The recently concluded Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured the greatest athletes from around the world competing for the gold medal in a variety of sports. It brings me back to my childhood when I would be glued to the television watching these men and women with their superhuman-like strength and speed. Today, as an adult,...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle and its sister brand, Total Retail, recently hosted a webinar, Leadership Strategies for a New Retail Age, featuring female leaders sharing their thoughts on several retail and leadership questions, including why women are exiting the workforce and what can be done to stop them from leaving. Lea Green, creator and...
Hybrid work schedules appear to be businesses’ preferred method of addressing the never-ending discussion around returning to the office, according to data collected in a new report, Back-to-Office Report: Survey Data Reveals How Organizations Are Planning for the Future of Work. Sister brands Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) and Women Leading Travel & Hospitality...
“How do I get on a corporate board?” We here at the Women in Retail Leadership Circle hear this question regularly from our members and community at large. Therefore, we decided to produce a webinar designed to answer that question — and more. Join us on Aug. 26 at 2 p.m. ET for a 60-minute...
In our monthly peer group calls, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) members have been talking through their strategies and concerns during this uncertain time and discussing how they plan to lead their teams in person, completely virtually, or within a hybrid environment. They’re also preparing for what some are predicting will be the great...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently released its first annual Top International Women in Retail report, an extension of its popular annual Top Women in Retail report. This latest report features in-depth interviews with 10 honorees from countries across the globe, including Sweden, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Australia, and Russia. One such leader featured in...
Last week my husband and I hiked one of our favorite alpine trails in one of our not-so-quiet-or-quaint-anymore Colorado mountain towns. In the summer, this meadow is full of diverse and multicolored wildflowers. The trail is appropriately called Oh-Be-Joyful, and it brings me joy just to say its name, let alone engage in its wonder...
Pepper, a bra company that celebrates small-chested women cup sizes AA – B, has opened applications for its annual $5,000 Startup Grant for Black Women. Launched last year to help change the dismal reality that Black female business owners are the least funded, this marks the second year of the grant.
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) recently released its first annual Top International Women in Retail report, an extension of its popular annual Top Women in Retail report. This latest report features in-depth interviews with 10 honorees from countries across the globe, including Sweden, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Australia, and Russia. WIRLC decided to...
Cynthia Jackson couldn’t find any wall artwork for her daughter’s room that represented Black children. Frustrated by the lack of diverse images in mass-market children’s room décor, she decided to create her own line of Black-inspired room décor to create confidence and a positive self-image. We spoke with Jackson, a pastor, mom, and founder of...
