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Hosted by Matt Silveston · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 13 episodes
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ROCK SOLID LEADERS goes behind the scenes with the experts and executives shaping today’s infrastructure. MATT SILVESTON hosts the podcast and highlights geotechnical innovators & industry leaders as they share lessons from major projects, ethical crossroads, and leadership under pressure. Each conversation uncovers how judgment, and technical skills combine to build resilient projects. Guests share candid stories of navigating complex challenges, balancing risk with vision, and leading teams where stakes are measured not just in dollars, but in public trust and long-term resilience.
Matt Silveston hosts Rock Solid Leaders, a business show with 13 episodes published.
Every geotechnical engineer eventually faces a project where the soil refuses to behave as expected. In this episode of Rock Solid Leaders , Dr. Yazen Khasawneh of the University of Notre Dame and Spencer Ness of Terraco
In this episode of Rock Solid Leaders, Matt Silveston speaks with Duncan C. Wyllie, Ph.D., P.Eng., Principal Engineer with Wyllie & Norrish Rock Engineers Ltd., about risk management in geotechnical engineering. Dr. Wyll
The ground is hidden. The risk is real. In this episode of Rock Solid Leaders, Matt Silveston talks with Dr. Mazen Adib of Fugro about geotechnical leadership in large design-build projects. They discuss managing subsurf
Engineering with Courage | Dr. Amy Cerato What happens when an engineer is forced to choose between staying silent and standing up for what they believe is right? In this episode of Rock Solid Leaders , Matt Silveston si
“Between 1900 and 1980 we had about seven or eight king-tide events a year. Today, it’s closer to eighty. Resilience isn’t optional anymore—it’s survival.”Charleston City Councilman Mike Seekings joins Matt Silveston to
On this episode of Rock Solid Leaders, Congressman Garret Graves joins Matt Silveston to explore what it means to build a Resilient Nation. From leading Louisiana’s post-Katrina recovery to reshaping national policy on i
DIGGING DEEPER: Frédéric Massé on Urban Foundations and Real-Time Risk Management What does it take to build safely in the middle of a crowded city? In this episode of ROCK SOLID LEADERS, Frédéric Massé (Nicholson Constr
Forty years is a long wait for an update. The new Foundations and Earth Structures Design Manual (DM 7.2) is here — modernized, reorganized, and built to guide engineers through the most critical foundation decisions of
P-Y curves may sound like a niche topic, but they’re central to how we design deep foundations under lateral loads. In this episode of ROCK SOLID LEADERS, we get technical. Dr. Anne Lemnitzer (UC Irvine) explains why P-Y
The future of geotechnical engineering won’t look like its past. In this episode of ROCK SOLID LEADERS, Dr. Carlos Santamarina (Georgia Tech) shares how geotechnical engineering is evolving — and how artificial intellige
Hidden Shaking: Russell Green on Earthquake Risks When the Christchurch earthquake struck, entire neighborhoods sank as the ground beneath them turned to liquid. In this episode of ROCK SOLID LEADERS, Dr. Russell Green (
Buried Risks: When the Ground Rewrites the Plan A shipwreck under a city block. A bulkhead failing in a storm. A sensor that says “stop—now.” In this episode of ROCK SOLID LEADERS, Damian Siebert (Haley & Aldrich) takes
The ground never lies — but it doesn’t always tell the whole story. On this episode of ROCK SOLID LEADERS, I sit down with Dr. Ellen Rathje (University of Texas at Austin) to uncover the seismic truth behind earthquake r
Deep Foundations: Paul Axtell on Drilled Shafts What really holds up our biggest bridges? In this episode, Paul Axtell (Dan Brown and Associates) talks about drilled shafts, field challenges, and the mindset required to
The biggest risk on any project isn’t underground—it’s in the decisions we make. In this episode, Aaron Mann reveals how optimism bias, loss aversion, and overconfidence can quietly unravel even themost skilled teams. We
Nature’s Armor: Where biology meets geotechnical innovation What if soil could protect itself? In this episode of ROCK SOLID LEADERS, I talk with Dr. Brina Montoya of NC State to explore how microbes can turn sand into s
Innovation in geotechnical engineering doesn’t come easy—Mary Nodine shares the wins, the pushback, and the promise of Measurement While Drilling (MWD).A discussion with Mary Nodine in advance of her presentation at GeoC
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Rock Solid Leaders is hosted by Matt Silveston. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 13 episodes.
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