Project Inspire is an interview podcast created and produced by students in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and sponsored by Haslam's Office of Student Engagement.

In this episode, we are joined by James A. Haslam II, known as Jim Haslam, who is the founder of Pilot Flying J., the 10th largest privately owned company in the United States. The company operates over 750 travel centers and gas stations across North America. Learn about the journey of building Pilot, the importance of giving back, and invaluable business principles.

Executive Producer and Host: Devin Wilkinson

Producers: Nicholas Brodeur and Brayden White

Contributors: Morgan Louis, Haley Bratton, Payton Butler, and John Turner

Episode Cover Art: Kayleigh Johnson

Music: Nature by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/

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Project Inspire is an interview podcast created and produced by students in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and sponsored by Haslam's Office of Student Engagement.

In this episode, we are joined by Clay Jones who was the CEO of Rockwell Collins, a fortune 500 aerospace company, for over a decade. Learn about the path that led Clay to become CEO and the many lessons on leadership and life he has experienced. 

Executive Producer and Host: Devin Wilkinson

Producers: Nicholas Brodeur and Brayden White

Contributors: Morgan Louis, Haley Bratton, John Turner, and Cliff Herring

Design and Graphics: Kayleigh Johnson

Music: Nature by MaxKoMusic | https://maxkomusic.com/

Music promoted by http://chosic.com

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US

Project Inspire is an interview podcast created and produced by students in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and sponsored by Haslam’s Office of Student Engagement. We will be bringing life lessons and inspirational stories on how companies were created, careers were made, and challenges were overcome through conversations with exceptional men and women.

Episodes will be coming out the first Monday of each month starting February 1st so follow Project Inspire: A Haslam Interview Series on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Executive Producer and Host: Devin Wilkinson

Producers: Nicholas Brodeur and Brayden White

Contributors: Morgan Louis, Haley Bratton, John Turner, Cliff Herring

Design and Graphics: Kayleigh Johnson