Hello Inner Circle readers! I’m excited today to tell you about a cool event our sister brand, Total Retail, is hosting this fall. It’s called Total Retail Tech, and it gives select enterprise retailers and brands the opportunity to investigate emerging technology. This exclusive, hosted event, which is taking place Sept. 23-25 in Philadelphia, is...
So far this summer, women are ruling! Just check out some of the recent badass women in the news: Earlier this month, the United States women’s national soccer team won its FOURTH World Cup title. It was the second straight World Cup win after dominating in Canada four years ago. Coco Gauff, a 15-year-old tennis prodigy,...
From time to time, the Inner Circle spotlights some of the new, fabulous Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) members. In today’s issue, we’re excited to feature one of our new associate members, Cynthia Hollen, president, U.S., at eShopWorld, a global e-commerce platform. Here’s an interview I conducted with Cynthia to help us all get...
When you need some sage career advice, there are few better to turn to than Jennifer Fleiss, CEO and co-founder of Jetblack, the members-only personal shopping and concierge service that combines the convenience of e-commerce with the customized attention of a personal assistant. Fleiss is the co-founder of Rent the Runway, the business that has...
Good morning Inner Circle readers! Can you believe it’s already almost July 4 weekend? This year, I’m going to the beach with my family, then to a friend’s house for a barbecue and fireworks viewing! What are you planning to do? As you’re probably on your way out the door today, I decided to keep...
Here at the Inner Circle we’re always striving to provide insight and advice that’s both thought-provoking and useful to our readers and Women in Retail Leadership Circle members. In fact, we work hard each week to create an e-newsletter that we hope leaves you feeling inspired, empowered and maybe even a little smarter. To that end, we’re always...
For this week’s Inner Circle Q&A, the folks at Custora, a Women in Retail Leadership Summit sponsor partner, interviewed an executive of one of its great customers, Winky Lux. Kate Fernandez is the global director of brand marketing and content at Winky Lux, an animal cruelty-free, non-toxic beauty brand born on Instagram and built with speed in mind....
Hello Inner Circle readers! There’s lots of exciting news from Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) this week! Here goes: 1. We’re thrilled that our very own Jennifer DiPasquale, president and co-founder, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) and Total Retail, a division of NAPCO Media, was named a 2019 Folio: Top Women in Media honoree! Each June, Folio: hosts the Top...
Hello Inner Circle readers! I’m super excited this week to tell you about a special report Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s sister brand, Total Retail, recently published called Lessons Learned: Stories From Top Retail Executives. The report includes interviews with five exceptional women retail leaders, and focuses on the lessons they’ve learned during their illustrious, albeit bumpy...
In her keynote presentation, “How Following Your Joy Can Lead to Success,” at this year’s Women in Retail Leadership Summit, Rosie O’Neill, co-founder and co-CEO of luxury candy company Sugarfina, suggested several actions attendees should focus on if they want to find their joy. O’Neill’s suggestions included the following: Be present. Do more of what makes you...
