On this week's show, I chat with David about his retail career, leadership lessons learned, and so much more.

David has held roles such as Vice President, International/Canada - Head of Stores, Operations, Real Estate and Loss Prevention Carter's at OshKosh B'gosh, Cheif Stores Officer for Delia, and the Executive Vice President for Cache.

Davids's depth of knowledge and leadership in retail is impressive.

Tim Ceci is a leader who certainly has had a positive effect in retail.

Throughout Tims's retail journey, he has lead teams as the Vice President of Outlet Stores & Warehouse Sales at Barneys, Vice President of Retail Stores and Operations at Celine, and launched the flagship women's store for Nordstrom in NYC.

I can't wait to talk with Tim on my live show this week. He is a dynamic leader that believes people matter. You won't want to miss this conversation.

We talk about retail, leadership, and so much more.

On this week's live show, I will be chatting with @maral, and I first met Maral while working at DAVIDsTEA, where she leads the Field Human Resources Team.

I've always believed that a great partnership with HR in any organization is necessary to achieve your leadership and development goals.

We will be talking about how we achieved this and how to break down the silos.

Her approach to HR is very refreshing.

If you are an HR professional supporting an operations team, this will be an amazing conversation.

And if you are an operations team trying to find better solutions on how to bridge the gap.

In case you missed Ron the first time around, I am bringing him back!  Ron Thurston is the Former Vice President of Intermix, a top-selling Author of RETAIL PRIDE, and now founder of "Take Pride Today."  Ron is joining me on this week's episode of the positive effect, and I can't wait. We will talk, leadership, retail, and everything PRIDE.  Join me to learn how to take PRIDE in everything you do. HIT REMIND ME and, of course, SHARE with your retail network. hashtag#linkedinlive hashtag#learn hashtag#leadership hashtag#converationsthatmatter hashtag#retailpride hashtag#takepridetoday hashtag#retailu

I will be chatting with Tim Dumas, Chief Operating Officer at JAKS, an independent retailer in Vancouver, on this week's live show.

I met Tim as part of the John C. Maxwell Coaching team, and his retail career has been an interesting journey.

As a leadership coach, his insights are always helpful, along with his career in leadership roles.

I can't wait to learn about Tim's career and the lessons learned.

Do you work in retail? Did you start as a part-time associate?

My first job was as a part-time salesperson in London, the UK, on Oxford street.

Looking back now, I never knew retail would take me halfway around the world, and I would eventually lead 250 stores and over 2500 employees.

Retail is many young people's first-time jobs that turn into an accidental career.

Post-COVID has put retailers at a huge vacancy rate, with lower applicants than ever before.

Plus - Our youth have had one of the hardest years of their young adult lives, and mental health issues are certainly at the forefront of the new reality of working in retail with the challenges of 2020.

Why is this important? And how can retail as an industry get involved to solve some of these pressing issues?

Well, come and find out on Wednesday, on my live LinkedIn show.

This week I chat with @orlando Bowen, Founder of OVOT together. Together, we have created a youth program that combines over 14 years of the OVOT's programs that empower youth with a retailu course to combat these issues. We are solving youth employment, lowering retail vacancies, and can't wait to share how you can get involved.

We are creating opportunities for retailers to find well-trained and future employees through this program.

Rachel Williamson is the Chief Strategic Retail Advisor and Founder at Running Great Stores, LLC.

Rachel has delivered a record-setting performance for multi-billion dollar companies with year-over-year revenue growth. Rachel held the Vice President of Operations for Justice for over nine years and has worked for brands such as Bath and Bodyworks, and limited brands.

Rachels areas of Expertise include Operations, Strategic Planning, and Execution, Process Improvement, Transformation through her positive style of leadership.

I can't wait to chat with Rachel about everything retail, leadership, and my favorite area of business operations.

I truly believe in the power of positive leadership and what it can do to the business and team that you lead. And I also think it should be celebrated. This is why every week, I host a live broadcast called "The Positive Effect."  On this week's live broadcast, I chat with Geronimo Chala, Chief Client Officer at Rebag. Geronimo is an accomplished Retail Executive with progressive experience defining and driving business strategies forward, with sound leadership skills.  Geronimo has worked for brands such as Quicksilver, Lacoste, Tesla, and SMCP.  I can't wait to chat with him about his leadership philosophy, learn more about his retail career, and so much more. HIT REMIND me - and share this with your retail network. These conversations are powerful mentorship moments - Join the conversation. 

On this week's live broadcast, I am excited to chat with Scott Kerby, Vice President of Stores for Sephora, Canada, on "The Positive Effect."

This week on the positive effect, I speak to Mark Cosco; Mark led as a director in one of Canada's iconic brands for men, Harry Rosen, for over 26 years.

Mark led teams, developed people, and built long-lasting relationships with his customers. If you want to know how to lead a culture of service excellence and find out how o bring the connection back to the store, you won't want to miss out on this live broadcast.

Mark Worked in partnership with Harry Rosen himself before his retirement to build Made to Measure business for the company, and it is a highly successful part of the business.

I am sure Mark has a ton of stories to share that can lift and inspire us all.