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#279 Danny Omiliak, Senior Consultant, W. Capra and Casey Zenner, Director of Enterprise Sales, Kount
#278 Dan Munford, Executive Director, InsightResarch
#277 Denton Cinquegrana, Chief Oil Analyst, Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)
#276 Daniel Gordon, VP & Chief Commercial Officer, Colonial Pipeline Company
#275 Chris McKinney, Director of Human Resources, Sprint Mart
#274 Lonnie McQuirter, Founder, 36 Lyn Refuel Station
#273 Mark DiDomenico, Director, Customer Success, Datassential
#272 Jeff Hove, Vice President, The Fuels Institute
#271 Zach Edick and Jamie Kovach, Directors, Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?
#270 Rachel Krupa, Founder/CEO, The Goods Mart
#269 Paige Anderson, Director of Government Relations, NACS and Jon Taets, Director of Government Relations, NACS
#268 Dave Ruisard, U.S. Products Editor, Argus Media
#267 Derek Gaskins, Chief Marketing Officer, Yesway
#266 Ben Chapman, Professor and Food Safety Extension Specialist, NC State University
#265 Anna Ready-Blom, Director, Government Relations, NACS and Doug Kantor, Partner, Steptoe and Johnson, LLC
#264 Paige Anderson, Director of Government Relations, NACS and Jon Taets, Director of Government Relations, NACS
#263 Kevin Coupe, Content Guy, MorningNewsBeat.com
#262 Corinne Hancock, The Positivity Project
#261 Steve Schmith, Executive Director of Custom Research and Data Strategy, Automotive News
#260 Mariette Kristenson, CEO, Reitan Convenience Sweden AB
#259 Kevin Brown, Motivational Storyteller
#258 Brandy Rand, COO Americas, IWSR
#257 Mark Wohltmann, Director, NACS Europe
#256 Patrick Loftus, Survey Research Manager, NACS
#255 Gray Taylor, Executive Director, Conexxus and Bill Deichler, Age Verification Program Coordinator, NACS
#254 Ariel Segal Eck, Director, Client Solutions, Data & Insights, Foursquare
#253 Danny Omiliak, Senior Consultant, W. Capra and Paige Anderson, Director of Government Relations, NACS
#252 Christina Lewis, Partner, Goodwin
#251 Roy Strasburger, President, StrasGlobal, Eva Strasburger, CEO, Compliance Safe and Joe Green, Director of Operations, Energy North
#250 Jim Foerster, Chief Meteorologist, DTN and Brian Milne, Editor, Product Manager, DTN
#249 Paula Thomas, Host of Let’s Talk Loyalty podcast
#248 Rick Sales, President, Abierto Networks, LLC
#247 Paola Bravo, CEO, S. Bravo Systems, Inc. and Micah Nelson, Vice President Strategic Growth, S. Bravo Systems, Inc.
#246 Lester Jones, Chief Economist, National Beer Wholesalers Association
#245 Keith Reid, Editor, Fuels Market News
#244 Jim Sullivan, CEO, Sullivision
#243 Stephen Jones, Global Head of Oil Products, Argus Media
#242 Ray Prothero, Vice President of Products, Sound Payments Inc. and William Pittman, Senior Vice President, Petro Channel, Sound Payments Inc.
