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Give Us The Dirt — 98 episodes

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7.7 Growing Too Fast: Hard Lessons & Starting Again with Gabriel Powers

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7.6 From the Racetrack to the Dirt

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7.5 Building the Next Generation of Construction with Dr. Lingguang Song & Wayne Goff

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7.4 Women Rising in Construction Management with Sam Roth

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7.3 The Truth About Leading a Construction Crew

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7.2 Leading From the Field - The conversation Construction keeps avoiding

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7.1 Handing Over the Keys: Something Bigger Than Yourself with Herb Sargent

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7.0 Grit to Surrender with Speaker John P. Boyle

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6.9 Built to Lead: Women in Construction

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6.8 Boots & Books: Different Paths, Same Industry

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6.7 Work That Matters with Taplin Group LLC

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6.6 Employee Ownership at HGC with President Brian McManus

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6.5 From Startup to Scale with Michael Botts

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6.4 Behind the Build: Stories From the Lens with Seth Fargher

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6.3 The World vs American Construction with Aaron Witt

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6.2 Built on Faith: Love, Leadership & Legacy with Stephen Phelan

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6.1 Silence the Imposter: Breaking Barriers with Gary Frey

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6.0 Weathering the Storm: Brian McManus on 2024’s challenges & HGC’s vision for 2025"

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5.9 CEO's Bold Move - Giving the Company to His Employees

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5.8 Building Legacy: Enhancing Workplace Engagement Through Payroll

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5.7 Marketing Mavericks: Building a Brand Powerhouse

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5.6 Tales from the Construction Frontlines- Eddie Rollings & Trey Tarlton

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5.5 Divine Intervention with Ben Stillwell

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5.4 Wellness at Work: “If you don’t make time for wellness, you make time for illness - Kelly Gregory"

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5.3 Learn as You Earn: Internships at HGC

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5.2 The Heart of Construction

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5.1 Building Dreams with Zach Laberge

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4.7 HGC Executive Leadership Series: Professionalism in Construction

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4.6 HGC Executive Leadership Series: DiSC

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4.5 HGC Executive Leadership Series: Training The HGC Academy & Leaving Your Legacy

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4.4 HGC Executive Leadership Series: Accountability

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4.3 HGC Executive Leadership Series: Communication

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4.2 HGC Executive Leadership Series: Core Values

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4.1 HGC Executive Leadership Series: Meet the Team

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3.12 Mental Health Matters with Dr. Robert Brownlee

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3.11 Driven by Resilience with Chris Shearer

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3.10 From Tragedy to Advocacy with Kimberly Henderson

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3.9 A Survivor's Story with Jeff Dabbs

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3.8 Constructing Innovation with Matt Desmond

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3.7 Innovation & Excellence, From Mining To Talent Acquisition with Thomas Haun

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3.6 From Ditches to Dynasties with Jonathan Strack

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3.5 Sixty Years of Construction Insights with Brad Barringer

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3.4 Leading in the Dirt World: A Conversation with Alex Judd

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3.3 Blue Collar Lives: A Leadership Journey with Michael Bowman

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3.2 Building Excellence, The Secrets of A Construction Legacy with Keith Poettker

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3.1 Compete Every Day: Unearthing Leadership Secrets with Jake Thompson

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2.7 Bonus Episode: 2024 HGC Outlook with Brian McManus

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2.6 Bonus Episode: 2023 Year In Review with Brandon + Bam Bam

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2.5 From Sandbox Dreams to Mastering Heavy Equipment with Russell Davis

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2.4 Deep Insights - A Journey In Mining with John Keane

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2.3 Breaking Ground - From Laborer to Co-Owner with Javan Browning

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2.2 Beneath The Surface with Ron Lindsey

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2.1 Building A Data-driven Future for Construction with Austin Conti

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1.8 - Episode 8: How Not To Be A Leader Series Recap with Chris Shearer, Wheelhouse Media

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1.7 - Episode 7: The Influencer Game, with Dan Davis, Davco

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1.6 - Episode 6: What Strategy?, with Henry Batten, Concrete Supply Co.

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1.5 - Episode 5: Emotional Intelligence, with Jim Rhodes, Wayne Brothers

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1.4 - Episode 4: Quiet Firing, with Tim Franks, Tarheel Drilling & Blasting

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1.3 - Episode 3: Oh No, We’ve Got a Flat!, with Kristin Parker, Ascendum Machinery

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1.2 - Episode 2: Protect & Defend Vs. Learn & Grow, with Jason Richmond, BuildWitt

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1.1 Episode 1: Gotcha Culture, with Alex Judd, Path For Growth

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1.0 - Episode 0, Podcast Premiere: Dust Off The Mic, A Dynamic Duo Emerges with Brandon & Bam Bam

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New Series Announcement - How NOT To Be a Leader

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33 - How To Bridge the Gap & Super Bowl Predictions with Josh Bradshaw

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32 - Life in the Dirt with Alan Barfield

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31 - The Thelma & Louise of Construction, featuring Angela Gardner & Christi Powell

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30 - Baseball, Brotherhood & Business with Joel & Justin Barbour

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29 - Getting Georgia Home with Dan Garcia of C.W. Matthews Contracting

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28 – Training & Developing HGC’s Award-Winning Team with Katie Page

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27 - Rising to Every Challenge with Walker Moffitt

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26 - Construction Collaboration with Amy Sullivan of ABC Carolinas

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

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24 – Flipping the Script with Nic Parish of Burns Dirt Construction

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23 – Right in His Wheelhouse with John Allred

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22 – Holding Back the Ocean with Gulf Stream Construction’s Mark Hylton

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21 – Leading an Employee-Owned Company with Herb Sargent

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20 – Reflecting on a Rewarding Career with Barnhill Contracting’s Lee Cooper & William Davis

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19 – Removing Hiring Barriers for Veterans with Robyn Grable

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18 – Building A New Path Forward with TJT Corporation

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Bonus Episode – The Sky is the Limit featuring HGC Leadership

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17 – Authentic Leadership with HGC’s Tim Davis

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16 – Making the Dirt World a Better Place with BuildWitt’s Aaron Witt

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15 – Igniting Human Potential with Luck Stone’s Richard Luck

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14 – The Past, Present & Future with the CR Jackson Family

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13 – Learning from Mistakes with David Privitera

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12 – Stevenson-Weir, An Underdog Worth Betting On

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11 – Truist’s Kelly King – Sowing Seeds of Hope

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10 – How radical thinking can lead to superior results with Wally Adamchik

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9 – No Losing, Only Winning & Learning with HGC’s Grayson Glover

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8 – Crushing Myths About Women in Construction with LaToya Faustin & Jessica Rodriguez

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7 – Griffin Masonry Redefines the Term Family Business

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6 – Finding Value in Every Relationship with Blythe Construction’s Alan Cahill

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5 – Recruiting and Retention starts with Self-Reflection with Alex Mowbray of the Amundson Group

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4 – Construction Isn’t a Dirty Job with Carolina Cat’s Mike Tropsha

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3 – Building cities by building trust with Blue Max President, Denton Williams

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2 – Developing world-class future leaders at Martin Marietta with Jim Thompson

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1 – Culture, leadership & bringing back the mullet with HGC’s own Brian McManus

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