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Melissa Campanelli

Melissa Campanelli is the co-founder of the Women in Retail Leadership Circle, a unique, members-only networking group that offers enterprise-level women in the retail industry a place to learn, connect and grow. She is also the brand and content director of the Retail and Travel Group at NAPCO Media. Prior to those positions, Melissa spent ten years at DM News, where she was first a senior editor and then deputy editor. She’s also a leading expert in small business e-commerce and author of the books “Entrepreneur Magazine’s Open an Online Business in 10 Days” and “55 Surefire Internet Businesses You Can Start for Under $5,000.” In her free time, Melissa loves exploring New York City and Brooklyn and spending time with her family.
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Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello Inner Circle readers! I thought I’d use the space this week to take a moment and thank all of the wonderful people who help make the Inner Circle — and the Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) — such a wonderful place to be a part of. They include: our fabulous WIRLC board of advisors, who...

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Hello Inner Circle Readers!

Lots of exciting things happening at the Women in Retail Leadership Circle right now — as usual! For one, we’re in the midst of planning our fourth annual Women in Retail Leadership Summit, which is taking place in Miami at the Four Seasons from April 26-28. We already have some fantastic speakers lined up, including...

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Hello Inner Circle Readers!

Well, now that the election is over… It’s been a wild ride, and regardless of who you voted for, it will be great to get back all of that time we’ve spent watching debates, talking about politics, and reading news articles and friends’ Facebook posts about the election over the past few months! Let’s all...

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Hello Inner Circle Readers!

Hope you all had a great Halloween! On to the next holiday! Just a quick thank you to everyone who attended our fantastic Girl Talks events last month. Both our New York City and San Francisco events were huge successes, with great “girl talk” presentations from a variety of interesting women in retail. I just love...

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Hello Inner Circle Readers!

Lots of exciting stuff happening with the Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) right now. For starters, Girl Talks West is taking place tomorrow night at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. We’re so excited to hear from our fabulous speaker squad, comprised of Laura Alber from Williams-Sonoma, Brenda van Camp from SharpAlice, Michelle...

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Girl Talks East: Callie Schweitzer Shares Her 5 Keys to Entrepreneurship

In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Callie Schweitzer, managing editor of Thrive Global, Arianna Huffington’s new media platform, discusses her keys to entrepreneurship. This audio comes from Schweitzer’s presentation at Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s Girl Talks event in New York City last week. Through personal stories and insights, Schweitzer reveals what she’s...

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Hello Inner Circle readers!

Hello Inner Circle readers! We have a great issue in store for you this week. For starters, check out our podcast with Callie Schweitzer, managing editor of Thrive Global, Arianna Huffington’s new corporate wellness company. Callie is a digital media wunderkind who spent the last three years at Time Inc., first overseeing digital innovation for Time...

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