KwikCast

Chris chats with Jamie Gay, Director of the Sweet Goods Bakery at Kwik Trip, all about donuts. From the history and production process of the famous Glazer, to the important role that 300-plus coworkers play in operating the Sweet Goods Bakery, Jamie shares all the info about the delicious baked goods that get produced on the Kwik Trip campus in La Crosse. In honor of National Donut Day, don't for...

Did you see the custom Kwik Trip sneakers drop? Chris chats with the designer, Keven Ringgold from Cherry Pair Customs , about his career in footwear, the state of the sneakers industry, and the process that went into designing and creating these unique set of kicks, which you can enter to win in the Kwik Rewards app!

Chris is joined by Isaac Wilde, better known as Chef Isaac, is formally known as the Senior Food Research and Product Development Analyst at Kwik Trip. Chef Isaac joins the podcast to talk about his career in restaurants and culinary school training, recently making the switch to a corporate chef role with Kwik Trip. They talk about the product development team and some projects coming soon to a K...

Chris is joined by the Senior Director of the Kwik Trip Distribution Center, Joe Vike, to discuss the ins and outs of the 450,000 square foot building on the La Crosse campus, and how it plays a vital role in the Kwik Trip ecosystem. They also discuss the announcement of the new distribution center down in DeForest, what necessitated the development in that market, and what sort of roles and suppo...

The only place you might not see his face is when he's on a podcast, as Russell Nicolet, President of Nicolet Law, joins Chris to talk about everything from his start in law to putting his face on billboards all over the Midwest, plus about his partnership with Kwik Trip on gas pumps and with giveaways in the Kwik Rewards app. They chat about starting his company while growing his brand, what it's...

Families Helping Families is an internal Kwik Trip charitable organization that helps out coworkers and their families in need, and Christina Ruedy and Korena Pabst are two of the biggest driving forces of FHF within Kwik Trip. Chris chats with Christina and Korena about what FHF is, how it benefits coworkers, and how important it is to the fabric of the culture at Kwik Trip. They also share some...

Live from Kwik Trip #268 in Madison, Chris is joined by Will Hazeltine to talk about how his love for Karuba coffee turned into him becoming Kwik Trip's first NIL college student partner, and the media frenzy that came with it. Will talks about his time in the Uinversity of Wisconsin Marching Band, including how awkward it was to join the band during the peak of Covid. He shares about some of the...

University of Wisconsin men's hockey coach Mike Hastings joins Chris to talk about his first year with the Badgers, coming across the border from Minnesota to Wisconsin, plus they preview the upcoming Kwik Trip Holiday Faceoff at the Fiserv Forum, December 28th and 29th. 

The Kwik Trip team headed up to the Upper Peninsula, where Kwik Trip cut the ribbon on two new locations in Iron Mountain and Kingsford, Michigan. Chris got a chance to sit down with Amber Hollenbeck, resident Yooper and U.P. Travel Ambassador, to talk about her favorite parts of living where she does, from the people, to the travel, to everything that the outdoor recreation has to offer. We then...

Live from the Vikings TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minn., Chris gets a chance to sit down and chat with Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison. They talk about the grind of the season and what it's like to take care of your body as an NFL player, living in the Midwest after growing up in Southern California, including how "Minnesota Nice" is definitely a real thing. Alexander also s...

It's Food Safety Education Month, and Chris is joined by Evan Powell, Retail Food Protection Manager at Kwik Trip to discuss how Kwik Trip approaches food safety to help ensure the health and wellbeing of our guests and our coworkers. They talk about the processes and personnel in place to help make sure that all of the food that comes in and out of our stores is safe, plus the ways that technolog...

Chris chats with Ryan Sauer and Shannon Textor from the Iowa Corn Growers Association in the leadup to the CyHawk Series football game this weekend between the University of Iowa and Iowa State. They chat about the advocacy and educational work that Iowa Corn does, serving as a voice for the corn industry at a state and federal level. They discuss the benefits of how corn helps power vehicles with...

Chris chats with Robyn James, owner and promoter of the Bend of the River Festival that will be returning to Mankato, Minn. on Saturday, September 16th, featuring 38 Special, Elle King and Tim Montana! They chatted about the success of last year's inaugural event, the planning and tweaks involved for year two, and the busy summer that Robyn has had promoting music festivals around Minnesota. Bend...

