In this episode of the Team Business podcast, co-hosts Mike Fusco and Ray Ramirez interview Jackson Dalton, MPH, CSP, and President of Black Box Safety. Jackson speaks about his career in occupational safety. His company, Black Box Safety, started in 2017, and he now has 14 years of experience in the field. In 2020, he worked with several First Responders and essential workers to keep them safe from COVID-19.
Episode Highlights:
- Jackson shares how he got into the insurance industry. (4:56)
- Jackson mentions the services they offer at Black Box Safety. (8:05)
- What made Jackson decide to build his own company? (10:21)
- Jackson mentions how he came up with the name for his company. (12:02)
- Jackson shares how the pandemic increased their sales. (15:30)
- Jackson shares the type of culture they have at Black Box Safety. (18:22)
- What were the challenges that Jackson experienced during the pandemic? (20:42)
- Jackson shares his plans for Black Box Safety this year. (24:02)
Key Quotes:
- “The traits that we look for are someone that is driven, outspoken, competitive, confident. But, those are all the ‘nice to haves’. The ‘need to have’…the most important trait, that is an absolute non-negotiable, ‘need to have’, is a high level of figure it out factor.” – Jackson Dalton
- “I’m a perfectionist. So, there’s always going to be that. Don’t show it to me because if you do, I’m going to find some ways that we can improve it. But, the overall arching mission is to take the hill, get it done, figure it out. You have the autonomy to figure out how it is that you’re going to do that.” – Jackson Dalton
- “My love language is words of affirmation. I’m a cheerleader. I like to encourage them, prop them up. My other love language is constructive criticism.” – Jackson Dalton
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