Survive: Essentials for C-Store Assistant Managers

SHOW NOTES (SURVIVE VERSION)
Episode Title: The P&L Autopsy: The Assistant Manager’s Profitability Audit (Episode 110) 
Episode Description: "You are a leader who is failing to diagnose the silent leaks in your business because you don't know how to conduct an autopsy on your own performance." In this episode of Survive, Mike Hernandez explains why Assistant Managers must stop watching the totals on a P&L and start dissecting the processes that create those numbers to stop profit leaks before they escalate.
What You Will Learn:
  • Variable Cost Drill-Down: How to investigate the root causes of labor and waste variances rather than just accepting them as "bad luck."
  • Gross Margin Integrity: Identifying how procedural failures in inventory management and pricing execution are killing your profit margins.
  • The Financial Briefing: How to transform your P&L analysis into a proactive solution-oriented management meeting with your Store Manager.
  • Leadership Command: Moving from "number watching" to "number controlling" through systematic operational audits.
Resources & Links:
  • Download the Assistant Manager’s P&L Autopsy Protocol: Text the code word SURVIVE110 to 9 5 6 - 8 9 7 - 9 1 9 2.
  • Get the Digital Interactive Version: Email the code word SURVIVE110 to admin@cstorecenter.com for a mobile-friendly worksheet.
  • Recommended Listen: Thrive: Episode 119.

What is 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.

SHOW NOTES (SURVIVE VERSION)
Episode Title: The P&L Autopsy: The Assistant Manager’s Profitability Audit (Episode 110)
Episode Description: "You are a leader who is failing to diagnose the silent leaks in your business because you don't know how to conduct an autopsy on your own performance." In this episode of Survive, Mike Hernandez explains why Assistant Managers must stop watching the totals on a P&L and start dissecting the processes that create those numbers to stop profit leaks before they escalate.
What You Will Learn:
• Variable Cost Drill-Down: How to investigate the root causes of labor and waste variances rather than just accepting them as "bad luck."
• Gross Margin Integrity: Identifying how procedural failures in inventory management and pricing execution are killing your profit margins.
• The Financial Briefing: How to transform your P&L analysis into a proactive solution-oriented management meeting with your Store Manager.
• Leadership Command: Moving from "number watching" to "number controlling" through systematic operational audits.
Resources & Links:
• Download the Assistant Manager’s P&L Autopsy Protocol: Text the code word SURVIVE110 to 9 5 6 - 8 9 7 - 9 1 9 2.
• Get the Digital Interactive Version: Email the code word SURVIVE110 to admin@cstorecenter.com for a mobile-friendly worksheet.
• Recommended Listen: Thrive: Episode 119.