This is the story of how two leaders from two different companies met at the Women in Retail Leadership Summit in 2016. The two formed a long-lasting business relationship that ultimately led to one company acquiring a majority stake in the other. (Yes, this may sound self-serving as a means to promote our Summit. And...
Good morning Inner Circle readers! Did any of you see the Advertising Age article this week about how CES, the massive tech trade show held in Las Vegas every January, doesn’t have one woman for any of the six keynote sessions listed on its 2018 agenda? If not, I would check it out. It’s a...
Are you a newly promoted marketing executive tasked with public relations responsibilities? Or the CEO of a new startup that needs positive press to help grow brand awareness (and sales)? The traditional boundaries between PR, social media, lead generation and corporate communications have blurred in today’s era of YouTube, blogs and citizen journalists. Along with...
Is anyone else recovering from binge shopping this past holiday weekend? Between Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, it’s hard to keep track of all the shopping days! And, for some, the hectic shopping rush is enough for anyone to say bah humbug. However, I think nothing beats getting all of it out...
When I was a child, I loved Thanksgiving. We would spend the whole day playing with our cousins and enjoying all the best comfort foods. One of my favorite parts of the day was Thanksgiving morning. At 9:30 sharp, we’d turn on the Macy’s Day Parade. But it wasn’t the floats or the musical performances...
Thanksgiving, a time for family, friends and gratitude. (And, if you’re hosting, pure chaos:) The Women in Retail Leadership Circle wants to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving filled with love, lots of laughs, and a cocktail or two. We can’t wait to kick off the holiday season and share what we have in...
Good morning Inner Circle readers! I thought this week I’d take a moment to thank all of the fantastic and inspiring people who help make the Inner Circle — and the Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) — such a wonderful place to be. They include: our fabulous WIRLC board of advisors, who are so generous...
Ever notice how easy it is to give a compliment to a best friend but not receive one? “I love your jacket!” “This old thing? It’s cute but it looked cuter on the mannequin.” We’ve all been there. In fact, according to a recent survey conducted by Glamour and L’Oréal Paris, only 31 percent of...
In less than six weeks, this retail holiday season will be over. The season you and your brand leaders have strategized, forecasted, sweated over and meticulously orchestrated. No doubt, right now all hands are on deck as calls, orders and customers walk through your doors or enter your web portals. I wish you well. I hope you finish strong. I just hope you don’t forget this one very important thing.
At the Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s Girl Talks East event in New York City last month, Miki Racine Berardelli, chief executive officer at KIDBOX, a kid’s style box that delivers cool brands, shared her simple yet profound secret to building and defining a corporate culture. Berardelli explained to the group an exercise she developed...
