Member Spotlight

Krisha Bosselman Dolton

President of Bosselman Energy Companies
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What does a typical day at work look like for you?

• Visiting construction sites, working with customers, office work.

What do you like most about your job?

• Making sure our customers are happy.

What aspect of your job do you find the most challenging?

• Making sure people are happy. It takes a lot with the supply chain issues and coordination of delivery to make sure customers have what they want. That’s what makes it so rewarding when the job is done.

How did you get into the heavy highway construction industry?

• Bosselman Energy is a family business, her grandfather founded the company, and her dad is now the CEO. Krisha has been with the company for 14 years after having a few other jobs after her time at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.

What is your favorite moment of your career so far? Favorite project?

• The most memorable moment was the grand opening of a site in Plainville, KS

What are your hopes for our industry?

• Krisha’s hope for the industry is that the conflict in Ukraine will end soon. It is something that is drastically affecting the oil trading industry.

If you could provide one piece of professional advice, what would it be?

• “There’s no I in team.”

Who has been the most influential person in your career?

• Her father. Although she is the president of the company, he remains the CEO and his opinion really matters. He mentored her throughout her life in order to prepare her for her current role with the company.

What did you want to be when growing up?

• Krisha went to the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and worked in media sales after college in Colorado before coming back to the family business.

What was the first job you ever had?

• Paper route

Before working at your current company, what was the most unusual or interesting job you have ever had?

• Handing out Pepsi at an Annual Ski Equipment Expo

If you could go back and tell your 18-year-old self one thing, what would it be?

• "Buy Apple stock."

What is one skill/ability you wish you had?

• "Play the piano. I played the clarinet for a time in high school."

What is your favorite thing to do on a day off?

• "Spend time with my 4 year old."

Do you have any hidden talents? If so, what are they?

• “If I told you, they wouldn’t be hidden.”

If you could be anyone (past or present) for just a day, who would you be?

• "Pete Davidson, he’s hilarious."

What is your biggest pet peeve?

• "I try to tolerate most things."

Favorite restaurant?

• Mexican food

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Left to right: Daron Bean, Jon Duden, Krisha Dolton, Eddie Dimmit