July 26, 2025

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

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

Speaker and Author

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”!