The History of the Burgundy Way
Backstage with Alford Media
English - June 10, 2019 20:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBTechnology Business alford alford media corporate event event industry event tech event technology hybrid event in-person event virtual event live event Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On today’s episode of Backstage, we’re joined by Dan Thompson, Senior Account Manager, who gives us a look at Alford Media through his eyes, as someone who’s been with the company for more than 23 years.
Alford Media was founded in 1984, and much has changed since then in terms of technology. When Dan started in 1996, the products were in the throes of analog, and the peak input for video was component. Digital video was a brand-new concept that people were very excited about, and the world was listening to laser discs and CDs. We specialized in stacking CRT projectors to increase light output, resolution, and redundancy.
35 years later the company has gone to digitally based projection, uses digital smart audio that has every component seamlessly networked, and lumen count is now over 20 times what it was. While much has changed on the back end, the one thing that has not is how Alford treats its employees, a feeling that Dan said is “one of the best.”
“Crew First” is the Alford way, which is a term that means a lot of things — first, to pick crew members that are the best and brightest; second, to let them have autonomy in terms of what they would like to do as long as it benefits the customer; third, to support them wholeheartedly in everything that they do, whether it be to have an on-call manager while they are away on service calls, or to help them out when they need someone to walk their dog. That level of family atmosphere, combined with the freedom that staff have, really contributes to Alford’s success.
“As long as you’re making a move that will benefit the client, the company will back you up on that,” said Dan.
He also credits the Alford brothers, their leadership, and their ability to choose a superior team with being other unique drivers for success that the company has up its sleeves.
“When you hire the right technical talent and you listen to that technical talent and what those people are seeing in the field, you can stay ahead of the curve,” Dan said.
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