#241 Chester Santos, The International Man of Memory
#240 Andrew Thornton, Founder, Thornton’s Budgens
#239 Jay Gagnon, Senior Product Manager, Old World Industries
#238 Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director, U.S. Census Bureau
#237 Karl Doenges, EV Charging Industry Liaison, NACS
#236 Mike Dovorany, Vice President of Automotive and Mobility, Escalent and Jacob Dittmer, Senior Director of Technology, Escalent
#235 Michael Jackson, Category Manager, High’s of Baltimore and Lori Stillman, Vice President of Research, NACS
#234 Ryan Riggs, Senior Vice President, Global Partners; David Reny, Senior Vice President of Sales, Good West Industries; and Lori Stillman, Vice President of Research, NACS
#233 Skip Potter, IT Director, R.L. Vallee and Chris Whitley, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Gilbarco Veeder-Root
#232 Robb Powell, President, E-Commerce Services, Advantage Solutions
#231 Joe Bona, President and Founding Partner, Bona Design Lab
#230 Dan Harrell, Chief Innovation Officer, Invenco
#229 Brittany Syz, Director of Clean Transportation, San Diego Gas & Electric
#228 Scott Breen, Vice President of Sustainability, Can Manufacturers Institute
#227 Larry Levin, Executive Vice President of Market and Shopper Intelligence, IRI
#226 Roy Strasburger, President, StrasGlobal
#225 Julie Jackowski, Senior Vice President Corporate General Counsel & Secretary, Casey’s
#224 Jerry Lawson, National Manager of Energy Star Small Businesses and Congregations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
#223 Lori Stillman, Vice President Research, NACS
#222 Jose Luis-Gomes, President North America, dunnhumby
#221 Jeff Lenard, VP Strategic Industry Initiatives, NACS
#220 Kevin Coupe, Content Guy, MorningNewsBeat.com
#219 Denton Cinquegrana, Chief Oil Analyst, OPIS
#218 Lori Stillman // Vice President Research // NACS
#217 Lisa Gable // CEO // Food Allergy Research and Education
#215 Shannon Baker-Branstetter // Manager, Cars & Energy Policy // Consumer Reports
#214 Jonathan Levy // Senior Vice President Business Development // EVgo
#213 Linda Toth // Director of Standards // Conexxus
#212 Michel Falcon // hospitality industry entrepreneur
#211 Chris Walton // CEO and Founder of Omni Talk and Third Haus
#210 Michael Vanover // President and CEO // Clean Fuels National
#209 David Allison // human behavior and values thinking expert
#208 Terri Allan // Contributor to NACS Magazine
#207 Jeff Hove // Fuel Specialist // NATSO
#206 Mike Lawshe // President // Paragon Solutions
#205 Zeynep Ton // Professor of the Practice // MIT
#204 Scot Case // Owner // Responsible Sourcing Solutions
#203 Colleen Lanier // Executive Director // Hemp Industry Association
#202 Kristi Moriarty // Senior Engineer // National Renewable Energy Laboratory
#201 Jeremy Zenlea // Director of Food Safety // Cumberland Farms and
Barbara VanRenterghem // Editorial Director // Food Safety Magazine
#200 Jim Knight // Author and Owner of Knight Speaker
#199 Daymond John // American businessman, investor, television personality, author, and entrepreneur
#198 Jo Lynne Parsons // Program Manager // Center for Quality Assurance and Rebecca Monroe // Fuel Trademark and Infrastructure Lead // General Motors
#197 Chuck Maggelet // Chief Adventure Guide // Maverik and Tanner Krause // President // Kum & Go
#196 Tanner Krause // President // Kum & Go and Chuck Maggelet // Chief Adventure Guide // Maverik
#195 Robyn Benincasa // Founder of Project Athena
#194 Chris Rapanick // Director of Business Development // NACS
#193 Gunter Pfau // Founder and CEO // Stuzo
#192 Donald Rhoads // President & CEO // The Convenience Group, LLC
#191 Henry Armour // President and CEO // NACS
#190 Jayme Gough // Analyst // NACS
#189 Micah Muzio // Managing Editor of Video for Kelley Blue Book // KBB.com
#188 Larry Jackson // General Manager // Good To Go Markets
#187 Norman Turiano // Principal // Turiano Strategic Consulting
#186 Shelley Feist // Executive Director // Partnership for Food Safety Education
#185 Lori Clark // Program Manager at North Central Texas Council of Governments and Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities Coordinator
#184 Robert Krupp // Co-Chairman // Rich and Rhine Wholesale and Todd Gasparik // Vice President Of Business Development // Smart Planet Technologies
#183 Karianne Gomez // Vice President, Strategic Value // Network of Executive Women
#182 Ron Sabia // Board Member and Former President // Gulf Oil and Joseph Zietlow // Industry and Trade Association Manager // Kwik Trip, Inc.
#181 Colton Smith // Host and Producer // Rock the Park
#180 Justin McCullough // Chief Product Officer // FSG Smart Buildings and Steven Babb // IoT & Monitoring Sales // FSG Smart Buildings
#179 Ilyas Munshi // Group Commercial Director // EG Group
#178 Mark Barolo // Deputy Office Director, Office of Underground Storage Tanks // U.S. EPA
#177 Kathy Means // Vice President of Demand Creation and Consumer Affairs // Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and Elmo
#176 Scott N. Schober // President/CEO // Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc.
