Those of us who attended this year’s Women in Retail Leadership Summit in Miami were certain of one thing — it was one JOYFUL gathering! So many smart women under one roof and blue sky! Joy-filled connections from past relationships, joy-filled introductions amongst new friends. Honest, heartfelt, inspiring presentations that shared both worklife joys and...
How has it already been a week since the #WIRSummit?! We have so many favorite memories from the Summit, so we thought we’d share some of them with you. Here are some of the words of wisdom from our phenomenal speakers at this year’s Women in Retail Leadership Summit. Tell us some of your favorite...
It’s been almost a week since the close of the fifth annual Women in Retail Leadership Summit (WIRLS), and we here at the Inner Circle are still on cloud nine! Jen and I have been flooded with lovely thank-you emails and messages from attendees, speakers and sponsors, and we’ve read and responded to each and every...
THANK YOU! As the fifth annual Women in Retail Leadership Summit (WIRLS) comes to a close, the entire Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) team wanted to take a minute to say thank you to all of our fabulous speakers, attendees and sponsors. WIRLC started five years ago with the goal of supporting and advocating for...
In a keynote presentation yesterday at the Women in Retail Leadership Summit in Miami, sponsored by Synchrony, Sharon Price John, CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, gave an inspiring speech that ended with attendees giving her a standing ovation. John described her unlikely path to success in the world of advertising and retail, and offered insights from...
There have been countless inspiring stories from the fifth annual Women in Retail Leadership Summit (WIRLS), but one that truly sticks out was the presentation given by Jessica Herrin, CEO and Founder of Stella & Dot, a jewelry company that has recently expanded into skincare with Ever Skincare. Herrin founded Stella & Dot in 2013,...
Hey ladies! We’re less than a week out from being in sunny Miami at the Women in Retail Leadership Summit (WIRLS), and I for one can’t wait! With all of the fabulous networking opportunities at the Summit, we know WIRLS can be a bit of a whirlwind (see what I did there ;). Below are a...
79,205 days, 2,604 months, or otherwise known as 217 years. This is the estimated time it would currently take to close the gender wage gap. More than two lifetimes. Yesterday, to coincide with International Equal Pay Day, Arjuna Capital and Proxy Impact released their first annual Gender Pay Scorecard (GPS) report, which analyzed and ranked...
We’ve had quite a few executive women join Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently, so, even though we feature new members each week in the Inner Circle, I thought I’d use this space to welcome them. They include: Rachel Feingold, vice president, home store, Century 21 Department Stores; Collette Vaughan, director, e-commerce operations, West Marine;...
