Building Value to Last: Transitioning from Flying J to FJ Management

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Building Value to Last is the inspiring story of how Crystal Maggelet, the daughter of Flying J founder Jay Call, unexpectedly ended up as CEO of her father's company to help guide it back from the brink of bankruptcy and on to even greater success - all during the throes of the Great Recession of the late 2000s. Through it all, she succeeded by maintaining the core philosophy handed down through generations of the Call family - the importance of building value that will last. AUTHOR: Crystal Maggelet is president and CEO of FJ Management Inc., a diversified family business, which includes subsidiaries Maverik, a convenience store chain, and the Big West Oil petroleum refinery, as well as a minority stake in Pilot Flying J, the largest travel centre operator in the United States. She has a bachelor's degree from Pepperdine University and an MBA from Harvard University. She currently lives in the Salt Lake City area.

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Crystal Maggelet is president and CEO of FJ Management Inc., a diversified family business, which includes subsidiaries Maverik, a convenience store chain, and the Big West Oil petroleum refinery, as well as a minority stake in Pilot Flying J, the largest travel center operator in the United States. She has a bachelor's degree from Pepperdine University and an MBA from Harvard University. She currently lives in the Salt Lake City area.

Sarah Ryther Francom is a freelance writer, editor, and publishing consultant. She is the former managing editor of Utah Business Magazine. She currently lives in the Salt Lake City area.