#175 Dan Durbin // Former President & CEO // Jordan Oil Company (Hot Spot Convenience Stores)
#174 Steve Schmith // Global and US Automotive Sector Marketing Leader // Deloitte
#173 Sarah McCrary // CEO // GasBuddy
#172 Avery Ash // Head of Autonomous Mobility // INRIX
#171 Kara Pochiro // VP of Communications and Public Affairs // Association of Plastic Recyclers
#170 Sonja Hubbard // Principal // Yates Group
#169 James Kast // Fuel Cell Business Analyst // Toyota North America and David Park // Fuel Cell Fuels Infrastructure Coordinator // California Fuel Cell Partnership
#168 Matthew Fridg // Filmmaker & Director
#166 Anthony Perrine // President // Lou Perrine’s Gas & Groceries
#165 Becky Steckler // Urbanism Next Program Director, Sustainable Cities Initiative // University of Oregon
#164 David Portalatin // Vice President, Food Industry Analyst // The NPD Group, Inc.
#163 Alexandra Marcucci // Sr. Engineer // Trinity Consultants
#162 Brett King // Futurist and CEO // Moven
#161 Denton Cinquegrana // Chief Oil Analyst, Research & Analysis // OPIS
#160 Paige Anderson // Director of Government Relations // NACS and Linda Toth // Director of Standards // Conexxus
#159 Philip Sheehy // Technical Director// ICF
#158 Dr. Varish Goyal // President and Pervez Pir // COO // Loop Neighborhood Markets
#157 Magnar Mokkelgard // Global Consultant // NACS
#156 Joshua Smith // Founder & CEO // Gas Pos, Inc
#155 Jon Kelly // Founder & CEO // Canary Compliance
#154 Mike Buhr // President & CEO // Filld and Patrick Fore // CEO/Co-Founder // Fleat Network
#153 Mark DiDomenico // Director, Client Solutions // Datassentials
#152 Mike Lorenz // EVP of Petroleum Supply // Sheetz and Matt Spackman // Vice President – Fuels // Kum & Go, Inc.
#151 Joe Bona // President // Bona Design Lab Inc.
#150 Jeff Kahler // President // Ready Training Online
#149 Tanner Krause // President // Kum & Go Inc. and Mark Stanley // Founder // WHY! Company
#148 Scott Stratten // President // Unmarketing
#147 Chris Brown // Analyst, Global Automotive // Stratas Advisors
#146 Mike Rowe // CEO // mikeroweWORKS Foundation
#145 Frank Beard // C-Store Analyst/Evangelist // GasBuddy and Al Hebert // Writer/Producer // Gas Station Gourmet
Special Christopher Neely // Regional Sales Manager, POS // Crossmatch
#144 Frank Beard // C-Store Analyst/Evangelist // GasBuddy and Al Hebert // Writer/Producer // Gas Station Gourmet
#143 Rachel Moses // Senior Manager Site Acquisition // Development & Strategy, Electrify America
#142 Julianna Williams // Program Director // In Our Backyard
#141 Scott Hempy // Founder & VP Business Dev // Filld
#140 Selma Bouhl // VP of Marketing Strategy & Creative // American Red Cross
#139 Tom Madrecki // Director of Urban Innovation and Mobility // UPS
Special Paige Anderson // Director, Government Relations // NACS
Special Paige Anderson // Director, Government Relations // NACS
#138 Matt Thornhill // Managing Partner // Institute for Tomorrow
#137 Erika Myers // Director of Research // Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
#136 Lisa Sedlar // CEO // Green Zebra Grocery
#135 Cristen Hodgers // National Ready Rating Spokesperson // American Red Cross
#134 Shellie O’Toole // Senior Account Manager, Emerging Retail // Feeding America
#133 Daniel Gage // President // NGV America and Jeff Clarke // General Counsel & Director, Regulatory Affairs // NGV America, LNG, CNG
#132 Dan Alsaker // Principle // Alsaker Corp dba Broadway
#131 Steve Miller // Author and Founder of The Adventure LLC
#130 Steve Miller // Author and Founder of The Adventure LLC
#129 Tammy Klein // Principal Consultant // Future Fuel Strategies
#128 Scott Hartman // President and CEO // Rutter’s
#127 Roy Strasburger // President // Strasburger
#126 Dan Halyburton // Advance Public Affairs Team // American Red Cross
#125 Tom Stenzel // President // United Fresh Produce Association and Kristen Catalani Small // Director of Convenience Store Sales // Del Monte Fresh Produce
#124 Andrew Austin // Senior Vice President, Specialty Products // Mansfield Energy Corporation and Steve Przesmitzki // Global Team Leader for Strategic Transport Analysis // Aramco R&D
