July 26, 2025

Building Men and Charities Serving the Industry that fed you - Jim Tracy

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Building Men and Charities Serving the Industry that fed you - Jim Tracy
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Jim Tracy is not just a successful bootstrapping CEO, he is a Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author, podcaster, jet pilot and award-winning business executive.

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About my Guest Jim Tracy

Jim Tracy is one of the highest demand influencers and speakers on workplace culture in North America. His extraordinary life combines real life CEO experience with candid stories about adversity, resilience and team building. Having spent decades at the helm of multi-generational organizations, he understands the challenges of rolling out teams in a dynamic and changing marketplace. A client named him “The Curator of Culture”!Jim is not just a successful bootstrapping CEO, he is a Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author, podcaster, jet pilot and award-winning business executive. He was inducted into the Wireless History Foundation's Wireless Hall of Fame, awarded the prestigious Bill Carlson Lifetime Service Award from NATE, and recently named a Business ICON of Idaho. Jim has founded, built, scaled, bought and sold multiple businesses. He testified before the United States House of Representatives. Tracy has been trained by F-15 fighter pilots and continues to fly an Eclipse 500 twin engine jet. He has completed over three hundred and fifty podcasts and authored three books. Jim has been married to his dream girl Sarah for 45 years. The Tracy’s have 5 children and 16 grandkids who call Jim “The Grampion”

What we Discussed:

00:20 Who is Jim Tracy

01:55 Where did the Name The Grampion come from

02:35 How I was called the PodFather

03:00 His Radio Show and Podcast

05:00 How he started being a Pilot

07:35 His Business Journey

09:30 The height of the Towers they worked on

10:15 Overcome the Fear of Heights

11:45 How he got into Speaking from Parents

13:00 Flying himself to some speaking gigs

14:00 How relevant is it to have an e-speakers account

16:40 His Book 'Building Men'

20:00 The Charitied of the industry that served him

24:15 They pay 97% out of the Charity

26:05 Having family members in the Business

28;30 Charity Pilots for Christ helping victims of Human Trafficking

29:37 The Different Awards Jim has Received

31:00 Is the US the only Country using Cheques

32:25 How the Funds help those injured

33:35 How he created his Blog

36:00 A bad Skiing Accident that could have lost his leg

38:20 How I had an accident on a Skiing Trip

39:35 Sharing the Stage with Marcus Luttrell

41:30 Recordinging the elderly so that you have it for future generations

43:13 Interviewing a guy who climbed the 7 tallest mountains46:15 Why he was happy with Someone else doing the Audio of his book

How to Contact Jim Tracy

www.thegrampion.com

www.thejimtracy.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-tracy-istowerjim/https://www.facebook.com/TheGrampion

https://x.com/Towerjim

https://www.youtube.com/@jimtracygrampion

https://www.instagram.com/towerjim/

https://www.espeakers.com/marketplace/profile/48319/jim-tracy

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Jim Tracy is one of the highest demand influencers and speakers on workplace culture in North America. His extraordinary life combines real life CEO experience with candid stories about adversity, resilience and team building. Having spent decades at the helm of multi-generational organizations, he understands the challenges of rolling out teams in a dynamic and changing marketplace. A client named him “The Curator of Culture”!
Jim is not just a successful bootstrapping CEO, he is a Keynote Speaker, Best Selling Author, podcaster, jet pilot and award-winning business executive. He was inducted into the Wireless History Foundation's Wireless Hall of Fame, awarded the prestigious Bill Carlson Lifetime Service Award from NATE, and recently named a Business ICON of Idaho.
Jim has founded, built, scaled, bought and sold multiple businesses. He testified before the United States House of Representatives. Tracy has been trained by F-15 fighter pilots and continues to fly an Eclipse 500 twin engine jet. He has completed over three hundred and fifty podcasts and authored three books. Jim has been married to his dream girl Sarah for 45 years. The Tracy’s have 5 children and 16 grandkids who call Jim “The Grampion”!