The 27-Year-Old CEO Who’s Rebuilding Construction Culture

Update: 2025-11-19

Description

Picture this: It’s 2016, and a young woman fresh out of high school walks into a 15-person construction office in Florida. Her job? Help send contracts. Her method? Physical mail. Her background? Marketing and advertising, not construction. Her credibility? Basically nonexistent.

Fast forward to 2025, and that same woman, now 27 years old, is the CEO of Stansell Construction, a woman-owned general contracting firm generating $90 million in revenue in just two months, operating across 21 states, and employing nearly 400 people. In this episode of Beyond the Build: Innovation in Construction, Angelica opens up about what it’s like to lead as a young woman in a traditionally male-dominated industry.

What You’ll Learn:

How to leverage strategic curiosity as a leadership superpower
Why building an authentic brand identity accelerates trust and team alignment
The thermostat vs. thermometer principle for emotional leadership
How to drive zero-dollar marketing growth through operational excellence and relationships
The framework for scaling rapidly without losing culture
Why questioning “we've always done it this way” is essential for industry transformation

Angelica Conner is the CEO of Stansell Construction, a nationally recognized woman-owned general contracting firm operating across 21 states. With a background in marketing and advertising, she has transformed a small, traditionally operated 15-person company into a $90+ million revenue enterprise by introducing innovative branding, operational systems, and a people-first leadership philosophy.

Tune in for a look at the hidden costs of construction and the unique approaches that can help solve for them!

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