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.
Work-life balance and work-life harmony are not the same thing. In part one of this video series, Blake Schofield, former corporate executive and founder and CEO of Connections Illuminated, breaks down the difference between these two ideas, why achieving work-life harmony is more important now than ever before, and the biggest mistakes people make when...
On behalf of the entire Women in Retail Leadership Circle team, we can’t thank YOU enough for joining us for Women in Retail Leadership Days! Our community continues to humble us, and we could never do it without you. If you attended the event, we kindly ask that you complete our event survey by clicking...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Digital Content Manager Kristina Stidham interviews Dana Donofree, founder and CEO of AnaOno, an intimates line exclusively designed for women that have had reconstructive surgery post-breast cancer. Donofree discusses her personal experience with breast cancer, why it led her to create a line of bras for other women going through a cancer diagnosis, and how AnaOno bras are unique from others on the market.
Duration: 21:25
Content marketing is one of the most effective ways to get eyes on your brand, however, many marketers don’t know where to start. In this video, Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of Elevate My Brand, shares key content marketing tips that small and large brands and retailers alike can utilize, beginning with the basic steps...
During a Women in Retail Leadership Days keynote session earlier this month, Kat Cole, chief operating officer and president of Focus Brands, owner of the Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon, Jamba, McAlister’s Deli, Moe’s Southwest Grill, and Schlotzsky’s brands, was interviewed by Swan Sit, board director at Edgewell Personal Care, NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, and Far Niente. The...
This episode of Women in Retail Talks features an interview originally conducted by Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s sister brand, Total Retail, for its Total Retail Talks podcast. In the episode, Total Retail’s Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Jessica Herrin, CEO and founder of the Stella & Dot Family of Brands, which includes Stella & Dot, KEEP Collective, and EVER.
Duration: 27:59
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt retail and many other industries, staying profitable is becoming increasingly difficult. In this video, Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of Elevate My Brand, shares how brands and retailers can use this uncertain time as an opportunity to grow by doubling down on digital spend, increasing social media content,...
Building a smart, holistic marketing strategy can be a challenge and full of intimidating jargon. In this video, Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of Elevate My Brand, breaks down the key aspects you need to evaluate when creating a marketing strategy for your brand. In addition, Mintz shares a few free tools you can use...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Digital Content Manager Kristina Stidham interviews Manna Kadar, founder and CEO of Manna Kadar Cosmetics. Listen in as Kadar discusses her early start in retail, what led her to launch the beauty brand, and how she navigated the challenges she faced as a young, minority woman starting a company.
Duration: 14:31
Women in the Workplace is the largest comprehensive study of the state of women in corporate America. Now, in 2020, women in corporate America are facing a new challenge: the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s report focuses on how the pandemic has affected women at work, including the unique impact on women of different races and ethnicities, working mothers, women in senior leadership, and women with disabilities. It also looks at the emotional impact of incidents of racial violence in this country on employees.
