One of the key lessons I learned from one of my mentors in the publishing business is that it's not the job of a trade magazine editor to be smarter than anybody else (you can only imagine what a relief it was to hear that). Instead, our job is to know where to find the smart people on any given subject and relate their expertise and experience in terms that others will be able to identify with and understand.
One of the things I'm most proud of as I reflect on the first 200 issues of Convenience Store Decisions is that we've consistently accomplished that mission.
What has always energized me about my job is the opportunity on a daily basis to rub up against some of the brightest minds in convenience store retailing