{"podcast":{"title":"Drive: Multi-Unit Excellence for C-Store District Managers","slug":"drive-multi-unit-excellence-for-c-store-district-managers-6571869","podcast_index_feed_id":6571869,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/drive","website_url":"https://www.cstorethrive.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jEaSbheGN5QlQYSf_ZnF-_RQR1ZcFIDVRodYDhbo6hw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hODE5/ZWM1ZWM4OWNiYTRj/ZTQ3OTA3N2M0Y2Nh/ZTdkZS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Michael Hernandez","episode_count":90,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T02:17:23.925062+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/drive-multi-unit-excellence-for-c-store-district-managers-6571869"},"episode":{"title":"THE BLIND SPOT (DISTRICT INVENTORY HEALTH)","slug":"the-blind-spot-district-inventory-health","published_at":"2026-02-07T06:41:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/drive-multi-unit-excellence-for-c-store-district-managers-6571869/the-blind-spot-district-inventory-health","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/drive-multi-unit-excellence-for-c-store-district-managers-6571869","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/f8985765","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/f8985765/e1751ead.mp3","summary":"Show Notes (Drive Version) Episode Title: The Blind Spot: District Inventory Health (Episode 73) Episode Description: \"My inventory is high, but my shelves are empty.\" This is the classic sign of a \"Ghost Store.\" For a District Manager, Phantom Inventory destroys Inventory Turns and makes sales forecasting impossible. If the data is wrong, the automatic re-ordering is wrong, and your stores are flying blind. In this episode of Drive , Mike Hernandez teaches you how to spot a store with poor data integrity from your laptop. We discuss the High Inventory / Low Sales Disconnect , how to perform the \"Trust the Truck\" Audit during your store visits, and how to coach Managers to stop blaming the warehouse and start fixing their counts. What You Will Learn: The \"Ghost Store\" Profile: How to spot data problems by looking at Inventory vs. Sales trends. Dead Money: How phantom inventory ties up your Open-to-Buy budget in products that don't exist. The \"Trust the Truck\" Audit: A simple 5-item check to see if your Manager is maintaining the system. The Career Path: Mike explains how using the C-Store Center network ( Dive, Survive, Thrive ) can save you training time and align your entire district. Resources & Links: 📲 Download the District Inventory Health Scorecard: Text the word AUDIT to 956-897-9192 .","meta_description":"Show Notes (Drive Version) Episode Title: The Blind Spot: District Inventory Health (Episode 73) Episode Description: \"My inventory is high, but my shelve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":202,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/drive-multi-unit-excellence-for-c-store-district-managers-6571869/episodes/the-blind-spot-district-inventory-health/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/drive-multi-unit-excellence-for-c-store-district-managers-6571869/the-blind-spot-district-inventory-health.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}