Trunk Tools CEO Sarah Buchner Featured on Yahoo! Finance’s “The Big Idea” Podcast

Episode Title: AI won’t take your job – but someone using it will

Podcast Info: The Big Idea Podcast, Hosted by Elizabeth Gore

Trunk Tools CEO Sarah Buchner Featured on Yahoo! Finance’s “The Big Idea” Podcast

Trunk Tools CEO Dr. Sarah Buchner joined Elizabeth Gore on Yahoo! Finance’s The Big Idea Podcast to talk about how artificial intelligence is reshaping construction from the ground up.

In the episode, “AI won’t take your job — but someone using it will,” Sarah shares her journey from growing up as a 12-year-old carpenter in Austria to leading a $70 million AI startup revolutionizing the $14 trillion construction industry. She explains how Trunk Tools is using AI to clean up unstructured data, eliminate costly inefficiencies, and empower field teams to focus on what truly matters—building.

“This isn’t about replacing people,” Buchner says. “It’s about augmenting human expertise with intelligence that’s purpose-built for the field. When we #LetBuildersBuild, everyone wins.”

From overcoming industry bias to pioneering AI agents that serve as the “brain” of the jobsite, Sarah dives deep into what it really takes to modernize construction—and why every business leader should start thinking about how to streamline operations through AI.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation here: AI won’t take your job — but someone using it will