This page features on-demand content and coverage from the annual Women in Retail Leadership Summit. Discover thought-provoking panels and inspiring keynote presentations from C-level women disrupting the retail space.
As we all start to turn our focus to the new year, there’s one event that the retail and brand community cannot miss: the 2025 Women in Retail Leadership Summit (WIRLS)! Women in Retail Leadership Circle is once again bringing together dozens of women executives from across the industry for three days of learning and...
The 2025 Women in Retail Leadership Summit is now sold out! Attendees will join us from April 28-30 in beautiful Amelia Island, Florida. You may have heard tales of our incredible Summit and what it’s like to be fully immersed in our community of powerful, authentic women. If you’ve never attended before, the event encompasses an...
Odessa “OJ” Jenkins grew up in sports — she was a Division 1 basketball athlete and started playing football at the age of 27. At the same time, she was making huge strides in the technology sector, working as the chief operating officer of a tech firm. A football player and coach who also leads...
As we transition into September, with the leaves changing and kids excited to go back to school, it’s a season filled with last-minute to-dos, challenging feelings, and difficult transitions. Yet, for many of us — especially those of us who are mothers and executives — this time of year also brings with it new beginnings and...
The hardest part of taking a big leap like founding a business is often taking the first step. Alli Webb’s advice? “Just start … because you’re never really going to be ready.” Webb, the founder of Drybar and author of “The Messy Truth,” says that while entrepreneurs should prepare as much as possible, there’s no...
For those of you who may be new to our community or have never had to chance to attend, the Women in Retail Leadership Summit is the premier industry event for women in leadership positions at top retailers and brands. Attendees are able learn, network, and improve their business acumen in a luxurious setting. Heading...
At the Women in Retail Leadership Summit earlier this year, Alexis Hoopes, vice president of e-commerce at Mattel, chatted with Rebecca Pallister, an enterprise success manager at Shopify, about how Mattel Creations, a platform that showcases and sells exclusive, limited-edition toys and collectibles, became the fifth-largest brand at Mattel under her leadership. In the video...
What are the components of a community, and how can brands build one? Swan Sit, speaker, creator, advisor and investor at Swan Co., explains the framework behind communities in this clip from her keynote session at the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 29-May 1 in Amelia Island, FL. Sit details the three...
What are the leadership strategies instrumental to a successful career in retail? That was the question posed to four female executives that run companies making a splash in the world of makeup, apparel, and philanthropy at the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit. The inspirational panel featured executives from e.l.f. Beauty, Lafayette 148 New York,...
Looking for inspiration on how to lead with love? Or improve your brain-gut connection? Or turn excuses into results? We have all that and more on the Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) website, where our members can now access all full-length keynotes and panel sessions from the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held...
