Maximizing Potential
We help our clients make a positive impact on their current issues while helping them anticipate potential future challenges. Our extensive experience in leading turnaround initiatives, continuous improvement processes, and the development of top-talented leadership teams will help your organization achieve improved results.
Services
Maximizing Potential
Organizational Efficiencies
We specialize in helping clients to identify and resolve the challenges that will enable them to reach their business goals. We have extensive experience in analyzing organizational pain points and developing the strategies that will help to streamline business processes, reduce costs, and improve business results. We will help you optimize your company's potential.
Operational Effectiveness
We help strengthen the collaboration, professionalism, and customer-centric focus of your organization that will stimulate improvements in your corporate culture and position your team for long term success. We also have experience in generating significant savings in the cost of goods and services through strategic sourcing strategies. We will help your company reach its operational goals.
Change Management
Effectively managing change in an organization is vital to the growth and development of the people who will bring that organization to the next level. With our extensive experience in change management, we will help your team develop and execute effective strategies that will navigate the challenges and accomplish the improvements needed to help lead to the future success of your company.
Government Relations
We have a proven track record of effectively working with elected officials to help shape legislation that is more customer and business friendly. Our goal is to offer elected officials proactive ideas, thoughtful solutions and perspective on the unintended consequences a proposal may have on customers, communities and businesses. Creating an open dialogue with lawmakers allows GCS to make positive contributions and help create better public policy outcomes.
Founder
About David Golub
For more than 30 years, David Golub has been known as an accountable and disciplined leader recognized as intuitive, successful, collaborative, and financially savvy. He has broad-based expertise leading turnaround initiatives, developing top-talented leadership teams, creating business-critical strategies, and applying industry trends to deliver positive business results. He thrives on steering change, guiding challenging projects, and building strong working relationships.
Most recently, David held executive positions at a $3 billion, full service
supermarket chain operating 136 stores in 6 Northeast states. He has a
proven track record of achieving significant results, and has experience
across all facets of business. Additionally, he has extensive governance
and board directorship experience.
Reduced corporate SG&A expense by 63 basis points (>$18
million) by leading the development and implementation of engineered
standards and a corporate 5S efficiency program.
Developed good working relationships with legislators to help
accomplish the addition, removal, and modification of legislation to become
more consumer and business friendly.
Expanded geographic footprint over 30% for online grocery order fulfillment, increasing customer base and online sales. Streamlined order completion process, significantly reducing the cost of fulfillment.
Strengthened organizational collaboration, professionalism, and
customer-centric focus through a leadership methodology used to stimulate
improvements in corporate culture.
Positioned organization for long-term success through leading the
creation and implementation of a corporate succession plan using management
assessments and developmental tools to deliver qualified employees and
enhance recruiting efforts.
Generated $11 million per year in cost of goods and services savings
using strategic sourcing strategies.
David holds a BBA in Management from Adelphi University and an MBA in
Marketing from the Stern School of Business at New York University. He
serves as director on the boards of The Albany Medical Center and The Ayco
Charitable Foundation.
Press
Featured
Teaching companies to get past their pain points
The Daily Gazette runs a feature story on David Golub's consulting firm.
David Golub Launches New Firm
The Albany Times Union runs a feature story on David Golub's new consulting firm.
$15 Minimum Wage
David Golub raises concerns over the Governor's proposed $15 minimum wage.
Organized Retail Crime Targeted
David Golub offers testimony at a Senate hearing supporting New York Organized Retail Crime legislation.
Kudos to David Golub
The president for the Food Industry Alliance of New York State commends David Golub for his leadership of the F.I.A.
Spend Matters
In this announcement from Spend Matters, David Golub is a featured presenter for this Spend Matters webinar. The following topics were covered in the event; new strategies available for cost containment, how to develop clever approaches to sourcing, and maximizing the value of supplier relationships to get buy-in from stakeholders.
Terrapinn Event
David Golub was invited to speak as a featured panelist at the Home Delivery World / Etail Show West conference.
Endorsement for Junior Achievement
For their 60th anniversary, David Golub endorses the Junior Achievement organization.
Albany County plan to shelve tobacco displays raises legal issues
In this article from the Albany Times Union, a proposed ban on tobacco displays is discussed for Albany County. David Golub is featured discussing actions that were taken by Price Chopper to voluntarily comply with the standard imposed by the law.
Grocers Raise Concerns Over Styrofoam Ban
Leading supermarket chains voiced concerns over the Albany County Legislature’s recently adopted Food Service Waste Reduction Act, but not over the most contentious proposal banning Styrofoam containers. Their concerns rested mainly on the requirement of compostable or biodegradable packaging.
David Golub was featured in the article expressing that he hoped the law could be revised to balance the interests of consumers, county officials, businesses and the environment.
Truck toll hike opposition cites harm to state recovery
David Golub was invited to speak at a public hearing organized by legislators in the New York State Assembly.
Corporate Responsibility Report
David Golub is featured in these two articles from the Price Chopper Corporate Responsibility Report.
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