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Drive: Multi-Unit Excellence for C-Store District Managers

Drive: Multi-Unit Excellence for C-Store District Managers

This podcast focuses on the skills required to lead multiple convenience store locations and support store managers at scale.

C-Store Center · Michael Hernandez

121 episodesEN

Show overview

Drive: Multi-Unit Excellence for C-Store District Managers has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 121 episodes. That works out to roughly 40 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 6 min and 29 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 months ago, with 53 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 53 episodes published. Published by Michael Hernandez.

Episodes
121
Running
2023–2026 · 3y
Median length
18 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

This podcast focuses on the skills required to lead multiple convenience store locations and support store managers at scale. Each episode covers multi-unit operations, performance management, leadership development, and execution across a group of stores. District managers must balance results, people, and processes across different locations. Drive breaks down how to identify issues, support managers, improve consistency, and build strong operations across an entire district. If you oversee multiple stores and want to improve performance, accountability, and leadership across your team, this podcast provides clear and practical insights.

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THE "LEGEND" STATUS (THE DISTRICT MANAGER’S TERRITORY-WIDE LEGACY)

Jul 10, 20266 min

GOAL SETTING (THE DISTRICT MANAGER’S TERRITORY-WIDE FINANCIAL ROADMAP)

Jul 10, 20264 min

THE YEAR IN REVIEW (THE DISTRICT MANAGER’S TERRITORY-WIDE PERFORMANCE-AUDIT)

Jul 10, 20264 min

THE EXIT STRATEGY (THE DISTRICT MANAGER’S TERRITORY-AUTONOMY PROTOCOL)

Jul 10, 20264 min

THE TECHNOLOGY CURVE (THE DISTRICT MANAGER’S TERRITORY-WIDE DIGITAL OPTIMIZATION)

Jul 10, 20264 min

MARKETING YOUR BRAND (THE DISTRICT MANAGER’S TERRITORY-WIDE BRAND FRANCHISE)

Jul 10, 20264 min

MONTHLY INVENTORY PREP (THE DISTRICT MANAGER’S TERRITORY-WIDE AUDIT-GOVERNANCE MODEL)

Jul 10, 20265 min

THE "ARRIVE" MINDSET (THE DISTRICT MANAGER’S RISK GOVERNANCE MODEL)

Jul 10, 20264 min

LABOR COST KILLERS (THE DISTRICT MANAGER’S COMPLIANCE ARCHITECTURE)

Jul 10, 20264 min

THE REBATE GAME (THE DISTRICT MANAGER’S COMPLIANCE ARCHITECTURE)

Jul 10, 20264 min

SHRINK IS THE ENEMY (THE DISTRICT’S ASSET GOVERNANCE STRATEGY)

Jul 10, 20264 min

THE P&L AUTOPSY (THE DISTRICT MANAGER’S FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE)

Jul 10, 20264 min

Q3 RECAP & THE "DRIVE" PREVIEW (THE DISTRICT PERFORMANCE ARCHITECTURE)

Jul 10, 20264 min

BUILDING THE BENCH (THE DISTRICT-WIDE TALENT STRATEGY)

Jul 10, 20264 min

THE COMPETITOR SCOUT (ORCHESTRATING TERRITORY-WIDE MARKET DOMINANCE)

Jul 10, 20264 min

DISTRICT MANAGER THINKING (VIEWING THE STORE AS A P&L, NOT JUST A BUILDING)

Jul 10, 20264 min

MANAGERIAL ROLE EVOLUTION (MOVING FROM DOING THE WORK TO LEADING THE TEAM)

Jul 10, 20264 min

STRATEGIC TASK DELEGATION (EXECUTING STRUCTURED ASSIGNMENT VERSUS OPERATIONAL ABANDONMENT)

Jul 9, 20267 min

OPERATIONAL SHIFT ALIGNMENT (EXECUTING HIGH-IMPACT PRE-SHIFT BRIEFINGS)

Jul 9, 20267 min

T EP 111: INTERNAL ASSET PROTECTION (DISMANTLING THE THEFT TRIANGLE THROUGH OPERATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY) You are the Store Manager. It is the end of the month, and you are finalizing the physical inventory counts for your high-shrink categories, such as lo

Jul 9, 20267 min
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