Outlook Leadership 2018 in Pictures
By CSP Staff on Sep. 13, 2018RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. – Hundreds of leaders in the convenience-store industry gathered outside Los Angeles in August for CSP’s Outlook Leadership conference, taking in tips on leadership, disruption and the future of the industry while enjoying the beautiful ocean view from the Terranea resort in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Here’s a look at some of the excitement from the general-session stage, networking events and behind the scenes.
Photographs by W. Scott Mitchell
The conference kicked off with a collection of special events, including whale watching, ocean kayaking, a coastal hike and a golf tournament.
CSP's Mitch Morrison (right) leads a panel about maximizing your real estate equation. Panalists included Stuart Sullivan, vice president and CFO, QuikTrip Corp.; Scott Hartman, president and CEO, Rutter's; and Jon Renaud, director of operations, Kum & Go.
Keynote speaker Dan Schulman, CEO of PayPal, shook up the audience with a heavy dose of reality while attempting to inspire excitement about the fast-changing future we are approaching.
Scott Hartman, president and CEO, Rutter's, accepted an award from Cameron Watt, president and CEO of Intouch Insight, for winning this year's CSP Mystery Shop.
CSP technology editor Jackson Lewis (right) interviews futurist Gunter Pfau, founder and CEO of Stuzo.
Pro football Hall of Famer Dan Fouts discussed the power of positivity and communication.
Fouts helped raise money to benefit conference charity Feed My Starving Children by auctioning off three signed footballs.
CSP Content Director Steve Holtz (left) interviews Jeff Immelt, former CEO of General Electric, about leadership during tough times.
A Leveraging Value panel brought together convenience-store leaders (from right) Rocky Dewbre, CEO, Empire Petroleum Partners LLC; Billy Milan, president, RaceTrac Petroleum; and Ken Parent, president, Pilot Flying J. CSP's Mitch Morrison led the discussion.