Executive leadership is the ability of those who manage employees within an organization to influence and guide individuals to get their best performance. The content featured in this category provides valuable insights for executive leaders on how they can manage their teams better and meet organizational goals.
We’re so excited to feature Emilie Kroner, senior vice president, retail and commerce, Mastercard, in this week’s Inner Circle Q&A. In her role, Emilie leads the global retail and commerce segment. Her team of industry experts is responsible for developing strategies, products and capabilities that drive profitable growth and customer engagement for Mastercard’s clients. Her...
Emma Mcilroy, CEO of apparel retailer Wildfang, took the stage at the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 29-May 1 in Amelia Island, FL. For the 10-year anniversary of the Summit, we brought back some of our favorite speakers from the last decade who had a deep impact on our community and had...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Senior Editor Marie Albiges interviews Anna Harman, CEO and founder of Studs, the ear piercing and earring brand modernizing the ear piercing experience. Listen in as Harman shares the origin story of the brand, its concept of "earscaping" to design looks for customers, advice for leaders who want to improve company culture and absorb transparent feedback, and more.
Duration: 21:09
In this clip from the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, Cy Wakeman, president and founder, Reality-Based Leadership, leads attendees through a series of thoughts around how to ditch the drama, move teams beyond ego, and turn excuses into results. Wakeman discusses how she names setbacks “unpreferred realities” and neutralizes the situation rather than giving it a...
If you’ve ever felt pressure to know and do everything in the office, this is for you! Better yet, let’s rephrase this and ask instead, “When have you felt empowered to ask for help?” In our time working with leaders from a variety of backgrounds, we’ve found that so many suffer silently through heavy workloads,...
As Mental Health Awareness Month winds down, I thought I would take a minute to let you know about a Deloitte report I recently came across. It found that while women are playing an increasingly larger role in the global workforce, a least half of them reported higher stress levels than a year ago, and...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli interviews Lauri Joffe Turjeman, chief marketing officer at American Freight, a retail furniture chain part of Franchise Group, Inc. Listen in as Joffe Turjeman shares tips for getting your team on board during a transformation like a brand refresh, her top leadership lessons, a time where a failure or setback was instrumental in her growth, and more.
Duration: 21:49
Sapna Shah Parikh has a very similar philosophy to her employer, Kendo Brands: It’s a philosophy that embraces risk-taking, dreams big, and doesn’t forget about the hustle. Kendo — started in 2010 by former Sephora Americas CEO David Suliteanu — owns and manages six brands, including Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin (both founded by the singer...
Asian Americans represent 13 percent of the professional workforce in the U.S., yet less than half (6 percent) reach the executive level, according to KPMG. And a 2022 McKinsey & Co. study of 400 organizations in the U.S. showed that Asian Americans account for nine percent of senior vice presidents but just 5 percent of...
This video features a discussion from the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 29-May 1 in Amelia Island, FL. Chris Evert, international tennis champion and founder of Evert Tennis Academy, sat down with Courageous Leadership Institute CEO Cindy Solomon and jewelry entrepreneur Monica Rich Kosann for a fireside chat at the 10th annual Summit....
