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.
For ThirdLove, it’s all about giving back. This was a key message Heidi Zak, CEO and co-founder of e-commerce intimates apparel brand ThirdLove, shared as she described her company’s TL Effect program during November’s Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Exchange. The program, Zak said, was created to encourage and support early-stage consumer-focused companies...
What’s the one mistake even the most successful women make repeatedly when it comes to their personal finances? According to Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and co-founder of Ellevest, a digital-first, mission-driven investment platform for women, it’s not investing enough. “Our problem as women is that we don’t invest enough,” said Krawcheck, during a session at last...
It’s a true gift to work with friends. Ellen Kresky and I have been friends since she was the creative director at Celestial Seasonings almost two decades ago. There, we worked on brand and product fit charts, re-energizing the retail store, and leveraging brand purpose throughout all touchpoints. When she became the global creative director...
Despite the fact that COVID-19 has been the catalyst for the closures of thousands of retail stores across the nation, Herman Miller has bucked the trend and opened two concept stores — one in Los Angeles, one in New York City — this fall. This was a key topic that Debbie Propst, president, retail, Herman...
Global warming is arguably one of the most pressing problems our country and world faces today. In a panel discussion during the Women in Retail Leadership Days event last month, Diana Kapp, author of “Girls Who Run the World,” sat down with four pioneering women who are at the cutting edge of bringing sustainability to...
In a session at last month’s Women in Retail Leadership Days virtual event, Donna Karan, founder of Urban Zen, was interviewed by Helen Aboah, CEO of Urban Zen, about the former’s career transformation from world-renowned fashion icon to philanthropic leader. Karan delved into a variety of subjects during the wide-ranging interview, including how she got her...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli interviews Nadia Masri, founder and CEO of Perksy, a next-generation consumer insights platform that powers real-time research with everyday people through contextual, in-the-moment mobile research. (Perksy was named the winner of Women in Retail Leadership Circle's very first Retail Tech Startup Challenge, which took place at last month’s Women in Retail Leadership Days virtual event.)
In a session at last month’s Women in Retail Leadership Days virtual event, Mindy Grossman, president and CEO of WW International, was interviewed by Aliza Licht, founder and president of LEAVE YOUR MARK LLC, about her distinguished — yet unconventional — career path. Grossman offered sage insights on a variety of topics, including what it...
The value of a diverse workforce has been well-documented, eliciting unique viewpoints and perspectives for companies, which in turn can generate higher revenue, more innovation, better decision making, and improved performance. In particular, a racially diverse workforce offers further benefits to corporate organizations. In a panel discussion during the Women in Retail Leadership Days event...
During a Women in Retail Leadership Days session last month, Perksy, a next-generation consumer insights platform that powers real-time research with everyday people through contextual, in-the-moment mobile research, was crowned the winner of the first ever Retail Tech Startup Challenge. During this “Shark Tank”-style session, three founders of retail tech startups competed to win the approval...
