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Welcome to Trade Talk, the official podcast of Contractors Connect—where the building industry comes to connect, collaborate, and grow. Each episode features real conversations with contractors, builders, vendors, and industry pros across the Gulf Coast and beyond.
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- Sep 15, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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Built for More: Liz Wilcox on Survivor, Entrepreneurship & Creating Freedom (opens the original)
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Recorded live at the 2026 Built to Lead Summit , this episode of Trade Talk brings Sarah White and Lindsay Lord together with entrepreneur, Survivor fan favorite and Smart Passive Income owner Liz Wilcox for a conversation about taking risks, building businesses and creating a life with more freedom. Liz shares the story behind her unforgettable journey to Survivor , including how a challenge from her daughter finally pushed her to apply and how building a business that could run without her mad
Built for Growth: Leadership, People and the Future of Homebuilding (opens the original)
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What does it look like to build a career by staying curious, stepping outside your comfort zone and continually looking for opportunities to grow? In this episode of Trade Talk , Sarah White and Lindsay Lord sit down with Emily Natalio, City Manager with D.R. Horton , to talk about her 14-year journey with the company and the lessons she’s learned along the way. Emily started with D.R. Horton as a marketing coordinator and worked her way through roles in market analysis, marketing, sales and ope
Superwomen Cry Too: The Strength in Being Human (opens the original)
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Rosa Santiago Zimmerman is back on Trade Talk —and she has a lot to share. Sarah sits down with Rosa, founder of RSZ Design & Development and the creator of Build with Rosa , to talk about the next chapter of her work, including the launch of her new women-led media platform, Superwomen Cry Too . Built around honest conversations about vulnerability, pressure, leadership, and the expectations women place on themselves, Superwomen Cry Too challenges the idea that strong women always have to have
Beyond the Policy: Protecting Your Business from Costly Mistakes (opens the original)
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Insurance is one of those things contractors hope they'll never need—until they do. In this episode of Trade Talk, Sarah White sits down with Tina Blackwell, owner of Blackwell Insurance, to discuss the unique risks facing contractors, builders, and subcontractors in today's construction industry. As a second-generation agency owner, Tina shares how her family's business helped insure many of the Emerald Coast's earliest condominium projects and why long-term relationships have always been at th
Building on Four Generations: Leadership, Legacy and Growth with Unlimited Surfaces (opens the original)
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Construction runs deep in Alex Medina's family. As a fourth-generation flooring contractor and the first woman in her family's trade, Alex has built Unlimited Surfaces into a thriving commercial flooring company while balancing the demands of entrepreneurship and raising five children. In this episode of Trade Talk , Alex shares how she expanded a family legacy that dates back to 1939, what it was like relocating her business from California to Florida, and why relationships, experience and cont
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