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Upfront.(Retailer of the Year, 7-Eleven's Jim Keyes)(Interview)
Insights gleaned in the executive suite
Interviewing the CEO of a major corporation can be a tad intimidating. As a trade magazine journalist, I've had a few knot-in-the-stomach-inducing interviews. Heck, just getting the interview can be nerve-wracking. My colleagues from a food magazine job early in my career still enjoy reminding me of the time I got so flustered calling to set up an interview with Dick Knowlton, then president of Hormel Foods, that I asked to speak to "Mr. Hormel." Yikes! Talk about embarrassing.
I like to think that I've got it together at least a bit more these days. And I'm happy to report that chatting with 7-Eleven's Jim Keyes for …