#123 Sarah Alter // President and CEO // Network of Executive Women
#122 Erika Myers // Director of Research // Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
#121 Tim Williams // Senior Manager IT Project Management Office // Pilot Flying J
Lauren Lemmons // National Director of Field Corporate Relations // American Heart Association
#120 Paige Anderson // Director, Government Relations // NACS
#119 Joanne Loce // Managing Partner // Fortify Leadership Group
#118 Mike Rosen // Chief Marketing Officer // Keep America Beautiful
#116 Amaris Bradley, MPH, RD // Director of Partnerships // Partnership for a Healthier America
#115 Tammy Klein // Principal Consultant // Future Fuel Strategies
#114 Brad Kieserman // Vice President, Disaster Operations and Logistics // American Red Cross
#113 Jessica Caldwell // Executive Director, Strategic Analytics // Edmunds
#112 Jill Davis // Senior Vice President of Corporate Partnerships // Share Our Strength and Clay Dunn // Chief Communications Officer // Share Our Strength
#111 Dean Foreman // Chief Economist // American Petroleum Institute (API)
#110 John Lauck // President // Children’s Miracle Network
#109 Donovan Woods // Director of Operations // Fuels Institute
#108 Mark Wohltmann // Director // NACS Europe
#107 Donovan Woods // Director of Operations // Fuels Institute
#106 Aaron Lichtig // Vice President, Signature Initiatives // Partnership for a Healthier America
#105 Richard Parry // President and CEO // Aloha Petroleum, Ltd.
#104 Becky Steckler // Urbanism Next Program Manager // University of Oregon
#103 Kevin Coupe // Content Guy // MorningNewsBeat.com
#102 Denton Cinquegrana // Chief Oil Analyst // Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)
#101 Christian Warning // Convenience Specialist // The Retail Marketeers
#100 Chip Conley // Strategic Advisor // Airbnb
#99 Oliver Schlake, Ph.D. // Senior Executive Education Fellow Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship // University of Maryland
#98 Al Hebert // Writer/Producer // Gas Station Gourmet and Frank Beard // Analyst/Evangelist // GasBuddy
#97 David Portalatin // Vice President, Industry Analyst – Food Sector // NPD Group
#96 Jesus Azanza // Director of Communications & Marketing // Texas Food & Fuel Association and Elias Sarkis // President // Tri-Con Inc.
#95 Rick Long // Executive Vice President & General Counsel // Petroleum Equipment Institute, Craig Hoyer // President // Kubat Equipment & Service, and Robert Peavey // President // PumpTex
Live from the NACS Show Expo Dave Jacobs // National Sales Director // FlintLoc Technologies, LLC
#94 Billy Milam, III // President // Racetrac Petroleum Inc. and Kevin Smartt // President and CEO // Kwik Chek Food Stores, Inc.
Live from the NACS Show Expo Flo Rida and Mark Wahlberg
#93 Gray Taylor // Executive Director // Conexxus
Special Episode William Shatner and Henry O. Armour // President and CEO // NACS
#92 Michael Rogers // The Practical Futurist
#91 Brenda Pulley // Senior Vice President, Recycling // Keep America Beautiful
#90 Michael McKeown // Executive Director, Campaigns and the Homeland Security Advisory Council // DHS Blue Campaign
#89 Glen Kedzie // Vice President, Energy & Environmental Counsel // American Trucking Associations
Mike Tunnel // Director of Environmental Affairs // American Trucking Associations
#88 Bob Bolduc // Founder // Pride Stations and Stores
#87 John Eichberger// Executive Director// Fuels Institute
#86 Frank Beard // Analyst/Evangelist for Convenience Store and Retail Trends // GasBuddy
Special Episode Paige Anderson // Director of Government Affairs // NACS
#85 E.J. Klock-McCook // Manager // Rocky Mountain Institute
#84 Jackie Held // Senior Manager of Cause Marketing // American Red Cross
#83 John Eichberger // Executive Director// Fuels Institute
#82 Dr. Jay Ellingson // Senior Director of Food Regulations and Science Operations // Kwik Trip Inc. and Martin Putz // Director, Food Safety & Quality Assurance // Kwik Trip, Inc.
#81 Tammy Klein // Future Fuel Strategies and Jeff Wood // The Overhead Wire
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