"CEO Update | More Time to Build, More Knowledge to Build On" · 2026-09-24
Fewer unnecessary meetings, better context, more time delivering value. Take ownership of what you can change. Let's make Q4 count.
Kill wasteful meetings — use the October 1 calendar reset to drop any meeting without a clear agenda and ask; leave invite lists where you have no specific role; make 1:1s biweekly or end them in five minutes when that's enough.
Retry FoundryAI with the new release — refreshed UI, personal usage visible in your profile, smoother onboarding (Astra and other models fixed), easier setup for Claude Cowork users; ambition is one-click, nothing to configure.
Groupon Brain is being added on top of data — your personal AI will connect dots across your meeting transcripts and public Google Chat context (first version personal only, no wider sharing), eventually growing into shared knowledge (sales playbooks, category expertise, lessons from bets) under clear permissions.
Take ownership of what you can change — Q4 push is fewer unnecessary meetings, better context, and more time delivering value.
100% 35 / 35 resolved of below-floor deals · week ending Oct 2, 2026 35 of 35 below-floor deals are now resolved (100%) — 26 corrected and live, 9 paused. This week: 1 newly corrected, 3 newly paused. Status 35 / 35 100% of below-floor deals resolved This week's wins +1 corrected this week Still open 0 queue is clear Program-to-date snapshot Since 2026-05-11 · 35 deals tracked · refreshed Oct 2, 2026 Corrected 26 Live + above floor $ Recovered $86,465 across 26 corrected deals · 9 reactivated from pause Paused 9 Deal pulled Pending 0 No action
Executive Summary Team View Individual View Show all (for print) Results to date Week 22 post-training Portfolio close rate: Trained HBW BD reps closing 31% of merchants as portfolio closes (2+ contracts within the rep's 90-day BD-ownership window) — up 2 pts vs 29% pre-training. 53 portfolio merchants so far. Top win this week: Thera Wright signed 2 contracts at Skin Lab & Contour. Portfolio premium: Mature portfolio accounts (30d+ since launch) median $354 in M1+VFM in their first 30 days (n=44) vs $103 for single-deal accounts (n=74) — 3.4×
Sprint day 94 · 95 live · 88 compliant (93%) · 0 severe · Live MVR 6mo $580,230 · 📅 Refreshed 2026-08-05 This tracker refreshes weekly on Mondays — not daily. As you complete renegotiations or revisions during the week, you won't see them reflected here until the following Monday refresh. The tracker reads from a snapshot, so check the Pacific South Case Report and deal pages for in-flight status between updates. Deals Progress Sprint Log By Division Performance Live deals 95 currently live in Pacific South Live MVR (6mo) $580,230 Compliant 88
Last full week: Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026 · 14 franchise brands tracked $116,442 M1+VFM last week +5.4% WoW $513,593 GB last week +2.4% WoW 13.5% Refund rate last week dollar-weighted across 14 brands 307 Live locations 0 WoW Up this week Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center +58.8% Deka Lash +18.8% SEV Laser +16.1% Down this week MassageLuXe -12.1% Hand & Stone Massage -8.4% Spavia Day Spa -5.3% Most rep actions SEV Laser Refund spike 23 Massage Heights Refund spike 13 Sold-out 2 4Ever Young Refund spike 11 Live deals M1+VFM Refund rate Brand Count WoW