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How to Build a Brand with Purpose, one Retailer at a Time with April Showers | EP101

In this episode: In this episode, Wendy Liebmann sits down with April Showers, the founder of Afro Unicorn®, a brand born from purpose, community, and the need for representation. They discuss how April’s personal passion and smart retail partnerships brought her vision to life. Episode highlights: How Afro Unicorn grew from T-shirts to Walmart shelves ... Read more

Influencing the Future of Retail, with Kenvue, Kroger and InMarket | EP97

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In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks to Amanda Coussoule, Chief Customer Officer at Kenvue, Marla Fielder, Health & Wellness Leader at Kroger and Sharon Glass, Global VP, OTC & Pharma at InMarket, about how to transform organizations in challenging retail times. Episode Highlights: Knowing when to use “soft” or “hard” influence to move organizations to ... Read more

The Future of Brands, Retail, Innovation, and Work with Joanna Jensen | EP87

In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks to Joanna Jensen, founder of Child’s Farm, the British multi-award winning, baby and child personal care brand that took leadership of the category from behemoth Johnson’s Baby. They discuss: How to take on the biggest brand and win. Why passion so often leads to disruptive brand and retail innovation. ... Read more

Retail Tension. AI, Retail Media, Pricing. What’s Next? with Justin Honaman, AWS | EP79

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In this episode: Wendy Liebmann, WSL’s CEO and Chief Shopper and Justin Honaman, Head of Worldwide Retail & CPG, GTM & Segment Leader for Food & Beverages for Amazon Web Services, continue discussions about emerging technology and the implications for the future of retail. They discuss: The tension points at retail: prices, efficiency and where ... Read more

Retail’s Urgent Search for Volume. How? Now! with Sri Rajagopalan | EP78

In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks to Sri Rajagopalan, co-founder and co-host of The CPG Guys and founder of Think Blue, about the fast-changing dynamics of retail, what’s plaguing board rooms, and what retail leaders needs to address right now. They discuss: Retail’s number one problem post-Covid: driving volume How digital influences virtually every purchase ... Read more