Don Hanes is the owner of Haines Mechanical, an HVAC company serving Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg, and he also happens to be the other half of our previous guest Kate Storm. In this episode, Don sits down with Lonnie to talk about what it really looks like to build something from the ground up, and how every decision along the way connects back to the kind of man he was trying to become.

Don grew up watching his father and three uncles in the trades and the military. Those campfire stories and hunting trips planted a seed early, and at 17 he joined the Army through the delayed entry program looking for one thing: structure. He served as a communication specialist in a field artillery unit, built lifelong friendships across every background and corner of the country, and came home with a foundation that would carry him through everything  ...