Every year around this time, thousands of commencement speeches filled with wisdom and worldly advice are given. So much so it’s hard to believe that there’s any new advice to give the class of 2016. However, this year’s speeches have been able to move not just the class of 2016, but all listening in. Below are five...
A warm welcome goes out to Stacey Renfro, senior vice president of e-commerce, Pier 1 Imports, who recently joined the Women in Retail Leadership Circle. Happy to have you, Stacey!
We’re super excited about a new Elizabeth Arden digital campaign we heard about from Swan Sit, vice president of digital at the iconic beauty brand and board member of the Women in Retail Leadership Circle. The multiplatform digital campaign, “From the Desk of Liz Arden,” was launched last month and pays homage to the entrepreneurial...
The White House announced earlier this month that Malia Obama, the oldest daughter of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, will attend Harvard University in the fall of 2017 after taking a “gap year.” Malia will be a member of the class of 2021. Higher education experts tout the off year as a way...
From time to time, the Inner Circle spotlights some of the new, fabulous Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) members. In today’s edition, we’re excited to feature one of our new associate members, Jami Dewolf, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Alliance Data Retail Services. Here’s an email interview Jennifer DiPasquale, co-founder of...
The Women in Retail Leadership Circle is growing! Woot woot! Currently, we have more than 100 members and are getting more interest and inquiries every day. (If you’re not a member yet, you can apply here.) While growing our Circle is great (we’re super excited about it), it’s important that we offer the kinds of exclusive...
Editor’s Note: We goofed! Talk about being unproductive! We sent the Inner Circle out with a poll that asked what time of the day you are most productive, but the link didn’t work on most phones. So sorry! We’ve identified the issue and resolved it. If you have a minute, please vote in our poll!...
Lisa Gersh, CEO of Goop, the lifestyle brand founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, sat down with Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s Taylor Knight after speaking on the leadership panel at the Women in Retail Leadership Summit (WIRLS) last month. Here’s what Lisa had to say about Goop, career changes and, of course, the Summit. WIRLC: Goop...
A warm welcome goes out to Nina Alexander-Hurst, vice president, customer experience and SWAT Stylists, BaubleBar, who recently joined the Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s advisory board. Happy to have you, Nina!
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, which was recorded at last month’s Women in Retail Leadership Summit in Miami, Tricia Nichols, global head of consumer engagement and partnerships at Gap, speaks about the apparel brand’s unique approach to consumer engagement, consumer love and growth, and how she and her team make a case...
