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Consultant

Started at Baker Concrete in 1978 as a Project Manager and retired 12/31/23 from Baker Concrete as Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer. Currently the President of Michael Schneider Consulting.

He is a past President of ASCC and ACI. He is also the current chair of the ACI Foundation. He is also the current chair of PRO (ACI Center of Excellence for Productivity) and serves on the board of NEU (ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete.

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Aug. 25, 2026

EP #167: Is Concrete’s Tough-Guy Culture Putting Workers at Risk?

JOIN THE ACADEMY! VISIT CONCRETESCHOOL.CO TO START LEARNING TODAY. ON THIS EPISODE OF THE CONCRETE LOGIC PODCAST Does concrete’s culture of toughness help people handle difficult work, or does it keep them from asking for help when they need it most? Seth is joined by Mike Schneider, who spent 45 years with Baker and served as senior vice president and chief people officer. They discuss why construction workers may suffer in silence, how supervisors can recognize behavior changes, and why ment...