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.
 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.
Balance in one's life is key. Â Work. Â Play. Â Relationships.
In this podcast episode with Bea Guzman, we discuss the keys to stress-free living.
Private Equity taps Gray Cat to work with CEO's or Founders to help navigate growth.
With experience at three high-growth companies before launching Gray Cat, I am very adept at strategic growth plan...
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 tha...
As an Interim Executive, the key to success is being able to listen, communicate and execute.
In this podcast with Dilan Abeya, we discuss overcoming the challenges of getting team buy-in through emp...
Labor management is one of the most fundamental—and challenging—disciplines in running a profitable organization. Whether in restaurants, retail, healthcare, or service-based operations, labor is both...
If you want to help others, you have to let them do their jobs and get out of the way.
Don't be a micromanager.
In this podcast clip with Joseph McCaveney, I discuss this valuable lesson.
We have always done it that way.
Times change - maybe you need to reevaluate all of your processes and procedures.
In this podcast episode with Surj Uppal, I provide an example of asking the right q...
One of the hardest transitions for a Founder to make is going from a "doer" to a "leader".
In this episode with Dilan Abeya, we discuss this monumental step for Founders to make to become more strate...