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Advisory Board Member Spotlight: Jeannie Barsam, Founder and CEO, Gifting Brands

In this Women in Retail Leadership Circle member spotlight, you’ll hear from Jeannie Barsam, founder and CEO of Gifting Brands, a nonprofit e-commerce company with a unique sustainable solution for excess inventory. Jeannie is former senior vice president of merchandise operations at The Michaels Companies. In addition, she is a Women in Retail Leadership Circle advisory board member! We asked Jeannie a series of questions about herself, including her career in the retail industry, so you could get to know her better.

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Kristina Stidham

Kristina Stidham is the digital content director at Women in Retail Leadership Circle and sister brands Total Retail and Women Leading Travel & Hospitality at NAPCO Media. She is passionate about digital media and handles video, podcast and virtual event production for all brands. You can often find her at WIRLC, TR, WLT&H or industry events with her camera and podcasting equipment⁠—or at home on Zoom⁠—recording interviews with thought leaders and business executives.

Kristina holds a B.A. in Media Studies and Production from the Temple University Klein College of Media and Communication in Philadelphia. Go Owls! When she's not in the office, she loves to go on long walks, sing around the house, hangout with her family and two pet guinea pigs, and travel to new places.

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