Endless Aisle Podcast

Polly Wong is the president of Belardi Wong, a leading direct marketing firm, working with more than 300 retailers and best-in-class brands. Previously, she held leadership roles at Williams-Sonoma, RedEnvelope, Eddie Bauer, and more. 

Liza Amlani is the principal and founder of Retail Strategy Group. She is the go-to expert in merchandising, product creation, and accelerating speed to market and is one of RETHINK Retail's Top Retail Influencers of 2022. With over 20 years of retail insider experience, we help companies in the retail space dramatically improve profitability and increase organizational effectiveness. (https://www.themerchantlife.com/)

Jennifer is the senior manager, retail platform strategy & commercialization at Orium. Formerly known as MyPlanet, Orium is North America's leading composable commerce consultancy & systems integrator. She is also a strategic advisor for Tomorrow Retail Consulting. Additionally, in her career, she spent time working in various capacities for retail brands like Hudson's Bay Company, Target, Walmart, Mango, and more. 

Amanda McLaughlin is the Sr. Manager, Content Marketing at NewStore. She led the launch of the 2023 Omnichannel Leadership Report, now in its eighth edition. The report analyzed over 300 brands and their omnichannel shopping experiences across mobile, online, and in-store. https://www.newstore.com/resource/2023-omnichannel-leadership-report/

Tony is the founder and Chief Cheerleader at Hammitt (https://www.hammitt.com/). After earning his MBA, Tony spent over a decade managing successful businesses in construction, real estate, and home finance sectors. In search of a venture that celebrated his creative passions, Tony took the reins at Hammitt in 2008, overseeing its transformation from a best-kept hometown secret to a digital and retail phenomenon. Tony is a philanthropist, speaker, mentor, and lifelong entrepreneur, but mostly, he loves experiencing the zest and wonder of life.

Andy is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for Clutch (https://www.clutch.com/). He's responsible for product vision, corporate strategy, and the overall commercialization of our Consumer Management platform, as well as, its consumer-facing mobile wallet application "CLUTCH Shopping" (iOS & Android). 

Thijs is the General Manager, Consumer Apps at NewStore. Previously, he is the founder of Touchwonders, and Highstreet Mobile. 

At Touchwonders, he built best-in-class apps for tablets and smartphones with the belief that simple, smart and delightful software can make life better. He worked with companies like ING, Rabobank, Volkwagen, Audio, Zoover, and many more. In 2014 he launched Highstreet Mobile: a SaaS mobile retail platform for fashion and lifestyle brands. At Highstreet the mission was to help brands to improve customer experience on the couch, on the go, and in their brand stores through amazing native mobile apps. In 2021 Highstreet was acquired by NewStore Inc. and our platform is now an integral part of the NewStore Omnichannel Platform. 

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August Kuhling is an Operations professional with over 15 years of progressive experience in a variety of high-level roles. August enjoys a challenge and has built a diverse body of experience that spans E-commerce operations, omnichannel retail, large-scale fulfillment/logistics, and high-level brick and mortar retail leadership. In each of these neighboring industries, August has seen success, growth as well as regular increases in scope and responsibility. There are very few leaders with a body of experience that demonstrates true "end to end" ownership and understanding of the retail landscape. August is a unique subject matter expert, and can leverage this expertise to drive continuous improvement, process development and large-scale team building. August has led teams as large as 40+ salaried leaders and 800+ associates, but he has also led small, specialized and cross-functional teams.

August is a collaborative leader with experience working with and driving results through cross-departmental peers, third-party resources (on and offshore), and through his own teams, both large and small. August loves to share himself with his team, and always brings a culture of openness, communication, and inclusivity to the workplace.

Michelle is a  retail success manager at NewStore. Passionate, customer-focused, and collaborative retail leader she previously held management positions at Apple and Target. 

As a retail leadership executive, board member, and Amazon best-selling author, Ron Thurston loves retail. And he's proud of it. Ron has led the retail teams for some of America's most prominent brands, inspired thousands of store employees, and traveled relentlessly across the country to sit and listen to what they have to say.

Ron was also recognized as one of the Top 100 Retail Influencers of 2021 by RethinkRetail and is the Founder of TAKE PRIDE TODAY™, his platform for consulting, speaking, books, and education. (https://www.retailpride.com/)

Ron is also on the Board of Directors for GOODWILL NY/NJ, and acts as an advisory board member for several retail technology brands including FlagshipRTL, Job Pixel, Reflex Careers and more.