Pre-conference events
Want to come to the Dirt World Summit 2023 a day early? Pick a tailored workshop, peer group meeting, the Dirt World Open, or the Echelon Front FTX. All of these events will be held on October 25, 2023. You can choose which events you want to add when you register. Get your tickets now!
All-Day
Echelon Front - FTX
Field Training Exercise: level up your leadership skills through action-packed simulated combat missions.
Taught by former Navy SEALs and combat veterans, the Field Training Exercise gives leaders hands-on, real-world training on the principles of Extreme Ownership. You’ll be put in challenging and chaotic simulated combat missions that bring to life the power of applying the four laws of combat when leading your team.
This event is geared toward owners and senior leaders, but it’s open to anyone who is ready to radically improve their mindset and leadership skills.
You can choose to add FTX when you register. Get your tickets now!
Morning
Workshop A
Only As Good As Our People: How to Recruit & Retain the Best of the Best in 2023 and Beyond
Workshop Leader: Marcus Sheridan
A company is only as good as its people. That’s why Dirt World leaders must master two things:
- Attracting new talent to the industry by telling their story better
- Keeping the talent they already have by helping their people find joy and fulfillment in their work
In this powerful workshop, Marcus Sheridan will take you on a deep dive into what you can do to find and retain employees in a new way—ultimately increasing trust, filling your talent pipeline, and improving company culture.
You can choose to add this workshop when you register. Get your tickets now!
Workshop B
Peer Group Meeting: Attract, Recruit, and Keep the Next Generation of Dirt Talent
Workshop Leader: Wally Adamchik
Join fellow Dirt World professionals as you all discuss practical ways to build a strong workforce, develop leaders, and create an amazing company culture.
- Military - Skillbridge - Getting the government to pay for the first six months of employment
- H2B visa - Leverage the legal immigration programs
High School programs - Get them early, have them forever. - Simulator programs - Recruiting to training, sims are essential.
- In-house trainers - Laborer to Operator in 12 weeks
- Training that works - From micro learning to leadership academies, the annual training on Saturday morning isn’t going to cut it anymore
- Referral programs - NOT low money paid after 180 days.
- AND MORE!!!!
Building on the incredible success of our past peer group meetings, Wally will guide you through a series of case studies and discussions on The People Lifecycle to share best practices and creative ideas on attracting, recruiting, training, and engaging your workforce.
You can come for the morning only, or stay for an entire day of discussion with Wally and the group.
You can choose to add this workshop when you register. Get your tickets now!
Workshop C
Creating a Culture of Training and Development
Workshop Leader: BuildWitt Team
Join the BuildWitt Training Team as they walk through a customer case study and share how to design, create, and improve your company’s training and development culture from scratch.
In this workshop, you’ll learn:
- How to design a training program (starting from nothing)
- How to build a company culture of training and development
- How to train in a way that engages your team
- Actionable training best practices from real Dirt World companies
You can choose to add this workshop when you register. Get your tickets now!
Workshop D
Branding and Marketing in Construction
Workshop Leader: BuildWitt Media & Creative Services teams
Join leaders from the BuildWitt Media and Services teams to learn how to elevate your brand storytelling, why articulating your brand culture matters (and where to start), and the power of authentic marketing to help you attract the next generation of talent and win new work.
In this powerful workshop, you’ll learn how to:
- Tell your unique story as a Dirt World company and employer
- Use your website, social media, and brand to reach the next generation
- Impact audiences through powerful visual storytelling like branding, photography, and videography
- Produce authentic content with best practices for shooting in the field and sharing the field on social
Plus, find out best practices for growing your brand from our contractor case studies.
You can choose to add this workshop when you register. Get your tickets now!
Afternoon
Dirt World Open
Golf Club of Houston
Join your Dirt World peers for this golf tournament at the luxurious Golf Club of Houston. All proceeds will directly benefit Dream On 3, an incredible non-profit organization that makes sports dreams come true for kids and young adults with life-altering conditions. Dream On 3’s founder and CEO Brandon Lindsey is also COO of Hoopaugh Grading Company in Charlotte, North Carolina.
You can also choose to include this event as an add-on during registration.