In this episode, I’m sharing how I went from paying myself minimum wage to setting—and hitting—a real CEO-level salary. If you’re a store owner who wants to make more and work smarter, this one’s for you. I’ll walk you through how to set a salary goal, calculate the revenue needed to support it, and start delegating tasks so you can focus on growing your business.

Plus, we’ll talk about the revenue cap solo store owners hit and why hiring a store lead is a game-changer once you hit $350K+ in annual revenue.

Ready to step into your leadership role? Let’s do this. Visit the shownotes for this episode and grab the free CEO Pay Workbook that goes with this episode at: www.savvyshopkeeper.com/episode252

Kathy Cruz is an Independent Retail Coach who helps store owners work smarter, profit more, and grow their brick and mortar businesses. Connect with Kathy and learn more here:

Website & Mastermind Group: Savvy Shopkeeper
Instagram: @savvyshopkeeper

In this bonus episode, I’m introducing Retail Reset—a brand new Zoom workshop for store owners who feel like their business is being held together by duct tape and guesswork.

This is not about analyzing reports or digging into deep financials.

Retail Reset is the class for store owners who feel behind on the business side of things—and are ready to fix it.

Retail Reset is about setup, cleanup, and getting your business on solid ground—so you can finally see your numbers, track what matters, and make better decisions in the future. It's the foundational work you've needed but either didn't know how to ask for it or you've been avoiding it.

If your inventory feels out of control, your books are a mess (or nonexistent), and you’ve been avoiding all the behind-the-scenes stuff…this is where your reset starts.

🎟 Click HERE to register now – $67 includes replay access + 3 practical bonuses!

One of my favorite parts of hosting a yearly conference for retail store owners is sharing the tools I use (and love) to market, support, and get insight into my brick-and-mortar store.

These tools can seriously support and streamline your retail business—and they made great door prizes as sponsors at this year’s conference—but here’s a little more about what they do, who they’re for, and why I believe they’re valuable.

Listen to epsiode 251 of the Savvy Shopkeeper Retail Podcast for the 3 Tools for Retail Store Owners That’ll Save You Time (And Help Generate Revenue). Find shownotes to this episode at www.savvyshopkeeper.com/episode251.

Kathy Cruz is an Independent Retail Coach who helps store owners work smarter, profit more, and grow their brick and mortar businesses. Connect with Kathy and learn more here:

Website & Mastermind Group: Savvy Shopkeeper
Instagram: @savvyshopkeeper