A window into PGT Innovation CEO Jeff Jackson’s leadership style

July 13, 2023

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:

(12:35) Build relationships with your customers.
(22:10) Being a leader requires being able to execute vision.
(25:05) Everyone has their strengths and uniquenesses. Growing a business is about catering to those strengths and uniquenesses.

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

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