Loading
Jeff has been CEO of Venice-based PGT Innovations, a national leader in impact-resistant windows and doors, since 2018. Jeff joined the company, one of the region’s largest private employers, in 2005 and led its IPO in 2006. The company now does nearly $1.5 billion a year in revenue.
Join us as we speak with Jeff about his roots in accounting and how that experience helped him in his roles at PGT. We also discuss how Jeff maintains a strong corporate culture at a company that has thousands of employees mixed between office and factory positions.
3 Takeaways:
Timestamps:
(00:00) Introducing Jeff Jackson
(01:40) Jeff’s path to becoming the leader he is today
(11:55) Learning about customer relationships from former CEO, Rod Hershberger
(14:40) How PGT takes care of employees
(20:20) What characteristics does Jeff look for in leaders when promoting or hiring?
(22:25) Making difficult decisions
(24:30) Leading different aged employees
(28:15) Hot seat questions
Join us every week as we interview business leaders to learn what makes them great, what they look for in growing leaders, and much more.
Your free article limit has been reached this month.
Subscribe now for unlimited digital access to our award-winning business news.
Join thousands of executives who rely on us for insights spanning Tampa Bay to Naples.
