How do we build belonging at work? Feeling like we are connected, supported and respected is a basic human need, and that doesn’t disappear once we walk through the (perhaps virtual) doors of the office. Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) knows that today’s leaders are grappling with this challenge. To provide some answers, we’re...
Transformational leadership — leadership that encourages, inspires and motivates employees to perform in ways that create meaningful change — is practiced at Signet Jewelers by everyone from its CEO Gina Drosos to its district managers. In a panel moderated by Stacey Widlitz of SW Retail Advisors at the recent Women in Retail Leadership Summit in...
I know what it’s like to defy the odds to set up my business in a male-dominated industry. Having fled my homeland of Ukraine following the Russian invasion in spring 2022, I relocated to Riga, Latvia and immediately established FYST to solve the challenges facing e-commerce businesses in accessing global payment methods. Building a brand...
We live in a disconnected age of overload — a challenge for even the most seasoned of leaders. We communicate in 2D with the people we need to influence the most — where subtleties of expression and emotion get lost. We’re inundated with information, consuming 40 times more information than we did in the 1940s...
More than 80 percent of shoppers will expect hyper-curated in-store shopping experiences created just for them that simplify choice and flexibility by 2030. This was a key finding from the recently published Future of Shopping study from Synchrony a consumer financial services company and Women in Retail Leadership Circle partner. While providing a range of...
Brieane Olson, a Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) board member, was named the sole CEO of the California-inspired lifestyle brand PacSun earlier this month, assuming the position that was previously assigned as a dual role between herself and co-CEO Mike Relich. Olson was appointed to the co-CEO role in March after previously serving as...
If you’re a member of Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) and work in the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) space, I urge you to join our DEI committee. Started earlier this year with our sister brand, Women Leading Travel & Hospitality, the committee meets virtually every month and is designed to provide a safe...
Maya Madsen started her vegan cookie company, Maya’s Cookies, as a side hustle to pay for her kids’ college educations. Now, with a booming online presence and two brick-and-mortar stores, she’s known for giving back to her community — and that includes creating a Black History Collection of cookies in time for Juneteenth, with a...
To outsiders, it appeared as if Stephanie Morimoto had it all when it came to her career. After graduating from an Ivy League school with top honors, she was hired by leading global management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. Upon leaving McKinsey, Morimoto became the youngest vice president at a national nonprofit, where she hired...
Erin Talbot is the vice president of human resources at Diamonds Direct. She’s also a Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) member! In this member spotlight, we asked Talbot a series of questions about both her professional role and personal life, including the woman that inspires her, her leadership style, her advice for the next...
