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Listen "S2/Ep 51 - Joe Sheetz | If You Feel Like You Are Always the Smartest Person in the Room, You Are Hanging Out in the Wrong Rooms"
Episode Synopsis
In this "Season 2 Finale" episode, recorded months ago (and before the COVID-19 crisis), we talk with JOE SHEETZ, the CEO of Sheetz, one of the greatest convenience store brands in the country and an awesome culture. Even now, during the global pandemic, the brand continues to support their communities, protect their people, and provide world class service that Sheetz Freakz have come to expect.
THOUGHT:
If You Feel Like You Are Always the Smartest Person in the Room, You Are Hanging Out in the Wrong Rooms
CONNECT:
Website: Sheetz.com
LinkedIn: Joe Sheetz
Facebook: Sheetz
Instagram: @Sheetz
Twitter: @Sheetz
YouTube: Sheetz
BRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS:
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Snowcat - Wikipedia
Himalaya - Himalaya.com
McNally Atlas Map - RandMcNally.com
Laura Gassner Otting - LauraGassnerOtting.com
Don Yaeger - DonYaeger.com
John Wooden - CoachWooden.com
Hard Rock International – HardRock.com
Thoughts That Rock – ThoughtsThatRock.com
Certified Rock Star - CertifiedRockStar.com
Culture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – CultureThatRocks.com
Black Sheep: Unleash the Extraordinary, Awe-Inspiring, Undiscovered You (Brant Menswar) - FindYourBlackSheep.com
Rock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – RocknRollWithIt.com
Cannonball Kids’ cancer – CannonballKidscancer.org
Keppler Speakers - KepplerSpeakers.com
Big Kettle Drum - BigKettleDrum.com
Spectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – SpectaclePhoto.com
Jeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - JT Keel
JOE SHEETZ'S BIO:
Sheetz was born in Altoona, Pa., where he grew up working with his father, Joseph M. Sheetz, at the family-owned Harshbarger Dairy. Once the dairy was sold, Joe M. began working for the other family business, which his brother founded in 1952, Sheetz Inc.
Sheetz Inc. is still a family-owned business today and has grown to employ approximately 18,500 team members and operate more than 565 convenience stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. Known for its award-winning, proprietary foodservice program, the company has annual revenues of nearly $6 billion. Sheetz Inc. is currently ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 56th largest private company in the United States. In 2018, for the fourth time in five years, Sheetz Inc. was named one of Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, ranking 66th.
Joe S. originally joined the Sheetz team during high school and college. For seven consecutive years, he worked in various accounting and operations functions of the company.
He graduated from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1989. His business concentration at Wharton was entrepreneurial management, preparing him for a career with the family business.
After graduation, Joe S. went to work as an employee benefits consultant for CGI Consulting in the suburban Philadelphia area, specializing in designing benefit and retirement plans for major corporations. In 1995, he returned to Sheetz Inc. as director of personnel. He became executive vice president of finance in June 1996. In this position, he led all finance, accounting, technology, real estate and risk management functions and was an active member of the executive committee. He moved into his current role of president/CEO in October 2013.
Joe S. currently serves as chairman of NACS, the Association for Convenience & Fuel Retailing, and is on the executive committee of the Altoona Blair County Development Corp., where he was chairman from 2009-2011. He is also a former chairman and current trustee of Mount Aloysius College.
Joe S. is the nephew of Steve Sheetz and the cousin of Stan Sheetz. Both Steve and Stan were previously inducted into the CSNews Hall of Fame in 1995 and 2013, respectively.
Joe S. resides in Altoona with his wife Wendy, daughter Delaney, and son Casey.
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THOUGHT:
If You Feel Like You Are Always the Smartest Person in the Room, You Are Hanging Out in the Wrong Rooms
CONNECT:
Website: Sheetz.com
LinkedIn: Joe Sheetz
Facebook: Sheetz
Instagram: @Sheetz
Twitter: @Sheetz
YouTube: Sheetz
BRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS:
Queen - QueenOnline.com
Wet Wipes - Wikipedia
Spotify - Spotify.com
Apple Podcasts - Podcasts.Apple.com
Sony - Sony.com
VCR - Wikipedia
Snowcat - Wikipedia
Himalaya - Himalaya.com
McNally Atlas Map - RandMcNally.com
Laura Gassner Otting - LauraGassnerOtting.com
Don Yaeger - DonYaeger.com
John Wooden - CoachWooden.com
Hard Rock International – HardRock.com
Thoughts That Rock – ThoughtsThatRock.com
Certified Rock Star - CertifiedRockStar.com
Culture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – CultureThatRocks.com
Black Sheep: Unleash the Extraordinary, Awe-Inspiring, Undiscovered You (Brant Menswar) - FindYourBlackSheep.com
Rock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – RocknRollWithIt.com
Cannonball Kids’ cancer – CannonballKidscancer.org
Keppler Speakers - KepplerSpeakers.com
Big Kettle Drum - BigKettleDrum.com
Spectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – SpectaclePhoto.com
Jeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - JT Keel
JOE SHEETZ'S BIO:
Sheetz was born in Altoona, Pa., where he grew up working with his father, Joseph M. Sheetz, at the family-owned Harshbarger Dairy. Once the dairy was sold, Joe M. began working for the other family business, which his brother founded in 1952, Sheetz Inc.
Sheetz Inc. is still a family-owned business today and has grown to employ approximately 18,500 team members and operate more than 565 convenience stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. Known for its award-winning, proprietary foodservice program, the company has annual revenues of nearly $6 billion. Sheetz Inc. is currently ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 56th largest private company in the United States. In 2018, for the fourth time in five years, Sheetz Inc. was named one of Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, ranking 66th.
Joe S. originally joined the Sheetz team during high school and college. For seven consecutive years, he worked in various accounting and operations functions of the company.
He graduated from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1989. His business concentration at Wharton was entrepreneurial management, preparing him for a career with the family business.
After graduation, Joe S. went to work as an employee benefits consultant for CGI Consulting in the suburban Philadelphia area, specializing in designing benefit and retirement plans for major corporations. In 1995, he returned to Sheetz Inc. as director of personnel. He became executive vice president of finance in June 1996. In this position, he led all finance, accounting, technology, real estate and risk management functions and was an active member of the executive committee. He moved into his current role of president/CEO in October 2013.
Joe S. currently serves as chairman of NACS, the Association for Convenience & Fuel Retailing, and is on the executive committee of the Altoona Blair County Development Corp., where he was chairman from 2009-2011. He is also a former chairman and current trustee of Mount Aloysius College.
Joe S. is the nephew of Steve Sheetz and the cousin of Stan Sheetz. Both Steve and Stan were previously inducted into the CSNews Hall of Fame in 1995 and 2013, respectively.
Joe S. resides in Altoona with his wife Wendy, daughter Delaney, and son Casey.
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