JE: Im sure that people came in and they wanted to see Lamar? And I didnt want to get into something with real tough competition cause you couldnt survive. Learn about the people, passion, and purpose behind the mission and vision of Voices of Oklahoma. The largest trade he's ever made was exercising 36 units of BOK stock on 11 April 2008 worth over $1,889. CC: No, cause they knew what I was doing because we had figured out who our wholesaler was going to be and the wholesaler just arranged it. JE: You probably sold just about everything too. And this guy was great and he got in an argument with Hail Wholesale because they were so conservative and they had to run everything and he knew what he was doing and they didnt. From early 1998 through 2000, Mr. Levit was special counsel to George Tenet, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). As of April 2021, Chet is estimated to have a net worth of $3million, according to celebritynetworth.com. And it was a better store, as a grocery man that the first one, but it never made it that store. CC: Oh yeah. So youre talking to college students now who arent even born who will subscribe to that advice. Our bench strength is so strong, you know, the bench is deep. CC: And a lot of other people. September 9, 2020. CC: Yeah. JE: Thats a great way to have your brand name out in the community. We dropped out of TV in our new markets cause we just couldnt afford it. The family's net worth is estimated at $1.9 billion. And its really new in Atlanta, and its really new in other places too, so. CC: Were awfully late getting into people actually, which is my fault. CC: My Fathers name was the same as mine, Chester Edward Cadieux. CC: Their jamming ability because if you could see them, you could shoot them down. GTR Newspapers photo. My. 3rd store had broke even and then I got a phone call that Git-n-Go had decided, Herb Forrest that ran one of the dairies here in town, he called me and he said, Im building this store for Git-n-Go and they decided they dont want it. Which was not atypical then because we were filling grocery stores because grocery store hours were short they were 8am 8pm or they were open 16 hours a day they werent open early, they werent open late, and so your fill-in business was kind of what you lived on because we kind of really just had groceries. There was a guy that lived next door to us that as 6 or 7 years older. JE: Yeah it was the wrong time of year and then you had the construction on Peoria. And weve done it with better people, really. jeffrey dahmer house address; sam rapoport related to ian rapoport; is james poyser still with the roots; world record for most money earned in monopoly We tried to do things but were just back to TV now. CC: I sure did. And we got to know peoples names and they got to know our names. The two are a happy pair and enjoy each others company in ways both big and small. We know we have to make it work because its immediate consumption and you dont sell cans of stuff. They did the whole business-printing thing but it was mostly special deals because they had technology at that time that youd enter information and it would come down and stamp. He has a closet that he keeps big boy clothes in. But he kept getting older, and his beard got to look like yours. We stacked it high and sold it cheap. Considering hes the brains behind the largest company in Oklahoma, Chet Cadieux is quite a jack of all trades. I was married and had a child, and so I didnt want that for my career so I got out of that and became and intercept controller. QT was founded in 1958 in Oklahoma by Mr. Cadieux's father, an Air Force veteran. With a net worth of $1.3 billion, the family dipped from No. With annual sales in excess of $12 billion, QuikTrip is the 28th largest privately . CC: Almost nothing. And we dont have the capital to move fast and build the buildings. CC: Sure, yeah. Number 2 never made it. If you're not, you're missing out. grandmother wanted to go to California, but (Laughter.) Around 20% of the privately-held company is owned by non-family members through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), while the Cadieux family controls most of the remainder. All Rights Reserved. With his leadership positions, he has earned the title of Tulsas most powerful businessman. Ultimately we did. CC: Well make it work. And they had good enough training and they knew that they didnt feel safe on the night shift and we needed better security and all that sort of thing. Besides serving as Chairman of QuikTrip Corporations board, Chet has also served as Chairman of the Tulsa River Parks Authority Board in 2010, as Chairman for The Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce for 2007, and as Chairman of the Board for Tulsa Area United Way for 2013. Bell Oil & Gas let him run tank cars in their service. Chester Cadieux is 53, he's been the Independent Director of BOK since 2005. JE: Okay, youre in Tulsa. We said we have to be a destination for something and it was part of this drawing out of high prices. CC: No, without a credit card. (Laughter) Cause wigs were a hot deal at one point in time and somebody came and wanted to sell them and so you try it and women would stand there and pick out a wig and (Laughter) and you know I mean we. JE: And you had all of these people saying no to you? They didnt want that store. JE: And they would yell at you? QuikTrip owns and operates over 950 convenience stores and gasoline service stations throughout sixteen states in the South, Midwest, and Southwest. What was going through your mind? Dave Hentschel. CC: Right, cause the rubber was down. Forbes calculated net worths for the list using stock prices from September 3, 2021which turned out to be close to record . QuikTrip is currently owned by the Cadieux family, who also owns the RaceWay and RaceTrac convenience stores. You came up with a card reader and dispenser concept.