{"podcast":{"title":"Thrive: Leadership Skills for C-Store Managers","slug":"thrive-leadership-skills-for-c-store-managers-6571871","podcast_index_feed_id":6571871,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/thrive-2008e3a0-c315-46ae-81b2-a3756f77b56e","website_url":"https://www.cstorethrive.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lp75XrAQFySgoYFCBgsSeDn7w9ykc-_FxoWkZHh53uE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YTUz/NzllYTU3MzYyNzll/YjM0YTUyNzEzMzIx/ZWQ2OC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Michael Hernandez","episode_count":101,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T10:19:50.972769+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thrive-leadership-skills-for-c-store-managers-6571871"},"episode":{"title":"THE VENDOR DANCE (THE CREDIT DEMAND)","slug":"the-vendor-dance-the-credit-demand","published_at":"2026-03-14T01:49:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thrive-leadership-skills-for-c-store-managers-6571871/the-vendor-dance-the-credit-demand","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thrive-leadership-skills-for-c-store-managers-6571871","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/aaf2d32f","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/aaf2d32f/9945f266.mp3","summary":"Show Notes (Thrive Version) Episode Title: The Vendor Dance: The Credit Demand (Episode 87) Episode Description: You must secure credits for expired products before the vendor leaves. In this episode of Thrive, Mike Hernandez explains how Store Managers must enforce the immediate processing of vendor credits to protect profitability. What You Will Learn: The Credit Demand: How to stop absorbing financial losses for expired vendor products. Immediate Processing: Why you must secure a printed credit invoice on the spot and refuse verbal promises. Verifying Statements: The process for ensuring vendor credits actually appear on the corporate accounting statements. Seeing Opportunity: Mike shares his early career mindset regarding store ownership. Resources & Links: Download the Vendor Credit Tracker: Text the word CREDIT to 956-897-9192. Recommended Listen: Drive: Episode 78.","meta_description":"Show Notes (Thrive Version) Episode Title: The Vendor Dance: The Credit Demand (Episode 87) Episode Description: You must secure credits for expired produ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":167,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/thrive-leadership-skills-for-c-store-managers-6571871/episodes/the-vendor-dance-the-credit-demand/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thrive-leadership-skills-for-c-store-managers-6571871/the-vendor-dance-the-credit-demand.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}