What do teaching English in Tibet, surviving Three Mile Island and hauling “anything dirty or smelly” have in common? They all shaped Scott Walters, second-generation President of Walters Services, into the leader he is today. In this episode we dive into:
- The homemade septic truck that launched a 50-year-old family business — and the core values that still power its growth.
- Turning “Our Service Is the Difference” from a slogan into a competitive moat across Pennsylvania, Maryland, D.C. and Virginia.
- How Scott learned to stop bottlenecking a 100-person team and built a culture that celebrates mistakes as fuel for innovation.
- The reality of scaling portable toilets, roll-off dumpsters, septic and commercial waste services while funding scholarships, hardship grants and homeless-shelter partnerships.
- Leadership insights on delegation, KPIs, SOPs and why collaboration beats hero-mode management every time.
Whether you run a blue-collar startup or lead a white-collar enterprise, Scott’s no-BS lessons on service, culture and community impact will leave you rethinking what “dirty work” really means. (Links referenced in the conversation are in the show notes.) scott-brandon
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