Board Advisor, Insight Research

Frank Gleeson

Frank is actively involved in the convenience industry, NACS, and is the host of the popular Future of Convenience podcast. He is the Chairman of Irelands National Oil Reserve Agency and a trustee of IBEC which is Irelands Business representative group. Frank was recently President and CEO of Aramark Northern Europe, one of the largest integrated providers of food services, facilities management, retail operations and property services in the region. Gleeson joined Aramark in 2013 from Topaz Energy Group where he was retail director. Prior to that, he served in senior leadership positions for Statoil, O’Brien’s Off-Licenses, and began his retail operations career in Xtra-Vision Ireland. Since starting out as a teenager in family restaurants and cafés, Gleeson has always placed a significant focus on the hospitality and customer-service side of business. He truly believes in the power of terrific customer experience, as well as the importance of on-the-job learning and development. Frank was the first European-based NACS Chairman and recipient of the 2019 NACS European Convenience Leader of the Year award.

Best Selling Author

Josh Linkner

Josh Linkner, a New York Times bestselling author, is a rare blend of business, art, and science. On the business front, he’s been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which created over 10,000 jobs and sold for a combined value of over $200 million. He’s the co-founder and Managing Partner of Muditā (moo-DEE-tah) Venture Partners - an early-stage venture capital firm investing in groundbreaking technologies. Over the last 30 years, he’s helped over 100 startups launch and scale, creating over $1 billion in investor returns. He’s twice been named the EY Entrepreneur of The Year and is the recipient of the United States Presidential Champion of Change Award. 

While proud of his business success, his roots are in the dangerous world of jazz music. He’s been playing guitar in smoky jazz clubs for 40 years, studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, and has performed over 1000 concerts around the world. 

His experiences in both business and music led him to become one of the world’s foremost experts on innovation. Josh is the co-founder and Chairman of Platypus Labs, a global research, training, and consulting firm. Today, he’s on a mission to help leaders Find A Way(TM) through creative problem-solving, inventive thinking, and ingenuity.

Senior Manager, Accenture LLP

Richard Taylor

Richard is a Senior Manager, currently playing a role as Digital Lead in Accenture’s North America Fuels and Convenience Retail Practice and has spent the last ~14 years working with 20+ fuels and convenience retailers around the world. Richard is deeply passionate about Retail Site System Technology and focuses on empowering his clients with value-driven initiatives that position them to seize future opportunities and stay ahead of emerging trends. His experience stretches across site technology, large scale deployments, site support, AI / Generative AI and payments spanning Company Owned & Operated, Branded Wholesalers, Dealer, and Franchisee models.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses build their digital core, optimize their operations, and accelerate revenue growth —creating tangible value at speed and scale - with over 780,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. To learn more about Accenture, please visit www.accenture.com.

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