What if a single store visit could be your stepping stone to a big promotion? For some retail leaders, it’s not a what-if — it’s their resume.

Yolanda Vega, Director of Stores for Southeast & Central US at Zadig&Voltaire, was one of them.

With 20+ years at Gap, J.Crew, and Ralph Lauren, she now coaches her store leaders to turn visits into career-making opportunities.

In this episode, she shares how field leaders can prepare stores to tell the right story, guide managers in balancing results with real challenges, avoid the missteps that derail careers, and coach teams to shine under executive scrutiny.