The Construction Life

Construction has always been about more than concrete, asphalt, and equipment. At its core, it's about trust. And that's exactly what Steve Pimentel has built Shield Kings on.Steve joins us to share his journey from growing up in construction to launching Shield Kings in 2014, a pavement maintenance company specializing in asphalt sealing, crack sealing, asphalt repairs, line...

On this episode of The Construction Life Podcast, Manny sits down with Shiva Dhawan from Attentive.ai to explore how AI is revolutionizing estimating, pre-construction, and business operations. Shiva shares the story behind

For decades, Canada was known as a country where hard work, entrepreneurship, manufacturing, skilled trades, and opportunity created one of the highest standards of living in the world. Today, many Canadians are asking the same question:What happened?On this special episode of The Construction Life Podcast, Manny Neves sits down with one of Canada's most accomplished entrepre...

Running a construction company shouldn't mean drowning in spreadsheets, chasing paperwork, and wondering where your profits disappeared.

This week on The Construction Life Podcast, Manny sits down with Dan Morton, founder of JACK App, an Australian-built construction management platform that's now launching across Canad...

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 H...