From an early career in retail and advertising to leading one of the most beloved, aspirational fashion and luxury ecommerce platforms in the world, Alison Loehnis has always led with a unique blend of artistic sensibility and strategic thinking. Currently President of Net-a-Porter, Mr Porter and The Outnet, Alison has an approach that is both innovative and pragmatic: she has an unrelenting curiosity, strong gut instincts and an obsession with the customer, which she pairs with a great...

Roseann Lynch not only has a vast and important role as Chief People Officer and Head of the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation at Ralph Lauren, but she has her own personal set of values that guide her across all aspects of her own life – a fundamental value system of guiding principles and practices that shape the remarkable person that she is. Few leaders have the mindfulness, discipline, humility and generosity of spirit that Roseann has, and this comes across in all she does, and in the...

Known for her namesake brand of handbags, footwear, apparel and uplifting Superwoman initiatives, Rebecca Minkoff has fearlessly marched forward through many challenges and obstacles to achieve every dream she’s had for her own life: building her eponymous fashion enterprise, creating a beautiful family, and ultimately establishing a platform to support other women on their own journey towards ambitious, full and inspiring lives. In founding the Female Founder Collective, Rebecca has created...

Truly one of the more inspiring leaders that we’ve had the pleasure of working with, Nabil Aliffi is an extraordinary creative and brand builder, who is bringing his deeply empathetic and finely tuned sensibilities to his new role as Chief Brand Officer for Neiman Marcus. Originally from Singapore, Nabil is someone who uniquely understands how to bring creativity to the center of a brand, to both tell stories in a truly elevated way, and to build creative strategies that drive businesses...

Anna Bakst is one of our industry’s most successful and inspiring leaders, a truly brilliant force responsible for growing some of fashion and retail’s most iconic global brands. An engineer by training, Anna’s passion for solving problems has been fueled by her innate understanding of innovation, creativity and leadership. From creating and building product lines that have scaled globally, to bringing biotech into the worlds of fashion and beauty, and now building a brand from scratch in a...

Kristin Patrick is a boundary-breaking leader with a track record for driving brand innovation and business transformation of top global brands in the lifestyle, entertainment, fashion, CPG and beauty industries. Kristin has a passion for building brands and businesses that challenge the status-quo, make an impact in culture, and create value by enveloping the consumer with content, product and experiences. Navigating the world’s most prominent companies through the cultural landscape of our...

Katia Beauchamp sees everything differently. One of the most impressive female founders in the last fifteen years, Katia has a natural proclivity toward questioning the norm. And with the launch of her revolutionary subscription business, Birchbox, she changed the way consumers and the industry at large thought about how beauty is discovered, experienced, and purchased. While studying to obtain their MBAs from Harvard University, Katia and Hayley Barna co-founded Birchbox, essentially...

Jenny Campbell is someone who has taken the idea of a leap of faith to the next level. Currently global Chief Marketing Officer of Kate Spade New York, Jenny has embodied the art of combining data, heart, gut instinct and vision her entire career. Her inherent optimism, positivity, empathy and tremendous success at companies like Weiden + Kennedy, Nike, 72andSunny, and Tinder, were, while not necessarily obvious, a perfect match for a brand like Kate Spade. A brand whose platform is based on...

Charlie Cole is undoubtedly one of the most exciting new CEOs in retail today. Impressive, brilliant, delightful, humble and kind, Charlie has seemingly boundless energy. He recorded this 2-hour conversation from his standing desk, sharing story after story to illustrate his points. This powerful energy is well-needed, as Charlie recently took on one of the biggest challenges of his career: spearheading, as CEO, the revitalization of 110-year-old flower delivery company, FTD. Charlie started...

Amanda Baldwin is CEO of Supergoop!, an extraordinary, purpose driven brand that puts the protection of our skin and our bodies at the forefront of everything they do. Amanda is an inspiring example of a truly modern leader - someone who is driven by two primary passions: her inherent connection to the brand’s mission to benefit the greater good, as well as her unwavering commitment to empowering and mentoring her team. Amanda is impressive on multiple levels - after starting her career in...

