From the team that has taken thought leadership and community for retail marketers and direct to consumer brands to the next level with their CommerceNext conference and event series, we’re back with Season Three of Conversations with CommerceNext.

Having held leadership roles at some of the biggest prestige beauty brands such as Elizabeth Arden, Perricone MD, Stivectin and Moroccan Oil, JuE Wong is the perfect leader to take this cult brand to the next level, the phenomenon that is Olaplex.

With career origins in PR, Sara Tervo is now CMO of EXPRESS, where she is busy executing their EXPRESSway Forward Strategy that includes a digital transformation goal of growing the digital channel to $1 billion in 2024.

Sara shares how her career took her from PR to marketing leadership. She describes the four pillars of EXPRESS’ digital strategy and how its digital team is organized. Finally, we also hear Sara’s take on the evolution of PR from depending on running ads and articles in a few key publications to creating authentic connections with thousands of influencers and brand ambassadors.

With decades in the eCommerce and retail technology space, Sarah Rasmusen has been part of the industry’s journey from when digital was a fringe element of the retail equation to when it took the main stage.With deep roots and experience in project management, digital and direct retail, and a vast remit that spans crucial elements of the Lands’ End business, Sarah shared her practical, results-oriented perspectives and advice honed from within one of the world’s top DTC retailers. Next, she takes us through her thought process on what success looks like for our industry’s people and technology vendors and what the future might hold.

From Disney to Playboy, the Gap, Pepsico and now back into retail with Claire's Stores Inc., Kristin Patrick is one of the most experienced and passionate youth-oriented retail CMOs working today.In a wide-ranging interview, Kristin takes us through her fascinating and varied career in retail marketing and the valuable mentorship and learnings she has picked up on the way.

On this special episode of the podcast I'm joined by my very special guest co-host Brian Walker, Chief Strategy Officer from Bloomreach and together we're in Cairo to meet Rizwan Rajpoot, Group Chief Digital Officer with jewelry powerhouse retailer L'azurde.

Sally Pofcher is a retail strategy expert and proven creator of growth and brand leadership.From McKinsey to Gap Inc. and beyond, Sally stands on a full and bright career at the forefront of innovative retail brands.In this podcast episode, she calls on her experience as a seasoned strategist, operator and mother as she walks us through her role as CEO, turning around the beloved children’s fashion brand Hanna Andersson.

CSC Generation has mastered the craft of transforming challenged retail brands at the brink of liquidation into high performance, ‘digital-first’ operations. By using their fine-tuned omni-channel technology platform, CSC Generation has a data-driven recipe for retail operations which is undoubtedly the driving force behind the company’s rapid expansion.

Today on Conversations with CommerceNext, my co-host Scott Silverman and I sit down with the founder and CEO behind it all - Justin Yoshimura. Justin opens the hood and shares with us how his youth shaped his approach to business as well as the inner workings of CSC’s success. Together, we talk about the business of retail acquisition, entrepreneurial grit and how to prioritize company culture when scaling up your business.

Brian Walker is a Jack of all trades and clearly a master of one: retail & eCommerce strategy. Today on Conversations with CommerceNext, my co-host Scott Silverman and I sit down with Brian to reflect on the ‘today’ and ‘tomorrow’ of eCommerce.

Through the lenses of Brian’s depth of experience and the latest industry insights, we examine evolving and emerging trends in eCommerce. Further, Brian touches on his time at Amazon and offers his thoughts on company culture and leadership strategy.

Bob Sherwin has devoted his career to optimizing the marketing operations of retailers all over the world. Now, with years of consulting under his belt, he’s changing the game as Wayfair’s CMO.

Today, my co-host Veronika Sonsev and I talk with Bob about how he applies his data-driven marketing toolbox to an expansive and category-creating Fortune 500 retailer such as Wayfair.

Bob also calls on his experience to offer key career advice to marketers at all levels of experience and to share his insights on the future of marketing leadership.