NACS Show 2025
  • Conference: October 14-17, 2025
  • Expo: October 15-17, 2025
  • Chicago | McCormick Place
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Mike Wilson

Chief Operating Officer
Cubby's, Inc.

 Wilson is the Chief Operating Officer of Cubby’s Inc., a family-owned convenience and grocery chain headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, Mike brings over two decades of leadership experience in the convenience retail industry, having held key roles at Holmes Oil/Cruizers, CEFCO Convenience Stores, The Pantry, and Populus Financial Group.

Since joining Cubby’s in 2021, Mike has been instrumental in evolving the company into a food-forward brand, focusing on operational excellence, strategic growth, and high-performing teams. A graduate of the University of Kansas, he blends Midwestern values with Southern roots and a passion for innovation.

Under his leadership, Cubby’s has expanded its foodservice programs—including the integration of Godfather’s Pizza and Chester’s Chicken—and deepened its commitment to employee engagement and customer experience across all locations.

Format: Awards Awards
Awards announcements and presentation.
Format: Case Study Case Study
General topic presenting lessons learned start to finish.
Format: Expert-Expert Interview Expert-Expert Interview
Replaces fireside chat or single presenter format. Must be known industry expert or presentation of robust data.
Format: Ignite Ignite
Slides run automatically keeping speaker pacing. Keeps session moving.
Format: Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope
One topic through the eyes of different functional teams (e.g. supply chain, store ops, frontline, finance, etc.)
Format: Lightning Lightning
Moderated Q&A with small panel with efforts to drive diverse perspective; after 3 minutes on question, buzzer sounds and move to next question; forces people to be brief and clear on answers.
Format: Masterclass Masterclass
Single topic session which is a solo presenter and acts more like an university lecture. Must include multiple media, audience interaction, etc.
Format: Panel Panel
Multiple presenters, experts in a certain field discussing and sharing expertise and experience with one another.
Format: Great Debate: Point Counterpoint Great Debate: Point Counterpoint
Facilitator stimulates point/counterpoint debate on key industry topic.
Format: Roundtables Roundtables
Facilitated discussion. Limited use of slides or video to set-up topic.
Format: Think You Know Me? Think You Know Me?
One group is polled on a topic, and then the other has to guess the outcomes, as a stimulant for discussion.
Format: Workshop Workshop
Traditional small group classroom style format.

Speaking at:

Unlocking the Power of Data for Smaller Retailers

Data-driven decisions aren’t just for the big players. This session is tailored for small operators looking to harness the power of data analytics without in-house data team. Learn where to find...

October 14, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
Business Strategy
Format: Case Study Case Study
 
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