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A few years ago, I presented “Key Performance Indicators” to the Mississippi Petroleum Marketers & C-Store Association and Mississippi Wholesale Distributors Association.
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One of the most common questions asked by retail and franchise store owners is this:
“What amount of sales does my store need to generate in order to make a profit?”
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I love to optimize my productivity and I have found that having established routines and habits in place helps create balance in achieving that goal.
In this podcast episode with Bea Guzman, I discuss this.
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GRAY CAT LEARNING SERIES: Â LEADERSHIP
Effective leadership involves a myriad of skillsets that when properly combined and executed creates a dynamic leader that can take their teams to levels never thought possible.
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Early in my corporate career, I learned that there are generally two approaches to calendar management.
The first is reactive—you allow others to dictate your schedule.
The second is proactive—you strategically design your calendar.
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In this podcast episode with Dilan Abeya, we discuss the leadership role that Gray Cat takes with CEO’s of up-and-coming companies.
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When you’re running a lean team with a handful of employees, formal policies and procedures can feel unnecessary, even excessive.
You know your people. They know you. Why complicate things?
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For many entrepreneurs, passion and vision are what launch a business.
But sustainable growth is built on something far less glamorous and far more important: financial discipline.
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In this podcast with Arif Moriya, I explain how Gray Cat - despite year’s of retail experience - is basically industry agnostic.
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THE GRAY CAT LEARNING SERIES
There are numerous tools to help grow your business but the Gray Cat Learning Series gives you practical examples on what to implement now for immediate results.
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Who Are We, Really?
It’s a simple question—but one that stops many companies in their tracks:
When leadership teams are pressed to clearly define their brand, the answers are inconsistent, vague, or overly tactical.
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Balancing work and health is critical. Â
My last decade of steps per day:
2026 - 13,004 to date
2025 - 13,463
2024 - 14,056
2023 - 12,269
2022 - 12,672
2021 - 12,620
2020 - 12,793
2019 - 11,020
2018 - 10,572
2017 - 10,391
2016 - 11,711
Join the movement - literally!
In the corporate world, you can be one phone call away from being unemployed.
At Gray Cat, I usually carry 3 to 5 clients at a time so there is security in numbers.
In this podcast with Bea Guzman - I walk her through that scenario:
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MERCHANDISING
Merchandising is a critical aspect of how “shoppable” a store will be.
The goal of this course is to provide you with an overall merchandising strategy to make the shopping experience quick, efficient and easy for the customer.
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