The Commercial Builders’ Network (TCBN)

By TaNeshia Reed

Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Image by TaNeshia Reed

Category: Investing

Open in Apple Podcasts


Open RSS feed


Open Website


Rate for this podcast

Subscribers: 0
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 31

Description

Welcome to The Commercial Builders' Network (TCBN)—where commercial construction, commercial real estate, workforce development, small business growth, and economic development come together.

Our mission is to connect people with the knowledge, relationships, and opportunities needed to build meaningful careers, grow successful businesses, and strengthen communities through the built environment.

Founded by TaNeshia Reed, TCBN was born from personal experience.

After being scammed in a real estate deal, TaNeshia made it her mission to help others avoid the same costly mistakes by increasing access to trusted information, industry leaders, and real opportunities.

Today, TCBN works to bridge the trust gap by highlighting ethical professionals, organizations, and initiatives that are creating pathways into commercial construction and commercial real estate—especially for communities that have historically had less access to these opportunities.

Every week, we sit down with developers, general contractors, lenders, government agencies, workforce organizations, apprenticeship programs, architects, engineers, nonprofit leaders, educators, and entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of the built environment.

Whether you're looking to:

  • Start a career in construction or commercial real estate
  • Discover apprenticeship and workforce opportunities
  • Grow your small business
  • Win government or corporate contracts
  • Access commercial financing
  • Learn from industry leaders
  • Understand economic development initiatives
  • Build generational wealth through commercial real estate

...this channel is designed to help you move forward.

On this channel you'll learn about:

• Commercial Construction
• Commercial Real Estate
• Workforce Development
• Apprenticeships & Skilled Trades
• Economic Development
• Small Business Growth
• Government Contracting
• Supplier Diversity & Procurement
• Commercial Finance & Private Lending
• Real Estate Development
• Entrepreneurship
• Leadership

We believe opportunity expands when knowledge is shared, relationships are built, and trust is restored.

Building Careers. Growing Businesses. Strengthening Communities.

New episodes every Tuesday.



Episode Date
How to Win Construction Contracts with Holder Construction | Prequalification & Bidding
Oct 13, 2026
Where Can a Skilled Trade Take You? From Electrician to Business Owner
Oct 06, 2026
Want Bigger Construction Contracts? Build Your Business for Them | Claudette Freeman
Sep 29, 2026
Construction Needs Workers—So Why Can't People Get Hired? | Skilled Trades Careers
Sep 08, 2026
How to Win Contracts with Brasfield & Gorrie | Small Business & Subcontractor Opportunities
Sep 01, 2026
HOUSE MEETING: The New TCBN | Careers, Contracts, Construction & Wealth
Aug 25, 2026
The Power of Partnership: How 9 Friends Built a Successful Architecture & Engineering Firm
Aug 18, 2026
How to Win Commercial Construction Contracts | Juneau Construction's Supplier Playbook
Aug 11, 2026
Why Construction Jobs Go Unfilled (And the FREE Platform Connecting People to Careers)
Aug 04, 2026
Affordable Housing Explained: The Path From Renting to Homeownership | Shedra Jones
Jul 28, 2026
The $2 Trillion Problem: Why Construction Jobs Go Unfilled | Angelia O'Neal
Jul 21, 2026
Atlanta's Airport Corridor: Where Competition Becomes Collaboration
Jul 14, 2026
Commercial Real Estate Financing Explained | Bridge Loans, SBA Loans & Private Lending (Part 2)
Jul 07, 2026
How Real Estate Financing Really Works (From $1B+ Deal Maker) PART 1
Mar 31, 2026
How She Built a 20+ Year Construction & Environmental Firm From Unemployment
Mar 24, 2026
Dr. Irish Horsey on Women in Construction, Workforce Innovation, and the Future of the Industry
Mar 17, 2026
Redlining, Appraisals & Eminent Domain | How Utilities Negotiate Land Rights
Mar 10, 2026
How to Survive a Market Crash and Position for the Next CRE Boom
Feb 24, 2026
The Baby Billionaire on Private Debt, Passive Income, and Impact Investing | Ionnie McNeill
Feb 17, 2026
How Small Businesses Can Win Airport Contracts | MWAA’s Procurement Strategy Explained
Feb 10, 2026
From Barber Chair to Business Broker: James Kynes Jr. on Purpose-Driven Deal-Making
Jan 27, 2026
She Builds, She Leads: Glinda Jackson on Taking Construction Global
Jan 20, 2026
How to Fund Commercial Real Estate Without a Bank | Tommy Lester on CDFIs, Capital Stacking & Ownership
Jan 13, 2026
You Deserve the Room: Taneshia Nash Laird on Access, Grief & Leading With Purpose
Jan 06, 2026
SBA Loans, Cash Flow, & Legacy Building | Ivy Hall Breaks Down Real Business Funding Truths
Dec 16, 2025
From Public Housing to Power Developer: Using Real Estate to Heal Communities
Dec 09, 2025
Avoid These Legal Traps in Commercial Real Estate w/ Aisha J. Thomas (Broker & Attorney)
Dec 02, 2025
How to REALLY Break Into Commercial Real Estate (w/ KB Yabuku, Colliers VP)
Nov 18, 2025
Black Women Leading Construction in ATL: Amber Lawson on Design-Build, Due Diligence & Trust
Nov 11, 2025
The CPA Contractors Need: Smart Money Moves with Merrewilned Nichols
Jul 22, 2025
From Denied Leases to Perfect Properties: Chiko Abengowe’s Real Estate Playbook
Jul 22, 2025