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.
Claudia Cividino, president of Jared Jewelers and Diamonds Direct at Signet Jewelers, took the stage at the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Columbus event, held last month. She was interviewed by Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli. Cividino is leading strategy and transformation across two of Signet’s most dynamic brands, Jared...
“ You have to understand: AI is technology. It will never replace head or heart.” At the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Columbus event earlier this fall, Suzanne Kiggin, senior vice president of operations at American Signature Inc., emphasized artificial intelligence’s power to enhance work without replacing human jobs. Kiggin shared her opinion on...
In this Women in Retail Leadership Circle member spotlight, we feature a video interview with Simona Shakin, vice president of product and retention marketing at Etsy. We asked Simona a series of questions about herself and her career so you can get to know her better. If you would like to become a Women in...
What’s the one thing you should do and the one thing you should not do as a C-suite leader? Four executive women weighed in with personal insights during the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Chicago event, held Oct. 14. Jenica Myszkowski, CEO of CAMP, emphasized the need to set boundaries and not be...
Molly McCabe, senior vice president, people success at Ulta Beauty, took the stage at the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Chicago event, held Oct. 14. She was interviewed by Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli. In the fireside chat, McCabe shared insights on leading through change, fostering inclusion, and developing the...
Hosted by Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s sister brand, Total Retail, Total Retail Talks is a podcast for retail executives who crave the knowledge and insights needed to stay successful in today’s fast-paced industry. In episode 494 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Kaitlyn Hebert, global chief marketing officer for the Ninja brand of SharkNinja,...
A panel of powerhouse C-suite executives took the stage at the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Chicago event, held Oct. 14. Speakers included Sarah Casalan, president, The UPS Store; Janice Tennant, global brand president, Merrell; Rosalind “Roz” Johnson, senior vice president, chief people officer, Build-A-Bear Workshop; Jenica Myszkowski, CEO, CAMP; and moderator Annette...
Executive coach and motivational speaker Regan Walsh’s first secret to heart-led success? “What you’re not changing, you’re choosing. Choose wisely.” Walsh delivered a powerful keynote on authoring a life you love at the recent Women in Retail On the Road: Columbus event. In this clip, she delves into one of her eight secrets of heart-led...
The Women in Retail Leadership Circle team has landed on the West Coast for the final leg of our On the Road event tour this week! Yesterday, we hosted an incredible gathering of top female retail leaders in Los Angeles. Melissa Rivers, daughter of icon Joan Rivers, shared how she’s carrying her mother’s legacy forward...
International keynote speaker Shelley Brown took the stage at the 2025 Women in Retail On the Road: Chicago event, held Oct. 14. “Are you ready to break some rules?” Brown challenged the deeply ingrained belief that women leaders must be “hard” to succeed. Drawing from her own corporate journey and the experiences of countless women, she...
