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.
Cindy Solomon, founder, CEO and president of the Courageous Leadership Institute, took the stage at the 2022 WIRLC: On the Road | San Francisco event, held on Nov. 9. Building your career has never been more difficult than it is right now. As the in-person/virtual hybrid working world continues, we’re all challenged with what specific actions...
A panel of retail leaders took the stage to discuss key business challenges and their solutions at the 2022 WIRLC: On the Road | San Francisco event, held on Nov. 9. Speakers included Sharms Bala, chief information officer, JCPenney; Catherine Morisano, chief merchandising officer, Fashion Nova; Lisa Perlmutter, senior vice president of marketing and e-commerce,...
Forever 21 CEO and Women in Retail Leadership Circle advisory board member Winnie Park took the stage at the 2022 WIRLC: On the Road | San Francisco event last month. Park shared with the audience the story of her unique and exciting career in the retail industry. She detailed how she was inspired at a young...
Winnie Park, CEO of Forever 21, aspires to be a conscious leader — self-aware, vulnerable, and always curious. At the Women in Retail: On the Road | San Francisco event last week, Park shared deeply personal stories from her journey to becoming who she is today. This video clip from her keynote discussion captures how she...
You may have heard tales of our incredible Women in Retail Leadership Summit and what it’s like to be fully immersed in our community of powerful, authentic women. Or, maybe you’ve been to the event before and wish you could relive those magical three days over and over again. Well, now you can! We’ve tried...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle President and Co-Founder Jennifer DiPasquale interviews Nathalie Gerschtein, president of consumer products division, North America for L’Oréal. Listen in as Gerschtein discusses her 20-year career at L'Oreal, why it was important to her to work internationally, what her biggest learnings have been along the way, and much more.
Duration: 34:28
Ekta Chopra is chief digital officer of e.l.f. Beauty and she’s passionate about bringing emerging technology to life at the Gen Z-favorite beauty brand. In this interview with Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli, Chopra shares what she loves most about her job, the technology trends she’s currently tracking, and how she navigates...
Asha Saxena, CEO and founder of Women Leaders in Data and AI (WLDA), is passionate about the integration of artificial intelligence into business, and making the sector more diverse and inclusive of women. At the recent Total Retail Tech event in Nashville, hosted by our sister brand, Total Retail, Saxena delivered a keynote presentation titled, The...
If you’ve never been to the Diane von Furstenberg flagship store in Manhattan, add it to your must-see list for your next trip to New York City. A haven for female creativity, ingenuity and confidence, it was the perfect place for our community to gather earlier this month for An Evening With DVF x Women...
Chef, TV host, author and motivational speaker Carla Hall follows a guiding principle — “Say ‘yes.’ Adventure follows; then growth” — that has helped her achieve career success. In this clip from her keynote discussion with Lorrie King, co-founder and CEO of Caire Beauty, at the 2022 WIRLC: On the Road | New York City...
