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EP #140: Building the #1 Concrete Contractor in America: Grit, Growth & 50+ Years of Lessons
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Nov. 27, 2025

EP #140: Building the #1 Concrete Contractor in America: Grit, Growth & 50+ Years of Lessons

Everyone in the concrete world knows the Baker name, but very few know the real story. This episode finally gets it on record. Dan Baker walks through how the company started with three brothers, $500, and a truck that needed a hill to start — and how it grew into ENR’s #1 concrete contractor in America. Dan lays out the moves, the mistakes, the risks, and the mindset shifts required to grow from residential slabs to major industrial, stadiums, and billion-dollar work. If you're trying to scale ...