In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Co-Founder Melissa Campanelli interviews Stacy DeBroff, founder and CEO of Influence Central, a social and digital consultancy. Listen in as DeBroff discusses a recent report Influence Central published based on a consumer behavior survey. She shares some of the data found in the report, including consumer behavior shifts during COVID-19.
Duration: 19:22
During the Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Lounge on May 28, Deirdre Quinn, co-founder and CEO of Lafayette 148 New York, participated in an interview that touched on everything from how the company began making and providing surgical gowns for healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York...
Jennifer Thornton, A.C.C., is an award-winning executive coach for fast-growing companies that want to attract, retain and develop top talent as a primary driver of achieving their business goals. In this “Leadership in the New Normal” video, Thornton, who is also the founder of 304 Coaching and a certified Conversational Intelligence® (C-IQ Ⓡ) coach, shares...
It was impossible for retailers to be completely prepared for a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic considering something to its magnitude has never happened before. No business had all the right answers for how to navigate the crisis. However, seeing how your peers are handling similar issues can help — or at least make you...
Over the past few days, I, like many of you, have been following the news around the murder of George Floyd, and I’m still trying to process it all. The senseless violence, the broken communities, the growing list of black Americans whose lives have been taken from them in brutal and tragic ways. Simply put,...
I remember that Wednesday morning in March when I first heard our company was going to suspend in-office work and require 100 percent remote working. I didn’t overthink it as we already worked two days a week from home as part of our company culture, and we were well equipped to handle moving everything to...
COVID-19 has triggered a paradigm shift in the fashion industry. This was a key finding from a recent report published by Martens & Heads! Executive Consultancy titled, Beyond 2020: Reflections On the Next Chapter. The report compiles responses from a questionnaire Martens & Heads sent to its retail- and fashion-based clients and members of its...
Managing the financial health of their businesses, marketing and selling their products/services without seeming insensitive or tone deaf, and work-life balance are the key challenges our readers and members are currently facing as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. This data comes courtesy of a recent Women in Retail Leadership Circle survey sent to our...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, Women in Retail Leadership Circle Digital Content Manager Kristina Stidham interviews Saskia van Gendt, head of sustainability at Rothy's, a women’s shoe and bag brand known for its sustainable knit fabric that’s made from recycled bottles. van Gendt shares how and why Rothy's launched the Open Innovation Coalition, and what the program has been able to achieve so far.
Duration: 27:46
Being a leader during a crisis is hard, especially when the crisis is a worldwide pandemic. It’s difficult to balance supporting your employees and empathizing with the different struggles they’re going through, while also making sure the team stays on track and delivers results. Here are six tips for leading with empathy during a crisis,...
