Celebrating Another Incredible Women in Retail Leadership Summit!

Hello from the final day of the 2025 Women in Retail Leadership Summit! It’s been a great few days here in Florida at the stunning Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island. We’ve listened to insightful content, come away with so many learnings and, of course, made great connections. We couldn’t be more proud of our community and the journey that’s transformed the Summit from an event into a powerful movement!

A few standout sessions included former Signet Jewelers CEO Gina Drosos, who shared powerful insights on culture transformation. Fashion icon Rebecca Minkoff spoke on cultivating a fearless leadership mindset, turning setbacks into opportunities and building a brand with purpose and authenticity. A panel of executives discussed strategies to maintain profitability in today’s challenging retail environment, while author and former Target executive Laysha Ward inspired attendees to approach their lives and careers as interconnected to lead with meaning. These are just a few of the dozens of powerful conversations that took place on the Summit stage as top industry leaders shared sage and inspiring leadership, life and career lessons packed with actionable advice for attendees.

Some of my personal favorite activities included a morning dog walk with adorable, adoptable dogs from The Nassau Humane Society; a color analysis station that determined your personal perfect color palette; a golf simulator that saw attendees swinging the newest line of women’s clubs from Callaway Golf; a custom denim jacket experience; a leadership aura reader photo booth; and one-on-one bra fittings with Wacoal experts that supported the Susan G. Komen Foundation, to name a few.

Today, we’re putting a bow on our 11th annual Summit with a morning focused on personal wellness, exploring how to lead with intentional mindsets and harness well-being as a performance strategy. The show will close with the amazing Joy Bauer, one of the nation’s leading health authorities, who will reveal the powerful link between diet, energy levels and cognitive function before testing attendees’ knowledge with a nutrition-based trivia game and raising a glass to good health with a signature smoothie toast!