Hosted by Charlie Dolan & Brian Dolan of DSQ Technology
The Waste Nexus Podcast brings you the people and personalities working in the waste management world. Episodes include conversations with industry leaders and entrepreneurs where we explore career journeys, lessons learned, and what's ahead in the industry.
The Relationship Business: Joe Piccini on Property Management, Trust, and a Waste Nexus Keynote
What does it take to run property management across more than 11 million square feet of offices, apartments, medical space, and everything in between? Joe Piccini, newly named Executive Vice President of Operations at Oxford Development, joins Brian and Charlie for a conversation built on more than a decade of friendship and 35 years in the industry, from an accounting internship at Robert Morris to three years running property management for a royal family's real estate portfolio in Kuwait. ...
15 Aug 2026
Attributes Over Resumes: A Night Stalker's Take on Hiring, Leadership, and AI
Christian Ruf spent years flying attack helicopters for the Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment before building Uncommon Elite, a recruiting and leadership business that now helps trades and home-services companies hire better. Brian and Charlie sit down with him for a wide-ranging conversation that starts with how he ended up in special operations almost by accident, and ends with what that world taught him about building teams that hold up under pressure. The through-line of t...
28 Jul 2026
Waste by Design: Multifamily Chutes, EPR, and the Case for Financial Incentives
Why does a building plan for every electrical outlet and water line, but never for where the trash goes? Gerald Grant of Innovate Waste Solutions joins Brian for a conversation about the hidden design decisions, chute placement, ground-floor layout, and incentive structures that determine whether a building's diversion program actually works. The conversation ranges from the behavioral psychology of multifamily waste rooms to Ontario's sweeping overhaul of who pays for recycling, with a share...
6 Jul 2026
The Money Behind the Trash: M&A, Multiples, and What Your Waste Company Is Really Worth
This episode features a returning guest, Matt Hillin of Lakeside Acquisitions, for a wide-ranging conversation with Brian and Charlie Dolan about the financial mechanics of the waste industry. Drawing on a background that runs from a civil engineering degree at MIT through oil-and-gas engineering, investment banking, and corporate development M&A, Matt brings a numbers-first perspective you don't often hear on the operating side. The discussion digs into why the waste industry behaves so ...
22 May 2026
20 Years of Trade Shows: What the Waste Industry Got Right (and Wrong)
In this episode of Waste Nexus, Brian and Charlie sit down with their own Keith Conrad — VP of Business Development at DSQ Technology and a nearly 20-year veteran of the waste industry — for a history lesson on how trade shows and industry events have evolved since the early 2000s. The conversation lands on what's actually changed and why the Waste Nexus format of small, decision-maker-only gatherings hits differently than the volume game of a traditional trade show floor. Plus: someone appa...
28 Apr 2026
Strong Straps & Startup Grit—with Blazer Brand
In Episode 6 of the Waste Nexus podcast, hosts Brian and Charlie Dolan sit down with Justin and Quentin Blazer, two brothers from Pittsburgh who turned their late father's idea into a real product on the shelves of Ace Hardware stores nationwide. Blazer Brand makes the Strong Strap, a lid-locking bungee latch for outdoor waste containers, and they've spent nearly a decade figuring out injection molding, US-based manufacturing, and how to get haulers to care. The conversation covers everything...
20 Mar 2026
Compactor Sales & Custom Solutions: Building a Family Business in Waste Equipment
In this episode of the Waste Nexus podcast, we sit down with Eric Wengryniuk of Reddy Equipment, an Ohio-based company selling, renting, and servicing trash compactors and balers across the Midwest and beyond. Eric shares how Reddy got its start with a part-time fireman selling compactors on the side, how his family took the reins in 1996, and how he and his brother bought the business from their parents just last year. We dig into what it actually takes to sell compactors the right way — sta...
27 Feb 2026
From Route Books to Real-Time Sensors: Lessons from 36 Years in Waste
In this episode of Waste Nexus, we sit down with Mike Nelson, a 36-year waste industry veteran who started as a shop helper and driver in 1989—back when you were handed a route book, a highlighted map, and told not to come back until the route was done. Mike shares stories from the street (including learning how to dump a truck from a competitor), the realities of customer service in waste, and the kind of “you can’t make this up” moments every hauler has seen We also dig into how technology ...
28 Jan 2026
How Valet Services Are Redefining Waste Management in Multifamily
In this episode, Brian Dolan and Charlie Dolan of DSQ Technology sit down with Matt Locke, CEO of Brightstep, to unpack how valet trash services are reshaping multifamily operations and modern waste management. From private equity trends to technology, service accountability, and the realities of managing trash at scale, Matt shares candid insights on growth, brand strategy, and why this “last-mile” service has become a critical asset for property owners and operators.
29 Dec 2025
2026 Waste Management Tech Trend Report Findings
In this episode of Waste Nexus, hosts Brian Dolan and Charlie Dolan of DSQ Technology break down the key findings from the 2026 Waste Management Tech Trends Report, offering a candid look at how AI is actually being used inside waste management today. The report reveals a clear pattern across the industry: while personal use of AI and informal experimentation is widespread, most companies lack the documentation, governance, and operational processes required to turn AI into a true driver of s...
24 Nov 2025
Hook Trucks, Safety & Starting from Zero: Reinventing Roll-Off with a Driver-First Mindset
This episode features an in-depth conversation with Mike Mnoian, President of Alamo Disposal, exploring the real operational challenges and opportunities inside the waste management industry. Mike breaks down how Alamo has scaled its roll off business, the realities of competing in a crowded market, and why customer responsiveness is the true differentiator in essential-service industries. One of the standout moments in the episode is when Mike describes how Alamo Disposal used route optimiz...
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