PODCAST: Mike Costa Interviews Paul Leath

  • Monday, September 30, 2024

The military is heavily engrained in Paul Leath’s DNA. Following in his dad’s footsteps, he joined the army and served nine years active duty. He is the regional director of Operations at Chattanooga Gas, a subsidiary of Southern Company. 

In this episode, he shares how veterans, nuns, and scouts have been great influences in his life, how he was stationed in Fort Bragg “for love,” what happened after getting the Red Ball Express phone call, and then switching to the private sector and loving the natural gas industry.

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