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Survive: Essentials for C-Store Assistant Managers

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Over Survive: Essentials for C-Store Assistant Managers

This podcast provides practical training for convenience store assistant managers. Each episode focuses on the real challenges of running a shift, supporting store managers, handling employees, and keeping operations on track in a fast-paced environment. Assistant managers are often expected to lead without formal training. Survive helps bridge that gap by breaking down shift management, team accountability, inventory control, and problem-solving in a way that can be applied immediately on the job. If you are stepping into leadership or currently managing shifts, this podcast will help you build confidence, make better decisions, and handle the daily pressure of store operations.

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RETAIL MERCHANDISING EXECUTION (VERIFYING PLANOGRAM COMPLIANCE)

SHOW NOTES (SURVIVE VERSION) Episode Title: Retail Merchandising Execution: Verifying Planogram Compliance (Episode 91)  Episode Description: "You failed because you accepted verbal confirmation of a physical task, and you allowed your sales associate to improvise product placement instead of verifying her execution against the official corporate planogram." In this episode of Survive, Mike Hernandez explains why Assistant Managers must stop trusting verbal task completion and start physically auditing the retail shelves using official corporate documents. What You Will Learn: * Mike's Professional Background: Why an official planogram is a strict mathematical revenue map, not a visual suggestion. * The Placement Failure: How sales associates actively destroy facility profitability by hiding premium, high-margin products on the lowest retail shelves. * The Printed Audit Protocol: The exact procedure for carrying a printed planogram onto the sales floor and comparing the paper document directly to the physical inventory. * The Immediate Correction: How to force your sales associate to physically reorganize an entire section to ensure premium items occupy the prime vertical space. Resources & Links: * Download the Planogram Compliance Verification Guide: Text the code word SURVIVE91 to 9 5 6 - 8 9 7 - 9 1 9 2. * The P&L Podcast: Season One is complete and ready to binge. Search for The P&L Podcast on your favorite platform or Listen Here [https://www.google.com/search?q=%23]. * Recommended Listen: Thrive: Episode 100. * Watch the Channel: Check out the YouTube channel and subscribe at @cStoreCenter.

13 jun 2026 - 7 min
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INVENTORY AVAILABILITY (VERIFYING THE VENDOR DELIVERY INVOICE)

SHOW NOTES (SURVIVE VERSION) Episode Title: Inventory Availability: Verifying the Vendor Delivery Invoice (Episode 90) Episode Description: "The driver failed to deliver the product, but you authorized the financial payment anyway. You failed the shift." In this episode of Survive, Mike Hernandez explains why Assistant Managers must stop authorizing unverified vendor deliveries and start physically cross-referencing empty shelves against the official digital invoices. What You Will Learn: * Mike's Professional Background: Why an unverified signature on a vendor delivery terminal directly authorizes a severe financial loss for the entire facility. * The Delivery Discrepancy: How warehouse shortages and driver errors actively cause your most popular products to remain out of stock. * The Invoice Audit Protocol: The exact procedure for comparing a physical list of missing barcodes directly to the electronic billing records in the back office. * The Financial Correction: How to mandate immediate financial credits from the vendor representatives when you identify products that were billed but never delivered. Resources & Links: * Download the Vendor Delivery Verification Log: Text the code word SURVIVE90 to 9 5 6 - 8 9 7 - 9 1 9 2. * The P&L Podcast: Season One is complete and ready to binge. Search for The P&L Podcast on your favorite platform or Listen Here [https://www.google.com/search?q=%23]. * Recommended Listen: Thrive: Episode 99. * Watch the Channel: Check out the YouTube channel and subscribe at @cStoreCenter.

6 jun 2026 - 6 min
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FOOD SERVICE EXECUTION (AUDITING THE FOOD TIMERS)

SHOW NOTES (SURVIVE VERSION) Episode Title: Food Service Execution: Auditing the Food Timers (Episode 89)  Episode Description: "You failed because you assumed your sales associate was managing the food safety protocols, and you completely neglected to physically verify the equipment yourself." In this episode of Survive, Mike Hernandez explains why Assistant Managers must stop trusting verbal confirmation and start physically auditing the hot food equipment to prevent sales associates from serving expired products. What You Will Learn: * Mike's Professional Background: Why shift leaders cannot rely on assumption when managing high-risk temperature protocols. * The Tunnel Vision Failure: How cashiers completely ignore flashing digital timers when they are focused on processing a continuous line of customers. * The Physical Verification Protocol: The exact procedure for reading the physical packaging to mathematically calculate if a product has exceeded its maximum holding duration. * The Immediate Correction: How to temporarily pause the transaction line to force your sales associate to discard and document the expired food. Resources & Links: * Download the Mid-Shift Food Verification Guide: Text the code word SURVIVE89 to 9 5 6 - 8 9 7 - 9 1 9 2. * Recommended Listen: Thrive: Episode 98. * Watch the Channel: Check out the YouTube channel and subscribe at @cStoreCenter.

30 mei 2026 - 5 min
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EXTERIOR FACILITY MANAGEMENT (DELEGATING AND VERIFYING THE EXTERIOR SWEEP)

SHOW NOTES (SURVIVE VERSION) Episode Title: Exterior Facility Management: Delegating and Verifying the Exterior Sweep (Episode 88)  Episode Description: "You failed because you allowed your sales associate to anchor himself to the cash register, and you completely neglected to manage the exterior customer experience." In this episode of Survive, Mike Hernandez explains why Assistant Managers must explicitly delegate hourly exterior maintenance to their sales associates and visually verify the execution to prevent customer frustration at the fuel pumps. What You Will Learn: * Mike's Professional Background: Why attempting to execute every physical task yourself destroys your ability to control the interior transaction flow. * The Anchoring Failure: Why allowing your sales associates to hide behind the cash register directly causes exterior equipment failures and lost revenue. * The Delegation Protocol: The exact, specific instructions you must issue to your staff regarding the physical supplies they must take outside. * The Verification Protocol: How to evaluate returned supplies and execute visual inspections from the front doors to hold your employees accountable. Resources & Links: * Download the Exterior Delegation Guide: Text the code word SURVIVE88 to 9 5 6 - 8 9 7 - 9 1 9 2. * Recommended Listen: Thrive: Episode 97. * Watch the Channel: Check out the YouTube channel and subscribe at @cStoreCenter.

23 mei 2026 - 5 min
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THE OPERATIONAL INSPECTION (AUDITING THE SHIFT EXECUTION)

SHOW NOTES (SURVIVE VERSION) Episode Title: The Operational Inspection: Auditing the Shift Execution (Episode 87) Episode Description: "You failed because you relied entirely on an external authority to identify the physical failures of your own shift." In this episode of Survive, Mike Hernandez explains why Assistant Managers must stop fearing corporate inspectors and start using the official grading rubric to proactively audit their own sales floor. What You Will Learn: * Mike's Professional Background: How adopting the mindset of a corporate inspector completely eliminates operational anxiety for shift leaders. * The Reaction Failure: Why waiting for a customer complaint or a failed inspection means you are not actually managing the facility. * The Mid-Shift Audit: The exact procedure for stepping away from the cash register to formally grade your equipment, food safety, and cleanliness. * The Staff Correction: How to use the physical inspection document to hold your sales associates accountable for their assigned zones. Resources & Links: * Download the Mid-Shift Inspection Rubric: Text the code word RUBRIC to 9 5 6 - 8 9 7 - 9 1 9 2. * Recommended Listen: Thrive: Episode 96. * Watch the Channel: Check out the YouTube channel and subscribe at @cStoreCenter.

16 mei 2026 - 5 min
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