On Sunday, August 6th, Kwik Trip and Kwik Star will be featured prominently on the hood of the #8 car driven by Kyle Busch at the NASCAR Michigan 400! Chris got the chance to chat with Randall Burnett, crew chief for the #8 car, about his start in racing, what goes into being a crew chief for a Nascar team, the successful season (three wins so far!) for Kyle Busch, and more about the world of raci...

Chris is joined by Becca Hilby, who is a mom/podcaster/candlemaker/Kwik Trip ambassador/former dairy manager turned beef cattle farmer to talk cows for National Dairy Month! They chat about Becca's start in the world of farming and dairy, her family's shift towards beef cattle, plus her work as an advocate for the farming industry as a whole. You can check out her Forward Farming Podcast plus her...

Fresh off the heels of the Kwik Trip Moto Takeover, Whit Meza stops by to chat with Chris about her challenge of trying to hit every Kwik Trip and Kwik Star store on her Harley-Davidson. They talk about the intitial plan, how things changed on the fly, and how she was still able to hit 546 stores total, including 503 in Wisconsin. Whit describes the challenges of endurance motorcycle riding, eatin...

We head out to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to check out the area as Kwik Star will be opening there this fall, and Chris sat down with Matt Barthel from Experience Sioux Falls to learn all about the area. Experience Sioux Falls is the primary tourism department for the town, and Matt shares insight about the arts and culture in the area, some of the great food and dining spots, the rivalry between t...

The Kwik Trip Tour of America's Dairyland is coming up in June, and Chris chats with Bill Koch, the executive director of the ToAD, about all things cycling. The ToAD is an 11 day event starting June 15th that spans 11 different cities in Wisconsin, and we talk about the origins of the event and how it's grown into cycling competition that has attracted riders from all around the world. Listen in...

The Milwaukee Brewers are off to a hot start, and Chris chats with former Brewers pitcher and Bally Sports Wisconsin analyst Tim Dillard about the first few weeks of the regular season, the impressive play of some of the rookies, and his thoughts on some of the rule changes new to this season. They then talk about Tim's long and winding career, reminisce about the 2008 season that helped revive a...

In 2023, Kwik Trip Inc. will be expanding into South Dakota, and Joe Stortz is the District Leader at Kwik Trip who is helping to oversee the project. Chris chats with Joe about the logistics of expanding west, the mechanics of hiring for and opening a new store, and sheds some light on the beautiful area of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where there will be a number of new Kwik Star stores opening th...

The man behind the new single "God Bless Kwik Trip" - singer/songwriter Dan Lepien - joins Chris to talk about his love for Kwik Trip and how he was able to bring that passion to life in a country music song. They chat about Dan's start in the music industry, performing at dive bars and venues all across Wisconsin, recording songs down in Nashville, and how he came to find his musical style. Liste...

Stephanie Pollex, Recruiting Manager at Kwik Trip, and Jenna Donley, Campus Recruiting Supervisor, join Chris to peel back the curtain a bit on the world of recruiting and hiring at Kwik Trip. Steph and Jenna talk about what recruiters do and how hiring can vary from one department to the next in such a large company, how to ace a Kwik Trip interview, as well as their own personal career paths, ha...

Chris is joined by the recently-crowned Miss America, Grace Stanke, to chat about representing Wisconsin on a national stage during the competition, and what her year as Miss America might look like. They chat about her nuclear engineering studies and her plans to finish her degree at the University of Wisconsin while also wearing the Miss America crown, the amount of nuclear radiation in a Kwik T...

Chris is joined by Matt Ramage, Packers fan extraordinaire and the host of The Matt Ramage Show, to talk about Matt's two favorite things: Kwik Trip, and the Green Bay Packers. They chat about how Matt turned his passionate fandom into a platform with nearly 300,000 foloowers, developing relationships with players over social media, what his perfect Kwik Trip meal looks like, jumping into Lake Mic...

Chris is joined by Mark Holley , Chief Meteorologist at NewsChannel 7 in Wausau, Wis. to talk about the eventful week in Wisconsin weather, and what hope for some warm(er) termperatures we might have on the horizobn. They chat about Mark's viral social media post illustrating the difference between sleet and freezing rain, how social media has become a big part of what meteorologists do, and then...