Three companies built and sold with more than $200 million in sales. Refreshingly honest, T says part of her career trajectory is that she’s simply “not particularly employable.” She’s been disruptive her whole life, approaching everything with curiosity and imagination, never bound by how “something is supposed to be done.”
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Kimberly Shenk has never taken the expected path. A data scientist and former Air Force captain, she has carried the military’s ethos of service before self and its belief that discipline as a habit leads to excellence into a career. She says employees, investors, and stakeholders yearn for a leader and leads with a clear vision, refusing to put a limit on what’s possible.
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Bringing our LLH interviews to life, a group of guests met, connected and shared their journeys and goals in deeply authentic, open conversations. A room full of strangers were transformed into mentors, peers and equals by sharing how to make a difference while building successful careers
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As an expert in founder-led companies, one of Carla Vernón’s contributions at The Honest Company is to protect Jessica Alba’s vision and bring the company into a new chapter where she has grown gross margins by a thousand basis points since she took the reins. How did she do it?
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Marcy is a customer-centric strategist and innovator; founder of Schaffir Consulting in 2022 she has been one of the most successful leaders in the industry at Lane Bryant, L Brands, LensCrafters, Ann Taylor, and Saks Fifth Avenue. Her leadership philosophy is based on her conviction to, “Stop waiting; start asking.”
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Melissa Gonzalez didn’t plan to revolutionize retail. The Principal and founder of MG2 and author of The Purpose Pivot, left her Wall Street career for a more creative path, leveraging her analytical talent, risk management ability and affinity with consumer passion. Her career has been defined by clarity in the midst of chaos, by understanding the bigger picture.
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Melissa Gonzalez didn’t plan to revolutionize retail. The Principal and founder of MG2 and author of The Purpose Pivot, left her Wall Street career for a more creative path, leveraging her analytical talent, risk management ability and affinity with consumer passion. Her career has been defined by clarity in the midst of chaos, by understanding the bigger picture.
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Sharon John stepped into Build-A-Bear Workshop 12 years ago seamlessly and successfully following Founder Maxine Clark’s retirement. While the boardroom predicted disaster, Sharon orchestrated a textbook turnaround. A veteran of Mattel, she preserved Maxine’s vision and 28-year-old brand legacy and maintained the culture while driving transformation, proving that respect for the past and immediate results aren’t mutually exclusive.
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Cyndi is an entrepreneur and CEO of Circle-8 Textile Ecosystems and uses her secret power of determination and patience to run a business to solve a global problem. She adds that building a textile recycling business that aims to drive an industry that doesn’t quite yet exist means you have to have vision and conviction.
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Kat DePizzo, President of Justice Design Lab, reinvented the brand under dramatic circumstances. During the pandemic, with 15 people and a garage full of samples, she relaunched the #1 tween brand in America across 4,400 Walmart doors.
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