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.
Odessa “OJ” Jenkins, CEO of Bonfire Women, took the stage at the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 29-May 1 in Amelia Island, FL. Jenkins is a former American world-class athlete turned coach/entrepreneur/executive leader. In this keynote, she shares her unique and authentic leadership journey, as well as her staunch dedication to inspiring...
A panel of female retail executives took the stage at the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 29-May 1 in Amelia Island, FL. Speakers included Angela Clark, head of digital, Patagonia; Emily Culp, chief brand and strategy officer, BodyHealth; Fiona Tan, chief technology officer, Wayfair; Rebecca Wooters, chief digital officer, Signet Jewelers; and...
A panel of female leaders took the stage at the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 29-May 1 in Amelia Island, FL. Speakers included Mandy Fields, senior vice president and chief financial officer, e.l.f. Beauty; Jacqueline Ardrey, president, CEO and board director, Vera Bradley; Deirdre Quinn, co-founder and CEO, Lafayette 148 New York;...
Sharon Price John, CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, 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 industry-leading event, we brought back some of our favorite speakers from the last decade who had a deep impact on our community (and...
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...
Jasmine Bellamy, founder and spiritual director of Love 101 Ministries, took the stage at the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 29-May 1 in Amelia Island, FL. For our 10-year anniversary, we brought back some of our favorite speakers from the past decade who had a deep impact on our community and have...
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...
Angela Howard, CEO and founder of Call for Culture, took the stage at the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 29-May 1 in Amelia Island, FL. During the keynote session, attendees were challenged to bring their workplace culture to the lab and learn about the Call for Culture Method to help them diagnose...
Cy Wakeman, president and founder of Reality-Based Leadership, was a keynote presenter at the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 29-May 1 in Amelia Island, FL. Leaders are constantly called upon to deliver aggressive agendas with limited resources in complex environments. The last few years have caused even more challenges in leadership realities,...
Amy Shah, double board-certified MD and wellness expert, took the stage at the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, held April 29-May 1 in Amelia Island, FL. Women are often regarded as the chief medical officers of their homes and the gatekeepers of their families’ health. But when it comes to their own health, women...
