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.
As a leading management consulting firm, Kearney has the foresight to anticipate change. Katherine Black, partner and Americas lead, grocery and retail at Kearney, shares valuable insights on artificial intelligence and the future of retail during this interview from Total Retail Tech in Dallas last month. Black discusses emerging patterns in AI and its impact...
Reba Hatcher, chief commercial officer at ButcherBox, was a featured speaker during the 2026 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 27-29 in Miami. Hatcher spoke as part of a series of powerful, TED-style talks from three women leaders who shared their unique approaches to leadership, including how they inspire teams, navigate change, and reimagine...
Daria Burke, best-selling author and award-winning CMO of Interiority, was a featured speaker during the 2026 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 27-29 in Miami. Burke spoke as part of a series of powerful, TED-style talks from three women leaders who shared their unique approaches to leadership, including how they inspire teams, navigate change,...
Bonobos launched its new Shopify-powered website on the morning Ellen Pope walked onto the Total Retail Tech stage in Dallas last month. The men’s apparel brand had spent nearly two decades helping men find pants that fit, yet someone shopping online still had to make that choice without a fitting room or an expert guide...
Today’s leaders are navigating nonstop demands, competing priorities and the pressure to continually perform. This interactive workshop gives leaders practical, repeatable tools to manage stress, protect their energy and stay focused and effective when the pressure is high. Through reflection, practical exercises and mindfulness-based techniques, participants will learn how to recognize when stress is affecting...
We hear over and over again from members of our community that peer-to-peer networking matters. That’s why we’re hyperfocused on creating opportunities for meaningful connection, especially at in-person events like our fall On the Road series. The value of attending a Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) event isn’t only in what you’ll learn from...
Hili Banjo, managing director, customer growth strategy products portfolio lead at Accenture, was a featured speaker during the 2026 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 27-29 in Miami. Accenture is a Consultant Partner of Women in Retail Leadership Circle. In a world where change is relentless and technology is transforming how people live and...
While at Total Retail Tech in Dallas earlier this month, Fossil Group’s Senior Director of Transformation Kendra Horne shared insights into her work at the lifestyle accessories brand. Horne discussed a myriad of topics, including her approach to prioritizing transformation initiatives when everything feels urgent, the biggest obstacle to simplifying legacy technology and processes, and...
Marisa Thalberg, executive vice president, chief customer and marketing officer, Catalyst Brands, was a featured speaker during the 2026 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 27-29 in Miami. Thalberg spoke as part of a series of powerful, TED-style talks from three women leaders who shared their unique approaches to leadership, including how they inspire...
In this Women in Retail Leadership Circle member spotlight, we feature a video interview with Nancy Mair, franchise owner of Uptown Cheapskate and Kid to Kid, two upscale thrift concepts operated by BaseCamp Franchising. We asked Nancy a series of questions about herself and her career so you can get to know her better. If...
