The Iron & Infrastructure Podcast

Ep 299 | Stay in the Arena | Put Yourself Out There, Then Watch What Happens

Three years. Nearly 300 episodes. And a lot of lessons learned along the way. As I get ready for Episode 300, I'm reflecting on what this podcast has taught me about bu

Ep 298 | Hard Work Got You There | Systems Will Get You Free

Hard work got you here. But it won't get you everywhere. At some point, you have to stop doing more and start getting better. In this episode, I break down the shift fr

Ep 297 | Rain Day Choices | I Raised Hell on Rain Days Until I Figured This Out

What do you do when you get a rain day? You can create problems for yourself, or you can make progress. I know this because I used to be the guy raising hell on rain days

Ep 296 | Limiting Belief Buster | Why You Still Don't Think You Deserve It

Have you ever achieved something you wanted and then questioned whether you actually deserved it? In this episode, I break down the limiting beliefs that can keep you fro

Ep 295 | The 7 Iron Truths | What the Barbell Teaches You About Life

The barbell doesn't care about your excuses, your title, your past, or the story you tell yourself. It gives you honest feedback. In this episode, I break down the 7 Iron

Ep 294 | Trench Talk Ep 04 | THE SEAT TRAP | Operator → Foreman

In this episode of Trench Talk, I sit down to talk about one of the biggest transitions in the field: moving from operator to foreman. Being great at the work doesn't aut

Ep 293 | Trench Talk Ep 3 | SEE THE FIELD + P2P Bridge | Simplicity + Systems

Complexity is the ultimate demise in high-stakes situations. In this episode, I talk about simplifying complex processes, bridging the gap between what we know and what o

Ep 292 | Trench Talk Ep 02 | THE TWO 80-PERCENTS (Communication & Documentation)

In this episode of Trench Talk, we break down what I call the two 80-percents: communication and documentation. If you can get both of those right, you're already ahead o

Ep 291 | Trench Talk Ep 01 | HEAR VS. LISTEN | BE A SPONGE.

When I first started in this industry, my biggest downfall was not shutting up and listening. My ego was too big, and I thought I had to prove I knew what I was doing.

Ep 290 | The Truth About Building a Meaningful Life | Roundtable w/ Jeffrey Lowery & Kody Rostofer

In Part 2 of this roundtable with Jeffrey Lowery and Kody Rostofer, we go deeper into what it takes to actually build a meaningful life and business. We talk about overco

Ep 289 | The Boring Basics That Build Greatness | Roundtable with Jeffrey Lowery & Kody Rostofer

In this roundtable episode, I sit down with Jeffrey Lowery and Kody Rostofer for a real conversation about consistency, focus, accountability, and what it takes to build

Ep 288 | I Documented My Whole Career and Didn't Know It

Looking back at old photos brought back a lot more than just memories. In this episode, I go through pictures from some of my earliest experiences in the pipeline industr

Ep 287 | Perform, Preserve, Prepare | A Better Way to Structure Your Time

Time is the one thing we can never earn back, and we never know exactly how much of it we have left. In this episode, I break down a simple way to structure your calendar

Ep 286 | Comfort or Competence | Give Yourself 6 Months — Then Do This

Most people don't stay stuck because they're incapable... they stay stuck because they're comfortable. In this episode, I challenge you to stop confusing comfort with com

Ep 285 | Why Most Businesses Can't Scale (And How to Fix It) | Doug Levy

In this episode, I sit down with operations expert Doug Levy to unpack why the best businesses aren't built by adding more complexity—they're built by creating more clari

Ep 284 | Simplicity by Subtraction

Most people think they need an easier life, but what they really need is a simpler one. In this episode, I break down why complexity, not difficulty, is what's holding yo

Ep 283 | Trench Talk | From Labor to Leader | The Blueprint for Building a Life by Design

I'm excited to introduce Trench Talk, a brand new series built for the blue-collar worker who knows they're capable of more. In this series, I'll share my journey from ma

Ep 282 | Why You Have to Act Like Your Future Self Now

In this episode, I share how becoming the person you want to be starts long before you reach the goal. From making $9 an hour with a shovel to building businesses, I lear

Ep 281 | Taught or Tolerated | Why You Keep Cleaning Up a Mess You Created

As leaders, we love pointing out what's broken, but what if the problem isn't your team? What if it's what you've been allowing? In this episode, I share a leadership les

Ep 280 | Short term vs Long term suffering | What's the One Thing You Keep Putting Off?

Sometimes the hardest decision is the one you've been avoiding the longest. In this episode, I break down the difference between short-term and long-term suffering, and w