Get a glimpse into the dynamic panels, engaging keynotes, candid interviews, insightful career coach discussions, and more taking place at Women in Retail Leadership Circle events throughout the year. Our regional On the Road events and annual Summit gather fabulous, powerful women together to connect, learn, and be inspired.
During her keynote presentation at Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road, San Francisco, Robyn Sue Fisher, CEO and founder of Smitten Ice Cream, explained how studying the coffee industry helped her take the plunge in launching a fresh, unprocessed, made-to-order ice cream company. In 2006, Fisher was in business school at Stanford University...
At the recent Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road | San Francisco event, attendees heard from Robyn Sue Fisher, founder and CEO of Smitten Ice Cream, a San Francisco-based startup re-engineering the retail ice cream business. Fisher shares her brand story, including how she left the corporate world to sell ice cream, how...
At the recent Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road | New York City event, leading executive women in retail took the stage during our signature Leadership Panel, discussing everything from their secrets to building a great team, how to lead in a difficult environment, and stories about their personal journeys to success. The...
During the Leadership Panel at the Women in Retail Leadership Circle On the Road | New York City event, moderator Cindy Marshall, CEO and founder of SHINE Strategy, asked the panelists what traits they believed great leaders possessed, and which of those traits they believed were their personal strengths. Emily Culp, CEO of Cover FX,...
Shoptalk has made a profound impact on the retail industry since it was founded in 2015. Every year, the event brings together the greatest minds in the industry to discuss emerging trends, best practices, and insider insights, filling its 8,000-plus attendees with inspiration for business growth. In 2020, Shoptalk is primed to make an even...
At the recent Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road | New York City event, attendees were treated to a conversation between Cristina Ceresoli, vice president of marketing at Soma, and Mary van Praag, president, Intimates Group at Chico’s FAS, which includes brands TellTale and Soma. Ceresoli interviewed her boss in a candid Q&A,...
What does it mean to be a visionary leader? According to Mary van Praag, president of the Intimates Group at Chico’s FAS, which includes the Soma and TellTale brands, it starts with believing in yourself and your team, and helping people along the way. “A visionary leader’s role is to inspire people towards a vision...
Ever since Susan Schmidt, vice president of U.S. consumer credit for PayPal Credit, was passed over for a prime job overseas more than 20 years ago because she was pregnant, she has been an advocate for women in the workplace. “It caused me to seek out mentors, role models and companies that align with my...
During our recent Women in Retail Leadership Circle: On the Road | New York City event, we sat down with Allie Egan, president and CEO of Cynthia Rowley, a leading global lifestyle brand built on the philosophy that fashion should be an adventure. In this video, Egan shares her top five leadership tips and how you...
Meet Diana Kapp, a business journalist and author of the recently published book, “Girls Who Run the World: 31 CEOs Who Mean Business.” Kapp has written about education and entrepreneurism for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, ELLE, O the Oprah Magazine, Outside.com, ESPN.com, and Marie Claire. She lives in...
