Anthony Gonzalez
Anthony Gonzalez is a New York City contractor and founder of two construction companies. He grew up in a single-parent household, dreamed of becoming an artist, and discovered architecture at a trade school. Drawn to the streets as a teenager, he eventually went to prison, where he chose to use his time differently. He moved through every trade before falling in love with carpentry, a skill that became the foundation of his life and career.
Today, Anthony leads a company that has spent a decade building luxury homes, luxury restaurants, schools, Port Authority projects, and city contracts through a WMBE-certified partnership. He has expanded into the dispensary business, supports five children, and employs five to ten workers depending on the season. His driving mission is to show young people from urban communities that they can build a real life with their hands and their minds. Anthony is living his American dream while feeding families and creating opportunities for the next generation.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- How Anthony transformed prison time into practical carpentry skills that became his construction foundation.
- That his early trade school architecture training shaped a lifelong passion for drawing and building structures.
- Why he moved through every trade while incarcerated before discovering carpentry as his calling.
- How his New York construction company grew from regular work to luxury homes and restaurants.
- That a WMBE-certified partnership allows him to pursue schools, Port Authority projects, and city contracts.
- Why troubleshooting behind walls separates skilled contractors from those who guess when problems appear.
- How Anthony feeds five to ten workers' families while building his own five-child family support system.
- That success gave him freedom of time to be present with his kids and open a New York dispensary.
- Why he wants urban kids to see that hands-on careers can create a full-circle American dream.
- How a contractor can scale from surviving to demanding status in the New York City market.
about the show
America’s Top Contractors is a cinematic business documentary series featuring the general contractors, trade experts, construction company owners, and industry leaders who bring projects to life through skill, leadership, and execution.
Each episode takes viewers inside the story behind a successful contractor, showing what it takes to win jobs, manage crews, solve problems, serve clients, and grow in one of the most demanding industries in business.
The series highlights contractors working across residential construction, commercial projects, remodeling, specialized trades, and large-scale service operations. These are the men and women who understand pressure, deadlines, budgets, safety, quality, and the responsibility that comes with leading teams in the field.
America’s Top Contractors goes beyond the finished project to show the decisions, setbacks, sacrifices, and lessons behind building a respected construction business.
For featured guests, the series provides a platform to share their story, build authority, and showcase the experience, standards, and leadership behind the work they do every day.
