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You will be a better leader. A stronger, more cognizant leader, attuned to these times, these challenges and these immense opportunities. We guarantee you’ll walk away with something that enhances your ability to lead. The NACS Master of Convenience
At NACS, with 60 years of industry-rich experience, we have formulated these designation acknowledges the leaders courses to empower our members and our industry as a whole. We are proud from around the globe who have invested that our courses have become sought-after across the industry, and even more proud of the attending leaders, and those who have triumphantly gained their in their personal leadership development Master of Convenience designation. and attended 3 or more NACS Executive
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Henry Armour, Ph.D. President & CEO, NACS For questions, contact: Brandi Mauro, Education Program Manager [email protected] | (703) 518-4223 July 25-29, 2021 The Dyson School Cornell University Ithaca, NY
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August 1-6, 2021 July 25-29, 2021 The Wharton School The Dyson School University of Pennsylvania Cornell University Philadelphia, PA Ithaca, NY Endowed by: Attendee Profile: Leadership is a set of abilities with which a lucky few are born. They’re the natural relationship builders, master negotiators and Director persuaders, agile and strategic thinkers, and 39% seekers of new ideas. The good news is that these abilities can be developed. Developed Manager October 26-28 + Live Virtual for senior-level retail management, this 31% CEO/VP November 2-4, 2021 program is designed to inspire, inform Yale School of Management 24% New Haven, CT and level-up your leadership skills. Foster Other new ways of thinking and responding to 6% Endowed by: challenges, and confirm your position as a visionary leader. Participating During this program, convenience companies include: leaders can: + Circle K Stores Inc. + Reflect on and refine leadership skills + Ipiranga Produtos de October 31- + Prepare for the demands of key Petróleo S/A November 5, 2021 company roles + Kum & Go, L.C. MIT Sloan School of Management + Receive a 360-degree feedback + Mirabito Energy Products/ Cambridge, MA assessment and individual coaching Quickway + Engage in group case studies that build + Reitan Convenience AS Supported by: a network of peers + Hear from top industry leaders speaking on today’s biggest challenges in the workforce
The program has been customized for the November 14-19, 2021 convenience and fuel retailing industry, and Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University is administered by faculty in the Charles H. Evanston, IL Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, recently ranked in the top 10 Endowed by Endowed by: best undergraduate business schools by U.S News and World Report.
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August 1-6, 2021 October 26-28 + The Wharton School November 2–4, 2021 University of Pennsylvania Yale School of Management Philadelphia, PA Yale University Attendee Profile: New Haven, CT Attendee Profile: Balance sheets are black and white. The thinking around finances, the insights, and the strategies Unapologetic. Powerful. Respected. Authentic. are where financial awareness (and associated Women have unique strengths, and often they Manager Director action) grows more informed, more confident, can harness an innate emotional intelligence that 27% Manager 31% more lucrative. Designed for executives who seek allows a deeper breadth of understanding and to maximize their financial adeptness and in turn, 30% clarity. This course is designed for women who Director CEO/VP amp up their organizational value, this program is CEO/VP Analyst/ want to individually, and collectively bolster their 39% a sound investment that will pay future dividends. Other leadership abilities, reinvigorate their companies 24% 26% 11% Controller and expand their networks of women leaders in Other The curriculum embraces a “Quick Dash” c-store 6% the industry. 6% case study, using information from the NACS State of the Industry Report®, allowing attendees to hone During this program, convenience leaders will: their skills through exercises such as forecasting, Participating + Develop critical top team leadership skills and Participating revenue modeling, and inventory and acquisition companies include: a refreshed sense of visionary thinking that companies include: impacts. (Attendees receive up to 20 CPE credits.) + Circle K Stores, Inc. will energize your problem-solving skills and + Circle K Stores, Inc. + Kum & Go, L.C. negotiation tactics + OXXO, Inc. This program helps convenience leaders: + OXXO, Inc. + Refine strategic perspective and decision + Pilot Travel Centers LLC + Develop strategic skills in the context of + Pilot Travel Centers LLC making + Shell International Oil financial leadership + Wawa, Inc. + Understand and hone personal leadership Company Limited + Build a peer network with other leaders across style through feedback assessments + Wawa, Inc. the industry + Improve executive presence and leverage + Understand the strategic drivers of value creation diversity to accelerate innovation + Learn how to create integrated financial + Practice emotionally intelligent leadership statements + Cultivate a skill set that positively affects an Administered by thought-leading faculty at Yale, organization’s bottom line the program provides the space for attendees to + Transition from information provider to interact with like-minded women from diverse strategic partner backgrounds seeking to add value to their organizations and their careers. Wharton is synonymous with finance and renowned for its understanding of the intricacies and Endowed by Review the full curriculum and reserve your Endowed by implications that affect corporate finance, pricing seat: convenience.org/ExecEd/Yale models and the growing shift from a product-driven approach to a customer-centric focus.
Review the full curriculum and reserve your seat: convenience.org/ExecEd/Wharton October 31 - November 14-19, 2021 November 5, 2021 Kellogg School of Management MIT Sloan School of Management Northwestern University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Evanston, IL Cambridge, MA Attendee Profile: Attendee Profile: Organizations that focus on how their Building on MIT’s prestigious reputation, this customers experience their brand consistently program delivers a curriculum customized CEO/VP outperform the competition. Through careful Manager specifically for the needs of the innovation-driven 48% brand-cultivation, segmentation and value- 49% convenience industry. Senior executives will learn based offerings, convenience leaders will research-based management frameworks, and refine the skills to deliver an outstanding Other Other 4% take part in practical, hands-on application that Director customer experience that keeps customers 8% CEO/VP Director will enable them to build innovation capability Manager 26% coming back. Leaders who harness insights on 15% 32% and improve business. Consider sending a small 18% consumer preferences, representing consumer team to develop and work on a project together. wants and needs and developing a greater level of strategic influence, translate success This program will help convenience leaders: to the organization. + Learn how to build an innovation culture – Participating Participating focused on skills, desire, freedom of action, companies include: During this program, convenience companies include: commitment and integrity + Core-Mark International, Inc. leaders will: + 7-Eleven, Inc. + Recognize and overcome mental models that + Esmax Limitada + Identify where organizational growth will + Ipiranga Produtos inhibit innovation + Maverik, Inc. come from, meeting both customer and de Petroleo S/A + Leverage the principles and processes of + Pilot Travel Centers LLC organizational needs + OXXO, Inc. design thinking + S heetz, Inc. + Build and strengthen company brands + YPF SA + Identify choices for responding to disruptive + Optimize the customer experience and + Shell International Oil competition influence customer choices Company Limited + Apply innovative methods for designing work + Gain and translate insights about and operating models that engage employees/ consumers’ goals, beliefs and behaviors create competitive advantage into an effective marketing strategy + Experience first-hand MIT’s entrepreneurial + Learn how to lead and contribute to a innovation ecosystem marketing-driven organization Supported by Endowed by The power of innovation at MIT can’t be denied. This program has been customized for the A recent research study determined that convenience and fuel retailing industry, and MIT alumni have created more than 30,000 is administered by faculty in the Kellogg companies with over 4.6 million employees and School of Management, ranked No. 3 (tie) nearly $2 trillion in annual revenues. Move from in Best Business Schools by US News and ideas to impact after this week-long program. World Report.
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