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.
This week on Around the Circle, Kristina and Ashley discuss mentorship and sponsorship. Though the two often get lumped together, they’re actually very different, especially in how they affect women trying to climb the ranks in leadership. A mentor is someone who serves as an advisor to someone else who is often less experienced or...
This past week, I came across an interesting article while scrolling through LinkedIn that discussed what happens at home when women advance at work. It had some really striking data on the shift that happens in our private lives as women climb the corporate ladder, and more and more couples are finding themselves in a “double-primary”...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Digital Content Manager Kristina Stidham interviews Miya Knights, co-author of "Omnichannel Retail: How to build winning stores in a digital world." Knights is also the head of industry insight at Eagle Eye, a leading SaaS technology company.
Duration: 31:07
Women often find themselves automatically falling into bad habits at work that negatively affect their careers, either because they aren’t aware that these simple actions are holding them back or because these traits come so naturally. In this video, Dr. Betty Orlandino, PhD, calls out five bad habits that women often are guilty of in...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Digital Content Manager Kristina Stidham interviews Kelly Nyland, founder and chief executive officer, and Rhenee Bartlett, co-founder and chief operating officer, of Whym, a female-centered, first-of-its-kind conversational commerce boutique.
Duration: 33:34
In this episode of Around the Circle, we talk about the book “Girls Who Run the World” by author and journalist Diana Kapp. The book highlights success stories of 31 women CEOs who mean business across all different industries. We learned more about her inspiration for writing the book during an interview with Diana last month....
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Senior Content Strategist Ashley Chiaradio speaks with Gabrielle Goodwin, founder of GaBBY Bows, the first patented double-face, double-snap barrette that solves the age-old problem of disappearing hair barrettes.
Duration: 15:20
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Senior Content Strategist Ashley Chiaradio interviews Jamie Santos, marketing director at Passion Planner, a personal organizer that helps you identify your goals and build toward them every day.
Duration: 12:37
Were you in New York City this week, kicking off the year’s retail calendar at the 2020 National Retail Federation Big Show? Our team was there taking in all the great content, meeting new contacts, and reconnecting with old friends. There were so many fantastic women speakers at the event this year, including Gwyneth Paltrow,...
During our Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road | San Francisco event in November 2019, career coaches took the stage to share career advice and professional development strategies with attendees. Panelists included Christina McFadden, coach, Collective Gain; Alyssa Rogers, coach, Collective Gain; Brenda Van Camp, founder and CEO, Upwardley. The Meet the Career Coaches panel was...
