How to pronounce“trod”in English

for every 10 slots 50 capable people so they know 40 of them are leaving right and so people circle around like sucker fish around white ples and it's awell-trod path you get great Finance people out of Pepsi we got this guy and so he said most of the Pepsi alumni go to places where people say tell us whatto do boss right we'll do it your way that's what we hired you for he said you guys are like stiff necked Yankees up here in New Hampshire and I see strength