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.
“You have to believe you are capable. That is resilience,” says Melissa Rivers, best-selling author, producer, and entertainment journalist. Rivers took the stage at the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Los Angeles event last fall with Kristen Stevens, vice president, omnichannel programming and pricing, QVC/HSN. In this clip from the session, the pair discuss...
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 497 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Rene Federico, head of marketing for the U.S. at Primark,...
Leadership paradigms are being challenged and reshaped in today’s evolving retail industry. At the Women in Retail On the Road: New York City event last fall, a group of rising next-gen leaders shared their insights on rethinking retail leadership to meet the demands of today’s dynamic environment. Carissa Cirino, director of upsell growth at QVC...
Our third Women in Retail x DVF Store Takeover event was held at the Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) studio headquarters in New York City last month. The event featured a panel discussion with industry executives Kiera Ganann, senior vice president, head of merchandising, The Children’s Place; Barbara Garces, chief digital officer, Citizen Watch America; Shawuan...
In this video you’ll hear from Women in Retail Leadership Circle member Carissa Cirino, director, client experience and revenue optimization at QVC Group, on why she values her Women in Retail Leadership Circle membership.
“Where could you show more vulnerability?” Lori Singer, president of Parlux, posed this question to attendees of the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: New York City event, held Oct. 28. “Where could you trust your team or let yourself be wrong to unlock possibilities that you can’t achieve alone?” Singer spoke during an...
Hear from Women in Retail Leadership Circle member Kendra Stokes, vice president of brand marketing at Express, on why she values her Women in Retail Leadership Circle membership. Not a member? Apply here today.
Hear from Women in Retail Leadership Circle advisory board member Angela Clark, former vice president of digital at Patagonia, on why she values her Women in Retail Leadership Circle membership. Not a member? Apply here today.
Considered one of the pioneers of e-commerce, Julie Wainwright knows a thing or two about reinventing retail. She founded The RealReal in 2011 and built it into a billion-dollar brand that reshaped the luxury resale market and set a new standard for sustainability, trust and innovation in retail. In this clip from her keynote session at...
Have you thought enough about the correlation between employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction? Meenakshi Lala, CEO of premium online floral company UrbanStems, posed this question to the audience during the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: New York City event, held Oct. 28. Lala spoke about how she empowers her teams to be decision-makers...
