"There’s so much opportunity for people to own their own business, get equity in a business… and you don't see that in a lot of other industries."

Jackson accredits a lot of his success to his parents and his having developed a vital and robust network of people he can call on for assistance and advice. Developing that network was a learning experience. In his words, “I invested a lot in my relationships with other people even to the point where there were maybe some people that I shouldn't have. And that was a hard lesson to learn.”