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Thrive: Leadership Skills for C-Store Managers

Thrive: Leadership Skills for C-Store Managers

This podcast is designed for convenience store managers who are responsible for leading teams, driving performance, and maintaining store standards.

C-Store Center · Michael Hernandez

131 episodesEN

Show overview

Thrive: Leadership Skills for C-Store Managers has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 131 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 5 min and 24 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 54 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 54 episodes published. Published by Michael Hernandez.

Episodes
131
Running
2023–2026 · 3y
Median length
18 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

This podcast is designed for convenience store managers who are responsible for leading teams, driving performance, and maintaining store standards. Each episode focuses on leadership, accountability, communication, and the systems that keep a store running successfully. Managing a store requires more than completing tasks. Thrive breaks down how to develop employees, improve execution, manage performance, and create a culture that delivers consistent results. If you are responsible for a store and want to strengthen your leadership skills while improving operations, this podcast provides practical guidance you can use every day.

Latest Episodes

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THE "LEGEND" STATUS (THE STORE MANAGER’S ENTERPRISE-LEGACY)

Jul 10, 20265 min

GOAL SETTING (THE STORE MANAGER’S ENTERPRISE-BUDGETING ARCHITECTURE)

Jul 10, 20264 min

THE YEAR IN REVIEW (THE STORE MANAGER’S ENTERPRISE PROFIT-AUDIT)

Jul 10, 20264 min

THE EXIT STRATEGY (THE STORE MANAGER’S ASSET-TRANSITION MODEL)

Jul 10, 20264 min

THE TECHNOLOGY CURVE (THE STORE MANAGER’S DIGITAL ROI ARCHITECTURE)

Jul 10, 20264 min

MARKETING YOUR BRAND (THE STORE MANAGER’S LOCAL EQUITY MODEL)

Jul 10, 20264 min

MONTHLY INVENTORY PREP (THE STORE MANAGER’S INVENTORY PROFITABILITY MODEL)

Jul 10, 20264 min

HOLIDAY MERCHANDISING (THE STORE MANAGER’S CATEGORY PROFITABILITY MODEL)

Jul 10, 20264 min

THE "ARRIVE" MINDSET (THE STORE MANAGER’S STRATEGIC RISK ARCHITECTURE)

Jul 10, 20264 min

LABOR COST KILLERS (THE STORE MANAGER’S LABOR-TO-TRAFFIC ARCHITECTURE)

Jul 10, 20264 min

THE REBATE GAME (THE STORE MANAGER’S STRATEGIC VENDOR ARCHITECTURE)

Jul 10, 20264 min

SHRINK IS THE ENEMY (THE STORE MANAGER’S ASSET PROTECTION ARCHITECTURE)

Jul 10, 20264 min

THE P&L AUTOPSY (THE STORE MANAGER’S PROFITABILITY ARCHITECTURE)

Jul 10, 20264 min

Q3 RECAP & THE "DRIVE" PREVIEW (THE STRATEGIC BUSINESS PIVOT)

Jul 10, 20264 min

BUILDING THE BENCH (THE STRATEGIC TALENT PIPELINE)

Jul 10, 20263 min

THE COMPETITOR SCOUT (BUILDING A CULTURE OF MARKET AWARENESS)

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
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