Lisa Carrol is the founder and CEO of LIVLY, a premium baby clothing brand born from her personal journey as a mother to twin girls, Liv and Lily, who were born prematurely with sensitive skin. Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is highlighting female entrepreneurs during the month of May, designated as National Small Business Month....
The 2025 Women in Retail Leadership Summit was an inspirational and uplifting three days of engaging content, valuable networking, fun activations, free swag, and more! This was our largest Summit to date — more than 600 leading retail executives joined us on Amelia Island, FL from April 28-30 for our 11th annual Summit. There were...
The 2025 Women in Retail Leadership Summit was an inspirational and uplifting three days of engaging content, valuable networking, fun activations, free swag, and more! This was our largest Summit to date — more than 600 leading retail executives joined us at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island from April 28-30 for our 11th year. There were...
While the World Economic Forum projects it will take 106 years for women in North America to reach economic parity with men, this report explores whether progress is accelerating at the top levels of leadership. Drawing on insights from more than 1,000 senior-level executive searches in our proprietary database over the last few years, the findings highlight key compensation trends...
The senior director, merchandising is a strategic leader responsible for driving merchandising excellence and delivering business growth. This role oversees category management, product assortment, and vendor relationships to optimize sales and profitability. Leveraging data-driven insights, market trends and consumer behaviors, the senior director develops and executes merchandising strategies that enhance customer experience and align with company objectives.
The senior manager, livestreams and social will oversee a new, groundbreaking 24/7 livestream calendar, working alongside the director, livestreams and social to begin with TikTok and grow to other social and digital platforms as capabilities are realized. The role will partner closely with social strategy team to meet and understand changing needs of the platforms, adjusting how our team produces and what kind content we generate as we learn what is resonating with our customer.
The senior director, product innovation, marketing is a key leadership role responsible for identifying white space opportunities, driving consumer-led innovation, and guiding new product development from concept to commercialization. This individual will sit at the intersection of consumer insights, brand strategy, R&D, and go-to-market execution — bridging long-term brand vision with short-term business impact, focused nonexclusively on the sports performance nutrition arena.
We’re looking for a highly strategic and customer-centric thinker who can help develop and implement the vision for member retention communications through utilization of key marketing experiences and platforms (including owned, paid, site, etc.). You will also partner cross functionally, with internal teams as well as external agencies, to drive cutting edge innovation - helping Sam’s lead the way in using data and personalization to drive engagement from our members. This role will work out of our Bentonville, AR office and report to the senior director of marketing planning and strategy.
As Thayers’ chief mom officer (CMO) you will bring your influence and acumen to the table for this one-of-a-kind role. You will join the Thayers team at their New York headquarters, where you will spend one day, attending brand meetings, a content shoot, and product deep dives. Being deemed “mother” – be it a mom, a parent, a caregiver, a mother of the friend group, an internet mom, and beyond – requires an incredible range of skills and talents—it's an always-on role where you're naturally always looking after someone else. But for this position, we’re only asking for 24 hours, and during that time, we’ll look after you. All “mother figures” are welcome to apply.
The director, omni convenience and new delivery models, is a critical leadership role responsible for developing and executing strategies that drive growth and enhance the client experience across Sephora's omnichannel ecosystem. This role will focus on optimizing existing omni services, launching new convenience initiatives, and streamlining the overall omni journey to improve conversion, customer satisfaction and drive company revenue and profit. The ideal candidate will be a strategic leader with a proven track record of driving business results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and a strong aptitude for people-leadership and leading through influence.
