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.
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 interactive workshop with leadership coach and founder of Unlock Inspiration, an executive leadership development service, Lesli Rotenberg, you’ll learn practical strategies to help you overcome obstacles to growth, unlock your leadership potential, and become your best self. Through personal stories from her 30-year career in media, Lesli will help you uncover what is holding you back, teach you how to expand your possibilities as a leader, and learn to believe in yourself so you can best support your team and organization.
Save the dates! We’re celebrating 10 years of the Women in Retail Leadership Summit in 2024! Ten years of growing our community into a thriving sisterhood, empowering women to take charge, and celebrating as phenomenal female leaders rise to the top of the retail industry. We can’t believe we’ve dedicated an entire decade to helping...
In this Women in Retail Leadership Circle member spotlight, we feature a video interview with Melanie O’Neil, founder and president of Rustic Marlin, a home décor and lifestyle brand based in New England. We asked O’Neil a series of questions about herself and her career so you can get to know her better. If you...
In this Women in Retail Leadership Circle member spotlight, we feature a video interview with Brooke Taibleson-Hoch, general manager and district recruiter at Signet Jewelers. Signet Jewelers is a Corporate Partner of Women in Retail Leadership Circle. We’ve asked Taibleson-Hoch a series of questions about herself and her career so you can get to know...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Digital Content Director Kristina Stidham interviews Salima Popatia, chief digital officer at Orveon, a collective of premium cosmetics brands, including Laura Mercier, bareMinerals and BUXOM. This episode was recorded lat the 2023 Women in Retail Leadership Summit. Listen in as Popatia discusses what it means to run a collective of brands from a technology perspective, how mentorship and community helped fuel her professional growth, and how she chased challenges in roles throughout her career.
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While at Shoptalk 2023 in Las Vegas last month, Editor-In-Chief Joe Keenan spoke with Kristin Shane, chief merchandising officer at PetSmart, for Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s sister brand, Total Retail. Their discussion focuses on the pet brand’s agile merchandising strategies. Shane shares how PetSmart’s merchant teams stay agile, the skills needed to be an...
While at Shoptalk 2023 in Las Vegas last month, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviewed Fiona Tan, chief technology officer at Wayfair, for Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s sister brand, Total Retail. Their discussion focuses on how the furniture and home décor retailer is optimizing product discovery across its sales channels. Tan details her role at the...
Naomi Kent, managing director of Felix Corp and an expert on board service, led an interactive session at the March Women Leading Travel & Hospitality Virtual Exchange. In this clip, Kent highlights how leaders can build and utilize their professional networks to land board seats. Kent is a trusted partner to C-suite executives, a strategic...
