealer Low Down, The Sweat and Grime Podcast, and many more! We couldn't do this without the support of all you Dirt Bags out there. Thank you for making this thing explode!Let's go!!