The Gray Cat Blog
A growing library of practical business articles and insights created to help entrepreneurs, small business owners, franchisees, and multi-unit operators strengthen leadership, improve operations, drive growth, and build more profitable organizations.
Sometimes the perception is that an entrepreneur doesn't have a secure lifestyle.
In the corporate world, you can be one phone call away from being unemployed.
At Gray Cat, I usually carry 3 to 5 cl...
“Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badges!”
— The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
It’s a famous line—and one that unintentionally captures h...
The importance of having a business plan.
Marketing can take many forms. Â
Making the move from the C-Suite to launching your own company can be a quantum leap.
It is as simple as this. Â
It is all about Execution - whether it has been in my corporate roles or leading Gray Cat, the ability to execute and deliver results trumps all other deliverables.
In thi...
Recently, I joined a podcast hosted by Alexander Odishelidze where we discussed a career trajectory through optimizing the roles.
In today’s challenging economic environment, retail competition has intensified dramatically. Consumers have more choices than ever, and businesses that passively wait for traffic to return are often ...
 Over the past several years, I have delivered many presentations on Leadership. One of the sections that I include in the overview is an area on ethics and values. I often muse with the audience th...
On this episode of the Founders Future podcast with Jae Encarnacion, I discuss how Gray Cat has launched the Gray Cat Learning Series.
