How did Jimmy Haslam make his money?

Jimmy Haslam is an American billionaire businessman and sports executive. In 1976, Haslam began his career at Pilot Corporation.

Haslam was appointed vice president of sales, development, and operations in 1980. Pilot operated 100 convenience stores at the time, with annual fuel sales of approximately 125 million gallons.

Pilot opened its first travel center in 1981, and by 1996, the same year Haslam was appointed president and CEO, the company had 96 travel centers and 50 convenience stores, with total gallon sales of 1.2 billion.

Pilot Corporation reached yet another milestone in 2001 when it formed Pilot Travel Centers LLC with Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC.

Pilot Flying J is one of the top ten privately held companies in the United States, with over 24,000 employees. Customers can use the Pilot Flying J network to access over 70,000 truck parking spaces, 4,800 showers, and 4,300 diesel lanes with DEF at the pump.

In 2008, Haslam purchased a minority stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers. He reached an agreement with Browns owner Randy Lerner to buy the team for $1 billion in 2012.

Forbes magazine valued the Browns at $977 million in 2011, ranking them 20th in the NFL.
Today, the team is worth at least $3 billion and could be worth up to $4 billion.