RenegadeRetailer & BipolarMind Podcasts

Jun 26 2021

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Hello, my name is Cary Brandes and Welcome to my Podcast site.I am very happy to have you here 🤓.

I look forward to sharing with you my Mental Health Journey and my Retail Leadership Marathon of Madness.

I hope you enjoy the Podcasts and all I ask in return is for you to Share, Subscribe and Follow Me.

Here is the best way to see what I have been up to:
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And as always,
Have a PHENOMENAL 🤩 Day.

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Episode #12: Going Backwards to Save my Future.

Jun 26 2021 5 mins

All alone in the moonlightI can smile happy your days (I can dream of the old days)Life was beautiful thenI remember the time I knew what happiness wasLet the memory live again⭐Barbara StreisandI have never seen the play or listened to the lyrics of "Memories" but I am living the above on a Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly basis to bring back some normalcy to my life and

Episode #11: Snakes, Ladders and Retail.

May 27 2021 3 mins

We all played this game when we were younger. The goal was to get up the ladder and not hit the head of a Snake that would bring us back down to a new starting point.So what does this have to do with #Retail? Well simple enough, alot of us start at the base of the ladder in Retail and unfortunately there are those out there who do not appreciate seeing individual progress (climbing

Episode #10: The Demon has Returned.

May 11 2021 2 mins

The OCD DEMON has returned WITHOUT permission.He has created HAVOC in my life by making want to check to see if the door is locked 10X.He has created HAVOC in my life by making me drive around the block several times to convince me that I closed my door.He has created HAVOC in my life by highlighting minor defects on electronic products and making them GLARE in my eyes like the bri

Episode #9: Acting for Managers.

Apr 18 2021 4 mins

It was back in the late 1990’s on a bus going to a Manager Retreat when the thought came to me, Retail is just another form of ☆ Acting.Who better to appear on a Reality Show than a Retail Manager who is able to STRETCH the truth on almost any opportunity thrown at them.After many years in Retail, I finally realized my one and only weapon, guide, potion is our Job Description.

Episode #8: I Refuse to be a Statistic.

Mar 30 2021 4 mins

I refuse to be a statistic and this is why I am thankful today.Everyday.Every Hour.Every Minute.We take life for granted and live under a dome of our own perceived stress.This is how I was living my life until I was asked the following during an interview.“Where do I see myself in 5 years?🙏🙏🏼🙏🏽 If you like what you heard, please feel free to Buy Me a ☕️ Coffee

Episode #7: It's Evaluation Time!

Mar 22 2021 6 mins

👉Are you ready for the Annual Employee Evaluations? Before you start writing it please ask yourself:1. Are the notes I took throughout the year of the individuals wins and opportunities are clear, concise and have input from fellow Managers?2. Did the mid year Evaluation review have an impact on the prior year identified Behaviour?3. Is the date and time of the Evaluation set du

Episode #6: BiPolar Cycling.

Mar 16 2021 4 mins

One of the thrills of being Bi Polar is that you get the highs of highs but alongside the low of lows.I wish I could count the number of times I was euphoric with sleepless nights, countless business ideas, calling friends with incohertent speech, dancing like a tornado and just wondering how I can bottle this power and energy.Unfortunately I could not to which led onto a slow decl

Episode #5: We have become Retail Pussy...Cats

Mar 14 2021 6 mins

30+ years in #Retail…. how things have changed.Back then: You called an Employee to come in on their day off, they would be there even if there taxi ride made them lose money…and no Uber wasn’t available.A handshake was the commitment towards getting things done and not having to write a plan.Letting the #Employee know that their performance is below par, you didn’t have to

Episode #4: The BiPolar Madness Part

Mar 08 2021 7 mins

iAnyone who has followed me knows that my life has been a #Retail Journey mixed in with some Madness of being #Bipolar....but I have yet to expose the innerworkings of my mind and what has kept me in this tempest of internal conflict.I hid these symptoms as far back in my daily life and in my career as far I can remember and the struggle was overwhelming on a daily basis trying to

Episode #1: ⭐ Introduction ⭐ To my Podcasts.

Mar 05 2021 1 mins

Hello and Welcome.This is the start of a whole ⭐ New Era ⭐ for the RenegadeRetailer.This is the first Podcast of many to come.I will be producing Weekly Podcasts dealing with everything about Retail and Mental Wellness in a 🔥 Raw, 🔥 Uncut and 🔥 Real manner.So let me set your expectations now...don't have any as there will be technical issues, swearing, stepping ov