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 female retail executives took the stage at the 2023 Women in Retail On the Road: Dallas event on July 26. Speakers included Layla Kasha, chief marketing and new store growth officer, Grocery Outlet; Iris Diaz, chief marketing officer, Dallas Mavericks; Ellie Quartel, senior vice president, digital strategy, e-commerce and marketing, Fossil Group;...
A panel of female retail executives took the stage at the 2023 Women in Retail On the Road: Dallas event on July 26. Speakers included Kelsey Moreira, founder, Doughp Desserts; Mia Meachem, former president, KINLÒ; Mahisha Dellinger, founder and CEO, CURLS Beauty Brands; and moderator Yasaman Stewart, senior marketing manager, Friendly’s Restaurants. No one has...
Dr. Manasa Mantravadi is a board-certified pediatrician who practices in Indiana as a pediatric hospitalist. She launched the world’s first brand of colorful stainless-steel dishes for kids, Ahimsa, and is also a Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) member! In this new video series, Dr. Mantravadi uses her background in medicine to bring the WIRLC...
You’ve asked and we’ve listened. Women in Retail Leadership Circle is taking our On the Road events to two new cities this fall! Meet us in Columbus, OH on Sept. 19 and Pittsburgh, PA on Oct. 5. These invitation-only, half-day events are a great way to meet other women retail leaders in the region for...
Dr. Manasa Mantravadi is a board-certified pediatrician who practices in Indiana as a pediatric hospitalist. She launched the world’s first brand of colorful stainless-steel dishes for kids, Ahimsa, and is also a Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) member! In this new video series, Dr. Mantravadi uses her background in medicine to bring the WIRLC...
In this Women in Retail Leadership Circle member spotlight, we feature a video interview with Chèla Gage, senior vice president of talent and diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at Reformation. We asked Gage a series of questions about herself and her career so you can get to know her better. If you would like to...
The Supreme Court last week rejected affirmative action in university admissions, ruling that race-conscious decisions are unconstitutional. This ruling could have a wide-ranging impact across retail organizations, as it might lay the groundwork for future challenges to corporate diversity initiatives. Simply put, it’s not clear what the repercussions of this ruling will be on the...
Prior to her role as Fossil Group global chief marketing officer, Lisa Marie Pillette ran the marketing business at direct-to-consumer brand Casper. In this video clip from a panel discussion during our recent Women in Retail x DVF event, Pillette shares what she learned at the fast-growing startup that influences her work at Fossil Group,...
Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli hosted a panel discussion at the CommerceNext 2023 E-Commerce Growth Show in New York City last month. Speakers included Kim Tobman, CEO, Bouqs; Savannah Sachs, CEO, TULA Skincare; and Susie Kuhn, former president, EMEA, Foot Locker and Women in Retail member. This session brought together some of the...
Our second installment of Women in Retail x DVF was held at the Diane von Furstenberg Studio headquarters in New York City on June 22. The event featured a panel discussion with industry-leading executives Sabina Lazarz-Daniels, head of America’s digital business, Gucci; Faryl Robin Gilston, founder and CEO, Faryl Robin Footwear; and Lisa Marie Pillette,...
