About Schneider Painting
Mike Schneider started painting houses at sixteen. This is the family company he built from it.
Welcome to Schneider Painting! What began as a passion for bringing spaces to life through color has transformed into a business where we serve the beautiful community of Northwest Arkansas.
Originally from Minnesota and Canada, Mike and Christine Schneider now consider Northwest Arkansas home. Besides being considerably warmer in temperature, the warmth of the people and the perfect size of Northwest Arkansas are just a few reasons why NWA is such a great place to live.
Our story, in Mike’s words
“It is these traditional, ‘old-fashioned’ values that I sought to establish, and it is a great blessing to see them come to fruition.”
I began painting homes as a 16-year-old high school student in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For many years, I moved between painting as a side hustle and painting as a full-time job. Then in 2006, my side hustle moved to Arkansas, when I took a full-time youth pastor position at a church in Springdale. This side hustle grew steadily until the fall of 2015, when I decided to dive in and create a full-time residential and commercial painting business, and Schneider Painting was born.
Starting a business is not for the faint of heart. I am profoundly grateful for the help and mentorship of many, and with this crucial help, we went full-steam ahead. At times, it was sheer dogged determination in pressing through the (sometimes immense) challenges of creating and building a truly employee-based, customer-focused company.
My focus was on creating a long-term presence and not a quick cash flow; I wanted to build a company on a foundation of integrity that had high standards for service to customers, as well as provided opportunities for long-term careers for our painters. I intended for us to be a longstanding and reliable presence in the community.
We have steadily grown since 2015; with each new team member that we added, we were able to surpass the various growth plateaus to reach the dream we are just now realizing. Most importantly, I’ve been able to realize my dream of creating a brand that represents a high standard of trust and integrity to our clients, and has an unwavering commitment to seeing each job through to our customer’s satisfaction.
Gratefully, Mike Schneider, Founder & President
Established 2006 · full-time since fall 2015
A foundation of integrity, and long careers for the painters who work here.
That is how Mike describes what he set out to build: a longstanding and reliable presence in the community, with high standards for service to customers.
Our core values
What we owe our customers, and what we owe each other.
External: how we treat customers
Excellence in Customer Service
We provide excellent customer service through:
- Being accessible and available to our customers.
- Providing excellent, thorough communication with our customers.
- Showing respect and patience to our customers.
- Working through challenges and providing a warranty to our customers.
- Providing a joyful, hopeful, and upbeat interaction with our customers.
Quality Workmanship
We provide a high level of quality in our product and our service experience through:
- Maintaining a high level of integrity in our workmanship.
- Continuing to seek out the best products, and learning the best practices available.
- Hiring and retaining talented, stable, long-term employees.
Internal: how we work together
Teamwork
- Operating in humility and consideration in our interactions with one another.
- Considering each team member valuable and worthy of respect.
- Encouraging the unique strengths in each teammate.
- Learning from each other.
High Performance, High Wages
- Fostering an atmosphere of the pursuit of excellence, which results in personal teammate development and in turn, company success.
- Establishing levels of efficiency that are higher than a typical trade company through focusing on excellence in time management and multi-tasking.
- Prioritizing mentorship and training for all positions within the company, seeking to reward faithful, excellent service and promote from within the company.
As a result, we are able to provide industry-leading wages for our high performing, full-time employees.
The whole company, office staff and Mike Schneider included.
The people you will talk to
Owners, a sales manager and two project managers.
Mike and Christine Schneider
Owners. Mike is Founder & President.
Mike signs the story above. Originally from Minnesota and Canada, Mike and Christine now consider Northwest Arkansas home.
Javan Cleghorn
Manager of residential and commercial sales
Javan joined our company in August of 2020 as the manager of residential and commercial sales. With experience from both Sherwin Williams and Spectrum Paint Company, he brought with him a first-hand knowledge of the products we use every day. His knowledge and expertise have allowed him to grow into an important leadership role within the company.
Will Jibas
Project Manager
Will joined our company in 2022 and filled a crucial position we have been searching to fill for years. His role includes running multiple projects throughout Northwest Arkansas while also managing vendor and customer relationships. Will jumped into this role full force and has become a valuable member of our team.
Clifton Johnson
Lead on-site Project Manager
Clifton was originally hired as a painter and has used his skill, talent, and dedication to evolve into a lead on-site Project Manager. His responsibilities include managing multiple projects, training, and hands on painting on most of our detailed projects.
Commitment beyond colors
We warranty our work for one year and use top shelf coatings.
While we provide free in-home inspections to understand your vision better, we also believe in standing by our work. That is why we offer a one-year craftsmanship warranty, from the day the job is complete through the next year.
- 5.0 from 334 Google reviews.
- CitiScapes Best of Northwest Arkansas 2021 winner, Best Home Painting Services.
- Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board licence 0252330127.
