An Owner Who Live’s By ”Do As I Do”

Mark Schneider is a true "Do and I Do", not "Do and I Say", kind of owner. He leads by example so that all the people that work at his company understand that they are there for a common purpose. To get the job done well and on time for their customers while still making it home on time to be with their families. We can all learn a little from this amazing conversation. 

 

Contact Mark

LinkedIN – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-schneider-39906a19/

Phone Number – 262-784-1010

Website – www.osccinc.com

 

Leighann Lovely  00:20

HR professionals, business owners and operations at all levels are struggling to figure out what needs to change. Our system has been shocked practices have been questioned, and conversations are finally happening. We all know there has been a huge shift in what people want. inclusion and diversity are common phrases. But often misunderstood generations are coming together more than ever on what's important. Mental health has been brought to the forefront of everyone's mind. Let's humanize these conversations. Let's talk about what's important for employees to be successful in life and at their job and how companies can create an environment to allow them to do both because successful people will make up a successful workforce. I'm Leighann lovely. Let's get this conversation started.  I am honored to have this guest come on and talk with me today. I have been after him to come and talk to me about how he runs his business and creates the environment that he does for his employees. Mark Schneider is the owner of one source construction Corporation, a design build commercial building contractor located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and covering all of Southeast Wisconsin. Mark has a Bachelors of Science in Building Construction Management from UW Platteville and has been in the industry for over 34 years. One source has been in business for over 16 years, and currently has five employees. The underlying culture at one source has always been how do we help the employees have a family life, but still get the work done. Mark, welcome to the show. I am so excited to talk with you today. I feel like it's been a long time coming for this to finally happen.

 

Mark Schneider  02:10

Well, thank you for having me.

 

Leighann Lovely  02:14

So why don't you start off by telling me a little bit about yourself?

 

Mark Schneider  02:19

Well, my name is Mark Schneider, I am the owner of one source construction. We are a commercial general contractor located in Brookfield, and we've been in business coming up on 17 years, I have been in the industry for over 34. And we provide construction services to all things commercial, whether it be retail, restaurant, offices, warehouses, pretty much everything in that realm. And we handle all southeastern Wisconsin from the border up to Fond du Lac from the lake all the way out to to Madison.

 

Leighann Lovely  02:58

Awesome. And I love you. And I've had the opportunity to talk actually multiple times. And the reason that I'm so drawn to you is because unlike a lot of business owners, you you are very intentional, about a couple of things that just are wildly interesting to me. One, the size of projects you bring on the size of your business, and the way that you run your business. And so I want to dive into a little bit, you know, of each, each piece, and each one of these things, has really created the company that you are today. You know, as a business owner, obviously, you wear a lot of hats, right?

 

Mark Schneider  03:51

Yes, that is true. The one thing

 

Leighann Lovely  03:53

that I'm interested is your your approach when you're hiring people and driving them, you know, to to be interested in your company. So let's, let's start, let's start there. How do you how do you create, you know, interest or buzz about, you know, working for you?

 

Mark Schneider  04:15

Well, let me let me back up a little bit. So you have a foundation for why it is the way it is. So 16 years ago when I was nudged by a good client of mine to start the company. One of the factors that played into this was that I had five children under the age of 12. And I wanted to still make sure that I would have time to be with them even though I was going to start a business run a business. And so the premise of everything is making sure that myself and my employees can get home and get a good time for dinner and to be able to leave and go be with their family during the day if need be. So let's say they're two I'll have some program happening at school, they'd be allowed to leave and go be with their, their child for their program. Yeah, maybe they come back later, maybe they don't whatever, a