{"id":2128,"date":"2018-06-04T19:55:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T19:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/?p=2128"},"modified":"2018-06-04T19:55:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T19:55:28","slug":"i4cp-leading-the-way-podcast-tom-shull-ceo-army-air-force-exchange-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2018\/06\/04\/i4cp-leading-the-way-podcast-tom-shull-ceo-army-air-force-exchange-service\/","title":{"rendered":"i4cp Leading the Way Podcast: Tom Shull, CEO, Army &#038; Air Force Exchange Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/2018\/06\/04\/i4cp-leading-the-way-podcast-tom-shull-ceo-army-air-force-exchange-service\/tom_shull_hero\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/tom_Shull_hero.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"753,390\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tom_Shull_hero\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/tom_Shull_hero.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/tom_Shull_hero.jpg?w=753\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2129\" src=\"https:\/\/publicaffairs-sme.com\/ExchangePost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/tom_Shull_hero.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"181\" \/>In this special Memorial Day edition of <em>Leading the Way<\/em>, we spoke to Tom Shull, CEO of the Army &amp; Air Force Exchange Service, the 47 <sup>th<\/sup> top retailer in the U.S. that provides tax-free shopping and services to an exclusive customer base of more than 18 million military members and their families.<\/p>\n<p>Shull, an accomplished leader and retail business man, is responsible for doubling profitability since taking over in 2011 and says, \u201cBeing able to serve veterans who have the online shopping benefit to shop tax-free for the rest of their lives and securing that benefit for them has been a real honor to do.\u201d\u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>To\u00a0read more and listen to the podcast,\u00a0click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.i4cp.com\/leading-the-way\/leading-the-way-podcast-tom-shull-ceo-army-air-force-exchange-service\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this special Memorial Day edition of Leading the Way, we spoke to Tom Shull, CEO of the Army &amp; Air Force Exchange Service, the 47 th top retailer in the U.S. that provides tax-free shopping and services to an exclusive customer base of more than 18 million military members and their families. 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