het Cadieux was born and his father’s advice, “if you’re not Craised in Tulsa, enjoyed taking care of the customer, take his time on the diamond, as care of those who are.” well as the pitch, and graduated QuikTrip has been recognized from Jenks High School before as one of Fortune’s “100 Best earning his business degree Companies to Work for in from The University of Tulsa. America” and is valued at more It was during high school that than $10 billion, Cadieux is Cadieux first began working for often recognized for QuikTrip’s QuikTrip, the company founded community support and by his father Chester in 1958. successes. However, he is quick From sweeping the floors and to point out that it is the “guys taking out the trash to chairman and gals in the red shirts who do and CEO more than 30 years all the work that make the rest of later, Cadieux rose through the us look so good.” And it is their ranks learning every aspect of the successes that provide Cadieux business and always remembering the greatest sense of achievement. “I’m proud of the achievements QuikTrip has made CHET CADIEUX by the opportunities we have TULSA created for QuikTrip employees to find success. And for people that don’t work here, I know they are probably like ‘oh yeah, pull this finger.’ But we track “Chet speaks with an authentic incessantly our success rate in creating opportunities for people. open heart and joy about QuikTrip’s And all the decisions we make 25,000 employees and their families. are based around creating an opportunity for QuikTrippers He is humbled by their dedication to grow and succeed. And so, to excellence and never misses that shows itself in all kinds of a chance to celebrate their different ways. If I am in a store and an employee tells me they accomplishments—whether an bought their first house, that employee’s new car or new baby.” brings me and all QuikTrippers great joy. If I’m in a store, or a warehouse, or in a facility ALISON ANTHONY support shop, that’s where maintenance guys and gals are, Alison Anthony, left, presented Chet Cadieux for induction to the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. 36