Operating Cadence
Executive Calendar
The rhythm that keeps strategy connected to execution: who meets, why, and what each meeting is required to produce.
Weekly Leadership Meeting
Weekly · Monday
Align on the three priorities that matter this week and clear blockers.
Matt Parry, Annie Grifkin, Alex Hanifin
Required Output
Decision log and owner commitments
Owner · Chief of Staff
Retail Performance Review
Weekly · Wednesday
Review banner-level sell through, inventory position, and promotion lift.
Sales, Marketing, Demand Planning
Required Output
Banner action list
Owner · Alex Hanifin
Operations Review
Weekly · Thursday
Service levels, production plan adherence, and inbound risk.
Operations, Supply Chain, Co-packer leads
Required Output
Service recovery actions
Owner · Annie Grifkin
Marketing Strategy Review
Bi-weekly
Brand plan, innovation pipeline, and trade calendar performance.
Marketing, Ecommerce, Innovation
Required Output
Calendar and spend adjustments
Owner · Alex Hanifin
Monthly Business Review
Monthly
Performance against plan, initiative progress, and risk register review.
Full leadership team
Required Output
Course corrections and reforecast
Owner · Matt Parry
Quarterly Planning
Quarterly
Set the quarter's priorities, owners, and measures of success.
Leadership team and functional leads
Required Output
Quarterly priority set
Owner · Chief of Staff
Board Preparation
Quarterly
Build the board narrative from the operating record, not a separate deck cycle.
CEO, Finance, Chief of Staff
Required Output
Board materials and pre-read
Owner · Matt Parry
Annual Strategy Session
Annual
Set the multi-year growth thesis and the capability investments behind it.
Leadership team
Required Output
Annual plan and initiative slate
Owner · Matt Parry