ContractHer Connect

09/25/2026

A little art, a lot of personality, and such a fun way to remember the day. 🎨✨
A huge thank you to Walk Your Plans Emerald Coast for sponsoring our live portrait experience at the ContractHER Social! Our guests were able to have their looks captured in these beautiful, one-of-a-kind watercolor-style illustrations - such a special keepsake from an incredible day.
And a huge thank you to our talented portrait artist for bringing each woman’s look to life and creating something they could take home and enjoy long after the event. 💕
We’re so grateful to sponsors like Walk Your Plans Emerald Coast who help us create experiences that make ContractHER events feel a little more memorable, thoughtful, and FUN.
Thank you for supporting the women of our building community and helping us make this day so special. 🩷

09/15/2026

She didn’t even own an RV when she decided to become an RV travel blogger.

She didn’t have internet on her phone. She worked from Lowe’s parking lots, laundromats and libraries. She had a toddler, a dream and, as Liz calls him, a “was-band” who didn’t exactly understand what she was trying to build. 😂

But she started anyway.

That little RV blog eventually became a successful business, led her into email marketing, took her all the way to Survivor and ultimately to becoming the owner of Smart Passive Income.

You do not have to have it all figured out before you start. Sometimes you just have to decide you want something different and go for it.

🎙️ Catch our special Trade Talk LIVE episode with Liz Wilcox, recorded at the 2026 Built to Lead Summit.

Special thanks to Ferguson Home, our Trade Talk Live sponsor.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts + watch on YouTube.

09/14/2026

09/07/2026

Built to Lead doesn’t happen without the companies who believe in what we’re building.

From the ContractHER Social to lunch, breakout sessions, Trade Talk Live, our attendee experiences and everything in between, our sponsors have helped us create a day designed to bring women in our industry together to connect, learn and leave ready for what’s next.

We are incredibly grateful to every company that said yes, showed up and invested in this community.

Thank you for helping us build something bigger. 💗

We’ll see you Thursday at Built to Lead!

09/06/2026

This is it. The last opportunity to put your brand in the room at Built to Lead. 👀

Our Hosted Connection Table is the ONLY sponsorship opportunity left, and there is officially ONE remaining.

Put your brand front and center with premium placement, meaningful visibility and a seat at the table alongside 150+ women and industry leaders coming together for Built to Lead.

One table. One sponsor. Who’s claiming it? 🔨✨
📍 Emerald Grande | Destin
📅 September 10
💗 Built to Lead: Women in Construction Summit

DM us to CLAIM IT.

09/04/2026

On Sept. 10th, you could be sitting at your desk.

Or you could be…

🥂 Sipping a mimosa
🤠 Designing a custom hat
✨ Building your own charm piece
🎨 Finding your best colors
🖌️ Sitting for a live portrait
📸 Getting a fresh headshot
🥐 Grabbing brunch bites
🎙️ Stepping into the Trade Talk Booth
🤝 And meeting 100+ women who get what it means to build something.

And that’s all before the Summit even starts.

Come early. Stay awhile. Make a few new connections. Leave with a few new favorite things.

THE CONTRACTHER SOCIAL
September 10 | 9:30–11:30 AM
Harborview Room at Emerald Grande

Then at 11:30, we get down to business at Built to Lead: Women in Construction Summit presented by D.R. Horton.

Your desk will still be there on Friday. 😉

09/01/2026

🏠 NEW EPISODE: Built for Growth

Fourteen years ago, Emily Natalio joined D.R. Horton as a marketing coordinator. Today, she’s a City Manager helping lead teams, develop people and build for what’s next.

In this episode of Trade Talk, Emily joins Sarah and Lindsay to talk about the career she never expected, what she’s learned about leadership along the way and why growing people has become one of the most rewarding parts of her role.

We also get into what she’s seeing in today’s housing market, what buyers are prioritizing and why staying connected to the people doing the work matters, no matter how far you move up the ladder.

🎧 Built for Growth: Leadership, People and the Future of Homebuilding
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

Trade Talk is powered by Contractors Connect, connecting the people who build, serve and support the construction industry.

The views expressed by Emily Natalio are her own and do not necessarily represent those of her employer, D.R. Horton, an Equal Housing Opportunity Builder.

08/31/2026

Your logo on something they’ll actually keep. 👀

We have ONE sponsorship opportunity left for one of the most memorable experiences at this year’s Built to Lead Summit: our Live Portrait Experience at the ContractHER Social.

Guests will have custom fashion illustrations created live during the Social, and your brand will be part of every portrait they take home.

For $1,500, the sponsorship includes:
✨ Exclusive branding of the Live Portrait Experience
✨ Your logo on every custom portrait
✨ Prominent signage at the activation
✨ Table presence at the ContractHER Social
✨ Pre-event + social media recognition
✨ Swag bag inclusion
✨ 2 Built to Lead tickets

This is more than a logo on a sign. It’s your brand attached to a fun, personal keepsake attendees will photograph, share and take home with them.

One available. $1,500. Who wants it?

DM us to claim it.

📍 Built to Lead: Women in Construction Summit
September 10 | Emerald Grande | Destin

08/30/2026

Fairy Tale Career Advice Nobody Asked For. ✨

Turns out, the stories we grew up with had some pretty solid career advice buried underneath all the pumpkins, mermaids and yellow brick roads.

Find a way.
Find your people.
Take the next step.
And have the audacity to believe you belong there.

Because most of us aren't waiting on a fairy godmother. We don't have a yellow brick road showing us exactly where to go. And we definitely don't feel 100% qualified for every opportunity that comes our way.

Sometimes you just have to get yourself in the right room.

That's what Built to Lead is about.

A room full of women who are building businesses, building careers, building teams and figuring things out as they go. Women you can learn from. Women you can connect with. Women who might just become part of your next chapter.

You don't have to have it all figured out before you walk through the door.

Find your people. Believe in yourself. Find a way. And take the next step.

✨ Built to Lead: Women in Construction Summit
📍 Emerald Grande | Destin
📅 September 10

Your seat is waiting. Get your ticket at contractors-connect.com.

08/27/2026

🚨 LAST CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! 🚨

Today is the LAST DAY to nominate an incredible woman for the ContractHER Champion Award!

We’re looking for a woman in the construction industry who leads, builds and makes an impact through her leadership, innovation, mentorship and commitment to moving our industry forward.

Know someone who deserves to be recognized? Don’t assume someone else will nominate her.

✨ Submit your nomination TODAY.

ContractHER and Scarlett Magazine will recognize the ContractHER Champion at the Built to Lead Women in Construction Summit on September 10 at Emerald Grande in Destin.

👉 contractors-connect.com/contracther-champion-award

Tag a woman below who deserves to be celebrated. 👇