Chip Lavigne has been in the retail and fuel business most of his adult life, starting out at the bottom with a family owned convenience store and fuel jobber. He learned about the business by working in every division, from store clerk to truck driver. The experience that Chip gained, along with the help of family and colleagues, allowed him to buy a Chevron convenience store. Over the past fourteen years, he have been able to expand that first business into a portfolio that includes several different companies, grossing over $300 million annually.

Chip has a Bachelors Degree in Pre-Law from Southeastern Louisiana University.