For small operators, culture matters. It shapes how employees show up, how customers feel in the store, and how your business connects with the community. This session will share simple, realistic ways to build a positive culture through local giving, team engagement, and everyday customer interactions. Attendees will hear ideas for supporting causes that fit their brand, creating a fun workplace, and building goodwill that can lead to stronger loyalty and long-term growth. The session will also offer a practical roadmap for creating a culture that works for your store, your team, and your customers.
CEO
InConvenience Inc
Tiffany Fraley is the no-nonsense (but mildly funny) force behind The Gas Spot and The Goods Spot, a modern, female-led convenience and fuel brand that’s turning heads and flipping the script on forgotten and tired gas stations. As CEO of…
Executive Director, NACS Foundation
NACS
Kevin O’Connell is the Executive Director of the NACS Foundation, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) philanthropic arm. Under Kevin’s leadership, the Foundation is advancing its mission to unify and amplify the charitable efforts…
In this highly interactive session, attendees will participate in a series of expert-led roundtables covering key operational areas such as loss prevention, HR, accounting, and more. Designed in a “speed dating” format, participants rotate between tables to ask questions, share challenges, and gain practical insights directly from industry experts. This open, conversational setting creates a safe space to ask candid questions, exchange ideas, and learn what’s working for others across the industry.
Louisiana Truck Stop & Gaming Administration, LLC
Social Media/Web Marketing Manager
The NACS Leadership for Success Program brings the brightest industry supervisors together to develop their personal leadership skills and become better leaders. For the past five months, the participants have been working on reducing turnover, increasing employee engagement, and developing store managers by creating plans, setting goals, and tracking their progress. They are ready to share the results! Hear what worked (and what didn’t) as they sought to develop and strengthen their teams.
The NACS Leadership for Success Program brings the brightest industry supervisors together to develop their personal leadership skills and become better leaders. For the past five months, the participants have been working on reducing turnover, increasing employee engagement, and developing store managers by creating plans, setting goals, and tracking their progress. They are ready to share the results! Hear what worked (and what didn’t) as they sought to develop and strengthen their teams.