What happens when the person you trust most becomes the reason your company almost disappears? This week on The Construction Life Podcast, Manny sits down with Ben Bruce, owner of Highline Electric in Manitoba, for one of the most honest conversations we've had about entrepreneurship, betrayal, leadership, and the fight to improve the construction industry. Ben didn't start Highline Electric simply to wire buildings. He started it with a mission: to prove that an electrical contracting company could put people first while challenging the status quo. His goal was to create a better workplace for tradespeople and become a voice for contractors at the municipal and provincial level. Then everything changed. A trusted business partner—someone who had been a hunting buddy, fishing buddy, coworker, and close friend for more than a decade—walked away ov ...