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“A well-read woman is a dangerous creature.” — Lisa Kleypas It’s that time of year again. While last weekend was the unofficial start to summer, we’ve already broken out the flip-flops, hung up the hammock and made a list of top summer reads. We’re getting ready for June with the three great reads below. Have...
How do you feel about the word “lady”? Does it make you think of a sisterhood of modern, real, confident women? The Beyoncé song “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)? How Michelle Obama reinvented what it means to be a First Lady? Ladies’ night out? If the word lady sparks any of these thoughts...
The Inner Circle staff is at Shop.org in Los Angeles this week, and we’re mightily impressed with all the women speakers here! Our favorite session so far, Women Rule: Entrepreneurial Inspiration, featured the female founders and CEOs behind Beautycounter, Minted and theSkimm. These extraordinary women shared how they’ve developed their entrepreneurial brands, among other nuggets of...
This week’s Inner Circle Q&A features a conversation with Christina Mercando d’Avignon, founder and CEO of Ringly, a New York City-based company composed of designers and engineers dedicated to blending fashion and technology in meaningful ways. Melissa Campanelli: Tell me about your background. Christina Mercando d’Avignon: My passion for art and technology started at an...
Last week, Wal-Mart launched a digital platform for women to share tips and learnings that grew from its five-year Women’s Empowerment Initiative, launched in 2011. Over the last six years, Wal-Mart has sourced more than $20 billion in products from women-owned businesses, increased sourcing from women-owned businesses internationally, and trained more than 1 million women worldwide who...
In this new series, the Women in Retail Leadership Circle interview leaders that inspire us. This week features Marie Tillman, founder of Mac & Mia, a Chicago-based children’s apparel service. Tillman is also co-founder and chairman of the Pat Tillman Foundation, named for her late husband, the former NFL player who died in Afghanistan after enlisting...
Emma Mcilroy, CEO and co-founder of Wildfang, gave the opening keynote at the 2017 Women in Retail Leadership Summit. Above is her full-length keynote, in which she touches on topics such as Generation Z, branding, and some mistakes she’s made along the way.
Keds’ Chief Marketing Officer Emily Culp spoke at the Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s Girl Talks East event in New York City last month on why “the future is female.”
Callie Schweitzer, managing editor at Thrive Global, shares her advice on redefining discuss.
Rachel Shechtman, founder of Story, shares her story at Girl Talks East.
