Young Executive Leadership

DEVELOPING A SOLID FOUNDATION for young executives is one of the cornerstones of the National Advisory Group’s (NAG) Young Executives Organization (YEO). Now these next-generation leaders will join forces this month to build a foundation for a family in Provo, Utah.

YEO is proud to partner with Habitat for Humanity on May 23, just prior to the 4th Annual YEO Roundtable at Maverik in Salt Lake City. YEO members will travel south to participate in a team-building exercise that will include working a full day at a Habitat for Humanity construction site. The home will be for the Harter family and is scheduled for completion in early July.

Our YEO members are the convenience store industry’s next generation of leaders. I am very proud that they are displaying their leadership skills, humility and initiative outside of the c-store business for such a worthy cause. This is a volunteer opportunity, but the response to participate has been extraordinary.

The goal of Habitat for Humanity is to eliminate poverty and homelessness by working in partnership with people in need. Using volunteer labor and donated funds and materials, Habitat works in many ways: new construction, repairs to existing homes, small loans for incremental building and home improvements, help establishing title and ownership to land, advocacy for better laws and systems, disaster prevention and recovery, and more. It then sells the homes to low-income families at cost, but with no interest added.

Habitat is not a giveaway program, but a joint venture in which those who benefi t from the housing ministry are involved in the work at various levels. They help with the construction of their own home, as well as the houses of their neighbors.

More importantly, Habitat and its volunteers are committed to the cause. Studies show there is a direct correlation between housing quality and the well-being of children. Surveys of Habitat homeowners show improved grades, better fi nancial health and parents who are more confi dent that they can meet their family’s needs.

SHAPING TOMORROW’S LEADERS
YEO’s mission is to cultivate young talent in the convenience store and petroleum industry through implementation of education and networking. I can’t think of a better way for the convenience store industry’s next generation of leadership to bond and network than joining together in the service of others for such an important cause.

NAG’s YEO is extremely focused on bringing great young talent together from across the country and giving them a platform to discuss the successes and struggles facing next-generation leaders throughout the convenience store and petroleum industry.

There is still time to join us May 24-25 for the Fourth Annual YEO Roundtable to be hosted by Maverik Stores at its new state-of-the-art Base Camp in Salt Lake City. In addition to networking and a fi rsthand tour of Base Camp, Maverik’s test kitchen, training facilities and convenience stores, YEO’s will hear how the chain nurtures its outstanding retail culture, communicates with customers through its industry-leading loyalty program, tackles foodservice, staffi ng and developing its convenience store operations.

In addition to hearing from Maverik’s retail leaders, Lisa Stewart, president of Impact 21, will conduct a session on Family Succession Planning in the Convenience Store Industry.

The roundtable, sponsored by Altria, Apter Industries, PDI and R.J. Reynolds, is free to attend for NAG and YEO members.

YEO is extremely proud to be partnering with Maverik to learn more about how a great convenience store chain has created a world-class retail culture. Following up on the successful roundtables we’ve had at Family Express and RaceTrac Petroleum, I’m sure our members will have a wonderful experience that will help them grow personally and professionally. And they may even learn a thing or two about nail guns and framing a roof. Visit www.nagconvenience.com/maverikroundtable to see the full roundtable agenda and registration information. If you have any questions about NAG, YEO or membership, please contact me at [email protected].