Culture
Workforce
Dirt Nerd: How Aaron Witt Built His Multimillion-Dollar Construction Media Company Before Age 30
Meet Aaron Witt, a young entrepreneur who started Instagramming cool construction photos eight years ago, and today runs his own multimillion-dollar construction media services company. When it comes to construction, he says, ‘the love was always there’—and now, he’s on a mission to make what he affectionately calls ‘the dirt world’ a better place.
By Maggie Murphy
November 4, 2024
Topics
Culture
Workforce
by Maggie Murphy
Maggie leads Construction Executive’s day-to-day operations and long-term strategy—overseeing all print and digital content, design and production efforts, and working with the editorial team to tell the many stories of America’s builders and contractors. She’s a native Marylander with extensive construction industry experience and an educational background in communications, history and classical literature.
Related stories
Culture
Checking In: Construction Company Founder Details His Own Struggle With Depression
By Maggie Murphy
The B1M founder and mental-health advocate, Fred Mills, tells all about his love for construction, his personal struggle in overcoming mental-health challenges and what he believes the industry can do to ensure its workforce is thriving.
Culture
Look Good, Feel Better, Build Great: Developing Better Workwear Options for Women in the Skilled Trades
By Nadia Sinner
With women workers in the skilled trades continually increasing, shouldn't their workwear options be increasing also?
Culture
Executive Decision: An Analysis of Trump Executive Orders
By Michael Altman
President Trump’s slew of executive orders will have both positive and challenging implications for the construction industry. Here’s a breakdown of what to keep an eye on when it comes to your workforce.