Retales From the Frontline

Before Mindy Grossman joined WW International as CEO, she told board member Oprah Winfrey she wanted to reinvent the company to align with where the culture was moving, toward a more holistic view of health and wellness. Grossman already had a strong reputation as a business transformer. Earlier in her career, she had successfully led change at Ralph Lauren and Nike before being named CEO of HSN and reinventing the network as a retail powerhouse. In this episode, Grossman sits down with host Matt Rubel to talk about her career path and what it truly takes to transform a business.

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What’s the best way to leverage Instagram as you build a brand from scratch? For entrepreneur Dani Beckerman, founder of specialty dessert company Jars by Dani, the platform is much more than a place to showcase product. In this episode, Beckerman shares how she has used Instagram to identify her core customer, cultivate brand ambassadors, find the right talent and grow her company from a single social media post into a thriving business with multiple retail partnerships in just a few years.

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CBD is the most exciting new trend in beauty and wellness, with the potential to treat everything from fine lines to arthritis. In this episode, host Matt Rubel sits down with Jay Lucas, head of LB Equity, one of the first firms focused on investing at the intersection of beauty, wellness and cannabis. Lucas discusses the future of CBD beauty and shares the specific criteria the firm uses when deciding to invest in an emerging CBD brand.

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What if you could virtually “feel” a fabric swatch when you’re shopping for a sofa on your smartphone? That tech isn’t available yet, but the team at Wayfair is already imagining how it would work. For the last episode of our four-part Shoptalk series, presented by Mastercard, host Matt Rubel sat down with Wayfair’s Director of Next Gen Experiences, Shrenik Sadalgi, and Need Supply Co. Founder and CEO Chris Bossola to discuss what they’ve learned about how millennials browse and shop, and how their companies are using those insights to create next-gen shopping experiences.

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Marriages between retail companies and investors often fall apart, but Zola and Lightspeed have one of those partnerships for the ages. Their relationship is based on shared values and a common vision of reinventing the wedding business in a way that addresses younger consumers’ pain points. For the third episode of our four-part “Retales From the Frontline” Shoptalk series, presented by Mastercard, host Matt Rubel sat down with Zola CEO Shan-Lyn Ma and Nicole Quinn of Lightspeed Venture Partners—an investor in Goop and Lady Gaga’s new beauty brand as well as Zola—to talk about why their relationship is so strong and why you should never partner with an investor who isn’t as excited about your business as you are.

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Did you ever think you could have an office at the mall, or rent a store for just a month or two to show off a new product, collection or innovation? Today’s reimagined mall lets you do just that, with an experience that feels like a great magazine – offering a thoughtful collection of food, shopping, housing, entertainment, and community. Two mall experts from different sides of the world, Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne of Dubai-based Emaar Malls and Kevin McKenzie of Brandbox and Macerich sat down with host Matt Rubel to talk about how they are reinventing the mall. This is the second episode of our four-part Shoptalk series of “Retales From the Frontline” presented by Mastercard.

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Cowen and Company’s Oliver Chen, known as one of the most stylish equity analysts on Wall Street, and Steve Sadove, former Saks CEO and current Mastercard advisor, sat down with host Matt Rubel at Shoptalk to give their insider perspectives on the store as community point, distribution site and entertainment venue. Stores are no longer just stores—shoppers want fun, unique experiences along with convenience, seamless shopping and fresh, curated assortments. That means brick-and-mortar locations have to serve multiple new functions. This is the first episode of our four-part Shoptalk series of “Retales From the Frontline” presented by Mastercard.

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Whether you’re a digitally native brand launching a store footprint, an established retailer testing a new product or market, or even Amazon Prime releasing a new season of the popular "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," pop-up stores are the new way of storytelling, and they’re bringing brands to life. Our host, Matt Rubel, spoke to Melissa Gonzalez, aka the “Pop-up Queen,” who has created more than 150 pop-up experiences for brands like The RealReal and haircare specialist Madison Reed.

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Retailers and brands are looking for customer insights and ways to personalize the shopping experience using Data, but can be distracted by bright shiny AI tech solutions. Show host Matt Rubel sat down with First Insight CEO Greg Petro, Forrester Principal Analyst Sucharita Kodali, and Synchrony Financial Head of Analytics Michael Bopp to talk about how retailers and brands are using Data and AI…and how they should be using them.

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Two powerhouse millennial entrepreneurs share what makes their generation tick… and shop. Show host Matt Rubel digs deep with Nick Molnar, who at age 28 has built the over $2B company Afterpay, and Jane Lu also known as @TheLazyCEO, who used social media to build fashion site Showpo. Learn how retailers can engage the generation who will earn half of all disposable income in the US by 2025 (hint: it’s all about building trust, authenticity, purpose and community, not to mention joining Lu’s Like Minded Bitches Drinking Wine club!).

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