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 powerhouse C-suite executives took the stage at the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Chicago event, held Oct. 14. Speakers included Sarah Casalan, president, The UPS Store; Janice Tennant, global brand president, Merrell; Rosalind “Roz” Johnson, senior vice president, chief people officer, Build-A-Bear Workshop; Jenica Myszkowski, CEO, CAMP; and moderator Annette...
Executive coach and motivational speaker Regan Walsh’s first secret to heart-led success? “What you’re not changing, you’re choosing. Choose wisely.” Walsh delivered a powerful keynote on authoring a life you love at the recent Women in Retail On the Road: Columbus event. In this clip, she delves into one of her eight secrets of heart-led...
The Women in Retail Leadership Circle team has landed on the West Coast for the final leg of our On the Road event tour this week! Yesterday, we hosted an incredible gathering of top female retail leaders in Los Angeles. Melissa Rivers, daughter of icon Joan Rivers, shared how she’s carrying her mother’s legacy forward...
International keynote speaker Shelley Brown took the stage at the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Chicago event, held Oct. 14. “Are you ready to break some rules?” Brown challenged the deeply ingrained belief that women leaders must be “hard” to succeed. Drawing from her own corporate journey and the experiences of countless women, she...
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 493 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Liza Lefkowski, vice president and chief merchant of stores at Wayfair. The interview...
Molly McCabe, senior vice president of people success at Ulta Beauty, looks for three qualities in any leader: deep, functional expertise; a collaborative nature; and an enterprise mindset. In this clip from her interview at the recent Women in Retail On the Road: Chicago event, McCabe delves into her talent acquisition approach at the beauty...
Levi’s e-commerce business has grown from 5 percent to 10 percent of total net revenue and achieved 12 consecutive quarters of global double-digit growth. At the heart of this growth is a clear, focused digital strategy. During a fireside chat at Total Retail Tech in Atlanta last month, Priya Buening, vice president, U.S. e-commerce at...
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 492 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Debbie Woloshin, chief marketing officer at Stitch Fix, the leading...
As retail organizations evolve to meet new customer expectations and digital demands, the structure and dynamics of teams must evolve with them. At the Total Retail Tech event held last month in Atlanta, four retail technology leaders explored how modern organizational design unlocks improved performance, fosters innovation, and drives cross-functional alignment. (Total Retail is the...
We kicked off our fall On the Road events tour last week with two energizing events in Chicago and Columbus. Next week, Women in Retail Leadership Circle is heading to New York City! We’ll be back at City Winery on Tues., Oct. 28 for a full day of content and connections. Who can you expect...
