One of my favorite things to do for the Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is to let you know about some of our new partnerships and member perks! Today I’m announcing that WIRLC has formed a partnership with a great organization called Collaborative Gain. Some of you may have heard of this organization before, but for...
The topic of retail technology was a big part of a panel discussion that took place at the Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road event in San Francisco last November. The panel featured industry disruptors Lily Kanter, CEO and founder, Boon Supply Co.; Cassie Fossum, CEO and founder, Mavette; and Jenna Kerner, co-CEO and co-founder of Harper...
Happy New Year Inner Circle readers! I hope you had a great holiday season and are ready to get back to being the fabulous women professionals you know you are! Before I start going deep into my 2019 resolution planning, this year I’m taking a step back to reflect on how 2018 went before starting...
Meet Sheryl Perlow, Creator, Wicked Awesome Brownie, the luscious brownie that was one of the goodies in the swag bag at the Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road event in New York City. Sheryl is the subject of our latest installment of the Inner Circle Q&A! Melissa Campanelli: Tell us about your background. Sheryl...
As 2018 winds down, we here at Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) would like to take this opportunity to thank our members, event attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, speakers, and the many friends of our group for their continued support. It is truly YOU who makes WIRLC so valued as a premier member association for executive-level women...
Let’s face it: We live in a world full of choices and unlimited amounts of information available to us when making decisions. Whether it be a job change, a relationship conundrum or a health decision, sometimes talking these issues through is the best way to sift through the data and consider all the possible outcomes,...
I read some disheartening news this week: Even though there has been a lot of momentum around the advancement of women into senior leadership roles at companies lately, men still hold the vast majority (95 percent) of CEO positions at the largest American and European companies, at least according to a new report from executive...
Meet Yve-Car Momperousse, founder and CEO of Kreyol Essence, a manufacturer, distributor and retailer of natural hair, skin and body products from Haiti. Momperousse is the subject of our latest installment of the Inner Circle Q&A! Inner Circle: Tell us about your background. Yve-Car Momperousse: I would sum up my background as a combination of nonprofit management, development (fundraising),...
Hello Inner Circle readers! Beauty Systems Group (BSG), a division of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. that distributes beauty products to salon professionals through its CosmoProf and Armstrong McCall branded divisions, is in search of the perfect senior director of CRM and channel strategy. Here are the details: Title: Senior Director of CRM and Channel Strategy Reports To: Global Vice...
The holiday sprint has begun! As retailers (and let’s face it, consumers), Thanksgiving Day to Christmas Day can be somewhat of a blur. Christmas shopping; end-of-fourth-quarter meetings; first-quarter planning; company Christmas parties; holiday events at our kids’ schools; baking Christmas cookies; dealing with family members; holiday drinks with friends; etc. Whew! All of this activity...
