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.
A panel of retail and brand executives took the stage at the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: New York City event earlier this fall. Speakers included Deirdre Quinn, CEO and co-founder, Lafayette 148; Jasmin Foster, founder and CEO, Be Rooted; Sabeen Mian, president, Lash Division, Performance Beauty Group; and Mary Fox, president and...
Julie Wainwright, entrepreneur, e-commerce pioneer and brand management expert, took the stage at the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: New York City event earlier this fall. As founder of The RealReal, Julie built a billion-dollar brand that reshaped the luxury resale market and set a new standard for sustainability, trust and innovation in...
A panel of powerhouse C-suite executives took the stage at the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Columbus event, held earlier this fall. Speakers included Susan Oguche, former executive vice president, chief communication officer, Cleveland Cavaliers; Suzanne Kiggin, senior vice president, operations, American Signature Inc.; Megan Dineen-Kistner, GMM/senior vice president, intimates, Victoria’s Secret & Co.;...
The Women in Retail Leadership Circle team knows that professional development is a moving goalpost and there’s always room for growth. Maybe you’ve spent time this year upleveling skills or crafting your personal brand. But does your digital presence, particularly on LinkedIn, reflect the leader you are today? We’ve planned our first member-only workshop of...
Claudia Cividino, president of Jared Jewelers and Diamonds Direct at Signet Jewelers, took the stage at the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Columbus event, held last month. She was interviewed by Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli. Cividino is leading strategy and transformation across two of Signet’s most dynamic brands, Jared...
“ You have to understand: AI is technology. It will never replace head or heart.” At the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Columbus event earlier this fall, Suzanne Kiggin, senior vice president of operations at American Signature Inc., emphasized artificial intelligence’s power to enhance work without replacing human jobs. Kiggin shared her opinion on...
In this Women in Retail Leadership Circle member spotlight, we feature a video interview with Simona Shakin, vice president of product and retention marketing at Etsy. We asked Simona a series of questions about herself and her career so you can get to know her better. If you would like to become a Women in...
What’s the one thing you should do and the one thing you should not do as a C-suite leader? Four executive women weighed in with personal insights during the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Chicago event, held Oct. 14. Jenica Myszkowski, CEO of CAMP, emphasized the need to set boundaries and not be...
Molly McCabe, senior vice president, people success at Ulta Beauty, took the stage at the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Chicago event, held Oct. 14. She was interviewed by Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli. In the fireside chat, McCabe shared insights on leading through change, fostering inclusion, and developing the...
Hosted by Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s sister brand, Total Retail, Total Retail Talks is a podcast for retail executives who crave the knowledge and insights needed to stay successful in today’s fast-paced industry. In episode 494 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Kaitlyn Hebert, global chief marketing officer for the Ninja brand of SharkNinja,...
