Business journalist based in Chicago covering the convenience retail and oil and gas industries for C-Store Dive.

I get exclusive stories regularly through being plugged in with sources and knowing where to look for information (and where my competitors don’t).

• Yesway to sell all of its c-stores in Iowa and Kansas

• Amazon is merging its convenience and grocery store corporate teams

• 7-Eleven undergoes several executive changes

If a huge piece of news drops, I’m good to cover and blast it to readers within 30 minutes. Writing fast with exceptional quality is one of my greatest strengths.

• Couche-Tard submits bid to acquire 7-Eleven

• BP to cut about 5% of global workforce

• Sunoco to acquire Parkland for $9.1B

Exposing corporate wrongdoings has become one of my favorite parts of the job. Some of these features take a couple weeks to put together, while others have required several months of reporting to get the story right.

My feature on Mountain Express Oil (see first bullet below) won the American Society of Business Publication Editors’ 2025 Stephen Barr Award for Feature Writing. It was also awarded the ASBPE’s best impact/investigative feature for 2025.

• ‘Epic failure:’ Inside the rise and fall of Mountain Express Oil

• Inside Maverik’s decision to cut Kum & Go’s foodservice program

• How Mountain Express’ negligence fractured a Midwestern military family

Following up a big piece of news with longer, in-depth features that break down the news and its significance has become a staple in my diet.

• Examining the challenges — and likelihood — of Couche-Tard’s takeover of 7-Eleven

• How a sale of EG America could impact the c-store industry

• 3 questions about Parkland’s sale to Sunoco

Readers of business publications love hearing from top-level executives on their company’s growth plans and operational challenges. I’ve interviewed several CEOs and other c-suite execs through the years for these types of stories.

• Why FEMSA’s ‘secret sauce’ is also its biggest challenge

• Why GetGo agreed to sell to Couche-Tard — and what happens next

• Shane Warton talks Love’s 2024 growth plans and beyond

At C-Store Dive, I have a monthly column called Fueling Up, where I examine an industry topic that’s on my mind and share my personal opinions.

• Fueling Up: How the c-store industry can learn from SQRL and Mountain Express

• Fueling Up: What are the fastest growing small and mid-size c-store chains in the US?

• Fueling Up: Was Seven & i ever interested in Couche-Tard’s buyout offer?

I launched CSP Daily News’ first podcast, At Your Convenience, and was the main host and producer until leaving the publication in late 2020. Episodes included interviews with senior executives and analysts in the c-store industry.

In the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, my friend Adam and I launched a podcast, Butterless Popcorn, where we talked about movies. We both hosted and produced episodes.