Kristina Stidham is the digital content director at Women in Retail Leadership Circle and sister brands Total Retail and Women Leading Travel & Hospitality at NAPCO Media. She is passionate about digital media and handles video, podcast and virtual event production for all brands. You can often find her at WIRLC, TR, WLT&H or industry events with her camera and podcasting equipment—or at home on Zoom—recording interviews with thought leaders and business executives.
Kristina holds a B.A. in Media Studies and Production from the Temple University Klein College of Media and Communication in Philadelphia. Go Owls! When she's not in the office, she loves to go on long walks, sing around the house, hangout with her family and two pet guinea pigs, and travel to new places.
Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC), a membership-based, exclusive community of women executives at leading retailers and brands, today confirms Forever 21 as its latest Corporate Partner. The partnership will provide Forever 21 with access to WIRLC’s vast leadership development offerings. More details can be found at womeninretail.com. Focused on both business strategy and executive...
Talent recruitment and retainment is harder than ever in the post-pandemic world of work. Why? In part, it’s because people who understand the future of retail are in such high demand. Your competitors are trying to woo the same people you are, and if you don’t offer the right role, compensation, benefits, training, development opportunities...
For those in our community who joined us last week at the 2022 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, you know it’s difficult to find the words to describe the experience, this community and its impact. Some of the sentiments we’ve heard since we wrapped up the festivities in Miami include life-changing, incredible, fulfilling, and powerful,...
Our Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road regional events are back! Like our annual Women in Retail Leadership Summit, these invitation-only events provide executive women in leadership positions at retail companies the opportunity to hear from engaging and inspirational speakers, learn from each other and make valuable connections, and pick up valuable career...
While recognizing women and their great accomplishments is part of Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s DNA, we’re excited to join the rest of the world in recognizing International Women’s Day (IWD). This global day is observed annually on March 8, and celebrates the “social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women” around the world, according...
The bridal industry has seen a whirlwind of changes since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Heather D’Agosta, senior vice president of store operations at David’s Bridal, is a major influencer on the bridal retail market and led innovations at the bridal chain to bolster the business over the last two years. Women in Retail...
Our careers are a series of choices, some of which may feel daunting or career-ending. What do you do when you become paralyzed by fear and unable to act? And what if you make a move that doesn’t work out the way you had hoped? How do you continue to take risks to find success,...
We all know the Spanx brand and its powerful female founder, Sara Blakely, who grew the shapewear company from her home to its recent sale to investment firm Blackstone at a valuation of $1.2 billion. Last week, I tuned into the 2021 Forbes Power Women’s Summit to listen to Blakely speak about the recent deal,...
The past two years of uncertainty and stress at work and at home have brought the importance of wellness into greater focus, especially for working women. It’s clear that we all need more tools and to learn practices to help build mental resilience, fight burnout, and develop healthy mental habits. Leaders are faced with a...
I’m coming to you live from the third and final day of our amazing 2021 Women in Retail Leadership Summit in beautiful Miami! Our community has brought such vibrant energy to the event, held this year at the elegant JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa. After months of anticipation, our marquee event was just...