Shelley Bransten, Corporate Vice President, Global Retail and Consumer Industries for Microsoft, is a technology leader with a deep understanding of the overarching and day-to-day challenges of the sector she serves: Retail. Inspired by brands and the psychology of consumerism at an early age, Shelley could simply see the future when many others in retail couldn't. Her early background was in transforming the way that vertical retailers like Gap and Williams Sonoma utilized and integrated...

Brandice Daniel is perhaps one of the most impactful yet under the radar forces of influence in the fashion world today. Brandice is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, wife and mother, and is best known for founding Harlem’s Fashion Row in 2007, an organization that works to support and promote fashion designers of color. Upon entering an industry that is notoriously exclusive, Brandice had to fight an uphill battle - but her vision, determination, and passion for the industry slowly but...

Hashem Bajwa redefines what it is to be a strategist. His world is one that enables true transformation and innovation, and one where he leads a creative process designed to remake brands, design new products and create the sometimes arduous road to developing new customer and brand experiences. The former Director of Retail Strategy and Experience Design at Apple, Hashem works with world-class brands and their leaders to elevate their vision and architect the future, by helping them craft...

When Alice Delahunt went to Ralph Lauren three years ago as the Chief Digital Officer, her arrival signaled the beginning of the next stage of the brand’s digital innovation. Having spent the previous seven years at Burberry, Alice flourished in a community of forward thinkers and highly talented teams that were approaching consumer engagement in an entirely new way. This podcast with Alice brings many important themes together, as we all work to navigate the many different dynamics...

Elise Loehnen is extraordinary. A gifted writer, storyteller, content creator, podcast host, marketer, thought leader and media executive, her impact has been felt by women everywhere - from goop’s loyal following of impactful celebrities, to those of us who commended her bold exploration in the goop lab Netflix series that she also co-hosted. While she is probably best known as the former Chief Content Officer and Editor-at-Large for goop, Elise has been recognized for more than a decade, as...

Walter Frye, Vice President of Global Brand Engagement & Design with American Express, is more than a marketing, business and team leader: he is a driving force and inspiration, a cultural connector who leads from a place of empathy at all times. Raised by two loving, hardworking and fiercely supportive parents, themselves raised in the segregated South, this conversation explores this particular moment in our country’s history, as well as in Walter’s life, where his past, present and...

Tony Ambroza is the Chief Brand Officer of Carhartt, the original workwear company, founded by Hamilton Carhartt in 1889. An exceptional and authentic brand, Carhartt’s heritage has never been more relevant. Since its founding, the brand has served essential workers, developing and manufacturing highly protective and innovative apparel and gear for those doing extremely hard work in all kinds of climates. In this conversation, Tony and Karen discuss the responsibility of brands with an...

Quynh Mai is perhaps one of the most brilliant yet under-the-radar futurists specializing in Gen Z and Digital, and her insights into how brands can connect with this emerging Gen Z movement are both inspiring and pragmatic. After working for many years in Fashion with advertising agencies like Lipman, Quynh founded her own strategic creative firm, Moving Image & Content. MI&C obsesses over the Gen Z mindset, and works closely with brands to bring truly modern and innovative digital...

Michael Leon’s creative vision has played a major role in developing some of the world’s most cherished and relevant brands across many diverse disciplines. From his early experiences in the skateboard industry to creative leadership roles at Patagonia, Nike, Levi’s and Sonos, he’s shaped his core tenets that design is strategy, advocacy beats advertising, and purpose is the future of business. As a leader, he's provided a roadmap for designers who want to chart a career path with intention,...

Harris Beber is Chief Marketing Officer of Vimeo where he’s responsible for scaling the community of small businesses, brands and video professionals using the platform to create, collaborate and share their stories with the world. An accomplished entrepreneur and marketer, Harris leads Vimeo's Marketing, Brand and Creative teams. In this conversation, we discuss the importance of video in communicating authentically with consumers, as well as the power of video in engaging communities in a...

Designer, DJ, consultant, art director, and collaborator, Heron Preston’s approach to his creative work is both unique and deeply immersed in culture. His early experiences, inspirations and insatiable curiosity always enabled him to dream, and combined with his background in design, storytelling and technology, Heron is constantly questioning, innovating and moving forward. His commitment to sustainability is at the core of much of his work, and the experimental collaborations he’s done with...

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